abstract：:Physiotherapeutic management of lumbar disorders often utilises specific segmental joint mobilisation techniques; however, there is only limited evidence of any neurophysiological effects and much of this has focused on the cervical spine and upper limbs. This study aims to extend the knowledge base underpinning the u...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Perry J,Green A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of structural differentiation or sensitising manoeuvres on responses of normal subjects to standard neurodynamic tests of straight leg raise (SLR) and slump test. Eighty-eight (39 males and 49 females) asymptomatic subjects were examined (aged 18-39 mean age 21.9+/-4.1...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Herrington L,Bendix K,Cornwell C,Fielden N,Hankey K

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the high prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome, the quality of clinical practice guidelines is poor and non-invasive treatment modalities are often poorly documented. The aim of this cadaveric biomechanical study was to measure longitudinal excursion and strain in the median and ulna...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Coppieters MW,Butler DS

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plantar heel pain is a symptom commonly encountered by clinicians. Several conditions such as plantar fasciitis, calcaneal fracture, rupture of the plantar fascia and atrophy of the heel fat pad may lead to plantar heel pain. Injury to the tibial nerve and its branches in the tarsal tunnel and in the foot is also a co...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Alshami AM,Souvlis T,Coppieters MW

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate sensorimotor functions in patients with chronic neck pain with objective and quantitative methods. A group of 16 patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain of insidious onset or whiplash associated disorders (WAD) was compared to an equally sized group of healthy subject...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Sjölander P,Michaelson P,Jaric S,Djupsjöbacka M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little known about the specific manual therapy techniques used to treat painfully limited shoulders and their effects on range of movement (ROM) and pressure pain threshold (PPT). The objective of this study was to investigate the initial effects of a Mulligan's mobilization with movement (MWM) technique on s...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Teys P,Bisset L,Vicenzino B

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patellar taping is regarded as an important element of the treatment of patellofemoral joint pain. Key to the successful use of patellar taping is the assessment of patella position. The reliability and validity of the techniques used to assess patella position has been questioned. The aim of the study was to assess t...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： McEwan I,Herrington L,Thom J

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In both simulation and manual therapy studies, substantial variability has been shown when therapists attempt to replicate an applied force. Knowledge about the forces employed during treatment could reduce this variability. In the current project, a prototype for a mobilizing device incorporating a dynamome...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Waddington GS,Adams RD

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging (RUSI) has been validated as a noninvasive method to measure activation of selected muscles. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between muscle thickness change, as measured by ultrasonography, and electromyography (EMG) activity of the lumbar multifidus (LM) m...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Kiesel KB,Uhl TL,Underwood FB,Rodd DW,Nitz AJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impairment of the cranio-cervical flexor (CCF) muscles is a feature of painful cervical spine disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate if CCF muscle impairment is present over a range of contraction intensities (maximal, moderate, low) in neck pain sufferers compared to individuals with no history of neck p...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： O'Leary S,Jull G,Kim M,Vicenzino B

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of the trunk muscles to spinal stability is well established. There is convincing evidence for the role of multifidus in spinal stability. Recently, emphasis has shifted to the deep fibres of this muscle (DM) and five key clinical beliefs have arisen: (i) that DM stabilizes the lumbar spine whereas th...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： MacDonald DA,Moseley GL,Hodges PW

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 5-20% of postpartum women suffer from long-lasting pelvic girdle pain (PGP). The etiology and pathogenesis of PGP are still unclear. The aim of this study was to examine whether subjects with and without persisting PGP and disability differed with respect to their ability to voluntarily contract the deep...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Stuge B,Mørkved S,Dahl HH,Vøllestad N

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine if patients who do not receive manipulation for their low back pain (LBP) are at an increased risk for worsening disability compared to patients receiving an exercise intervention without manipulation. One hundred and thirty-one consecutive patients with LBP were randomly ass...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Childs JD,Flynn TW,Fritz JM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged static posture has been identified as a major risk factor for work-related neck and upper limb disorders (WRNULD) in computer users. Previous research has mainly examined working postures in healthy pain-free individuals. The present study examined whether symptomatic subjects exhibited the same kinematic pa...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Szeto GP,Straker LM,O'Sullivan PB

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain (LBP) is a very common but largely self-limiting condition. The problem arises however, when LBP disorders do not resolve beyond normal expected tissue healing time and become chronic. Eighty five percent of chronic low back pain (CLBP) disorders have no known diagnosis leading to a classification of 'no...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： O'Sullivan P

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hamstring injuries are the most prevalent muscle injury in sports involving rapid acceleration and maximum speed running. Injury typically occurs in an acute manner through an eccentric mechanism at the terminal stages of the swing phase of gait. Biceps femoris is most commonly injured. Re-injury rates are high and ma...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Hoskins W,Pollard H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of spinal manipulative therapy have not adequately defined the terms 'mobilization' and 'manipulation', nor distinguished between these terms in reporting the trial interventions. The purpose of this study was to describe the spinal manipulative therapy techniques util...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Hurley DA,McDonough SM,Baxter GD,Dempster M,Moore AP

