The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Feb 2007
Performance of the craniocervical flexion test, forward head posture, and headache clinical parameters in patients with chronic tension-type headache: a pilot study.
Case-control, descriptive pilot study. ⋯ These findings suggest possible impairments of the musculoskeletal system in individuals with CTTH, although it is not possible to determine if these impairments contributed to the etiology of CTTH or are as a result of the chronic headache condition.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Sep 2006
Case ReportsThe use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation to improve activation deficits in a patient with chronic quadriceps strength impairments following total knee arthroplasty.
Case report. ⋯ The patient was able to achieve symmetrical quadriceps strength and complete muscle activation following 6 weeks of NMES and volitional strength training. An intense strengthening program may have the potential to reverse persistent strength-related impairments following TKA.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Jul 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialPilates-based therapeutic exercise: effect on subjects with nonspecific chronic low back pain and functional disability: a randomized controlled trial.
A randomized controlled trial, prestest-posttest design, with a 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up. ⋯ The individuals in the specific-exercise-training group reported a significant decrease in LBP and disability, which was maintained over a 12-month follow-up period. Treatment with a modified Pilates-based approach was more efficacious than usual care in a population with chronic, unresolved LBP.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Jun 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialRandomized controlled trial of calcaneal taping, sham taping, and plantar fascia stretching for the short-term management of plantar heel pain.
Prospective, experimental, randomized, single-factor, pretest/posttest design. ⋯ Calcaneal taping was shown to be a more effective tool for the relief of plantar heel pain than stretching, sham taping, or no treatment.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Jun 2006
Sex differences in predictors of outcome in selected physical therapy interventions for acute low back pain.
Secondary analysis of pooled data from 3 randomized trials. ⋯ For patients with acute low back pain, men and women had similar physical therapy outcomes for reductions in pain intensity and pain-related disability. However, men and women had different factors that predicted treatment outcome.