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Exercise found to reduce risk of experiencing episodes of neck pain
November 6, 2018
Exercise identified as an effective strategy for preventing neck pain

Two of the five RCTs investigated the use of exercise programs, and researchers deemed that there was moderate-quality evidence that exercise does substantially reduce the
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Spine strengthening exercises lead to improvements
November 1, 2018
Results showed that patients who followed the physical therapist-led exercise program experienced several significant improvements when compared to the control group. Most importantly, the angle of the curvature of the spine reduced by an average of 3
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Reducing elbow injury in young pitchers requires effective prevention
October 30, 2018
If an injury of any sort does occur, it's important to carefully discuss the details of it with the player, and to include their parents. Although many players and parents may have difficulty accepting that playing time needs to be stopped for a perio
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Two types of strength exercises lead to improvements for tennis elbow
October 23, 2018
After one year, results showed that patients in both groups improved in their scores for pain and muscle strength, but the eccentric exercise group experienced greater overall improvements. This was based on the fact that the eccentric group reported
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Elbow injuries of the ulnar collateral ligament don't require surgery
October 16, 2018
The ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is a band of tissue that connects the inside of the upper arm bone to the inside of the forearm at the elbow. It helps to support and stabilize the arm during movements like throwing a ball, but is commonly injured
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Hands-on movement by PT have a positive effect on tennis elbow
October 9, 2018
Overall, results were supportive of the effectiveness of joint mobilizations for tennis elbow. In particular, high-quality evidence was found that showed two types of joint mobilization-mobilization with movement (MWM) and Mill's manipulation-were mor
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Balance training improves sports performance & may reduce injury risk
September 25, 2018
Overall, results were supportive of balance training in both applications. For the first focus of the review on athletic performance, the sports most commonly studied were soccer, basketball, and handball. The majority of these studies found signific
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Review finds that exercise is one of the best ways to prevent falls
September 18, 2018
A total of 54 RCTs with 39 different interventions focused on the risk of falls that caused injury, and the findings from these studies showed that some of the most effective interventions for reducing this risk included exercise, vision assessment, an
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Two exercises programs are effective in reducing falls in older men
September 13, 2018
Results showed that both aerobic and resistance exercises on their own were more effective than no exercise for reducing risk factors for falls such as balance, posture control, mobility and leg strength; however, combining these two types of exercise
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Bracing & balance training reduce the risk for ankle sprains
September 11, 2018
On the whole, results from the studies reviewed showed that balance training and bracing were both effective for reducing the risk and incidence of ankle sprains. Two of the three studies that evaluated bracing found that patients who wore these brace
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Exercise identified as an effective strategy for preventing neck pain