Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Cervical Collar or Physical Therapy Recommended for Radiating Neck Pain
A study published in the British Medical Journal BMJ suggests that a semi-hard collar or physiotherapy / physical therapy was found to be more effective than a ‘wait and see’ approach to care for radiating neck pain. The study was a randomized trial of 205 patients with early onset radiculopathy and was held in three [...]
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Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Easing Tennis Elbow Pain With Simple Eccentric Wrist Exercise
A small trial recently showed that a simple eccentric wrist twist exercise can be very effective in the treatment of ‘tennis elbow’ ( lateral epicondylitis ). Adding these simple exercises to a home program dramatically improved functional scores and pain reduction. The exercise can be performed anywhere and serves the same purpose as very expensive [...]
