Citation: Boudreault J, Desmeules F, Roy JS, Dionne CE, Frémont P, et al. (2016) The Efficacy of Laser Therapy for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Nov Physiother Phys Rehabil 3(1): 001-015. DOI: 10.17352/2455-5487.000029 001 Multiple rehabilitations modalities exist to treat RC tendinopathy, such as exercise, manual therapy, or electrotherapy. For many of the...

BACKGROUND In the last decade, the use of wide-diameter implants (WDIs; diameter >3.75 mm) has increased. Although good clinical outcomes have been reported in recent literature, there are few reports on this topic. Thus, we planned a retrospective study on a large series of WDIs to evaluate the clinical outcome. METHODS From October of 1996 to December of 2004, 205 patients were operated on,...

PURPOSE The failure rates of restorative procedures for children undergoing dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia, performed by pediatric dental residents in advanced educational programs, were evaluated in order to determine treatment outcomes and best practices. METHODS Retrospective review of 504 dental records of children receiving comprehensive dental treatment under general ane...

OBJECTIVE To review the medical utilization in children with cerebral palsy according to age and discern particularities. METHODS From January 2007 to December 2007, 10,659 children and adolescents between 1 and 18 years of age who had filed national insurance claims for a diagnosis of cerebral palsy were selected. Age was chosen as an independent variable, and the population was categorized ...

PURPOSE In the present paper the use of tapered-screw bone expanders (TSBEs) is proposed, in combination with the placement of tilted implants, in close proximity to the anterior sinus wall, solving the problem of the reduced height of the alveolar bone in the sub-antral area. The Authors present a case series of full-arch rehabilitations performed with this procedure named: Tilted Implant Expa...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of tooth loss and different prosthetic rehabilitations among Iranian adults, as well as the potential determinants of tooth loss. METHODS In a cross-sectional community-based study conducted among 8094 Iranian adults living in Isfahan province, a self-administered questionnaire was used to assess epidemiologic features of tooth loss. RESULTS Thirty-t...

The purpose of this text is to evaluate the distribution by sex and age of TMD patients and the frequency of pain on palpation of the lateral pterygoid muscle, pterygoid internal, sternocleidomastoid, masseter, temporal. The purpose is also to assess the existence of direct correlations between the articulating click and lateral deviation, the headache and tenderness of the temporal, the back p...

The purpose of this study is to evaluate macroscopic and microscopic appearance of a new implant design, with particular emphasis given to the type of prosthesis connection. Two dental implants of the same type (Torque Type(®), WinSix(®), BioSAFin. S.r.l. - Ancona, Italy), with sandblasted and acid etched surfaces (Micro Rough Surface(®)), but differing from each other for the prosthesis connec...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the short term results of extensor mechanism sparing approach to the elbow for fixation of intercondylar fractures of the distal end of humerus and compare it with existing Surgical approaches. DESIGN This is a prospective study conducted from June, 1992 to June, 1997. SETTING Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre and Mehran Clinic (Pvt....

Statement of Problem. Low scientific evidence is identified in the literature for combining implant placement in fresh extraction sockets with immediate function. Moreover, the few studies available on immediate implants in postextraction sites supporting immediate full-arch rehabilitation clearly lack comprehensive protocols. Purpose. The purpose of this study is to report outcomes of a compre...