Objective: To collect the available evidence about the effectiveness of pain neuroscience
education (PNE) on pain, disability, and psychosocial factors in patients with chronic …

Objective: The aims of this systematic review were to identify the different versions of the
Tampa Scale of kinesiophobia (TSK) and to report on the psychometric evidence relating to …

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has an
ongoing effort to create evidence-based practice guidelines for orthopaedic physical therapy …

Background Given the rapid advances in communication technology and the need that
emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth initiatives have been widely used …

Musculoskeletal injuries in elite sports are ones of the most impact issue because their
remarkable impact on performance caused by drastic absence of training and competition …

The number of systematic reviews (SR) summarizing the literature regarding the clinical
effects of Dry Needling (DN) has increased rapidly. Yet, rigorous evidence about the clinical …

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to examine whether targeting spinal manipulative therapy (SMT), by
applying the intervention to a specific vertebral level, produces superior clinical outcomes …

Background The passive straight leg raise (SLR) and crossed SLR are recommended tests
for lumbar radicular pain. There are no recent reviews of test reliability. Objectives To …

Lumbar disc herniation associated with radiculopathy (LDHR) is among the most frequent
causes of spine-related disorders. This condition is triggered by irritation of the nerve root …

OBJECTIVE: To explore whether people with lower-limb tendinopathy have reduced relative
conditioned pain modulation (CPM) when compared to nontendinopathy controls. DESIGN …