Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Sep 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyEffects of cervical spine manual therapy on range of motion, head repositioning, and balance in participants with cervicogenic dizziness: a randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate and compare the effects of 2 manual therapy interventions on cervical spine range of motion (ROM), head repositioning accuracy, and balance in patients with chronic cervicogenic dizziness. ⋯ SNAG treatment improved cervical ROM, and the effects were maintained for 12 weeks after treatment. PJM had very limited impact on cervical ROM. There was no conclusive effect of SNAGs or PJMs on joint repositioning accuracy or balance in people with cervicogenic dizziness.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Sep 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of Feldenkrais method on chronic neck/scapular pain in people with visual impairment: a randomized controlled trial with one-year follow-up.
To determine whether the Feldenkrais method is an effective intervention for chronic neck/scapular pain in patients with visual impairment. ⋯ Feldenkrais method is an effective intervention for chronic neck/scapular pain in patients with visual impairment.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Sep 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialShort-term effect of spinal manipulation on pain perception, spinal mobility, and full height recovery in male subjects with degenerative disk disease: a randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate the short-term effect on spinal mobility, pain perception, neural mechanosensitivity, and full height recovery after high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) spinal manipulation (SM) in the lumbosacral joint (L5-S1). ⋯ An HVLA SM in the lumbosacral joint performed on men with degenerative disk disease immediately improves self-perceived pain, spinal mobility in flexion, hip flexion during the passive SLR test, and subjects' full height. Future studies should include women and should evaluate the long-term results.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Sep 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialImpact of resistance training in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients during periods of acute exacerbation.
To evaluate the effects of whole-body resistance training on exercise capacity, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and muscle strength in patients hospitalized for exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. ⋯ Our results suggest that resistance training during hospitalization improves the 6MWD, HRQOL, and lower-limb muscle strength, without altering the levels of systemic inflammation. However, future research should explore this intervention in larger randomized trials.