Zubeyir Salis, Amanda Sainsbury, Helen I. Keen, Blanca Gallego & Xingzhong Jin International Journal of Obesity (2022) Abstract Objective To describe the association between body weight change and the risk of knee replacement and hip replacement. Design Time-to-event survival analysis from a population-based cohort of participants who had or were at risk of clinically significant […]
Musculoskeletal Science and Practice Volume 57, February 2022, 102478 Janice S.Guimarães Highlights • Plantar fasciitis (PF) is one of the most common foot disorders. • For the disability outcome, we did not identify any improvement with the use of LLLT. • We did not identify any significant difference when LLLT was compared to ESWT. • […]
MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events | January 25, 2022 An international research team has established a link between gut microbiota and chronic inflammatory diseases such as arthritis. The team led by Éric Boilard of Université Laval has discovered that a protein naturally present in the gut acts on the microbiota and causes the formation of molecules that […]
— 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 […]
CNS Neurosci Ther. 2022 Jan 19. doi: 10.1111/cns.13803. Online ahead of print. Modulation effect of acupuncture treatment on chronic neck and shoulder pain in female patients: Evidence from periaqueductal gray-based functional connectivity Hui Xu 1 2, Yilin Chen 2, Yin Tao 2, Yiwen Zhang 3 4, Teng Zhao 3 5, Mi Wang 3 4, Lihua […]
Medical Acupuncture Vol. 33, No. 6 Published Online:16 Dec 2021https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2021.0039 Abstract Objective: Chronic cervical pain is a common and recurrent complaint. Auriculotherapy (AT) or ear acupuncture is an effective complementary method used for pain control, but only a few studies have evaluated this treatment for chronic cervical pain. Thus, the aim of this study was […]
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2021 Dec 7. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002058. Joona Ikonen 1, Tuomas Lähdeoja 2, Clare L Ardern 3 4, Rachelle Buchbinder 5, Aleksi Reito 6, Teemu Karjalainen 5 7 PMID: 34874323 DOI: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000002058 Abstract Background: Tennis elbow is a common painful enthesopathy of the lateral elbow that limits upper limb function and frequently results […]
Musculoskeletal Science and Practice Volume 56, December 2021, 102439 Original article Yana Pryymachenkoa https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2021.102439 Highlights • Exercise therapy provides benefits for knee osteoarthritis. • Manual therapy or booster sessions improve treatment effects and are cost-effective. • More evidence is needed on the combination of manual therapy and booster sessions. Abstract Background Exercise therapy is known […]
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online: November 30, 2021 Volume 51 Issue 12 Pages 566-580 Abstract Objectives We aimed (1) to estimate the short-term effect (postintervention period) of neurodynamic techniques on pain, symptom severity, functional status, electrophysiological status, grip strength, and pinch strength in people with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS); and (2) […]
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies MYOFASCIAL PAIN AND TREATMENT | VOLUME 28, P104-113, OCTOBER 01, 2021 Mythili Kalladka Published: August 07, 2021 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.07.015 Abstract Objectives Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are an umbrella term encompassing disorders of both the temporomandibular joint (TMJD) and masticatory musculature (MMD). The objective of this review is to provide an overview […]
November 10, 2021 JAMA Network Open TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This follow-up to a double-blind, placebo-controlled RCT sought to explore whether local steroid injection (with 80 mg or 40 mg of methylprednisolone) versus saline impacted long-term carpal tunnel pain scores and rates of carpal tunnel release surgery, as well as other outcomes such as time to surgery. The […]
November 07, 2021 BMJ : British Medical Journal TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This comprehensive systematic review and network meta-analysis assesses the efficacy and safety of multiple preparations and doses of NSAIDs, opioids, and acetaminophen for clinically relevant reductions in pain caused by knee and hip osteoarthritis. The review includes nearly 200 randomized controlled trials comprised of over 100,000 […]
Arch Physiother. 2021; 11: 24. Published online 2021 Nov 4. doi: 10.1186/s40945-021-00119-w PMCID: PMC8567712 PMID: 34736540 Christopher J. Hodgetts Abstract Background Shoulder pain was previously shown to diminish in older populations and it was suggested that this could be explained by reduced usage with age. Our objectives were to investigate if estimates of shoulder pain […]