Showing papers in "Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics in 2011"

TL;DR: Evidence suggests that chiropractic care, including spinal manipulation, improves migraine and cervicogenic headaches.

TL;DR: This study suggests that there is no symmetry in postural alignment and that small asymmetries represent the normative standard for posture in standing.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the effectiveness of various types of exercise for prevention and cure of nonspecific neck pain in office workers and found that muscle strengthening and endurance exercises were effective in reducing disability attributed to neck pain.

TL;DR: Manipulation at C5/C6 level in the study participants seemed to increase EMG amplitude signal and fatigue resistance in a nonspinal (deltoid) muscle innervated by the same segment in patients with mechanical neck pain.

TL;DR: The results suggest that asymptomatic people with a history of SCNP have reduced elbowJPS accuracy compared to those with no history of any neck complaints and that adjusting dysfunctional cervical segments in people with SCNP can improve their upper limb JPS accuracy.

TL;DR: Identification of lumbar spinous processes using multiple landmarks was more accurate than previously reported values, however, accuracy was dependent on examiner experience, presence of anatomical anomalies, and participant characteristics.

TL;DR: A set of patients with plantar fasciitis treated with Graston Instrument Soft Tissue Mobilization techniques and a home stretching program experienced clinically meaningful improvement.

TL;DR: The results of this study demonstrate that the prevalence of LBP amongst surgeons appears to be high and highlights a major health concern.

TL;DR: Evidence was seen of some effects of CTM on autonomic function that will increase knowledge of how CTM affects the autonomic nervous system.

TL;DR: For the subjects in this study, the use of high-heeled shoes is correlated with increased lumbar lordosis and pelvic anteversions, and LumbarLordosis angles are correlated with age for the NUG when barefoot.

TL;DR: Both groups showed improvements in pain-free grip strength, visual analog scale, and Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation.

TL;DR: Cervical spine manipulation produced greater changes in PPT than thoracic spine manipulation in patients with LE, and no differences between groups were identified for pain-free grip.

TL;DR: This study found a level of B or fair evidence for MMT of the shoulder, shoulder girdle, and/or the FKC combined with multimodal or exercise therapy for rotator cuff injuries/disorders, disease, or dysfunction.

TL;DR: It appears that several CAM therapies show some preliminary treatment effect for FM pain, but larger trials that are more adequately powered are needed.

TL;DR: Cervical mobilization appeared to modulate neck muscles function by increasing deep muscle and reducing superficial muscles recruitment in patients with chronic neck pain.

TL;DR: It was showed that Kaltenborn manual therapy decreased pain in the CMC joint and scaphoid bone areas of elderly female patients; however, it did not confer an increase in motor function in patients with CMC OA.

TL;DR: By adopting the NCQA BPRP as an SCP, training physicians in this SCP, and using a back pain classification, Jordan Hospital Spine Care demonstrated the quality and value of care rendered to a population of patients.

TL;DR: This group of rock climbers with LE who were conservatively managed with a treatment approach consisting of cervical spine manipulation, mobilization directed at the elbow and wrist, and TrP dry needling as well as kinesio tape exhibited clinical improvement.

TL;DR: There is room for improvement in the methodological quality of studies measurement properties in the field of measuring neck pain and disability, and it is recommended that studies on construct validity and responsiveness should be based on predefined hypotheses and that better statistical methods should be used in responsiveness studies.

TL;DR: The results indicate low accuracy of the straight-leg raise (SLR) test in diagnosis of LDH if compared with MRI results, and the discriminative power of the SLR seemed to decrease as age increased; thus, positive and negative results may be less conclusive in older patients.

TL;DR: Median nerve mobilization decreased pain in the TM joint and increased grip strength in this group of patients with TCOA, finding no differences in PPT in the other studied structures after treatment.

TL;DR: A systematic maturation in performance associated with educational experience was showed, with an asymptotic leveling of change between the fourth year of training and 5 years of clinical practice experience.

TL;DR: Manipulation and mobilization had no significant effect on bending stiffness or flexion and extension ROM for this group of subjects.

TL;DR: Preliminary evidence that SMT may have the potential to benefit lung function in patients with COPD who are older than 65 years is offered.

TL;DR: The soft cervical collar did not adequately immobilize the cervical spine and was not effective at reducing motion, according to the data of the 50 subjects presented.

TL;DR: The study has shown high interrater reliability when 2 raters simultaneously scored the CCFT trials in asymptomatic individuals.

TL;DR: This pilot study showed that the measurement of shoe orthotics to reduce low back pain and discomfort after 6 weeks of use is feasible and a larger clinical trial is needed to verify these results.

TL;DR: Evidence is provided that the presence of joint sounds does not influence the overall activity of the autonomic nervous system following a thrust manipulation or contribute to the reduction of pain in patients with chronic neck pain.

TL;DR: Several prognostic clinical factors can potentially identify patients with neck pain who are likely to experience a rapid response to the application of an intervention including both cervical and thoracic spine manipulations, but no combination of the variables was able to dramatically increase the posttest probability.

TL;DR: The results of this study showed improvement for patients with low back pain subsequent to lumbar spine surgery who were managed with chiropractic care.