Overcome Pain with Gentle Yoga, Level 1
This DVD, Overcome Pain with Gentle Yoga, Level 1, merges western scientific understanding of chronic pain with yoga techniques. It is the first of three DVD’s, Level 2&3 are expected to be available by the end of this year. Produced by Neil Pearson, MSc, BScPT, BA-BPHE, CYT, RYT500, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia, [...]
Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist
Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist Ed Kathleen A. Sluka, PT, PhD, IASP Press, Seattle, 2009, ISBN 978-0-931092-77-0, Soft cover, 394 pages, US$90.00. Foreword by Rebecca L. Craik PT, PhD, FAPTA, Editor-in-Chief of Physical Therapy Kathleen Sluka has contributed much to the profession of Physical Therapy in the United States and to [...]
The effect of therapeutic exercise on activation of the deep cervical flexor muscles in people with chronic neck pain.
Jull GA, Falla D, Vicenzino B, Hodges PW This study investigated the effects of low load cranio-cervical flexion (C-CF) and neck flexor strengthening exercises on spatial and temporal characteristics of DCF activation during a neck movement task and a task challenging the neck's postural stability. Forty-six chronic neck pain subjects were randomly assigned to an [...]
Effectiveness of a behaviour graded activity program versus conventional exercise for chronic neck pain patients
Frieke Vonk, Arianne P. Verhagen, Jos W. Twisk, Albère J.A. Köke, Marlies W.C.T. Luiten and Bart W. Koes This study evaluates the effectiveness of behaviour graded activity (BGA) compared with conventional exercise (CE) for patients with chronic neck pain. Eligible patients with non-specific chronic neck were randomly allocated to either BGA or CE. Primary treatment [...]
Long-term clinical benefits and costs of an integrated rehabilitation programme compared with outpatient physiotherapy for chronic knee pain
Sally A. Jessep, Nicola E. Walsh, Julie Ratcliffe and Michael V. Hurley The objective of this study was to establish the feasibility of ESCAPE-knee pain [Enabling Self-management and Coping with Arthritic knee Pain through Exercise] and compare its clinical effectiveness and costs with outpatient physiotherapy. Sixty-four people with chronic knee pain underwent either outpatient physiotherapy [...]
Does evidence support physiotherapy management of adult Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type One? A systematic review
Anne E. Daly and Andrea E. Bialocerkowski The objective of this review was to source and critically evaluate the evidence on the effectiveness of Physiotherapy to manage adult CRPS-1. The search strategy identified 1320 potential articles. Of these, 14 articles, representing 11 studies, met inclusion criteria. There were five randomised controlled trials, one comparative study [...]
Long-term follow-up of tailored behavioural treatment and exercise based physical therapy in persistent musculoskeletal pain: A randomized controlled trial in primary care
Pernilla Åsenlöf, Eva Denison and Per Lindberg This study examined long-term effects of a tailored behavioural treatment protocol (TBT), as compared with an exercise based physical therapy protocol (EBT). One-hundred and twenty-two patients who, due to persistent musculoskeletal pain, consulted physical therapists in primary care were originally randomized to either of the two conditions. Follow-up [...]
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