The importance of body mass normalisation for ultrasound measurement of the transversus abdominis muscle: The effect of age, gender and sport practice
Some studies have not considered body mass as a confounder in TrA analysis, which may have led to improper interpretation of results. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - February 2, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Pawel Linek Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Reply to the letter to the editor: ‘Systematic review of comparative effectiveness and health economics research relating to osteopathic manipulative treatment’
We would like to thank Licciardone for his comments on our article (Steel et al., 2017). The ongoing contribution of researchers such as Licciardone to the field of osteopathy is of utmost importance. The cost-effectiveness study reported by Licciardone was published and indexed after our research database search was conducted (May 2015). While we did conduct hand-searching of included articles in September 2015 to identify any citations overlooked during the database search, as per standard practice we did not repeat the electronic database search at this time. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - February 1, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Amie Steel, Tobias Sundberg, Rebecca Reid, Lesley Ward, Felicity L. Bishop, Matthew Leach, Holger Cramer, Jon Wardle, Jon Adams Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
People's beliefs about the meaning of crepitus in patellofemoral pain and the impact of these beliefs on their behaviour: A qualitative study
A feature of patellofemoral pain is joint crepitus. Several causes of crepitus have been described, but previous research has focused on the pathological meaning of crepitus. No research has demonstrated a definitive link between noise and pathology and its importance and meaning to patients is unresearched. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 31, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Claire J. Robertson, Michael Hurley, Fiona Jones Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Trunk muscle activity during different variations of the supine plank exercise
Exercises providing neuromuscular challenges of the spinal muscles are desired for core stability, which is important for workers with heavy manual labour as well as people recovering from back pain. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 29, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Joaquin Calatayud, Jose Casa ña, Fernando Martín, Markus D. Jakobsen, Juan C. Colado, Pedro Gargallo, Álvaro Juesas, Víctor Muñoz, Lars L. Andersen Tags: Original article Source Type: research
The development of a shoulder specific left/right judgement task: Validity & reliability
Disruption of cortically-held working body schema has been associated with a variety of pain conditions. A motor imagery technique - the left right judgement task (LRJT) - has been used as an indirect assessment of the integrity of the working body schema. To date there is no LRJT specifically designed to investigate the body schema of persons with shoulder pain. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 26, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: John D. Breckenridge, James H. McAuley, David S. Butler, Halton Stewart, G. Lorimer Moseley, Karen A. Ginn Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Editorial
As you will have noticed, the New Year (2017) has bought a new era in the life of this Journal with a change in name. Manual Therapy was first published in July 1995. Its name represented a contemporary term for the scope and practice of manipulative therapy and to some extent an emphasis in practice at the time, as reflected in the name of the seminal text, “Grieve's Modern Manual Therapy –The vertebral column”. The year 2016 marked the 21st year of publication of Manual Therapy and the Editorial Board considered that this marked a time for a change in the title. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 26, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Ann Moore, Gwendolen Jull Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
A comparison of patient education practices and perceptions of novice and experienced physiotherapists in Australian physiotherapy settings
Patient education is an integral component of physiotherapy practice. Little is known about the differences in reported use and perception of patient education between experienced and novice physiotherapists. Understanding these differences has important implications for training approaches and physiotherapy practice. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 22, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: R. Forbes, A. Mandrusiak, M. Smith, T. Russell Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Adverse events associated with the use of cervical spine manipulation or mobilization and patient characteristics: A systematic review
Cervical spinal manipulation (CSM) and cervical mobilization are frequently used in patients with neck pain and headache. Pre-manipulative cervical instability and arterial integrity tests appear to be unreliable in identifying patients at risk for adverse events. It would be valuable if patients at risk could be identified by specific characteristics during the preliminary screening.Objective was to identify characteristics of 1) patients, 2) practitioners, 3) treatment process and 4) adverse events (AE) occurring after CSM or cervical mobilization. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 22, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: H.A. Kranenburg, M.A. Schmitt, E.J. Puentedura, G.J. Luijckx, C.P. van der Schans Tags: Review article Source Type: research
A comparison of patient education practices and perceptions of novice and experienced physiotherapists in Australian physiotherapy settings
Patient education is an integral component of physiotherapy practice. Little is known about the differences in reported use and perception of patient education between experienced and novice physiotherapists. Understanding these differences has important implications for training approaches and physiotherapy practice. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 22, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: R. Forbes, A. Mandrusiak, M. Smith, T. Russell Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Adverse events associated with the use of cervical spine manipulation or mobilization and patient characteristics: A systematic review
Cervical spinal manipulation (CSM) and cervical mobilization are frequently used in patients with neck pain and headache. Pre-manipulative cervical instability and arterial integrity tests appear to be unreliable in identifying patients at risk for adverse events. It would be valuable if patients at risk could be identified by specific characteristics during the preliminary screening.Objective was to identify characteristics of 1) patients, 2) practitioners, 3) treatment process and 4) adverse events (AE) occurring after CSM or cervical mobilization. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 22, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: H.A. Kranenburg, M.A. Schmitt, E.J. Puentedura, G.J. Luijckx, C.P. van der Schans Tags: Review article Source Type: research
Systematic review of comparative effectiveness and health economics research relating to osteopathic manipulative treatment
Steel and colleagues recently reviewed the literature on comparative effectiveness and health economics research relating to osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) and concluded that the published studies were of insufficient quality and quantity to inform policy and practice (Steel et al., 2016). However, there were several omissions, inconsistencies, and inaccuracies in their review that should be noted. First, a large cost-effectiveness study published prior to their final database search in September 2015 was not included (Wilson et al., 2015). (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 19, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: John C. Licciardone Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Systematic review of comparative effectiveness and health economics research relating to osteopathic manipulative treatment
Steel and colleagues recently reviewed the literature on comparative effectiveness and health economics research relating to osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) and concluded that the published studies were of insufficient quality and quantity to inform policy and practice (Steel et al., 2016). However, there were several omissions, inconsistencies, and inaccuracies in their review that should be noted. First, a large cost-effectiveness study published prior to their final database search in September 2015 was not included (Wilson et al., 2015). (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 19, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: John C. Licciardone Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Assessment of in vivo 3D kinematics of cervical spine manipulation: Influence of practitioner experience and occurrence of cavitation noise
Investigations on 3D kinematics during spinal manipulation are widely reported for assessing motion data, task reliability and clinical effects. However the link between cavitation occurrence and specific kinematics remains questionable. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 15, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Bernard Van Geyt, Pierre-Michel Dugailly, Paul Klein, Yves Lepers, Beno ît Beyer, Véronique Feipel Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Bridging the evidence-practice gaps in manual therapy: Getting the balance right
Figg-Latham J, Rajendran D, Quiet dissent: The attitudes, beliefs and behaviours of UK osteopaths who reject low back pain guidance – A qualitative study, Manual Therapy (2016), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2016.10.006. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 15, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Saravana Kumar, Peter Roberts Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Cervical traction therapy with and without neck support: A finite element analysis
Cervical traction is commonly used for treating neck pain. However, few studies have investigated the biomechanical impact such traction has on soft tissues. (Source: Manual Therapy)
Source: Manual Therapy - January 15, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Kuan Wang, Huihao Wang, Zhen Deng, Zhengyan Li, Hongsheng Zhan, Wenxin Niu Tags: Original article Source Type: research
