Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Sep 23;9:CD004249. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004249.pub4. Gross A, Langevin P, Burnie SJ, Bédard-Brochu MS, Empey B, Dugas E, Faber-Dobrescu M, Andres C, Graham N, Goldsmith CH, Brønfort G, Hoving JL,LeBlanc F. Abstract BACKGROUND: Manipulation and mobilisation are commonly used to treat neck pain. This is an update of a Cochrane review first […]
Lasers in Medical Science Published: 29 September 2015 Volume 30, pages 2335–2339, (2015) Abstract The current study evaluates whether the addition of low-level laser therapy into standard conventional physical therapy in elderly with bilateral symptomatic tri-compartmental knee arthritis can successfully postpone the need for joint replacement surgery. A prospective randomized cohort study of 100 consecutive […]
09.08.2015 Study suggests adipose tissue is associated with the presence and development of foot pain An increase in fat mass index (FMI), but not body mass index (BMI), was associated with both prevalent and future foot pain, a large community-based study showed. Among a subset of participants, ages 50 and up, from the North West […]
JMPT: July–August, 2015, Volume 38, Issue 6, Pages 382–394 James Dunning, DPT, MSc Abstract Objective The purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate changes in shoulder pain, disability, and perceived level of recovery after 2 sessions of upper thoracic and upper rib high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust manipulation in patients with shoulder pain secondary to […]
APM&R: September 2015Volume 96, Issue 9, Pages 1576–1582 New Approach in Fibromyalgia Exercise Program: A Preliminary Study Regarding the Effectiveness of Balance Training Presented as a poster to the European League Against Rheumatism, June 11–14, 2014, Paris, France. Sibel Kibar, MD Published Online: May 19, 2015 Abstract Objectives To determine the effectiveness of balance exercises […]
How to tape for Patella Femoral Syndrome (McConnell Taping Technique) This technique holds the patella. Patellar Tracking (Mulligan Taping Technique) This technique rotates the tibia. Mulligan Taping Techniques :: Principles
In Obese Patients, Plantar Fasciitis May Improve With Weight Loss December 06, 2013 By Lorraine L. Janeczko ATLANTA – (Reuters Health) Dec 06 – Obese patients may have less severe plantar fasciitis (PF) if they lose weight, either by surgery or dieting, researchers said November 14 at Obesity Week 2013, the first annual joint meeting […]
August 2015 Volume 96, Issue 8, Pages 1525–1532 Hamayun Zafar, PhD, PT Highlights •Whole-body vibration can reduce pain and improve function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. •Whole-body vibration does not relieve knee stiffness in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. •Long-term follow-up effects of whole-body vibration were not investigated. Abstract Objective To examine the current evidence regarding […]
New research backs belief that tomatoes can be a gout trigger Date: August 19, 2015 Source: University of Otago Summary: People who maintain that eating tomatoes can cause their gout to flare up are likely to welcome new research that has, for the first time, found a biological basis for this belief. People who […]
Nagoya J Med Sci. 2015 Aug;77(3):329-37. Tauchi R, Imagama S, Muramoto A, Tsuboi M, Ishiguro N, Hasegawa Y Abstract Previous studies evaluated various risk factors for knee OA; however, no study has examined the association between spinal factors, such as total spinal alignment and spinal range of motion (ROM), with knee OA. The purpose of […]