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Hip Osteoarthritis: Efficacy of Manual Therapy
According to the Clinical Guidelines for Hip Osteoarthritis (OA) published in 2009, the prevalence of hip OA is between 0.4% and 27%. The most common complaint of individuals diagnosed with this...
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Cervical Manipulation… Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? (Part 1)
Neck pain is a debilitating and all too common issue worldwide. According to a systematic review published by Cote et al, the annual prevalence of neck pain in Quebec City is 48%, 27% in Norway, and...
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Research Review: Effectiveness of Physical Therapist Administered Spinal...
In the December issue of the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAAOMPT and 5 students from Walsh University conducted the first-ever systematic review...
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Cervical Manipulation… Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? (Part 2)
In Part 1, the relative risks and important screening areas prior to cervical manipulation were discussed. In this second installment, the effectiveness and a theoretical framework for utilizing...
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Research Review: Cervical Mobilization & Thoracic Manipulation versus...
A randomized clinical trial recently published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy by Masaracchio et al evaluated the effectiveness of adding thoracic spine thrust manipulation...
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Research Review: Effect of Manual Therapy on Vertebral and Internal Carotid...
In the next installment of my Research Review series for MedBridge Education, we will discuss a recent study that appeared in Physical Therapy Journal conducted by Thomas et al. The authors...
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Research Review: Validation of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify...
Study Design Randomized Controlled Trial. Subjects One hundred five patients diagnosed with LBP and referred to physical therapy at 1 of 5 outpatient clinics of Clalit Health Services in the Tel-Aviv...
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Research Review: Manual Physical Therapy and Perturbation Exercises in Knee...
Study Design Prospective, observational cohort study. Subjects Fifteen participants (7 male, 8 female) with a mean age of 55 years old were recruited from a convenience sample of consecutive patients...
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Effectiveness of Manual Therapy for Knee Pain
The following is another article written for the online, video-based physical therapy continuing education company MedBridge Education… Knee osteoarthritis (Knee OA) is one of the most prevalent and...
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