Effectiveness of corticosteroid injections compared with physiotherapeutic interventions for lateral epicondylitis: A systematic review
The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of corticosteroid injections with physiotherapeutic interventions for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). Five RCTs were identified and included in the review. Four of the studies included the measurement of pain-free grip strength. Standardised mean differences (effect sizes) were calculated for this outcome measure [...]
Home Training, Local Corticosteroid Injection, or Radial Shock Wave Therapy for Greater Trochanter Pain Syndrome
This study examined whether local corticosteroid injection, home training, and repetitive low-energy shock wave therapy produce equivalent outcomes 4 months from baseline. Two hundred twenty-nine patients with refractory unilateral greater trochanter pain syndrome were assigned sequentially to a home training program, a single local corticosteroid injection or a repetitive low-energy radial shock wave treatment. Subjects [...]
Management of spasticity and dystonia in children with acquired brain injury with rehabilitation and botulinum toxin A.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a combination of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) and rehabilitation on spasticity, pain and motor functioning in children with acquired brain injury (ABI). All children and adolescents with ABI, aged 2-20 years, consecutively treated in the department over a 22-month period, were prospectively followed-up and [...]
A randomized controlled trial to compare two botulinum toxin injection techniques on the functional improvement of the leg of children with cerebral palsy
Kaishou Xu, , Tiebin Yan, , Jianning Mai, The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of botulinum toxin type A injection guided by different localizing techniques, electrical stimulation and palpation, to treat spasticity of the ankle plantar flexors. Sixty-five children with spastic hemiplegic or diplegic cerebral palsy underwent Botulinum toxin injection guided [...]
Hyaluronic Acid Viscosupplementation and Osteoarthritis: Current Uses and Future Directions
Strauss, E. J., Hart, J. A., Miller, M. D., Altman, R. D., Rosen, J. E Intra-articular hyaluronic acid viscosupplementation is gaining popularity as a treatment option in the nonoperative management of patients with osteoarthritis. Recent clinical studies have demonstrated that the anti-inflammatory, anabolic, and chondroprotective actions of hyaluronic acid reduce pain and improve patient function. [...]
Effectiveness of corticosteroid injections compared with physiotherapeutic interventions for lateral epicondylitis: A systematic review
Steven Barr, Frances L. Cerisola and Victoria Blanchard The objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of corticosteroid injections with physiotherapeutic interventions for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow). Five RCTs were identified and included in the review. Four of the studies included the measurement of pain-free grip strength. Standardised mean differences [...]
Evaluation of the effect of local corticosteroid injection and anti-inflammatory medication in carpal tunnel syndrome.
Gurcay E, Unlu E, Gurcay AG, Tuncay R, Cakci AThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of local corticosteroid injection versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), 32 patients were included in this randomised clinical trial which assessed functional findings by Functional Status Scale (FSS), (JTT) [...]
MRI Prediction of Therapeutic Response to Epidural Steroid Injection in Patients with Cervical Radiculopathy
Fish DE, Kobayashi HW, Chang TL, Pham QThe objective of this study was to analyze whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings can be used to predict therapeutic responses to cervical epidural steroid injections (CESI) in patients with cervical radiculopathy. 32 patients were categorized by presence or absence of four types of cervical MRI findings (disk [...]
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