Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2011
ReviewThe efficacy of lumbosacral transforaminal epidural steroid injections: a comprehensive literature review.
There have been a number of recent studies showing the effectiveness of lumbosacral transforaminal steroid epidural injections used in the treatment of radicular pain. The studies include retrospective, prospective and randomized controlled studies. Thus, the data is valuable with regard to identifying evidence based recommendations that can be used for clinical practitioners. ⋯ This systemic review included prospective, retrospective and randomized clinical trials showing that there was strong evidence for transforaminal injections in the treatment of lumbosacral radicular pain for both short term and long term relief.
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialThe efficacy of balneotherapy and physical modalities on the pulmonary system of patients with fibromyalgia.
Effects of balneotherapy on Primary Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) have been studied well, except for its effect on the respiratory symptoms of FMS. In this study we allocated 56 patients with FMS into three groups who matched according to age, gender and duration of illness. All three groups received the same three physical therapy modalities (PTM): transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), ultrasound (US) and infrared (IR). ⋯ PTM combined BT and HT groups achieved significant improvements at the end of therapies for dyspnea scale and spirometric measurements, but only PTM +BT group had significant improvements for dyspnea scale and spirometric measurements at six month follow up. The group of PTM+BT was significantly better than other groups. Our results suggest that supplementation of PTM with balneotherapy is effective on the respiratory and other symptoms of FMS and these effects were better than other protocols at 6 month follow up.
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialRapid analgesic onset of intra-articular hyaluronic acid with ketorolac in osteoarthritis of the knee.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of intra-articular ketorolac to improve intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) therapy in knee osteoarthritis with respect to the initiation of pain relief. ⋯ Intra-articular HA with ketorolac showed more rapid analgesic onset than intra-articular HA alone and did not induce any serious complications.
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2011
Clinical TrialShort-term follow-up: micro-invasive therapy of the cervical herniated disk by percutaneous nucleotomy.
The purpose of this article is to present the clinical results of percutaneous nucleotomy treatment on patients with cervical disk herniation. ⋯ Cervical percutaneous nucleotomy is a promising alternative to traditional open disk surgery or to chemonucleolysis for herniated disks of the cervical spine.
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2011
Validity and reliability of the Greek version of the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale.
Low back pain is related to functional status and possible resulting disability. The Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QBPDS) has been used widely to evaluate functional disability in patients with low back pain. The purpose of this study was to assess: (a) the face and content validity, (b) the factor structure, (c) the concurrent validity, (d) the discriminant validity, (e) the internal consistency and the test-retest reliability (ICC) of the Greek version of the QBPDS. ⋯ The Greek translation of the QBPDS provided reliable and valid instrument for the evaluation of Greek patients with low back pain.