April 2015 Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies Volume 19, Issue 2, Pages 370–376 Muscle strengthening activities and fibromyalgia: A review of pain and strength outcomes Nicole L. Nelson, MS, LMT Summary Objective The primary aim of this review was to investigate whether fibromyalgia (FM) patients can engage in sufficient muscle strengthening activity (MSA) to […]
Peer-reviewed scientific and medical evidence regarding the effectiveness of the Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy. Elbow Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis of the Elbow with Shock Waves Yildiz lateral epicondylitis GOOD ISMST 2009 ANALGESIC EFFECT OF EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK-WAVE Shockwave Therapy for Lateral Epicondylitis of the Elbow (Retrospective Study) Safety and Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Chronic […]
Deepak Sebastian, DPT, ND, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT Published Online: April 17, 2014 Background & purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the inter-rater reliability in detecting the presence of weakness of the neck extensors and differentiate the presence of weakness of the superficial versus the deep neck extensors in a symptomatic population. The […]
External Validation Of A Clinical Prediction Rule To Predict Full Recovery And Ongoing Moderate/Severe Disability Following Acute Whiplash Injury Authors: Carrie Ritchie, PhD Study Design Retrospective secondary analysis of data. Objectives To investigate the external validity of the whiplash clinical prediction rule (CPR). Background We recently derived a whiplash CPR to consolidate previously established prognostic […]
by Walter Last You may not be able to imagine that borax, this humble insecticide and laundry detergent, has the potential of singlehandedly bringing down our entire economic system. But you do not need to worry, the danger has been recognised and the necessary steps are already being taken to defuse the situation. I will […]
March 13, 2015 Absolutely nothing is more disheartening and frustrating than to be doing everything you believe to be right, and spending hours a day teaching others about real food and nutrition, while suffering in silence with unexplained joint pain and trying to hide an ever incapacitating limp! And then at a Weston A. Price conference on […]
Lupus. 2015 Apr;24(4-5):483-9. doi: 10.1177/0961203314558676. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study adding high dose vitamin D to analgesic regimens in patients with musculoskeletal pain. Gendelman O1, Itzhaki D2, Makarov S3, Bennun M3, Amital H4. BACKGROUND: The current mode of therapy for many patients with musculoskeletal pain is unsatisfactory. PURPOSE: We aimed to assess the impact of […]
4/10/15 by Wayne Kuznar Contributing Writer In patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), increased serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels not only reflect high disease activity but also low bone mineral density (BMD) and structural damage, according to a cross-sectional study by South Korean researchers. The need for biomarkers that reflect both disease activity and bone metabolism […]
04.06.2015 Ultrasound exams were able to detect which patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA) were likely to have disease progression, according to Norwegian researchers. A strong and dose-responsive association was seen between the presence of ultrasound-detected inflammatory features and radiographic progression approximately 5 years later in hand OA patients, reported Alexander Mathiessen, MD, of Diakonhjemmet Hospital […]
Otol Neurotol. 2015 Apr;36(4):741-5. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000000670. Sarah Michiels 1, Willem De Hertogh, Steven Truijen, Paul Van de Heyning Affiliations expand PMID: 25415466 DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000000670 Abstract Objective: To assess, characterize, and quantify cervical spine dysfunction in patients with cervicogenic somatic tinnitus (CST) compared to patients suffering from other forms of chronic subjective non-pulsatile tinnitus. Study design: […]
4/2/15 Larger amounts of vitamin D may abate torment and enhance abilities in stout people with the bone infection osteoarthritis, recommends another exploration. The discoveries distributed in the The Clinical Journal of Pain show that sufficient vitamin D levels help stout people with osteoarthritis walk, adjust and ascend from sitting to standing position better than those with […]