It appears reasonable to recommend CPM for select indications, particularly for its short-term benefits, namely in TKA, knee OA and articular cartilage lesions, ACL reconstructions, and surgically fixated ankle fractures.
Special tests to help predict a VBI are not effective. Here are some other options to help protect your patients.
Every dentist I have ever been to does the same thing. There is a standard procedure for a dental assessment and basic care, should there be for PT?
As a future PT student, I am interested in hearing about what contributing factors can help make sure that physical therapy is most effective.
We would correct a worker looking over his/her shoulder for 8 hours a day as soon as possible to help decrease their pain, but what about the 8 hours a patient is sleeping?
Joseph Brence summarizes an article from the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapeutics on how manual therapy evokes a placebo response which may reduce pain.
A recent article in "The New Yorker" reviews how believed facts are losing their truth.
"Most people rarely experience balance when standing, but actually maintain a constant state of imbalance. Simply because you don't fall down doesn't mean you are balanced; try not moving any muscle when you stand and see how long it takes for you to fall down. You make constant, ...