Tag: Research Evidence
Sensitivity, Specificity, Likelihood Ratios…..what do these terms mean!
My plan for upcoming posts is to begin to scrutinise the “orthopaedic” tests that we perform in clinical practice. When we really begin to look at the “usefulness” of many of our tests it becomes apparent that many of them have limitations. To begin with I first think we need to understand is what terms […]
Physiotherapy Treatment for Shoulder Pain – Research Evidence
Another Research Evidence post! This time the shoulder…..What is the research evidence in regards to Physiotherapy Treatment for Shoulder Pain? Diagnostic Tests Hughes et al (2008) A systematic review of investigations into the diagnostic accuracy of clinical tests for rotator cuff pathology. Conclusions: Overall, most tests for rotator cuff pathology were inaccurate and cannot be recommended for clinical use. […]
Education and Mindfulness – Research Evidence
Another short post, but one I intend to add to as I gather more research. As the title of this post eludes to…..this is about Research Evidence in relation to treatments such as Education and Mindfulness. Pain Physiology Education Louw et al (2011) Systematic Review to evaluate the evidence for the effectiveness of neuroscience education […]
Classification of Back and Neck Pain – Research Evidence
There appears to be numerous methods in the attempt at Classification of Back and Neck Pain. The purpose of this post is to summarise some of the more common classification systems. In addition to this I have also included some references that debate the merits of classifying pain states. Spine Pain Classification Shah (2012) Moral […]
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 […]
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