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.
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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.
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Does exercise training improve strength in knee osteoarthritis in the short, medium and long term and what about function? This systematic review gives us an insight.
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In today’s blog Pamela Andrews discusses a new systematic review examining the effects of exercise on functional capacity in adults with fibromyalgia.
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Lesley Dawson summarises a recent systematic review of eccentric exercise (where the muscle lengthens, rather than shortens, against resistance) for lateral epicondylitis. She finds evidence to support its use in decreasing pain and improving function.
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In her first blog for the Musculoskeletal Elf, Pamela Andrews a sports therapist and a PhD candidate at Glasgow Caledonian University discusses a recent systematic reiew of meta-analyses evaluating the effectiveness of exercise for depression in adults with arthritis, fibromyalgia and other rheumatic diseases.
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Are there any benefits from walking exercise in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain? We report on a recent systematic review that looks into the benefits and harms.
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This Cochrane review authored by the MSK Elf examines the effectiveness of exercise interventions in preventing bone loss and fractures in postmenopausal women.
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Individuals with severe mental illness (SMI) have shortened life expectancies compared to the general population. This is partly down to higher rates of chronic physical illness. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among patients using mental health services. It is assumed that interventions used to reduce CVD are similarly effective in patients with [read the full story…]
I was watching the Liverpool v Manchester United football match yesterday and was interested in the pre-match warm up the players were doing. There was lots of stretching of the hamstrings going on. Hamstring injuries are common in athletes and frequently result in long delays in return to sport. So what is the comparative effectiveness [read the full story…]
