Lesley Dawson considers a systematic review, which investigates how stretch intensity and body position may impact and influence the soft and connective tissue.
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What influences adherence to exercise programs for older people?
In this blog, Tracey Howe considers a recent systematic review on how people monitor and measure adherence to exercise and if any factors influence people’s adherence to exercise programmes.
[read the full story...]Effects of pilates exercise programmes for chronic low back pain
In her debut blog, Jacquelyn Ryan asks if Pilates exercise programmes help chronic low back pain. Jacquelyn considers a new systematic review, which examined the literature to determine the effectiveness of Pilates exercises on pain and disability on chronic low back pain.
[read the full story...]Which type of exercise is best for adults with chronic low back pain?
In this blog we consider a systematic review looking at which type of exercise is best for reducing low back pain in adults.
[read the full story...]Does smoking predispose to rotator cuff pathology and shoulder dysfunction?
In this blog, Lesley Dawson considers a systematic review, which explores the link between smoking and rotator cuff pathology and shoulder dysfunction.
[read the full story...]Rehabilitation following surgery for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
In her debut blog, Nicky Butler considers a systematic review, which explores whether rehabilitation following lumbar spinal decompression surgery is effective.
[read the full story...]What is the best management approach for patellofemoral pain?
In this blog, Lesley Dawson considers a mixed methods study, which combined findings from high-quality systematic reviews with clinical reasoning from international clinical experts to produce a best practice guide for clinicians managing patients with patellofemoral pain.
[read the full story...]Fear-avoidance beliefs in low back pain
In his debut blog, Ian Stevens discusses a systematic review, conducted to assess the influence of fear-avoidance beliefs on the outcome of various treatments in RCTs in patients with low back pain.
[read the full story...]What are the main risk factors for running related injuries?
Lesley Dawson summarises a recent systematic review of prospective cohort studies, which explored risk factors for running related injuries.
[read the full story...]Salicylate-containing rubefacients for musculoskeletal pain in adults
Should you use or prescribe rubefacients (creams and lotions that irritate the skin) to relieve musculoskeletal pain? We report on a new Cochrane systematic review that focuses on salicylate-containing rubefacients for acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain.
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