Randomized controlled trial

Does eccentric loading improve symptoms of chronic Achilles tendinopathy in adults? Tendinopathy is known as an overuse injury and often linked to patients who participate in sports which involve repetitive running and jumping, however one third of all patients live a non-active life style (Habets et al., 2014). Eccentric loading, injections, shockwave therapy, modified rest and NSAID’S are all management strategies suggested over the years for the management & treatment of Achilles…

Timing and Outcome of Therapeutic Hypothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest A study published in 2009 aimed to evaluate the effects of the timing of therapeutic hypothermia treatments on the survival rates and subsequent neurological function at hospital discharge and also 6 and 12 months after the cardiac event. This study evaluated both the effects of the time which it took to reach the target temperature and the time during which the patient was induced into a mold hypothermic state.…

Chron’s Disease is a very life-invasive disease that requires significant lifestyle and dietary changes to someone who is newly diagnosed. Because this disease cannot be cured, learning to survive on a stable and restricted diet, is the best option for treatment in order to live as comfortably as possible with Chron’s Disease. With Chron’s disease, a very specific and elimination diet is required. This disease is essentially an irritation and inflammation of the bowel that can affect the…

1. What is the study’s design? Cross-sectional survey: a study used to determine the frequency of poor gait performance while senior participants took an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for hypertension. 2. How would you improve the study method to limit bias or make the findings more valid? I would make the percentage of people taking ACEIs vs. being given different antihypertensive medications more even. In the study, 72 people were given ACEIs and 209 people were not given ACEIs.…

Foreground Question: Is physical therapy with exercise more effective than exercise in reducing pain in people with shoulder impingement? P: People with “shoulder impingement” I: Physical therapy with exercise C: Exercise O: Reduce pain Background Question: What is “Shoulder Impingment Syndrome?” Shoulder impingment syndrome (SIS), or medically known as subacromial impingment syndrome is a physiological condition in which structures within the shoulder complex are compressed. In healthy…

This research topic deals with “Effect of Positional Release Therapy and taping on unilateral upper trapezius tender Points-A randomized controlled trial”. This study is relevant to my study as they have used positional release therapy as a treatment entity to treat Trapezitis and found significant improvements in patients who suffer from it. They have compared taping, which is one of the therapeutic intervention for pain relief and Positional Release Therapy, to see what works better in case of…

summarized the strategy used to collect data supporting the purpose. The findings contained the data resulting from the randomized clinical trial. The conclusion stated the overall result of the study evaluating the whether the study met the purpose. The level of evidence used for the foundation of the article is a Level II, evidence collected from a randomized controlled trial.…

Balance Assessment in Parkinson’s Disease Using Virtual Reality Evidence-based practice includes the integration of patient values and focuses on the most appropriate course of action through clinical expertise and best available research. In order to produce the best research a clinician must form an adequate question and search strategy, critique the research found, critically interpret the findings, and apply them to each patient scenario. For instance, a clinical scenario could be, “Gerald…

Adverse events of drugs may be reported as side effects, treatment effects, toxicity etc. (Zorzela 2014; Loke 2011; (Higgins 2011).)(For this review I will consider them all.) The adverse events of Methotrexate are related to body weight especially if more than one dose is used. These are- (Pfeifer 2013;Elson 2016;Hajenius 2009;Song 2016) . Treatment side effects Drug side effects Increase in the width of the abdomen Stomach irritation; Nausea; vomiting Increase in HCG at the start of…

A systemic review done by Barber-Westin and Noyes in 2012 reported that 105 studies (40%) unable to show any measures for return to play after ACLR, and only 35 studies (13%) included objective measures; consist of general knee examination(eg: range of motion, oedema measurement), knee muscle strength and thigh circumference, Lachman rating, single-leg hop performance, or validated questionnaires. This study also reported that ACL reinjury rates after 2 years of ACLR ranged from 0% to 24,…