Physiotherapy
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
The effectiveness of graded motor imagery for reducing phantom limb pain in amputees: a randomised controlled trial.
To investigate whether graded motor imagery (GMI) is effective for reducing phantom limb pain (PLP) in people who have undergone limb amputations. ⋯ (PACTR201701001979279).
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Comparative effectiveness of Pilates and yoga group exercise interventions for chronic mechanical neck pain: quasi-randomised parallel controlled study.
To determine the effectiveness of Pilates and yoga group exercise interventions for individuals with chronic neck pain (CNP). ⋯ ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01999283.
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Multicenter Study
Musculoskeletal pain characteristics associated with lower balance confidence in community-dwelling older adults.
To determine whether musculoskeletal pain (pain severity and number of chronic pain sites; single or multisite) is associated with balance confidence over and above previously established risk factors. ⋯ Both pain severity and number of chronic pain sites (particularly multisite pain) are associated with lower balance confidence in community-dwelling older adults. Further research is needed to target pain symptoms and balance confidence in relation to fall risk in older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Does adding cognitive-behavioural physiotherapy to exercise improve outcome in patients with chronic neck pain? A randomised controlled trial.
To determine whether adding a physiotherapist-led cognitive-behavioural intervention to an exercise programme improved outcome in patients with chronic neck pain (CNP). ⋯ ISRCTN27611394.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Compliance effects in a randomised controlled trial of yoga for chronic low back pain: a methodological study.
Methodological study nested within a multicentre randomised controlled trial (RCT) of yoga plus usual general practitioner (GP) care vs usual GP care for chronic low back pain. ⋯ ISRCTN 81079604.