[PDF] Top 20 COMParative Early Treatment Effectiveness between physical therapy and usual care for low back pain (COMPETE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

... of physical therapy and associated costs, there is surprisingly little information on the effectiveness of physical therapy as an early man- agement strategy for patients with ... See full document

... This study is the protocol for a three-armed, multicenter, pragmatic randomized controlled pilot ...20), usual care group ( n = 20), or Chuna plus usual care group ... See full document

... treating physical therapist, yet will be guided by a man- ual of procedures that directs intervention priorities and progression based on current best evidence (Tables 2 and ...the physical therapist ... See full document

... NET treatment begins by the par- ticipant constructing a representation of his whole life from early childhood up to the present, placing import- ant events, both positive and traumatic, on a ... See full document

... in pain and function compared with usual care (medical visits, physical therapy, and oral ...neither study demonstrated a statistically significant dif- ference between ... See full document

... Physical therapy intervention was provided as an exten- sion of care received from the ...our protocol paper [41], this was referred to as early physical therapy ... See full document

... This study randomly assigned 131 patients to receive a stand- ardized exercise program with or without the manipula- tion ...of treatment (4 weeks) and at a 6-month follow ...to treatment allocation ... See full document

... knee pain and difficulty performing day-to-day activities ...of physical function, as described by the International Classification of Function- ing, Disability, and Health (IFC) framework, are affected by ... See full document

... EA, physical therapy, pain medication, and patient education two times/week at the three Korean medicine hospital sites, will be included in the qualita- tive ...of treatment (10th visit) by ... See full document

... this study included well-defined treat- ment protocols, with equal numbers of participants and gender representation randomized into those ...this study was comparable to that of the general ... See full document

... a randomized controlled trial for 320 predominantly low-income minority adults with chronic low back pain, comparing yoga, physical therapy, and ... See full document

... manual treatment in Korean, is based on traditional Korean medicine theory, which in- cludes meridian theory and anatomy with radiology-based ...manual therapy (CMT) is a sub-specialty that seamlessly ... See full document

... comprehensive physical examination are required for doctors to make appropriate treatment recommenda- ...uncomplicated low back pain, except when severe or progressive deficits are ... See full document

... reduce pain, num- ber of tender points, fatigue, depression, and anxiety and to improve health-related quality of life as well as func- tional capacity [9, ...for treatment of TMD as a procedure com- bined ... See full document

... 10) physical or mental disabilities pre- cluding active study participation; 11) scheduling limita- tions that would preclude participation; 12) practice of TC within past 2 ... See full document

... of Study in Psychiatry of the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, and a current and past examiner of undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry for the last two ... See full document

... relationship between AE after MT for other con- ditions than NP, and if the potential association is modi- fied by sex is still not well ...to treatment induced cascade of neurophysiological responses [17] ... See full document

... with low back pain, which is the major symptom of ...relieving low back pain ...in pain, function, and quality of life after acupuncture treatment when compared to ... See full document

... stimulation; b) improve the nutritional status of children; c) increase the use of positive discipline by parents; and d) enable parents to understand and support the socio-emotional, physical and cognitive ... See full document

... the study, the laser equip- ment has two identical application points furnished by the manufacturer - one active and the other a placebo (that does not emit energy); both have a sound device and guide ...the ... See full document