Méndez-Sánchez R, et al. J Altern Complement Med. 2014 Feb 4. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Abstract Objective: To investigate the immediate effects of manipulation of bilateral sacroiliac joints (SIJs) on the plantar pressure distribution in asymptomatic participants in the standing position. Design: Randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical trial. Participants: Sixty-two asymptomatic men and women (mean […]
A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study Brooke K. Coombes, PhD Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 79-86, February 2014 Abstract Objective The purposes of this study were to examine the prevalence and distribution of spinal and neurodynamic dysfunction in a population with unilateral lateral epicondylalgia (LE) without concomitant cervical or upper […]
Authors: Rodrigo De Marche Baldon, PT, MS Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2014 Volume:44 Issue:4 Pages:240–A8 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2014.4940 Study Design Randomized clinical trial. Objectives To compare the effects of functional stabilization training (FST) versus standard training on knee pain and function, lower-limb and trunk kinematics, trunk muscle endurance, and eccentric hip and knee […]
The Spine Journal February 1, 2014Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages 315–325 Keith D.K. Luk Abstract Background Assessment of skeletal maturity in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is important to guide clinical management. Understanding growth peak and cessation is crucial to determine clinical observational intervals, timing to initiate or end bracing therapy, and when to […]
Shymon, Stephen J. BA Spine: 01 February 2014 – Volume 39 – Issue 3 – p 243–248 Abstract Study Design. This study is a repeated measures design to measure the lumbar spine’s response to common backpack loads in children with idiopathic low back pain (ILBP) using upright magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Objective. The purpose of […]
Izquierdo Pérez H, et al. Man Ther. 2014 Jan 11. pii: S1356-689X(13)00214-2. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2013.12.002. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Our purpose was to compare the effectiveness of three manual therapy techniques: high velocity, low amplitude (HVLA), mobilization (Mob) and sustained natural apophyseal glide (SNAG) in patients with chronic neck pain (CNP). The randomized controlled trial […]
Galbusera F, et al. Eur Spine J. 2014 Jan 31. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract PURPOSE: Degeneration of the intervertebral disc is associated with various morphological changes of the disc itself and of the adjacent structures, such as reduction of the water content, collapse of the intervertebral space, disruption and tears, and osteophytes. These morphological […]
Martin J. Kelley Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2013, Volume: 43 Issue: 5 Pages: A1-A31 doi:10.2519/jospt.2013.0302 Abstract The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy management of patients with musculoskeletal impairments described in the World Health Organization’s International […]
Chris P. Recknor, MD Physiother Can. 2013 Winter; 65(1): 75–83. Published online 2013 January 28. doi: 10.3138/ptc.2011-25BH PubMed Full Text Reference ABSTRACT Purpose: The Safe Functional Motion test (SFM) was developed to measure observed body mechanics and functional motion associated with spine load, balance, strength, and flexibility during everyday tasks to profile modifiable risks for osteoporotic […]
January 28, 2014 Full Story A study conducted by University of California, Los Angeles, researchers found that men who marry for the first time before the age 25 have lower bone density in the spine than those who marry at an older age. Moreover, researchers discovered a significant reduction in bone strength for each year […]
A two-year cohort study Dorleijn DM, et al. Pain. 2014 Jan 22. pii: S0304-3959(14)00026-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.01.018. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract The goal was to assess whether there is an association between ambient weather conditions and patients’ clinical symptoms in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA). The design was a cohort study with a 2-year follow-up […]
A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of High and Low Mobilization Forces in Patients With Neck Pain Snodgrass SJ, et al. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Study Design Randomized controlled trial. Objective To determine if force magnitude during posterior-to-anterior (PA) mobilization affects immediate and short-term outcomes […]
Vangsness C. J Bone Joint Surg. 2014;doi: 10.2106/JBJS.M.00058 Full Story Results of a randomized, double-blind controlled study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery supported the use of human mesenchymal stem cell for meniscal regeneration and the control of knee pain. “There was evidence of meniscus regeneration and improvement in knee pain following treatment with allogeneic […]
January 8, 2014 Full Story Children with forearm fractures that occurred due to mild trauma have lower bone strength compared to other children, predisposing them to osteoporotic fractures later in life, according to a recently published study. “Our study highlights the need for clinicians to consider the level of trauma preceding the injury, when treating […]