Izumi, T., Aoki, M., Muraki, T., Hidaka, E., Miyamoto, S. This study investigated whether the current shoulder stretching program was sufficient to stretch the entire posterior capsule. Using 8 fresh-frozen cadaver shoulders 8 stretching positions for the posterior capsule were… (Source: Physiospot - Musculoskeletal)

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Terry L. Grindstaff, Jay Hertel, James R. Beazell, Eric M. Magrum, Christopher D. Ingersoll Lumbopelvic joint manipulation has been shown to increase quadriceps force output and activation, but the duration of effect is unknown. It is also unknown whether lower… (Source: Physiospot - Musculoskeletal)

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The purpose of this study was to identify all published accounts of diagnostic accuracy for clinical tests of Superior Labral Antero-Posterior (SLAP) lesion of the shoulder, and provide an estimate of the pooled likelihood ratio for those tests that have… (Source: Physiospot - Musculoskeletal)

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Ar-Tyan Hsu, Jing-Fang Chiu, Jia Hao Chang The purpose of this study was to analyze humeral head displacement while performing an axial distraction mobilization of the glenohumeral joint. Twelve experienced orthopedic physical therapists participated. Distraction mobilization techniques were performed in… (Source: Physiospot - Musculoskeletal)

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Roar Robinson, Hilde Stendal Robinson, Gustav Bjørke, Alice Kvale The objective was to examine inter-tester reliability and validity of two therapists identifying the spinous processes (SP) of C7 and L5, using one predefined surface palpation procedure for each level. Two… (Source: Physiospot - Musculoskeletal)

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Leanda McKenna, Leon Straker, Anne Smith The purpose of this study was to determine the degree of criterion validity and intra-tester reliability of humeral head palpation in subjects with shoulder pathology. The study also sought to determine whether there was… (Source: Physiospot - Musculoskeletal)

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Steven Z. George, Giorgio Zeppieri Jr., Anthony L. Cere, Melissa R. Cere, Michael S. Borut, Michael J. Hodges, Dalton M. Reed, Carolina Valencia, Michael E. Robinson This clinical trial compared the effectiveness of treatment-based classification (TBC) physical therapy alone to… (Source: Physiospot - Musculoskeletal)

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Grella, Ryan J. The objective of this review was to determine the effectiveness of continuous passive motion (CPM) following total knee arthroplasty when compared to a rehabilitation protocol that permits early knee mobilisation, and to determine if an optimal CPM… (Source: Physiospot - Musculoskeletal)

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Madeleine Smith, Gary Fryer This study investigated two types of muscle energy techniques that have been advocated in the osteopathic literature that differ primarily in the duration of the post-contraction stretch phase. Forty asymptomatic participants were randomly allocated to one… (Source: Physiospot - Musculoskeletal)

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Kristensen MT, Bandholm T, Foss NB, Ekdahl C, Kehlet H The purpose of this study was to assess the inter-tester reliability of the New Mobility Score in patients with acute hip fracture. The New Mobility Score, which evaluates the prefracture… (Source: Physiospot - Musculoskeletal)

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