The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Jul 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialThe relationship between history and physical examination findings and the outcome of electrodiagnostic testing in patients with sciatica referred to physical therapy.
Cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study. ⋯ In this investigation, the relationship between patient history and physical examination findings and the outcome of electrodiagnostic testing among patients with sciatica was not found to be statistically significant or clinically meaningful. However, given the small sample size and corresponding large CIs, these results should be considered with caution, recognizing that some of the history and physical examination variables may prove useful in future research. These findings suggest that electrodiagnostic testing is essential to identify the subgroup of patients with sciatica who have measurable nerve injury consistent with radiculopathy, which may be an important prognostic factor for recovery. Level of Evidence Diagnosis, level 3b-. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2014;44(7):508-517. Epub 22 May 2014. doi:10.2519/jospt.2014.5002.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Jul 2014
Development and validation of the ankle fracture outcome of rehabilitation measure (A-FORM).
Delphi panel and cohort study. ⋯ This investigation developed and refined the A-FORM (Version 1.0). The A-FORM items demonstrated favorable psychometric properties and are suitable for conversion to a single summary score. Further studies utilizing the A-FORM instrument are warranted. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2014;44(7):488-499. Epub 22 May 2014. doi:10.2519/jospt.2014.4980.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Jul 2014
ReviewRecommendations for physical therapists on the treatment of lumbopelvic pain during pregnancy: a systematic review.
Systematic review of the literature. ⋯ Therapy, level 1a-. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2014;44(7):464-473. Epub 10 May 2014. doi:10.2519/jospt.2014.5098.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Jul 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialScapular kinematics pre- and post-thoracic thrust manipulation in individuals with and without shoulder impingement symptoms: a randomized controlled study.
Randomized controlled trial with immediate follow-up. ⋯ Therapy, level 4. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2014;44(7):475-487. Epub 22 May 2014. doi:10.2519/jospt.2014.4760.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Jul 2014
The current perception threshold test differentiates categories of mechanical neck disorder.
Cross-sectional discriminative analysis. ⋯ CPT testing has moderate discriminatory accuracy, specificity, and sensitivity for classification of MND categories into neck pain with or without neurological signs. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2014;44(7):532-540. Epub 10 May 2014. doi:10.2519/jospt.2014.4691.