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Effect of Spinal Manipulation on Pain Sensitivity, Postural Sway, and Health-related Quality of Life among Patients with Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomised Control Trial [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Introduction: Spinal manipulation is a technique of specific directed manual thrust which has been effective in aligning a spinal segment, maintaining normal range of motion and reducing pain.
Kanchan Kumar Sarker, Jasobanta Sethi, Umasankar Mohanty   +2 more
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Manual therapy and therapeutic exercise in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip: a systematic review

Reumatismo, 2013
This systematic review aimed at investigating the role of therapeutic exercise and/or manual therapy in the treatment of hip osteoarthritis (OA). Two independent reviewers (AR, CV) searched PubMed, Cinahl, Cochrane Library, PEDro and Scopus databases and
A. Romeo, S. Parazza, M. Boschi, T. Nava, C. Vanti   +4 more
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Immediate Effect of Kinetic Chain Activation and Mulligan’s Bent Leg Raise Technique in Patients with Asymptomatic Hamstring Tightness: A Randomised Clinical Trial [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Hamstring shortness is an important mechanical marker for hamstring strain injuries, often related to a muscle imbalance between the quadriceps and hamstrings.
Santosh Channabasapa Metgud, Santosh D Patil, Omkar Anand Gaonkar   +2 more
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Balance and muscle strength tests in patients with osteoporotic vertebral fractures to develop tailored rehabilitation programs

European Journal of Translational Myology, 2020
Authors perform a cross-sectional study of functional abilities of the patients with osteoporotic VF. Trunk muscle isometric strength and balance impairments were estimated. The development of osteoporotic VFs is associated with a significant decrease in
Ekaterina V Makarova, Larisa A Marchenkova, Mikhail A Eryomushkin, Elena M Styazkina, Ekaterina I Chesnikova   +4 more
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on neuropsychiatric and sleep disorders, and quality of life in individuals with neurodegenerative and demyelinating diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

BMC Neurology, 2023
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the mental health, sleep and quality of life, especially in individuals with chronic disease.
Marcos Paulo Braz de Oliveira, Ana Emilia Fonseca de Castro, Andressa Leticia Miri, Carla Rigo Lima, Brendon David Truax, Vanessa Suziane Probst, Suhaila Mahmoud Smaili   +6 more
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Exploring telerehabilitation awareness, application, and future outlook in sports rehabilitation among physiotherapy students: a web-based survey [PDF]

PeerJ
Telerehabilitation is rapidly transforming the landscape of sports rehabilitation, with benefits for both recreational and elite athletes. The present study explores physiotherapy students’ awareness, application, and perspectives on sports ...
Vinodhkumar Ramalingam, Jeevarathinam Thirumalai, Ling Shing Wong, Rajkumar Krishnan Vasanthi, Vinosh Kumar Purushothaman, Prathap Suganthirababu, Buvanesh Annadurai   +6 more
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Attitudes and beliefs towards low back pain (LBP) among physiotherapists in Spain

Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy, 2022
Background The aim of this study is to investigate the attitudes and beliefs of Spanish physiotherapists towards the diagnosis and management of low back pain (LBP).
Sebastián Eustaquio Martín Pérez, Lucía Llanos González, Irene Acosta Acevedo, Raúl Bilbao Barrera, José Luis Alonso Pérez, Eleuterio Atanasio Sánchez Romero, María Dolores Sosa Reina, Isidro Miguel Martín Pérez, Jorge Hugo Villafañe   +8 more
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Professor Henryk Chmielewski and other pioneers of manual therapy in Poland

Physiotherapy Quarterly, 2021
The beginnings of manual therapy in Poland, historically speaking, date back to the 1920s and 1930s and are associated with the names of Olgierd Krukowski and Michał Pawłowski, who published their textbooks related to the subject of chiropractic in 1926.
Tadeusz Kasperczyk, Anna Marszałek, Andrzej Permoda, Robert Walaszek   +3 more
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Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support

South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 2023
No abstract available.
Saurab Sharma, Arianne Verhagen, Mark Elkins, Jean-Michel Brismee, George D. Fulk, Jacub Taradaj, Lois Steen, Alan Jette, Ann Moore, Aimee V. Stewart, Barbara J. Hoogenboom, Anne Soderland, Michele Harms, Rafael Z. Pinto   +13 more
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Dry needling in the management of chronic tension‐type headache associated with levator scapulae syndrome: A case report

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message The use of DN to the muscular trigger points and distal periosteal enthesis of the levator scapulae may be a useful adjunct intervention within a multi‐modal plan of care for the management of work‐related chronic tension‐type ...
Peter Gagnon, James Dunning, Paul Bliton, Casey Charlebois, Nathan Henry, Patrick Gorby, Firas Mourad   +6 more
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