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Course of exercise yields similar results as surgery for knee injury
August 16, 2018
Overall, exercise therapy and surgery were found to lead to similar outcomes in knee pain, function, and performance for patients with meniscal lesions. Exercise therapy, however, was more effective for improving muscle strength than surgery after a s
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ACL surgery patients similar outcomes as ones treated non-operatively
August 14, 2018
Five years after treatment, patients in both groups experienced positive outcomes, and the results between the two groups were found to be very similar. In particular, scores from the quadriceps strength and single-legged hop test were high and did no
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Education program explaining pain is beneficial for patient outcomes
August 12, 2018
Results from the systematic review showed that PNE did, in fact, lead to several benefits for patients with musculoskeletal pain. In particular, it reduced patients' disability and usage of healthcare and improved their pain ratings, knowledge of pain
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Thigh muscle exercises are beneficial for knee condition patients
August 7, 2018
On the whole, results were supportive of quadriceps-strengthening exercises for PFPS patients, both alone and when combined with other exercises. It was found that when they were performed alone, these exercises were more effective for reducing pain a
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Pitching consecutive days in youth softball leads to pain & weakness
July 31, 2018
These findings clearly show that windmill pitching on consecutive days leads to declines in shoulder and elbow strength that are not recovered the next day, as well as significant increases in pain and fatigue. These changes can lead to shoulder damag
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6 weeks of PT leads to improvements for athletes dislocated shoulder
July 26, 2018
Results from the tests performed prior to the physical therapy rehabilitation program revealed that many patients had weakness in a number of their shoulder muscles as a result of pain, swelling and inflammation from the shoulder dislocation. After th
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Mindset can have significant impact on patients with shoulder pain
July 23, 2018
These findings suggest that when treating shoulder pain, psychological factors must be taken into consideration and addressed in addition to physical symptoms. Physical therapists can help by identifying these negative factors in patients early on in
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Many patients with no shoulder pain have MRI findings that show tear
July 18, 2018
These findings show that even in middle-aged patients that have no signs of shoulder pain, labral tears are commonly found on MRIs. The unfortunate result of this fact is that a patient with shoulder pain can be told they have a labral tear and then g
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Hands-on therapy found to be effective for shoulder pain
July 13, 2018
After completing treatment, participants in both groups experienced significant improvements with an increased PPT of several muscles of the upper back; however, the manual therapy group showed greater PPT improvements in these muscles than the shoulde
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Neck exercise more beneficial than physical activity for whiplash
June 29, 2018
In total, 170 patients (79%) completed the one-year follow-up and 123 (57%) completed the two-year-follow-up. At one year, both neck-specific groups displayed more clinically important improvements in pain, disability, and functioning than the PPA gro
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