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low back pain (LBP) and neck pain are associated with dysfunction of the trunk and neck muscles, respectively, and may involve common or similar mechanisms. In both cases, dysfunction may compromise spinal control. Anecdotally, neck pain patients commonly develop LBP. This study investigated the possibility that trunk...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Moseley GL

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the reference and quotation accuracy in four peer-reviewed manual therapy journals. A stratified random sample of original research (n=7) was collected from each of the journals spanning the years January 2000 to December 2001. A further random selection of 80 references from ea...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Gosling CM,Cameron M,Gibbons PF

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper explores the notion of validity from different perspectives and addresses its integration with clinical reasoning. Whilst valuing the evidence-based practice (EBP) perspective in our quest for validation of practice, the authors posit that other perspectives may provide added value through their potential f...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Downing AM,Hunter DG

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of tape to the skin overlying the lower fibres of trapezius is generally thought to facilitate this muscle. However, this facilitation has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, the effect of tape upon trapezius motoneurone pool excitability was assessed using the trapezius H reflex. The ampl...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Alexander CM,Stynes S,Thomas A,Lewis J,Harrison PJ

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neck disorders are common, disabling and costly. Randomized trials were reviewed using a Cochrane format, to determine if manual therapy improves pain, function and patient satisfaction in adults suffering from neck disorders with and without radicular findings or headache. Sequenced computerized searches ended in Dec...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Gross AR,Kay T,Hondras M,Goldsmith C,Haines T,Peloso P,Kennedy C,Hoving J

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The integration of the biopsychosocial model into manual therapy practice is challenging for clinicians, especially for those who have not received formal training in biopsychosocial theory or its application. In this masterclass two contemporary models of health and disability are presented along with a model for org...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Jones M,Edwards I,Gifford L

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of lateral epicondylalgia, a widely-used model of musculoskeletal pain in the evaluation of many physical therapy treatments, remains somewhat of an enigma. The protagonists of a new treatment technique for lateral epicondylalgia report that it produces substantial and rapid pain relief, despite a lack o...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Vicenzino B,Paungmali A,Buratowski S,Wright A

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute low cervical nerve root conditions may be easily misdiagnosed. The perspective presented is that their symptom presentation is not as straightforward as the classic descriptions of brachialgia would have us believe. This clinical commentary presents a series of observations and reasoning models that are relevant...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Gifford L

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common peripheral entrapment neuropathy. There is little literature available that addresses the management of this condition, which may partly explain why physiotherapy is often overlooked as a treatment approach in its management. This study investigated the effects of two manual t...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Tal-Akabi A,Rushton A

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With pain a frequent precipitant in individuals seeking manual therapy, it is important for therapists to adequately assess pain. At one level, pain forms an important part of the diagnostic assessment. It is suggested that a simple, reliable and quantitative pain measure be used in patients who present with routine p...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Strong J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of peripheral neuropathic pain or nerve trunk pain relies upon accurate differential diagnosis. In part neurogenic pain has been attributed to increased activity in, as well as to abnormal processing of non-nociceptive input from, the nervi nervorum. For neurogenic pain to be identified as the dominant ...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Hall TM,Elvey RL

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SUMMARY. This article reports a series of three case studies where the author carried out a spinal mobilization treatment concurrent with the patient's attempt to contract a chronically weakened muscle or muscle group. All of the cases describe enhancement of the contraction of the posterior crural muscles post trauma...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Wilson E

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SUMMARY. The slump test has been used routinely to differentiate low back pain due to involvement of neural structures from low back pain attributable to other factors. It is also said to differentiate between posterior thigh pain due to neural involvement from that due to hamstring injury. If changes in cervical posi...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Lew PC,Briggs CA

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SUMMARY. The paper summarizes a series of studies investigating reduced quadriceps femoris activation and its effect on rehabilitation of patients with traumatic and arthritic knee damage. It incorporates findings from related research fields and speculates on the physiological causes of reduced voluntary activation f...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Hurley MV

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SUMMARY. The thoracic outlet syndrome and shoulder instability provoke well known and partly similar sensations, often described by the patient as "my arm feels deadellipsisI have no strength in my armellipsisI feel pins and needles in my armellipsis". In axillary surgery, there are sometimes reports of a fibromuscula...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Clarys JP,Barbaix E,Van Rompaey H,Caboor D,Van Roy P

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal use of lumbar mobilisation requires a theoretical knowledge of the mechanical effects that occur. When a mobilisation force is applied the target vertebra will move with accompanying intervertebral displacements at many intervertebral joints. In addition, displacements and deformations of other tissues will co...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Lee M,Steven GP,Crosbie J,Higgs RJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical reasoning is reviewed with respect to the historical and continuing need for critical inquiry skills, the hypothetico-deductive basis of sound reasoning, factors influencing therapists' reasoning, and ways of promoting critical yet creative reasoning. The importance of clinicians' organisation of biomedical a...

journal_title：Manual therapy

authors： Jones M

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00