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http://plus.mcmaster.ca/rehab Dear Brenda, New articles: colleagues in your specialty have identified the following article(s) as being of interest: Article Title Specialty Relevance News-worthiness Kinesio Taping to generate skin convolutions is not better than sham taping for people with chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomised trial. J Physiother Speciality Musculoskeletal Relevance 6 News-worthiness 6 Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy has similar effects on pain and disability as `wait and see` and other approaches in people with neck pain: a systematic review. J Physiother Speciality Chronic Pain Relevance 6 Musculoskeletal 5 Scapular kinematics pre- and post-thoracic thrust manipulation in individuals with and without shoulder impingement symptoms: a randomized controlled study. JOSPT Speciality Manual Therapy Relevance 6 Musculoskeletal 5 Recommendations for physical therapists on the treatment of lumbopelvic pain during pregnancy: a systematic review. JOSPT Speciality Manual Therapy Relevance 6 Musculoskeletal 4
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Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: systematic reviews of primary research in human health care and health policy. Important clinical question: “Does manual therapy help reduce neck pain?”
Authors' conclusions: The current literature does not support or refute the effectiveness of treatment. “X”. Large, well conducted RCTs are needed to determine the effectiveness and efficacy for individuals with this particular disorder.
Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro): database of randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy
Hooked on Evidence: database of extractions of articles related to physical therapy interventions
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PubMed: database representing articles and biomedical literature, including Medline citations and abstractss
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