This PhD research investigates the effect of cupping therapy in the treatment of chronic neck pain. We know patients with chronic low back pain show body image distortions and we wondered if this would apply for chronic neck pain as well. So we adapted the design of the body image drawings for the neck area and patients who suffered from chronic neck pain were asked to draw the neck area as they felt it.
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My back has shrunk – The influence of cupping therapy on body image
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The role of Range of Motion in recovery from Whiplash Associated Disorders
In clinical practice, Health Care Professionals attach value to measurements of cervical spine Range of Motion (ROM) for diagnostic, prognostic and treatment evaluation purposes. There is evidence that cervical ROM can help us with diagnosis of whiplash associated disorders but this systematic literature review found conflicting evidence that cervical spine ROM is valuable for prognosis for poor outcome following a whiplash injury.
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Poles support WW2 veteran in trial
'Chocolate cake breakfast could help you lose weight' really made my eyes pop when I was reading the Telegraph and I almost ended up at the bakery. But then I read the original study...
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Peer review picks a pack of pickled papers
Did you know that apparently the first medical journals were published some 300 years ago? And that the idea of peer review arose about the same time? Just published, here is a systematic review of peer review for scientific manuscripts.
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My knee is aching so its going to rain
As a small child I was fascinated by my uncle's ‘psychic knees’. And by ‘psychic’ I am really describing the situation where he would look at me and knowingly state, “It’s going to rain…my knees are aching."