Exercise & Rehab

Exercises – What’s the Use?

October 20, 2012 by Dr Matthew D. Long Source:  http://cdi.edu.au/clarity/exercises_whats_use.php One of the most frequent criticisms of chiropractic care seems to be that it is largely passive and that exercises don’t feature strongly in overall management. While this is clearly a simplification it does perhaps illustrate the fact that differences of opinion about the role of exercise […]

Endurance and fatigue characteristics in the neck muscles during sub-maximal isometric test in patients with cervical radiculopathy

Eur Spine J. 2014 Mar;23(3):590-8. doi: 10.1007/s00586-013-3060-6. Epub 2013 Oct 17. Halvorsen M Abstract PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to compare myoelectric manifestation in neck muscle endurance and fatigue characteristics during sub-maximal isometric endurance test in patients with cervical radiculopathy and asymptomatic subjects. An additional aim was to explore associations between primary neck […]

The working mechanism of manual therapy in participants with chronic tension-type headache

Castien R,et al. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013 Oct;43(10):693-9. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2013.4868. Epub 2013 Sep 9. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal study. OBJECTIVE: To explore the working mechanism of manual therapy, we investigated whether 3 cervical spine variables were mediators of the effect of manual therapy on headache frequency. Background Manual therapy has been shown […]

Reduced Risk of Brain Cancer Mortality from Walking and Running

Williams PT. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2013 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract PURPOSE: Test prospectively whether exercise is associated with lower brain cancer mortality in 111,266 runners and 42,136 walkers from the National Runners’ and Walkers’ Health Studies. METHODS: Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) from Cox proportional hazards analyses of […]

Think Exercise First for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease?

Exercise may be at least as effective as many drug interventions with respect to mortality outcomes for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease….

Exercise for Lower Limb Osteoarthritis

Systematic Review Incorporating Trial Sequential Analysis and Network Meta-Analysis BMJ 2013 Sep 20;[EPub Ahead of Print], OA Uthman, DA van der Windt, JL Jordan, KS Dziedzic, EL Healey, GM Peat, NE Foster TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Is exercise effective in relieving pain and improving function in patients with lower-limb osteoarthritis? A total of 60 trials with > […]

Exercise May Cut Hypertension Risk

Published: Oct 1, 2013 | Updated: Oct 1, 2013 By Todd Neale Full Story:  http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Hypertension/41978 Action Points This meta-analysis suggests that there was an inverse dose-response association between levels of recreational physical activity and risk of hypertension. There was no significant association between occupational physical activity and hypertension. Individuals with higher levels of recreational physical activity carried […]

Arthritis Knee Pain: Exercise and Diet Tops Diet Alone

Janis C. Kelly Sep 26, 2013 Knee pain decreased and function increased significantly in overweight or obese adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who lost at least 10% of their baseline body weight, and those who combined diet and exercise had better outcomes than those who used diet or exercise alone in a large randomized trial. The final […]

The Working Mechanism Of Manual Therapy In Participants With Chronic Tension-Type Headache

Authors: René Castien, PT, MSPT J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2013;43(10):693–699. Epub 9 September 2013. doi:10.2519/jospt.2013.4868 Study Design Prospective longitudinal study. Objective To explore the working mechanism of manual therapy, we investigated whether 3 cervical spine variables were mediators of the effect of manual therapy on headache frequency. Background Manual therapy has been shown to reduce […]

Motor Control Exercises Reduces Pain and Disability in Chronic and Recurrent Low Back Pain

A Meta-Analysis Byström, Martin Gustaf RPT, MSc Spine:  15 March 2013 – Volume 38 – Issue 6 – p E350–E358 Abstract Study Design. Meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials. Objective. To determine the short-term, intermediate, and long-term effectiveness of MCE, with regard to pain and disability, in patients with chronic and recurrent low-back pain. Summary of […]

Tai Chi Helps Balance in Parkinson’s

Tai Chi Helps Balance in Parkinson’s Published: Mar 21, 2013 By Cole Petrochko , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story:  http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AAN/38003 SAN DIEGO — Parkinson’s disease patients who practiced tai chi had larger limits of stability and better sensory organization scores than those in a control group, researchers reported here. Tai chi training was significantly […]

Early multimodal rehabilitation following lumbar disc surgery

A randomised clinical trial comparing the effects of two exercise programmes on clinical outcome and lumbar multifidus muscle function Hebert JJ,et al. Br J Sports Med. 2013 Sep 12. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092402. [Epub ahead of print] Affiliation School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia. Abstract BACKGROUND: The optimal components of postoperative […]

Effects of stabilization exercise using a ball on mutifidus cross-sectional area in patients with chronic low back pain

Chung S,et al. Show allJournal J Sports Sci Med. 2013 Sep 1;12(3):533-41. Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hanyang University Medical Center , Seoul, South Korea. Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of lumbar stabilization exercises using balls to the effects of general lumbar stabilization exercises with respect to changes in […]

Walking to Work Cuts Obesity, Diabetes Risk

8/7/13 by Cole Petrochko Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Walking or cycling to work was associated with a lower likelihood of being overweight. Walking or cycling was associated with a lower likelihood of having diabetes, and walking was associated with a lower likelihood of having hypertension than private transport. Active modes of traveling to […]

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Limited Range of Motion Lumbar Extension Exercise in Chronic Low Back Pain

Steele, James BSc (Hons); Bruce-Low, Stewart PhD; Smith, Dave PhD; Jessop, David PhD; Osborne, Neil PhD Spine 01 July 2013 Vol. 38 – Issue 15: p 1245–1252 Abstract Study Design. Randomized controlled trial. Objective. To compare the effects of full range of motion (ROM) and limited ROM isolated lumbar extension exercise upon full ROM lumbar […]

Aerobic Exercise Burns Fat All on Its Own

06.27.2013 ADA: Aerobic Exercise Burns Fat All on Its Own SAVESAVED “> by Charlene Laino Senior Writer, Gupta Guide CHICAGO — In obese teenage girls, both aerobic exercise and resistance training were effective at reducing total fat — even if the girls didn’t cut calories or lose weight, researchers found. Aerobic exercise was also associated with reductions […]

Endurance Exercise and Arrhythmia: It’s Time to Believe

John M. Mandrola, MD DisclosuresJune 24, 2013 The idea that long-term endurance exercise increases the risk for arrhythmia should no longer be considered counterintuitive. The list of published studies confirming this association is long, and this week, it got a little longer. In a study published in the European Heart Journal,[1] researchers from Sweden report a cohort study of […]

Exercises for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Cochrane Systematic Review

Romano, Michele PT Spine: 15 June 2013 – Volume 38 – Issue 14 – p E883–E893 Abstract Study Design. Systematic review of interventions. Objective. To evaluate the efficacy of scoliosis-specific exercise (SSE) in adolescent patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Summary of Background Data. AIS is a 3-dimensional deformity of the spine. Although AIS can […]

Short, Intense Workout Goes a Long Way

Published: Jun 2, 2013 | Updated: Jun 3, 2013 By Salynn Boyles , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Action Points A single, short bout of high-intensity exercise three times a week led to significant health benefits in slightly overweight men. Note that participants also saw changes in oxygen cost during running at a submaximal workload, blood […]

Twelve minutes’ exercise per week ‘enough to stay fit’

Telegraph.co.uk By Nick Collins, Science Correspondent 5:38PM BST 30 May 2013 Four-minute bursts of high-intensity exercise such as running on a treadmill, three times a week are enough to increase fitness, researchers found. Overweight volunteers who undertook the regime for 10 weeks increased their body’s oxygen uptake – a measure of fitness – by 10 per […]