Research Evidence
Pharmacotherapy for Treatment of Neuropathic Pain – Research Evidence
Just a short post this time around…… I realise this is not directly related to physiotherapy treatment but given that patients with a dominance of neuropathic pain and/or central sensitisation (e.g. those patients with a positive LANSS or DN4 score for neuropathic pain) would seem to be the more difficult ones to improve, I think it […]
Physiotherapy Treatment of Lower Back Pain – Research Evidence
Another Research Evidence post. This time in regards to Physiotherapy Treatment of Lower Back Pain. Once again I have tried to compile some of the most recent systematic reviews in regards to this topic. The point of this post, and all of the other Research Evidence posts, being to guide us in the management of […]
Non-Specific Low Back Pain
I thought that this Review article, by Balague et al (2012), was a wonderful outline of where we are at with regards to Non-Specific Low Back Pain. I would recommend those interested read the article in detail as obviously the vast majority of information below is cited by the authors. General Summary: The lifetime prevalence […]
Physiotherapy Management of Cervical Pain – Research Evidence
In a follow-up to the last post I thought it might be useful to provide some up to date research evidence in relation to Physiotherapy management of Cervical Pain. Obviously there are numerous research articles out there and it is impossible to know them all. I have limited what I present here mainly to systematic […]
Cervical and Scapula Muscle Dysfunction in Neck Pain – Research Evidence
Following on from the last post where I reviewed some of the literature on Brain Changes in the pain state, I thought it worthwhile to summarise what we know about cervical and scapula muscle dysfunction in neck pain. What does the research tell us? Jull (2011) Review article. A whiplash injury results in reduced range […]
Pain, The Brain and Motor Control
I find this topic quite heavy going for my Brain! But I think that it is an important area of growth in knowledge that we should be aware of. I have tried to summarise some of the key points from four of the most recent articles I have read in relation to this topic. The […]
Physiotherapy Treatment of Tendinopathy – Research Evidence
The following is a summary of the Research Evidence in relation to Tendinopathy. In particular the Physiotherapy Treatment of Tendinopathy. As per previous “Research Evidence” posts I plan to re-visit this post to keep it up to date. General Research on Tendinopathy Treatment Wasielewski and Kotsko (2007) Systematic review looking at the use of eccentric […]
Physiotherapy Management of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome- Research Evidence
In my recent post I briefly reviewed the components of Evidence Based Practice (EBP). As we saw, Research Based Evidence is one component of EBP. Subsequent to the EBP post, I plan to regularly post information in relation to the Research Evidence Base for various conditions. Over time I will then revisit each topic over […]
What is Evidence Based Practice?
Subsequent posts will begin to cover the current Research Based Evidence in regards to various conditions that we commonly see as physiotherapists/physical therapists. Whilst I think it is extremely important for us to be aware of the Research Evidence, but this alone Evidence Based Practice (EBP). So what is Evidence Based Practice? Sackett et al […]
The Role of Psychosocial Aspects and Beliefs in Chronic Pain
The following presents some of the key points from my readings into the role of psychosocial aspects and beliefs in chronic pain. It is interesting to see that psychosocial aspects appear to be far more important in predicting recovery (or non-recovery) from back pain than other “biomedical” measures. I have previously posted regarding co-morbidities and […]
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