Comparative effectiveness of exercise, acupuncture, and spinal manipulation for low back pain

CJ Standaert, J Friedly, MW Erwin, MJ Lee, G Rechtine… - Spine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. We sought to answer the following clinical
questions:(1) Is structured exercise more effective in the treatment of chronic low back pain …

[HTML][HTML] An updated review of the diagnostic utility of cervical facet joint injections

FJ Falco, S Datta, L Manchikanti, N Sehgal… - Database of Abstracts …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review concluded that diagnostic cervical facet joint nerve blocks are safe, valid and
reliable. Limitations and inconsistencies in the reporting of included data and analyses call …

Somatic dysfunction: an osteopathic conundrum

G Fryer - International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Somatic dysfunction is considered a central concept for the theory and practice of
osteopathy, but its relevance to the modern profession is questionable due to its unclear …

Development of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with neck pain likely to benefit from thrust joint manipulation to the cervical spine

EJ Puentedura, JA Cleland, MR Landers… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2012 - jospt.org
Study Design Prospective cohort/predictive validity study. Objective To determine the
predictive validity of selected clinical examination items and to develop a clinical prediction …

Cervical range of motion and strength in 4,293 young male adults with chronic neck pain

MD Kauther, M Piotrowski, B Hussmann… - European Spine …, 2012 - Springer
Purpose The correlation of cervical biomechanics and neck pain in young patients has, to
date, only been described in terms of small cohorts. This study focuses on the correlation of …

Development of an ImageJ-based method for analysing the developing zebrafish vasculature

V Simms, R Bicknell, VL Heath - Vascular Cell, 2017 - vascularcell.com
Zebrafish with fluorescently labelled blood vessels provide an excellent model for studying
angiogenesis. Most commonly the growth of the intersegmental blood vessels is …

Cervical spine meniscoids: an update on their morphological characteristics and potential clinical significance

SF Farrell, PG Osmotherly, J Cornwall, M Sterling… - European Spine …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Cervical spine meniscoids are intra-articular folds of synovial membrane that have
been theorised to have potential clinical significance in neck pain. Recent anatomical and …

The anatomy and morphometry of cervical zygapophyseal joint meniscoids

SF Farrell, PG Osmotherly, J Cornwall… - Surgical and Radiologic …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Meniscoids are folds of synovial membrane that project into the articular cavities of
zygapophyseal joints throughout the cervical spine. These structures have been implicated …

Morphology of cervical spine meniscoids in individuals with chronic whiplash-associated disorder: a case-control study

SF Farrell, PG Osmotherly, J Cornwall, P Lau… - Journal of Orthopaedic & …, 2016 - jospt.org
Study Design Case-control study. Background Cervical spine meniscoids are thought to
contribute to neck pain and hypomobility in individuals with chronic whiplash-associated …

Immunohistochemical investigation of nerve fiber presence and morphology in elderly cervical spine meniscoids

SF Farrell, PG Osmotherly, J Cornwall, DA Rivett - The Spine Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Innervation of anatomical structures is fundamental to their
capacity to generate nociceptive impulses. Cervical spine meniscoids are hypothesized to …