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Chronic Neck Pain and Forward Head Posture
A systematic review that included 16 studies found that corrective postural exercises and manual therapies are effective interventions for improving pain and disability in patients…
Treatment for Cervical Radiculopathy
A systematic review that included eight studies concluded that neural mobilization is an effective treatment option for mobility, pain, disability, and functional activity in patients…
The Importance of Proper Diagnosis and Treatment
This case study described a patient with anteromedial leg pain that had been diagnosed as shin splints for ten years. Following a review of the…
Non-Invasive Interventions for Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Myofascial pain syndrome is a chronic condition characterized by pain and tenderness in specific areas of muscles and the connective tissue surrounding muscles. A systematic…
Monthly Pain Update – February 2024
Vitamin D Status and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Vitamin D is an essential nutrient associated with numerous bodily functions, but perhaps vitamin D’s most widely known…
Hamstring Tightness Linked to Neck and Low Back Pain
Examinations of 104 adults under 40 years of age revealed that nearly three-quarters of those with either chronic neck or low back pain reported tight…
Poor Ergonomics Linked to More than 100 Million Low Back Pain Cases Annually
An analysis of global datasets suggests that poor work ergonomics may contribute to more than 126 million cases of low back pain each year, leading…
Nearly a Third of Adults Have Shoulder Pain
Among a group of 1,128 middle-aged adults, 31.4% reported experiencing shoulder pain within the previous month. Further analysis revealed that those whose work activities included…
Treatment for Kneecap Pain
Among a group of 25 people with patellofemoral pain syndrome, those treated with soft tissue mobilization twice a week for four weeks experienced improvements in…
Monthly Pain Update – January 2024
The Five Types of Spondylolisthesis If you consider a vertebral segment as consisting of three legs like a tripod, the front of the vertebrae is…
Manipulative Treatment for Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain
Among a group of 46 women with lumbopelvic pain in the third trimester of pregnancy, those treated with manipulative therapies-such as those provided by doctors…
Is Poor Knee Balance Linked to Low Back Pain?
Assessments of 49 women, 25 with chronic non-specific low back pain, revealed an association between abnormal knee joint proprioception and chronic non-specific low back pain.…