Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Sep 2019
Meta AnalysisClinical efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials.
This study determined the clinical efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy and the predictors of its efficacy for knee osteoarthritis. ⋯ Shockwave therapy is beneficial for knee osteoarthritis. Shockwave dosage, particularly the energy level and intervention duration, may have different contributions to treatment efficacy.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Sep 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of whole-body vibration exercise for non-specific chronic low back pain: an assessor-blind, randomized controlled trial.
To confirm the benefits of whole-body vibration exercise for pain intensity and functional disability in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain. ⋯ The study demonstrated that whole-body vibration exercise could provide more benefits than general exercise for relieving pain and improving functional disability in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Sep 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of adding interferential current stimulation to exercise on outcomes in primary care patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate the effect of adding interferential current stimulation to exercise on pain, disability, psychological status and range of motion in patients with neck pain. ⋯ Adding interferential current stimulation to exercise resulted in better immediate outcome across a range of measures.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Jul 2019
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Pragmatic Clinical TrialClinical and cost effectiveness of memory rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury: a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of a group-based memory rehabilitation programme for people with traumatic brain injury. ⋯ This memory rehabilitation programme did not lead to reduced forgetting in daily life for a heterogeneous sample of people with traumatic brain injury. Further research will need to examine who benefits most from such interventions.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Jun 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialCausal mechanisms of a healthy lifestyle intervention for patients with musculoskeletal pain who are overweight or obese.
To assess the causal mechanisms of a healthy lifestyle intervention for patients with chronic low back pain and knee osteoarthritis, who are overweight or obese. ⋯ Our findings show that the intervention did not cause a meaningful change in the hypothesized mediators, and these mediators were not associated with patient-reported outcomes.