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...]Economic evaluation of corticosteroid injections for mortons neuroma
In his first guest blog Allan Thomson, Lecturer in Podiartry at Glasgow Caledonian University, discusses an economic evaluation of corticosteroid injections for mortons neuroma.
[read the full story...]Musculoskeletal physiotherapists' views and use of psychological interventions
In her first guest blog, Larissa Kempenar, lecturer in physiotherapy at Glasgow Caledonian University, discusses a systematic review of musculoskeletal physiotherapists’ perceptions and use of psychological interventions. The review also examined how skilled physiotherapists felt to use these interventions within their practice.
[read the full story...]Is exercise effective for osteoarthritis of the hip for pain and function?
In this blog, Tracey Howe considers a recent Cochrane systematic review examining whether land-based therapeutic exercise is beneficial for people with hip osteoarthritis in terms of reduced joint pain and improved physical function and quality of life.
[read the full story...]Exercise Therapy for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
In this blog, Tracey Howe considers a new systematic review that examined the literature to determine whether exercise therapy is an effective intervention to reduce pain and patient-reported measures of activity limitations and participation restrictions (PRMALP) in patients with patellofemoral pain.
[read the full story...]Exercise in water for osteoarthritis of the lower limbs
In this blog, Tracey Howe considers a recent systematic review which examines the effect of therapeutic aquatic exercise on symptoms and function associated with lower limb osteoarthritis.
[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...]Is there a link between ankylosing spondylitis and periodontitis?
This blog by Tracey Howe considers a recent systematic review examining the links between ankylosing spondylitis and periodontitis.
[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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