Cross Sectional Studies

Because yoga is a practice that inherently stretches and strengthens muscles and improves posture, it is one your physical therapist may recommend. Yoga International says that the postural awareness yoga practice fosters is effective for lasting relief from a pain in your neck, and offers a few suggestions for yoga poses for neck pain that can be done while sitting in a chair.

The relationship discovered in the articles written by Denneson, et., al (2011) and Fletcher, et., al (2016) discuss how the Department of Veterans Affair is studying the significance of using complementary alternative medicine to effectively control chronic noncancerous pain versus the continuous use of opioids. Massage therapy was the most preferred and effective method for management of pain. In the article written by Fletcher, et., al (2016), about 60 percent of the outpatient was taking opioids for management of chronic pain.

The following analysis will observe various methods of CAM pain reduction, highlighting two major CAM therapies of interest: music therapy, animal therapy. In addition, the following analysis will discuss how different demographics react to such therapies, with gender, age, ethnicity, and education level playing a role in relation to a patient’s willingness to be open to CAM. Lastly this analysis will discuss the drawbacks of CAM therapies in the medical community today, emphasising a lack of discussion between provider and patient, and the general lack of clinical education surrounding CAM therapies within the medical community.

There were 3 departments audited for Pain Reassessment compliance over a 12 month period, NIGHTINGALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL averaged

It is a challenge to manage pain in older adults. The course of action, effect and

As previously discussed, ISTDP has been empirically shown to be effective for individuals with many different types of somatic disorders, including back pain, pelvic and urinary tract pain, and other types of unexplained chronic pain (Leichsenring, Rabung, & Leibing, 2004). Many people who have TMS also have psychiatric symptoms, such as anxiety and depression, for which ISTDP has also been shown to be significantly effective (Town & Driessen, 2013). From these studies alone, it is clear and evident that ISTDP is very useful for people with TMS. However, these are not the only reasons why ISTDP is so applicable for TMS patients. As both Dr. Sarno and Dr. Schubiner discuss in their books on psychogenic pain, there are certain personality types

We are grateful for the “Manual Therapy” reviewers thoughtful review and suggestions to improve our manuscript. Our author team has reviewed, considered, and responded to all comments and suggestions the reviewers proposed in accordance with “Manual Therapy” guidelines. Thus, we are submitting a revised manuscript “The Immediate Cardiovascular Response to Joint Mobilization of the Neck- A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Pain-Free Adults” for follow-up consideration for publication in “Manual Therapy”. We are hopeful that our work will be deemed as valuable and disseminated for other manual therapists to consider.

The results of this study show that both treatment interventions are just as effective in pain reduction and increased spinal mobility following a single treatment. A post boc correlation (relationship between variables) analysis was performed in order to explore the relationship between changes in pain and lumbar extension motion. Researchers analyzed the relationship between an increase in motion and decrease in pain for this study.

The strength of this recommendation is inconclusive. As practitioners, we should have minimum restraint in following this recommendation and should be on the lookout for new evidence in addition to strongly listening to patient preference. This recommendation is based upon three RCT’s. Two of these studies were of high strength and one was of moderate strength with regard to quality. All three of these studies had moderate applicability. In these studies, pain improvement was not consistently statistical significant (MD = .81, 95% CI -1.76, .14; MD = 2.26, p<.001; MD = -.82, 95% CI -1.247, -.39), and neither was function (MD = 3, 95% CI -1.05, 7.05; MD = 6.54, p=.001). In addition, the authors concluded the clinical significance of these findings were

Validity: Overall the study is valid but limited as the study examined individual patients as a single case making the ability to generalize limited. The foremost dilemma with the study is the challenge in determining the difference in scores that correspond directly to a clinically important modification. The ability of the VAS to detect significant changes relies heavily on an established baseline as a standard to compare future data. Throughout the duration of the study, patients were asked frequently to complete the VAS and RMQ, this may possibly lead to learning effects which may impact the results of the pain and functional status

The participants recorded their pain during activity using the numerical rating scale (NRS) during the initial examination. The participants received three IASTM treatments a week

This study will utilize a stratified, randomized, placebo-controlled, pretest-posttest design with an intention to treat analysis. Patient enrollment will take place over a course of 6 months. Prior to randomization to subject groups, all participants will complete the Numeric Rating Scale for Pain (NRS-11). To ensure similar baseline pain scores between the treatment and control groups, subjects will be stratified into three groups based on their baseline pain scores: no –to –mild pain (0-3), moderate pain (4-6), and severe pain (7-10). Subjects from each pain level group will then be randomly assigned to either the standard of care group (SC) with placebo or the treatment group (SCK) consisting of standard of care with Kinesio taping

The functional pain scale is a viable approach to evaluate pain in the elderly and has

Pain is an internal and subjective experience that cannot be directly observed, assessed and measured by others. Hence, an assessment of a patient’s pain is critical to optimal pain management interventions. A systematic process of pain assessment, measurement and re-evaluation would help to achieve a reduced experience of pain, increased comfort, improved physiological, psychological and physical function, and lastly increased the satisfaction with pain management in the patients with arthritis (Sharon Wood, 2008).

Chronic pain is a serious medical condition that disrupts the individual’s life. It can affect the physical, psychological, economical, and social aspects of the individual. Such a pain may arise from conditions as, but not limited to, fibromyalgia, low back pain, knee arthritis, and spinal cord injuries. Moreover, chronic pain may require a long-standing management. Despite the use of several exercise approaches to manage chronic pain, the efficacy of most programs is inconclusive. One rationale for unsuccessful pain management is not effectiveness of the therapeutic approach, but the patient’s lack of adherence to exercise programs beyond the actual treatment (Göhner & Schlicht, 2006). Thus, the aim of this review is to evaluate the qualitative