Electrotherapy for neck pain.
The objective of this review was to assess whether electrotherapy improves pain, disability, patient satisfaction, and global perceived effect in adults with neck pain. Eighteen small trials (1043 people with neck pain) with 23 comparisons were included. Analysis was limited by trials of varied quality, heterogeneous treatment subtypes and conflicting results. The main findings for [...]
Manual physical therapy and exercise versus electrophysical agents and exercise in the management of plantar heel pain: a multicenter randomized clinical trial.
The objective of this studt was to compare the effectiveness of 2 different conservative management approaches in the treatment of plantar heel pain. Patients with a primary report of plantar heel pain underwent a standard evaluation and completed a number of patient self-report questionnaires, including the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), the Foot and Ankle [...]
Manual physical therapy and exercise versus electrophysical agents and exercise in the management of plantar heel pain: a multicenter randomized clinical trial.
Cleland JA, Abbott JH, Kidd MO, Stockwell S, Cheney S, Gerrard DF, Flynn TW The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of 2 different conservative management approaches in the treatment of plantar heel pain. Patients with a primary report of plantar heel pain underwent a standard evaluation and completed a number of [...]
Low Level Laser Treatment of Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.
Tumilty S, Munn J, McDonough S, Hurley DA, Basford JR, Baxter GD The objective of this study was to assess the clinical effectiveness of Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in the treatment of tendinopathy. Secondary objectives were to determine the relevance of irradiation parameters to outcomes, and the validity of current dosage recommendations for the [...]
The immediate effect of orthotic management on grip strength of patients with lateral epicondylosis.
Jafarian FS, Demneh ES, Tyson SF. The ojective of this study was to determine the immediate effect of 3 common types of orthoses (2 elbow counterforce orthoses and a wrist splint) on grip strength in individuals with lateral epicondylosis. Fifty-two subjects with lateral epicondylosis were recruited, maximum and pain-free grip strength were assessed using a [...]
Cyriax Physiotherapy Versus Phonophoresis with Supervised Exercise in Subjects with Lateral Epicondylalgia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
AMIT V. NAGRALE, CHRISTOPHER R. HERD, SHYAM GANVIR, GOPICHAND RAMTEKE, The purpose of this RCT was to compare the effectiveness of deep transverse friction massage with Mill's manipulation versus phonophoresis with supervised exercise in managing lateral epicondylalgia. Sixty patients age 30-60, presenting with the teno- periosteal variety of lateral epicondylalgia with symptom duration received either [...]
Eccentric Loading Compared with Shock Wave Treatment for Chronic Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy
Jan D. Rompe, John Furia and Nicola Maffulli The aim of this trial was to verify the effectiveness of both procedures exclusively in patients with insertional Achilles tendinopathy. Fifty patients with chronic (six months or more) recalcitrant insertional Achilles tendinopathy were enrolled in a randomized, controlled study. All patients had received treatment, including local injections [...]
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy for patellar tendinopathy: a review of the literature
van Leeuwen, M T, Zwerver, J, van den Akker-Scheek, I The purpose of this review was to study the effectiveness of ESWT treatment for patellar tendinopathy; to draft guidelines for an effective treatment protocol of ESWT treatment; and to identify topics for further research. Seven articles describing the effectiveness of ESWT on patellar tendinopathy were [...]
The Effectiveness of Conservative Treatments of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Splinting, Ultrasound, and Low-Level Laser Therapies.
Dincer U, Cakar E, Kiralp MZ, Kilac H, Dursun H The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of splinting, ultrasound (US), and low-level laser (LLL) in the management of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Patients were randomly allocated to three groups that received the following treatment protocols: splinting only, splinting plus US, and [...]
Improved function from progressive strengthening interventions after total knee arthroplasty: A randomized clinical trial with an imbedded prospective cohort
Stephanie C. Petterson, Ryan L. Mizner, Jennifer E. Stevens, Leo Raisis, Alex Bodenstab, William Newcomb, Lynn Snyder-Mackler The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of progressive quadriceps strengthening with or without neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) on quadriceps strength, activation, and functional recovery after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and to compare progressive strengthening [...]
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