Welcome to this month's issue of Evidence Mobilized

This month we're excited to share some best evidence for rehabilitation for chronic pain, EULAR rheumatology recommendations and some food for thought when considering low back pain trials. 

We hope that you find this issue useful and that you enjoy Evidence Mobilized this month.

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   News

 

Digital Practice White Paper and Survey

The WCPTand International Network of Physiotherapy Regulatory Authorities(INPTRA) have published a white paperaddressing physiotherapy practice and regulation in a digital age. A survey has been created to gather feedback on the white paper to ensure all perspectives of our profession are gathered. 
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Exercise for Improving Outcomes After Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture

The management of osteoporosis involves medication, lifestyle changes and exercise, but the evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for exercise prescription for people with osteoporotic vertebral fractures are lacking. This new Cochrane review was performed to identify new gaps in knowledge and update clinical practice guidelines.
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   Spine

Rehabilitation interventions in randomized controlled trials for low back pain: proof of statistical significance often is not relevant. Gianola S, Castellini G, Corbetta D, Moja L. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2019 Jul 22;17(1):127. Full text 

Upper back pain in postmenopausal women and associated physical characteristics. Spencer L, McKenna L, Fary R, Jacques A, Briffa K. PLoS One. 2019 Jul 31;14(7):e0220452. eCollection 2019. Full text

Systematic review of diagnostic accuracy of patient history, clinical findings, and physical tests in the diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis. Cook CJ, Cook CE, Reiman MP, Joshi AB, Richardson W, Garcia AN. Eur Spine J. 2019 Jul 16.  [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Supervised physical therapy vs. home exercise for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized controlled trial. Minetama M, et al. Spine J. 2019 Aug;19(8):1310-1318. Epub 2019 Apr 12.

How do physiotherapists solicit and explore patients' concerns in back pain consultations: a conversation analytic approach. Cowell I, et al. Physiother Theory Pract. 2019 Aug 8:1-17. [Epub ahead of print]

One Year of Pilates Training for Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Pilot Study. Rodríguez-López ES, Garnacho-Garnacho VE, Guodemar-Pérez J, García-Fernández P, Ruiz-López M. J Altern Complement Med. 2019 Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Essential key messages about diagnosis, imaging, and self-care for people with low back pain: a modified Delphi study of consumer and expert opinions. French SD, et al. Pain. 2019 Jul 23.  [Epub ahead of print]

Which patients do not seek additional medical care after a self-management class for low back pain? An observational cohort. Garcia AN, Cook C, Rhon D. Clin Rehabil. 2019 Jul 29:269215519865013. [Epub ahead of print]

   Extremities

Patients' perceptions of recovery following a 6-week exercise intervention for the treatment of patellofemoral pain: A mixed methods study. Leibbrandt DC, Louw QA. S Afr J Physiother. 2019 Jul 25;75(1):684. eCollection 2019. Full text

The short-term effects of hydrotherapy on pain and self-perceived functional status in individuals living with osteoarthritis of the knee joint. Sekome K, Maddocks S. S Afr J Physiother. 2019 Jul 24;75(1):476.  eCollection 2019. Full text

The effects of cryotherapy on pain and function in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Dantas LO, et al. Clin Rehabil. 2019 Aug;33(8):1310-1319. Epub 2019 Apr 8.

Screening of the cervical spine in subacromial shoulder pain: A systematic review. Walker T, Salt E, Lynch G, Littlewood C. Shoulder Elbow. 2019 Aug;11(4):305-315. Epub 2018 Sep 20. Review.

Effects of augmented feedback on training jump landing tasks for ACL injury prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neilson V, Ward S, Hume P, Lewis G, McDaid A. Phys Ther Sport. 2019 Jul 19;39:126-135.  [Epub ahead of print] Review.

