A systematic review of thrust manipulation for non-surgical shoulder conditions

A systematic review of thrust manipulation for non-surgical shoulder conditions

PURPOSE Although many conservative management options are available for patients with non-surgical shoulder conditions, there is little evidence of their effectiveness. This review investigated one manual therapy approach, thrust manipulation, as a treatment option. METHODS A systematic search was conducted of the electronic databases from inception to March 2016: PubMed, PEDro, ICL, CINAHL, ...

Occupational Therapy Interventions for Shoulder Conditions: A Systematic Review

Occupational therapy interventions for shoulder conditions: a systematic review.

The objectives of this systematic review were (1) to identify, evaluate, and synthesize the research literature of relevance to occupational therapy regarding interventions for work-related shoulder conditions and (2) to interpret and apply the research literature to occupational therapy. Twenty-two studies were reviewed for this study-16 of Level I evidence, 2 of Level II evidence, and 4 of Le...

Early use of thrust manipulation versus non-thrust manipulation: a randomized clinical trial.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the comparative effectiveness of early use of thrust (TM) and non-thrust manipulation (NTM) in sample of patients with mechanical low back pain (LBP). The randomized controlled trial included patients with mechanically reproducible LBP, ≥ age 18-years who were randomized into two treatment groups. The main outcome measures were the Oswestry Disabilit...

Review Paper: Activation of Shoulder Girdle Muscles during Gripping Task: a Systematic Review of Literature

Purpose: Muscle activation of the proximal parts is necessary for distal activities. In fact, proximal muscles provide stabilized and controlled base for distal parts activities. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine whether hand grip task can alert the activation of shoulder girdle muscles. Methods: A literature search was done in PubMed, Scopus, Elsevier, Ovid, CINAHL, S...