Pankaj Mahindra, MS; Mohammad Yamin, MS; Harpal S. Selhi, MS; Sonia Singla, MD; Ashwani Soni, MS Orthopedics Posted February 25, 2016 DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20160222-01 Abstract Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of heel pain. It is a disabling disease in its chronic form. It is a degenerative tissue condition of the plantar fascia rather than an […]
Click the titles to read the abstracts. Full text is available by subscription. Almeida MO, Silva NGB, Andriolo RB, Atallah AN, Peccin MS. Conservative interventions for treating exercise-related musculotendinous, ligamentous and osseous groin pain. CD009565. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2013 (6). Callaghan MJ, Selfe J. Patellar taping for patellofemoral pain syndrome in adults.CD006717. Cochrane […]
European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 02/18/2016 Van Der Heijden RA, et al. The aim of this study is to assess the effects of exercise therapy in people with PFPS. This review found very low quality but consistent evidence that exercise therapy for PFPS may result in clinically important reduction in pain and improvement […]
Greater decrease in pain intensity with individualized versus sham acupuncture; effect persisted at 1 year TUESDAY, Feb. 16, 2016 (HealthDay News) — An individualized acupuncture protocol provides lasting pain relief for patients with fibromyalgia, according to a study published online Feb. 15 in Acupuncture in Medicine. Jorge Vas, M.D., from the Doña Mercedes Primary Health […]
Effect of prayer on intensity of migraine headache: a randomized clinical trial Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 02/15/2016 Tajadini H, et al. Migraine is a common form of headache that affects patients quality of life negatively. In addition to pharmacologic treatment, there are a variety of nonpharmacologic treatments for migraine headache. In present […]
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 Feb 6;17:64. doi: 10.1186/s12891-016-0912-3. Upper cervical and upper thoracic manipulation versus mobilization and exercise in patients with cervicogenic headache: a multi-center randomized clinical trial. Dunning JR1,2,3, Butts R4, Mourad F5, Young I6, Fernandez-de-Las Peñas C7, Hagins M8, Stanislawski T9, Donley J10, Buck D11, Hooks TR12, Cleland JA13. Abstract BACKGROUND: Although commonly utilized interventions, no studies have directly compared the effectiveness of cervical […]
02.12.2016 May also bring loss of confidence in balance and increased fear of falling by Diana Swift Contributing Writer Older individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who reported falling when a knee buckled had a significantly increased likelihood of additional falls and of developing adverse consequences of falling, a large prospective study found. A fall related […]
February 09, 2016 Osteoarthritis and Cartilage/OARS, Osteoarthritis Research Society TAKE-HOME MESSAGE People with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis (OA) and a BMI ≥25 kg/m2 were followed for 48 months to evaluate the effect of varying amounts of weight loss on cartilage degeneration, measured with 3T MRI-based T2 values, and symptoms. The amount of weight lost […]
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice: An International Journal of Physiotherapy Volume 32, Issue 2, 2016 Fahimeh Kamali PhD ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the efficacy of a manual therapy and an exercise therapy program in improving postural hyperkyphosis among young adults. Methods: Forty-six women between the ages of 18 to 30 years with thoracic kyphosis diagnosed by […]
A Literature Synthesis FIAL SECTIO EDIT v 1.2 Team Lead Jeffrey R. Cates, DC, MS Team Members Daniel S. Bowerman, DC orman W. Kettner, DC Harry J. Morgan, DC Brian D. Justice, DC John J. Triano, DC, PhD David . Young, PhD, DC Full Text Document
Mechanical Symptoms and Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy in Patients With Degenerative Meniscus Tear: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial Raine Sihvonen, MD, PhD Background: Recent evidence shows that arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) offers no benefit over conservative treatment of patients with a degenerative meniscus tear. However, patients who report mechanical symptoms (sensations of knee catching […]