Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics Zeynab Azin, MSc Fahimeh Kamali, PhD Nasrin Salehi Dehno, PhD Sara Abolahrari-Shirazi, PhD Published: September 29, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2023.06.002 Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of manual therapy to therapeutic exercise on shoulder pain, disability, and range of motion (ROM) in patients with subacromial impingement […]
July 21, 2022 JAMA Network Open TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This 5-year follow-up of the ESCAPE trial examined the long-term (3–5 years) effects of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus exercise-based physical therapy (PT) in patients with degenerative meniscal tears. The authors assessed patient-reported knee function and the progression of knee osteoarthritis using radiographs for more than 5 years […]
May 23, 2022 The Lancet TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this study conducted a single-center, randomised clinical trial to compare the effect of a Mediterranean versus low-fat diet for secondary prevention in 1002 patients with established coronary heart disease. Multivariable hazard ratios for a composite of major cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, revascularisation, ischaemic stroke, peripheral […]
Zhongguo Gu Shang. 2022 May 25;35(5):442-7. (China journal of orthopaedics and traumatology) doi: 10.12200/j.issn.1003-0034.2022.05.007. Lu-Guang Li 1, Jing-Hua Gao 1, Chun-Yu Gao 1, Wu Sun 1, Jie Luo 1, Ke-Xin Yang 1, Jie Yu 1, Jian-Guo Li 1, Bao-Jian Wang 1, Wei Yang 1, Ming-Hui Zhuang 1 PMID: 35535532 DOI: 10.12200/j.issn.1003-0034.2022.05.007 Abstract Objective: To observe […]
— Better efficacy and no pricier over time by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today January 24, 2022 Although physical therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee costs more than an intra-articular steroid injection, it’s cost-effective when clinical outcomes a year later are taken into account, researchers said. A secondary analysis of data from 156 participants […]
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online:January 31, 2021Volume51Issue2Pages72-81 https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.9785 Abstract Objectives To compare the effects of spinal thrust manipulation and electrical dry needling (TMEDN group) to those of nonthrust peripheral joint/soft tissue mobilization, exercise, and interferential current (NTMEX group) on pain and disability in patients with subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS). Design Randomized, […]
AUTHORS José AfonsoRodrigo Ramirez-CampilloJoão MoscãoTiago RochaRodrigo ZaccaAlexandre MartinsAndré A. MilheiroJoão FerreiraHugo SarmentoFilipe Manuel Clemente Abstract Background: Range of motion (ROM) is an important feature of sports performance and health. Stretching is usually prescribed to improve promote ROM gains, but evidence has suggested that strength training (ST) also improves ROM. However, it is unclear if its […]
December 16, 2020 Dimitris Challoumas, MD JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(12):e2029581. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.29581 Key Points Question Are any treatment modalities for frozen shoulder associated with better outcomes than other treatments? Findings In this meta-analysis of 65 studies with 4097 participants, intra-articular corticosteroid was associated with increased short-term benefits compared with other nonsurgical treatments, and its superiority appeared […]
Connie Capone|August 12, 2020 Over the years we’ve seen countless diet fads come and go, each one promising to help us shed unwanted pounds with ease, but many of these get-thin-quick diets are like get-rich-quick schemes—they tend to help us lose dollars quicker than weight. On the other hand, low-carb and low-fat diets with names […]
César Fernández-de-las-Peñas Physical Therapy, pzaa150, https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzaa150 Published: 06 August 2020 Abstract Objective No study has investigated the effects longer than 1-year of manual therapy in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of manual therapy versus surgery at 4-year follow-up and to compare the post-study surgery rate in […]
BMJ Open 2019;9:e028633. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028633 First published September 20, 2019. Lewis E Kazis1, Omid Ameli1,2, James Rothendler1, Brigid Garrity1, Howard Cabral3, Christine McDonough4, Kathleen Carey1, Michael Stein1, Darshak Sanghavi2, David Elton5, Julie Fritz6, Robert Saper7 Abstract Objective This study examined the association of initial provider treatment with early and long-term opioid use in a national […]
Published: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2019 Volume:49 Issue:7 Pages:491–500 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8807 Background Plantar heel pain is a common foot complaint that causes significant disability and poorer health-related quality of life. Foot orthoses and corticosteroid injection are effective treatments for plantar heel pain; however, it is unclear whether one is more effective than […]
Dionysios Drakopoulos, MD; Evanthia Mitsiokapa, MD; Erineos Karamanis, MD; Vasilios Kontogeorgakos, MD; Andreas F. Mavrogenis, MD Orthopedics. 2019;42(5):e460-e464https://doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20190604-02 Posted June 13, 2019 Abstract Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral entrapment neuropathy. Its diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms and neurophysiological evaluation. Recently, ultrasonography has been introduced as a promising noninvasive diagnostic alternative. […]
Study Design Randomized clinical trial. Background Plantar heel pain is a common foot complaint that causes significant disability and poorer health-related quality of life. Foot orthoses and corticosteroid injection are effective treatments for plantar heel pain, however it is unclear if one is more effective than the other. Therefore, the aim of this trial was […]
Published: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2018 Volume:49 Issue:2 Pages:55–63 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8483 Background Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) results in substantial societal costs and can be treated either by nonsurgical or surgical approaches. Objective To evaluate differences in cost-effectiveness of manual physical therapy versus surgery in women with CTS. Methods In this randomized clinical […]
January 29, 2019 Brian A. Ference, MD, MPhil, MSc JAMA. 2019;321(4):364-373. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.20045 Key Points Question What is the clinical benefit of lowering plasma triglyceride levels compared with lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels? Findings In mendelian randomization analyses involving 654 783 participants, triglyceride-lowering variants in the lipoprotein lipase gene and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)–lowering variants in the LDL receptor gene […]
JMPT November–December, 2018 Volume 41, Issue 9, Pages 771–779 Zhuomao Mo, BA Abstract Objective The purpose of this review was to compare oblique pulling spinal manipulation with other treatments for lumbar disc herniation. Methods Randomized controlled trials of oblique pulling manipulation versus other treatment for lumbar disc herniation were identified using the following databases: China […]
October 2, 2018 The ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial Victor A. van de Graaf, MD Key Points Question Is physical therapy noninferior to early surgery with arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for improving knee function among patients with nonobstructive meniscal tears? Findings In this noninferiority randomized clinical trial that included 321 patients, knee function that was measured by a self-administered […]