The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Dec 2004
Multicenter StudyComputer use associated with poor long-term prognosis of conservatively managed lateral epicondylalgia.
Multicenter prospective design with a cohort of patients with lateral epicondylalgia commencing physical therapy. ⋯ Although many of the participants identified sports activities as the cause of their injury, these findings emphasize the importance that a patient's work tasks can have on recovery of lateral epicondylalgia. This would suggest that management should perhaps focus on work stations, postures, and behaviors.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Nov 2004
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialThe influence of experience and specialty certifications on clinical outcomes for patients with low back pain treated within a standardized physical therapy management program.
Secondary analysis of a randomized trial. ⋯ With the standardized protocol utilized in this study, it appears that the therapist-related factors of increased experience and specialty certification status do not result in an improvement in patients' disability associated with low back pain.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Apr 2004
Comparative StudyThe evaluation of change in pain intensity: a comparison of the P4 and single-item numeric pain rating scales.
Prospective observation study. ⋯ The findings of this study suggest the P4 is more adept at assessing change in pain intensity than popular versions of single-item NPRSs.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Nov 2003
Comparative StudyPatellofemoral kinematics during weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing knee extension in persons with lateral subluxation of the patella: a preliminary study.
Single-group, repeated-measures design. ⋯ The results of this study demonstrated that lateral patellar displacement was more pronounced during non-weight-bearing knee extension compared to weight-bearing knee extension in persons with lateral patellar subluxation. In addition, the results of this investigation suggest that the patellofemoral joint kinematics during non-weight-bearing could be characterized as the patella rotating on the femur, while the patellofemoral joint kinematics during the weight-bearing condition could be characterized as the femur rotating underneath the patella.