High impact information on Musculoskeletal Manipulations

• Placebo-controlled, blind study of dietary manipulation therapy in rheumatoid arthritis [1].
• The mean +/- SD fall in Northwick Park score at 6 months was 11.5 +/- 15.7 for advice and exercise alone, 10.2 +/- 14.1 for advice and exercise plus manual therapy, and 10.3 +/- 15.0 for advice and exercise plus pulsed shortwave [2].
• RESULTS: Results of the analysis indicated that participants with relatively high external Headache-Specific Locus of Control scores were more likely to achieve a reduction in headache frequency if they received the combined manipulative therapy and exercise therapy, compared with those who received no treatment [3].
• Immunoreactive ACTH, beta-endorphin, and cortisol levels in plasma following spinal manipulative therapy [4].
• The remaining four sections cover general concepts, evaluation schemes, and treatment procedures of four practitioners belonging to different schools of thought in orthopedic manual therapy: James Cyriax, MD, MRCP; Freddy Kaltenborn, DO, RPT; Geoffrey Maitland, MAPA, FCSP; and John McM Mennell, MD [5].

Biological context of Musculoskeletal Manipulations

• Oral anti-inflammatory agents, cortisone injections, and chiropractic manipulative therapy provided little relief [6].

Associations of Musculoskeletal Manipulations with chemical compounds

• The 16 physiotherapists, all members of the Society of Orthopaedic Medicine, utilized three spinal manipulative therapy patterns in the RCT: Maitland Mobilization (40.4%, n = 59), Maitland Mobilization/Cyriax Manipulation (40.4%, n = 59) and Cyriax Manipulation (19.1%, n = 28) [7].
• Twelve patients with advanced prostatic carcinoma and relapse following previous hormone manipulation therapy were treated with Zoladex-depot every 4 weeks [8].
• They were randomly allocated to a reference group treated with the stay-active concept and, in some cases, muscle stretching and an experimental group receiving manual therapy and, in some cases, steroid injections in addition to the stay-active concept [9].

Gene context of Musculoskeletal Manipulations

• Carpal tunnel syndrome, work return and manipulation therapy [10].
• Conservative options in the management of spinal disorders, Part II. Exercise, education, and manual therapies [11].
• In addition, cytokine manipulation therapy, anti-adhesion techniques, glucocorticoides and antioxidant barrier interference are also described [12].
• The identifier 'observable or palpable abnormalities of motion during movement assessment in clinical practice' was positively associated with reported confidence in diagnosis, as was the influence of manual therapy background models: Cyriax, Maitland, McKenzie, NAIOMPT, Osteopathic, Paris and other [13].
• CONCLUSIONS: This case shows that even advanced cases of ankylosing spondylitis may show a favorable response to chiropractic manipulative therapy [14].

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