The effectiveness of adding a scapular exercise programme to physical therapy treatment in patients with distal radius fracture treated conservatively: a randomized controlled trial. Gutiérrez-Espinoza H, Araya-Quintanilla F, Gutiérrez-Monclus R, Cavero-Redondo I, Álvarez-Bueno C. Clin Rehabil. 2019 Jul 29:269215519866240. [Epub ahead of print]

Home-Based Exercise With Blood Flow Restriction to Improve Quadriceps Muscle and Physical Function After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report. Kilgas MA, Denherder AE, Lytle LLM, Williams CT, Elmer SJ. Phys Ther. 2019 Aug 8. pii: pzz110.  [Epub ahead of print]

Prediction models considering psychological factors to identify pain relief in conservative treatment of people with knee osteoarthritis: A multicenter, prospective cohort study. Tanaka R, et al. J Orthop Sci. 2019 Aug 2. pii: S0949-2658(19)30200-3. [Epub ahead of print]

   Manual Therapy

Effectiveness of Mulligan's Mobilization With Movement Techniques on Range of Motion in Peripheral Joint Pathologies: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis Between 2008 and 2018. Stathopoulos N, Dimitriadis Z, Koumantakis GA. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2019 Jul 16. pii: S0161-4754(18)30270-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.04.001. [Epub ahead of print] Review.

Non-thrust cervical manipulations reduce short-term pain and decrease systolic blood pressure during intervention in mechanical neck pain: a randomized clinical trial. Yung E, Oh C, Wong M, Grimes JK, Barton EM, Ali MI, Breakey A. J Man Manip Ther. 2019 Aug 4:1-12.  [Epub ahead of print]

Effects of dry needling in HIP muscles in patients with HIP osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial. Ceballos-Laita L,et al. Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2019 Jul 24;43:76-82. [Epub ahead of print]

An empirical, pragmatic approach applying reflection in interaction approach to manual therapy treatments. Tuttle N, Hazle C. Physiother Theory Pract. 2019 Aug 6:1-12.  [Epub ahead of print]

Electromyographic Activity Evolution of Local Twitch Responses During Dry Needling of Latent Trigger Points in the Gastrocnemius Muscle: A Cross-Sectional Study. Baraja-Vegas L, et al. Pain Med. 2019 Jul 30. pii: pnz182.  [Epub ahead of print]

   Physical Activity and Exercise

Similar effects of low to moderate-intensity exercise program vs moderate-intensity continuous exercise program on depressive disorder in heart failure patients: A 12-week randomized controlled trial. Abdelbasset WK, et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Aug;98(32):e16820. Full text

Nordic walking for women with breast cancer: A systematic review. Sánchez-Lastra MA, Torres J, Martínez-Lemos I, Ayán C. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2019 Aug 6:e13130. [Epub ahead of print] Review. Full text

Influence of High-Intensity Interval Training Versus Continuous Training on Functional Capacity in Individuals With Heart Failure: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Araújo BTS, et al. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2019 Aug 7. [Epub ahead of print]

Physical activity as a prognostic factor of pain intensity and disability in patients with low back pain: A systematic review. Oliveira CB, et al. Eur J Pain. 2019 Aug;23(7):1251-1263. Epub 2019 May 14. Review.

Comparing Novel and Existing Measures of Sensitivity to Physical Activity Among People With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: The Importance of Tailoring Activity to Pain. Woznowski-Vu A, et al. Clin J Pain. 2019 Aug;35(8):656-667. 

Factors associated with non-attendance at exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation. Borg S, Öberg B, Leosdottir M, Lindolm D, Nilsson L, Bäck M. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2019 Jul 26;11:13. eCollection 2019.

   Sport

Effect of Injury Prevention Programs on Lower Extremity Performance in Youth Athletes: A Systematic Review. Hanlon C, Krzak JJ, Prodoehl J, Hall KD. Sports Health. 2019 Aug 7:1941738119861117.  [Epub ahead of print]

Inter-rater Reliability in Assessing Exercise Fidelity for the Injury Prevention Exercise Programme Knee Control in Youth Football Players. Ljunggren G, Perera NKP, Hägglund M. Sports Med Open. 2019 Aug 7;5(1):35. 

