Aust J Physiother
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Randomized Controlled Trial
In chronic low back pain, low level laser therapy combined with exercise is more beneficial than exercise alone in the long term: a randomised trial.
Is low level laser therapy an effective adjuvant intervention for chronic low back pain? ⋯ In chronic low back pain low level laser therapy combined with exercise is more beneficial than exercise alone in the long term.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Healthy adults can more easily elevate the pelvic floor in standing than in crook-lying: an experimental study.
Are there any differences in the displacement and endurance of an elevating voluntary pelvic floor muscle contraction in standing and in crook-lying? Are there any differences in these variables between males and females in either test position? ⋯ Standing was found to be a more effective position for achieving and sustaining an elevation of the pelvic floor compared to crook-lying, regardless of sex, and this should be taken into account when assessing and training pelvic floor muscle contraction.
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Clinical Trial
The quantity of early upright mobilisation performed following upper abdominal surgery is low: an observational study.
How much upright mobilisation, particularly uptime, is performed in the first four days following upper abdominal surgery? In what part of the day is the greatest uptime achieved? Is length of stay related to uptime? Is there any difference in uptime in terms of postoperative factors? ⋯ This is the first study to quantify upright mobilisation following upper abdominal surgery. The results show that the quantity of upright mobilisation performed is low. Given that uptime predicted length of stay, increasing early upright mobilisation may have a positive effect on reducing length of stay following upper abdominal surgery.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
The Mapleson C circuit clears more secretions than the Laerdal circuit during manual hyperinflation in mechanically-ventilated patients: a randomised cross-over trial.
What is the effect of the Mapleson C circuit compared with the Laerdal circuit in removing secretions and improving ventilation and gas exchange during manual hyperinflation? ⋯ Although more secretions were cleared using the Mapleson C compared with the Laerdal circuit in this study, this had no consequence in terms of oxygenation and compliance only trended to improve. As the study was underpowered the clinical significance of these findings is not clear.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Treadmill walking with body weight support is no more effective than cycling when added to an exercise program for lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomised controlled trial.
Is 6 weeks of treadmill walking with body weight support more effective than cycling in people with lumbar spinal stenosis when added to an exercise program? ⋯ Treadmill with body weight support and cycling may be equally effective in the conservative management of people with lumbar spinal stenosis. However, the improvement observed in both groups was probably a combination of the intervention and the natural course of recovery of lumbar spinal stenosis.