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Risk of Treatment Escalation in Recipients vs Nonrecipients of Spinal Manipulation for Musculoskeletal Cervical Spine Disorders: An Analysis of Insurance Claims
Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between treatment escalation and spinal manipulation in a retrospective cohort of people diagnosed with musculoskeletal disorders of the cervical spine. Methods We...
Comparison of Pelvic Tilt Before and After Hip Flexor Stretch-ing in Healthy Adults
Stephen J. Preece, PhD Yen Fang Tan, MSc Talal D.A. Alghamdi, MSc Frances A. Arnall, MScDOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2020.09.006 Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the association between hip flexor length and pelvic tilt or lumbar lordosis by...
Association of Both Scapular Upward Rotation and Scapulothoracic Muscle Lengths With Shoulder Pain, Function, and Range of Movement
Research ArticleAssociation of Both Scapular Upward Rotation and Scapulothoracic Muscle Lengths With Shoulder Pain, Function, and Range of MovementSantiago Navarro-Ledesma, PT, PhD Manuel Fernandez-Sanchez, PT, PhD Filip Struyf, PT, PhD Alejandro Luque Suarez, PT,...
Evidence for decreased Neurologic Pain Signature activation following thoracic spinal manipulation in healthy volunteers and participants with neck pain
NeuroImage: Clinical Volume 24, 2019, 102042This study examined the impact on the neurological pain system (NPS) on health individuals of spinal manipulation. They tested utilizing an A-P adjustment to the thoracic spine finding that the spinal manipulation did alter...
COVID-19: Immunology and treatment options
Clin Immunol. 2020 Jun; 215: 108448https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7185015/ This is a great article detailing the interaction of COVID-19 with the body. It discusses the method of infection through the ACE2 receptors and the variations in different...
The Differential effects of PNF Versus Passive Stretch Conditioning on Neuromuscular Performance.
Eur J Sport Sci. 2014;14(3):233-41. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2013.799716. Epub 2013 May 20. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23688197 This study took a look at the difference in stretching effectiveness between PNF and static stretching. It was a...