Modulation of intracortical inhibition and excitation in agonist and antagonist muscles following acute strength training. Mason J, Howatson G, Frazer AK, Pearce AJ, Jaberzadeh S, Avela J, Kidgell DJ. Eur J Appl Physiol. 2019 Aug 5. [Epub ahead of print]

Pressure pain hypersensitivity and referred pain from muscle trigger points in elite male wheelchair basketball players. Ortega-Santiago R, et al. Braz J Phys Ther. 2019 Jul 30. pii: S1413-3555(18)30947-X.  [Epub ahead of print]

Comparison Between Back Squat, Romanian Deadlift, and Barbell Hip Thrust for Leg and Hip Muscle Activities During Hip Extension. Delgado J, Drinkwater EJ, Banyard HG, Haff GG, Nosaka K. J Strength Cond Res. 2019 Jul 24.  [Epub ahead of print]

Deep hip muscle activation during squatting in femoroacetabular impingement syndrome. Diamond LE, et al. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2019 Jul 18;69:141-147. [Epub ahead of print]

Subsequent Surgery for Loss of Motion After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Does Not Influence Function at 2 Years: A Matched Case-Control Analysis. Worsham J, et al. Am J Sports Med. 2019 Jul 26:363546519863347. [Epub ahead of print]

Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction to Improve Quadriceps Function Long After ACL Reconstruction. Kilgas MA, Lytle LLM, Drum SN, Elmer SJ. Int J Sports Med. 2019 Jul 23. [Epub ahead of print]

   Pain

Best Evidence Rehabilitation for Chronic Pain Part 3: Low Back Pain. Malfliet A, et al. J Clin Med. 2019 Jul 19;8(7). pii: E1063. Full text

2019 EULAR recommendations for the generic core competences of health professionals in rheumatology. Edelaar L, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2019 Aug 9. pii: annrheumdis-2019-215803. [Epub ahead of print]

Effects of water therapy on disease activity, functional capacity, spinal mobility and severity of pain in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Liang Z, et al. Disabil Rehabil. 2019 Jul 29:1-8. [Epub ahead of print]

The benefit of adding a physiotherapy or occupational therapy intervention programme to a standardized group-based interdisciplinary rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic widespread pain: a randomized active-controlled non-blinded trial. Amris K, et al. Clin Rehabil. 2019 Aug;33(8):1367-1381.  Epub 2019 Apr 22.

Physical and psychological paths toward less severe fibromyalgia: A structural equation model. Pulido-Martos M, et al. Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2019 Aug 3. pii: S1877-0657(19)30109-5.  [Epub ahead of print]

Motor skill training in musculoskeletal pain: a case report in chronic low back pain. Lanier VM, Lang CE, Van Dillen LR. Disabil Rehabil. 2019 Aug;41(17):2071-2079. Epub 2018 Apr 12.

Does motivation mediate the relationship between competence perceptions and patient outcomes among individuals with chronic low back pain? A multiple mediation analysis. Podlog L, Burns R, Dimmock JA, Jackson B, Hall MS, Fritz JM. Disabil Rehabil. 2019 Jul 26:1-7.  [Epub ahead of print]

 

   Online Courses

 

Coaching & Mentorship Course Available on Physioplus

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants to equip you with insights and practical skills to develop your effectiveness as both a coach and mentor as part of your portfolio of leadership skills.

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Please Note:
Inclusion in this evidence update does not suggest that articles should contribute to our professional evidence base. This service is provided to highlight research that may be of interest to you from the plethora of publications from the previous month. We do not have full access to the publications so are unable to critique individual articles (we wish we could!). It is for each reader to assess the impact of the evidence and to use their professional judgement to decide if it is appropriate to integrate into their clinical practice.

 
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