Tag: Manual Therapy
Musings from 2015
Wow the year has flown by quickly. I have to say that I feel disappointed that I haven’t posted much this year. My apologies for not doing so. I have great admiration for the physiotherapy bloggers out there who post such regular, well written posts. To wrap up the year I thought I might reflect/muse […]
The Role of Manual Therapy
Now the most obvious key role of manual therapy is that it provides pain relief in some patients (for those interested in the research relating to the mechanisms of manual therapy this topic please see this previous post and this recent systematic review by Voogt et al (2014)). Pain reduction in patients is great, but there […]
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 […]
Mechanisms of Manual Therapy
What does Manual Therapy (MT) do? By MT I mean what do our passive joint mobilisation techniques do? The following summarises some interesting research regarding the Mechanisms of Manual Therapy. Schmid et al (2008) Conducted a systematic review of the literature in relation to the effects of MT. They concluded that: MT may help with […]
Classification of Radiculopathy and Peripheral Neuropathic Pain
Now before we start I want to state that most of my knowledge regarding this topic has developed from attending lectures/courses/practical sessions with Dr Toby Hall (Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist). I would encourage anyone reading this post to take any opportunity that arises to attend a course of Toby’s. He is a wealth of knowledge and […]
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