Physical Modalities

16 Apr
2008
Laser, Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal System, Physical Modalities
By André Broussard, D.C.

Low level laser therapy for low-back pain – Cochrane Review

Published:  16 April 2008 Authors:  Yousefi-Nooraie R, Schonstein E, Heidari K, Rashidian A, Pennick V, Akbari-Kamrani M, Irani S, Shakiba B, Mortaz Hejri S, Jonaidi A-R, Mortaz-Hedjri S Sixty to eighty per cent of people suffer from back pain at some time in their lives. Of those who develop acute low-back pain (LBP), up to […]

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24 Aug
2007
Physical Modalities, TENS
By André Broussard, D.C.

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation: Mechanisms, Clinical Application and Evidence – Full Text Article

Rev Pain. 2007 Aug; 1(1): 7–11. doi: 10.1177/204946370700100103 PMCID: PMC4589923 PMID: 26526976 Professor Mark Johnson Abstract Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-invasive, inexpensive, self-administered technique to relieve pain. There are few side effects and no potential for overdose so patients can titrate the treatment as required. TENS techniques include conventional TENS, acupuncture-like TENS […]

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13 May
2007
Cervical Spine & Neck Pain, Chiropractic, Laser, Manual Therapy with Exercise, Musculoskeletal System, Physical Modalities, Whiplash Associated Disorders
By André Broussard, D.C.

Conservative management of mechanical neck disorders: a systematic review

Gross AR, et al. J Rheumatol. 2007 May;34(5):1083-102. Epub 2007 Jan 15. Comment in J Rheumatol. 2007 May;34(5):908-11. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol. 2007 Dec;3(12):692-3. J Rheumatol. 2007 Jul;34(7):1635; author reply 1635-6. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine if conservative treatments (manual therapies, physical medicine methods, medication, and patient education) relieved pain or improved function/disability, patient satisfaction, and […]

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19 Mar
2007
Laser, Lumbar Spine & Low Back Pain, Musculoskeletal System, Physical Modalities
By André Broussard, D.C.

In chronic low back pain, low level laser therapy combined with exercise is more beneficial than exercise alone in the long term

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy Volume 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 155–160 In chronic low back pain, low level laser therapy combined with exercise is more beneficial than exercise alone in the long term: a randomised trial Gholamreza Esmaeeli Djavid Question Is low level laser therapy an effective adjuvant intervention for chronic low back pain? Design […]

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10 Apr
2006
Headache, Ice, Migraine Headache, Musculoskeletal System
By André Broussard, D.C.

Cold Therapy in Migraine Patients: Open-label, Non-controlled, Pilot Study

Serap Ucler, Ozlem Coskun, Levent E. Inan, and Yonca Kanatli Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 3 (2006), Issue 4, Pages 489-493 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nel035 Abstract Some patients with headache report that they have frequently used physical therapies such as application of cold to relieve their headache. There are only a few reported studies related to cold […]

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25 Jun
1985
Inversion Therapy, Physical Modalities
By André Broussard, D.C.

Vagotonic effect of inversion therapy upon resting neuromuscular tension

Am J Phys Med. 1985 Jun;64(3):119-29. H A deVries, R Cailliet PMID: 3159265 Abstract Inversion therapy has become a popular treatment for low back pain but little experimental evidence is available to suggest a physiological basis for such use. On the basis of earlier work showing a vagotonic influence of inversion upon the cardiovascular system, […]

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25 Aug
1984
Inversion Therapy, Physical Modalities
By André Broussard, D.C.

More on gravity inversion

West J Med. 1984 Aug; 141(2): 247. PMCID: PMC1021765 PMID: 6238484 R M Goldman Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (231K). Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References. PubMed Reference

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