Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Apr 2018
ReviewEffectiveness of myofascial release in treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review.
To evaluate the evidence on the effectiveness of myofascial release therapy to relieve chronic musculoskeletal pain and to improve joint mobility, functioning level, and quality of life in pain sufferers. Data sources and review: Randomized controlled trials were systematically gathered from CENTRAL, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Scopus, and PEDro databases. The methodological quality of articles was assessed according to the Cochrane Collaboration's domain-based framework. In addition, the effect sizes of main outcomes were calculated based on reported means and variances at baseline and in follow-up. ⋯ Current evidence on myofascial release therapy is not sufficient to warrant this treatment in chronic musculoskeletal pain.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Dec 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialIs a combined programme of manual therapy and exercise more effective than usual care in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain? A randomized controlled trial.
The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a combined intervention of manual therapy and exercise (MET) versus usual care (UC), on disability, pain intensity and global perceived recovery, in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain (CNP). ⋯ This study's findings suggest that a combination of manual therapy and exercise is more effective than usual care on disability, pain intensity and global perceived recovery.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Nov 2017
Meta AnalysisEffects of yoga on chronic neck pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The aim of this review was to systematically assess and meta-analyze the effectiveness of yoga in relieving chronic neck pain. ⋯ Yoga has short-term effects on chronic neck pain, its related disability, quality of life, and mood suggesting that yoga might be a good treatment option.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Feb 2020
The development and testing of the Predictor of Appropriate Discharge Destination among patients undergoing elective total knee or hip joint arthroplasty.
The aim of this study was to develop and test a tool, the Predictor of Appropriate Discharge Destination (PADD), used postoperative day zero by healthcare professionals to identify whether patients undergoing elective total knee arthroplasty or total hip arthroplasty should go directly home or to extended rehabilitation. A secondary objective was to examine the difference in readmissions pre and post use of the PADD. ⋯ The PADD has good predictive validity in relation to appropriate discharge destination for patients undergoing a total knee or hip arthroplasty.
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Clinical rehabilitation · May 2014
Review Meta AnalysisThe effectiveness of virtual reality interventions in improving balance in adults with impaired balance compared with standard or no treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To evaluate whether virtual reality interventions, including interactive gaming systems, are effective at improving balance in adults with impaired balance. ⋯ There was a notable inconsistency in the outcome measures, experimental, and control interventions used within the included studies. The pooled results of the studies showed no significant difference. Therefore this review cannot support nor refute the use of virtual reality interventions, rather than conventional physiotherapy, to improve balance in adults with impaired balance.