Tag: manual therapy

Home, Research Summaries

What is the impact of physiotherapeutic rehabilitation on functional improvement in adolescents with temporomandibular disorders?

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) can cause a range of issues, including muscle tension, pain in the jaw or temporomandibular joints, limited jaw movement, and audible joint symptoms. To find effective treatments for TMD in adolescents, a study conducted by Pihut et al. in 2022 compared two physiotherapeutic rehabilitation methods. The study involved 68 generally healthy patients, aged 14 to 17, who sought treatment for masticatory muscle … Continue reading What is the impact of physiotherapeutic rehabilitation on functional improvement in adolescents with temporomandibular disorders?

User AvatarAILeave a comment
Cervical, Home, Neck Pain, Research Summaries

The issue with neck pain: prevelance and natural history

The history of neck pain is explained in this blog. The distribution, natural history, and clinical course of a disease are all factors that contemporary clinical epidemiology considers. We present a quick summary of these dimensions in relation to neck pain. Let’s discuss prevalence: Compared to lumbar back pain, the epidemiology of neck pain in the adult population has received less attention, although there is … Continue reading The issue with neck pain: prevelance and natural history

User AvatarAbd El-Rahman TahaLeave a comment
Home, Research Summaries

What is neurodynamics? The very minimum you should understand.

Since the 1970s, when these procedures were first introduced, the treatment of neural tissue has remained a common component of diagnostics and treatment in manual physiotherapy (Elvey 1979; Butler 1991, 2000; Shacklock 1995, 2005; Hall & Elvey 1999). Theoretically, neurodynamics is just another name for neural mobilisation or neural mobilisation combined with certain additional neurosciences, according to some therapists. Moving neural tissues is just one … Continue reading What is neurodynamics? The very minimum you should understand.

User AvatarAbd El-Rahman TahaLeave a comment
Home, Research Summaries

Is there any evidence to support the effectiveness of physical therapy for treating adhesive capsulitis?

Adhesive capsulitis is a condition that affects about 1% of the general population. There is not enough research available to give clear instructions on how much manual therapy and exercise treatment someone with this condition should receive. In other words, doctors and physical therapists may not know the best amount of therapy to recommend to patients with adhesive capsulitis because there is not enough research … Continue reading Is there any evidence to support the effectiveness of physical therapy for treating adhesive capsulitis?

User AvatarEditorLeave a comment
Back, Home, Lower Back Pain, Lumbar, Neurologic, Research Summaries

Spinal manipulation and mobilization in the right direction: part 2

Finding the best way to manipulate or mobilize the spine in patients with severe radiculopathies can be difficult for many physiotherapists. There are two ways to determine the right direction. The first is the H-reflex approach, which Mohamed Sabahhi described (Abdulwahab and Sabbahi, 2000; Ali Ashraf and Sabbahi, 2001; Ali and Sabbahi, 2000), Another one is the Robin McKenzie-described pre-manipulative testing (McKenzie R 1981). Both … Continue reading Spinal manipulation and mobilization in the right direction: part 2

User AvatarAbd El-Rahman TahaLeave a comment