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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Keith Smart and colleagues have published a number of articles, over the past year or two, in relation to classification of Central Sensitisation, Nociceptive Pain and Peripheral Neuropathic Pain. I think their findings are very useful in the clinical setting to guide us in our decision making. Recent articles ,published in Manual Therapy in 2012, identified […]
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