Effect of Therapeutic Exercise on Pain and Disability in the Management of Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
Given the prevalence of chronic non-specific neck pain (CNSNP) internationally, attention has increasingly been paid in recent years to evaluate the efficacy of therapeutic exercise (TE) with this condition. The purpose of this study was to conduct a current review of RCTs concerning the effect of TE on pain and disability among people with CNSNP, [...]
Accuracy of the Canadian C-spine rule and NEXUS to screen for clinically important cervical spine injury in patients following blunt trauma: a systematic review.
There is uncertainty about the optimal approach to screen for clinically important cervical spine (C-spine) injury following blunt trauma. A recent systematic review has investigated the diagnostic accuracy of the Canadian C-spine rule and the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) criteria to assist emergency physicians to assess the need for cervical spine imaging. The [...]
Thoracic Spinal Manipulation on Pain and Disability in Patients with Non-Specific Neck Pain.
Thoracic spinal manipulation (TSM) is often used in the treatment of non-specific neck pain, which is a major health problem in the Western society. However, there is insufficient evidence that TSM is more effective in reducing pain and disability than control treatments in patients with non-specific neck pain. Despite the insufficient evidence that TSM is [...]
Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain
Spinal Manipulative Therapy (SMT) is one of many therapies for the treatment of low back pain. It is a worldwide, extensively practiced intervention that not specific to one scope of practice or profession. A recently published study from Rubinstein et al assessed the effects of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for acute low back pain to [...]
Exercise and Manual Therapy for Hip Osteoarthritis
Self-reported function, hip range of motion (HROM), and patient-perceived improvement occurred after an 8-week program of exercise therapy (ET) for patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA), say authors of an article published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Manual therapy (MT) as an adjunct provided no further benefit, except for achieving higher patient satisfaction, they add. For this [...]
Physical Therapy Interventions for Knee Pain Secondary to OA
To evaluate physical therapy interventions for adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA), investigators from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, and Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center searched MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database, Scirus, Allied and Complementary Medicine, and the Health and Psychosocial Instruments bibliography database from 1970 [...]
Effect of acute static stretch on maximal muscle performance: a systematic review.
The benefits of preexercise muscle stretching have been recently questioned after reports of significant poststretch reductions in force and power production. However, methodological issues and equivocal findings have prevented a clear consensus being reached. As no detailed systematic review exists, the literature describing responses to acute static muscle stretch was comprehensively examined. This systematic review [...]
Manipulation and Mobilisation are equally effective in mechanical LBP treatment
New research has been published this week in Manual Therapy comparing the effectiveness of manipulation (TM) and mobilisation (NTM) in patients with mechanical low back pain (LBP). 149 subjects completed the study for an average care period of 35 days. Subjects were included if they were over the age of 18 and had mechanically reproducible LBP. The [...]
Acupuncture recommended for headache management in NICE guideline
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published it’s first guidelines this week on the diagnosis and management of headaches in young people and adults. Acupuncture is amongst the prophylactic treatments recommended for both tension-type headaches and migraines. The recommended course for both conditions is 10 sessions over a duration of 5-8 weeks. [...]
Effectiveness of resistance training in musculoskeletal rehabilitation
A systematic review has been published in a recent edition of the British Journal of Sports Medicine underlining the importance and wide range of application of resistance training (RT) in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. The focus of this study was on the effect of resistance training in the injured population and to investigate guidelines for optimal recovery. [...]
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