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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...

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, ...

All About Ulcers, Antacids, and How Little We Know

Even before I began high school, I can remember suffering regularly from hunger pains. These were not the normal pains of a growing boy, nor were they the result of poverty. We always had enough food, even though we were poor. Several years later at Fort Meade, Maryland, 1 developed intense stomach pains again. They were probably precipitated by stress in anticipation of combat. Fort Meade was ...

How Little We Know About Deficit Policy Effects

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How Little We Know About Defigit Policy Effects