A Single-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial Banu Dilek, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 94, Issue 4 , Pages 642-649, April 2013 Abstract Objective To evaluate the efficacy of paraffin bath therapy on pain, function, and muscle strength in patients with hand osteoarthritis. Design Prospective single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Setting Department of physical medicine […]
A compound found in broccoli could help prevent or slow the progress of the most common form of arthritis.
A systematic review of the literature Heiser R, et al. Show all Journal J Hand Ther. 2013 Sep 14. pii: S0894-1130(13)00102-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2013.07.004. [Epub ahead of print] Affiliation CoxHealth, 3545 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO 65807, USA. Electronic address: doogieot@hotmail.com. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review. INTRODUCTION: Joint mobilizations are used as an intervention for improving range of motion, decreasing […]
Published: Sep 24, 2013 By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Orthopedics/Orthopedics/41832 Action Points Note that this randomized trial demonstrated that subjective knee osteoarthritis measures improved more among subjects in the diet and exercise arm than in the diet alone or exercise alone arm. Be aware that objective measures of loading and […]
Laurie Barclay, MD Sep 24, 2013 Full story: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/811548 Calcium supplements significantly improved bone health in postmenopausal women in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial, but vitamin D supplements alone did not reduce bone turnover or osteoporosis risk. The trial results are published online September 24 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. “Vitamin D and calcium interact […]
Authors Park E, et al. Show all Journal PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e41583. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041583. Epub 2012 Aug 1. Affiliation Biomechanics and Movement Science Program, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States of America. Abstract BACKGROUND: Studies of human upright posture typically have stressed the need to control ankle and hip joints to achieve postural stability. Recent studies, however, suggest […]
J Anat. 2013 Dec;223(6):629-40. doi: 10.1111/joa.12119. Epub 2013 Sep 24. Dolphens M, Cagnie B, Vleeming A, Vanderstraeten G, Danneels L. Abstract The aim of this study was to analyze gender differences in sagittal standing alignment at pre-peak height velocity age thereby applying a scientifically sound and practically oriented classification scheme for overall standing balance. The […]
by NANCY SHUTE September 20, 2013 2:55 PM For decades, doctors have been recommending that children with scoliosis wear a back brace so that the sideways curve of the spine doesn’t get worse. But there was scant evidence to prove back braces really help. And telling a teenage girl she’s going to have to wear […]
It appears that the time to start thinking about osteoporosis is years before it becomes a crisis.
Alternative therapies should be considered as adjuncts in the treatment of refractory CP/CPPS patients.
The structural defects which initiate the two processes both act to decompress the disc nucleus, making it less likely that the other defect could occur subsequently, and in this sense the two disc degeneration phenotypes can be viewed as distinct.