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Posted by Rachael Lowe on May 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to compare the efficacies of 2 active therapies for chronic low back pain (CLBP). A total of 286 patients with CLBP were randomized to either a group-based 12-week program comprising 73 hours of therapist exposure (approximately 12 h/patient): 35 hours of hard physical exercise, 22 hours of light exercise/occupational [...]
Posted by Rachael Lowe on May 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
High-velocity spinal manipulation is commonly adopted for treating chronic low-back pain (CLBP) and has been associated with changes in muscle activity, but the evidence is controversial. The aim of this study was to analyse the immediate effects of high-velocity spine manipulation on paraspinal activity during flexion–extension trunk movements. Forty nonspecific CLBP patients were randomised into [...]
Posted by Rachael Lowe on May 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a psychomotor therapy focusing on cognition, behavior, and motor relearning compared with exercise therapy applied during the first 3 months after lumbar fusion. The study recruited 107 patients, aged 18 to 65 years, selected for lumbar fusion because of 12 months of symptomatic spinal [...]
Posted by Rachael Lowe on May 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The purpose of this review is to summarize the literature on the temporal neurophysiological effects of a single HVLAT in patients with spinal pain. A systematic search of English articles was conducted. Of the 478 articles identified, five articles ultimately met inclusion criteria into this review. These studies were of moderate to high quality. In [...]
Posted by Rachael Lowe on April 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This intensive evidenced based 8-day programme is designed to give clinicians with varied experience and background training the opportunity to advance their knowledge and clinical expertise in the area of spinal manual therapy. Specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist Kim Robinson will present an exciting programme that covers to an advanced level, examination, clinical reasoning, and management for [...]
Posted by Rachael Lowe on March 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This study describes a prospective cohort study to investigate any association between recovery from low back pain and body mass index (BMI) in patients with low back pain undergoing physiotherapy. A total of 140 patients with low back pain and no evidence of neurological deficit were divided into three groups based on their BMI. All [...]
Posted by Rachael Lowe on March 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This study was a randomised, assessor-blinded, placebo-controlled trial was used to compare the short-term effectiveness of manipulative therapy and acupuncture on the pain caused by mechanical thoracic spine dysfunction and on the pressure pain threshold. The research sample consisted of 114 female patients aged 20-60 years. The primary complaint of these subjects had been pain [...]
Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the test-retest reliability of a fatigue-testing protocol and to investigate associations between activity limitations and fatigue in patients with lumbar disc herniation. To evaluate the reliability, endurance time, EMG spectral parameters and ratings of lumbar muscle fatigue and back pain were measured three times in 15 patients [...]
Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this review was to investigate the effectiveness of exercises for preventing new episodes of low-back pain or low-back pain-associated disability. 13 articles reporting on nine studies with nine interventions were included. Four studies with 407 participants evaluated post-treatment programmes and five studies with 1113 participants evaluated exercise as a treatment modality. Four [...]
Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of a short education program and short physiotherapy program for treating low back pain (LBP) in primary care.  Sixty-nine primary care physicians were randomly assigned to 3 groups and recruited 348 patients consulting for LBP; 265 (79.8%) were chronic. All patients received usual care, were [...]
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