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Impingement of the shoulder was previously thought to be precipitated by shoulder abduction and surgical intervention focused on lateral or total acromionectomy. [4] [25] In 1972, Charles Neer proposed that impingement was due to the anterior third of the acromion and the coracoacromial ligament and suggested surgery should be focused on these ...
Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics is a medical journal that provides information to all therapists involved in developmental and physical rehabilitation of infants, children and youth. Designed for PT and OT pediatric professionals in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, schools, and health and human services agencies, the journal ...
The technique goes by a wide variety of other names, including Smart Bowen, Fascial Kinetics, Integrated Bowen Therapy, Neurostructural Integration Technique (NST), Fascial Bowen, and Bowenwork. [5] The technique has been popularized by some of the six men who observed him at work, including Oswald Rentsch, an osteopath [ 6 ] whose ...
A 2010 systematic review found that numerous deaths since 1934 have been recorded after chiropractic neck manipulation typically associated with vertebral artery dissection. [ 93 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] A growing number of chiropractors advocate for aligning the profession with scientific standards, focusing on neuromusculoskeletal care and ...
Activator V Chiropractic Adjusting Instrument. The Activator Method Chiropractic Technique is a chiropractic treatment method that uses a device created by Arlan Fuhr as an alternative to manual manipulation of the spine or extremity joints.
External fixation is a surgical treatment wherein Kirschner pins and wires are inserted and affixed into bone and then exit the body to be attached to an external apparatus composed of rings and threaded rods — the Ilizarov apparatus, the Taylor Spatial Frame, and the Octopod External Fixator — which immobilises the damaged limb to facilitate healing. [1]
In 2015 the Australian Government's Department of Health published the results of a review of alternative therapies that sought to determine if any were suitable for being covered by health insurance; applied kinesiology was one of 17 therapies evaluated for which no clear evidence of effectiveness was found. [19]
Tentative evidence of prolotherapy benefit was reported in a 2011 review. [5] [7] One 2017 review found evidence of benefit from low-quality studies. [14] A 2017 review described the evidence as moderate for knee osteoarthritis. [15] A 2016 review found benefit but there was a moderate degree of variability between trials and risk of bias. [16]