OBJECTIVE The purpose of this report is to describe the management of a patient with advanced trapeziometacarpal (TMC) osteoarthritis (OA) using mobilization with movement technique in combination with kinesiology tape to decrease pain and improve range of motion. CLINICAL FEATURES A 52-year-old female seamstress (a career of 35 years' duration) presented to a physiotherapy clinic with pain i...

Objective:The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of California tri-pull taping (CTPT) method on post stroke shoulder subluxation, pain, active range of motion and upper limb functional recovery. Design: Pretest post test design. Setting: Study was conducted ininpatient and outpatient department of MM hospital MullanaAmbala. Participants: 10 subjects with post stroke shoul...

Merino R, Fernández E, Iglesias P, Mayorga D. The effect of Kinesio taping on calf’s injuries prevention in triathletes during competition. Pilot experience. J. Hum. Sport Exerc. Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 305-308, 2011. The aim of the study was to evaluate the subjective perception of the local pain after the competition in triathletes. Before start the warm up the kinesio tape was applied in both leg...

Patellar tendinopathy is a common injury characterized by progressive activity-related anterior knee pain. It highly prevalent in sports which involve jumping and changing direction. The aim of this paper to review recent high-quality evidence regarding the effectiveness physical therapy treatment patellar tendinopathy. Randomized controlled trials (n = 22) researching effects exercise therapy,...

BACKGROUND Hallux valgus, an increased angle of lateral deviation in the big toe, can cause pain and difficulties in balancing and walking. This study aimed to investigate the effects of balance taping using elastic therapeutic tape on moderate hallux valgus. METHODS When she walked with shoes, she complained of pain over the medial eminence of the hallux metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. Bala...

and 49% were pN0 (p<0.001). The strongest predictor of progression and mortality was bGS. PSA >20 ng/ml associated with bGS /=8, PCSM was 35%. The main limitations of the study were retrospective design and varying treatment modalities. Conclusions: PCa patients with PSA >20 ng/ml have varying risk levels of disease progression and PC...

AIM Examining lumbar repositioning error (RE) using a tape measure in nonspecific low back pain (NLBP) and control groups and determining whether RE is different in subjects with nonspecific back pain than in controlled subjects. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was totally applied to 36 subjects of whom 18 were healthy subjects and 18 were NLBP patients. The ability of the subjects to take the...

Although there are many clinical programs designed to bring humor into pediatric hospitals, there has been very little research with children or adolescents concerning the specific utility of humor for children undergoing stressful or painful procedures. Rx Laughter, a non-profit organization interested in the use of humor for healing, collaborated with UCLA to collect preliminary data on a sam...