Joints In Motion:Our Evidence

Joints In Motion Physical Therapy is based on well-researched, critically reviewed, industry-respected evidence. Below are several scholarly articles that have influenced the Joints In Motion approach to successful physical therapy.

Cited below are extensive sources of Joints In Motion evidence-based research regarding:

Deconditioning / Risk of Falls.

The Shoulder

The Hip

The Ankle

The Back

The ACL

The Knee

Manual Therapy

Try Joints in Motion PT First For Deconditioning/Risk of Falls

Outcome: Patients with Parkinson’s disease improve their physical performance and activities of daily living through exercise. Crizzle, A (2006). Is physical exercise beneficial for persons with Parkinson's disease? Pub Med, 5, Retrieved Aug 17, 2007, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites

Outcome: Aerobic exercise and weight training improves physical function and knee pain in individuals with comorbidity. Mangani, I (2006). Physical exercise and comorbidity. Pub Med, 5, Retrieved Aug 17, 2007, from http://ncbi.nlh.nih.gov/sites

Outcome: Functionally limited older adults who maintain a structured exercise program for 16 weeks exhibit increased functional ability. Fahlman, M (2007). Structured exercise in older adults with limited functional ability. Pub Med, 6, Retrieved Aug 17, 2007, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites

Try Joints In Motion PT First For The Shoulder

Outcome: After five days, a corticosteroid injection and high-intensity physical therapy, participants sustained significant lower amounts of pain and increased range of motion. Laroche, M (1998). Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder followed by an interaarticular corticosteroid injection and immediate physical therapy. Hooked on evidence, 5, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://hookedonevidence.com/searchresults.cfm

Outcome: Manual physical therapy is better than exercise alone for increasing strength, decreasing pain, and improving function in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome. Bang, M (2000). Comparison of supervised exercise with and without manual physical therapy for patients with shoulder impingement syndrome. Hooked on evidence, 3, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://hookedonedidence.com/searchresults.cfm

Outcome: Manipulative therapy for the shoulder girdle in addition to usual medical care accelerates recovery of shoulder symptoms. Bergman, G (2004).Manipulative Therapy in Addition to Usual Medical Care for Patients with Shoulder Dysfunction and Pain. American College of Physician. 141, 432.

Try Joints In Motion PT First For The Hip

Outcome: Frail elderly adults after hip fracture can benefit by extending their rehabilitation in a supervised exercise setting, working at high intensities in order to optimize gains in strength and physical function. Host, H (2007). Training-induced strength and functional adaptations and hip fracture. Pub Med, 3, Retrieved Aug 17, 2007, from http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites

Outcome: An exercise program that emphasizes weight bearing and postural stability improves muscle strength, stability and self perceived function. Trudelle-Jackson, E (2004). Effects of a late-phase exercise program after total hip arthroplasty. Hooked on evidence, 7, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://hookedonedidence.com/searchresults.cfm

Outcome: Physical therapy after a hip fracture surgery is associated with better mobility after two months. Penrod, J (2004). Physical therapy and mobility 2 and 6 months after hip fracture. Hooked on evidence, 7, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://hookedonevidence.com/searchresults.cfm

Try Joints In Motion PT First For The Ankle

Outcome: Participants with plantar heel pain treated with an impairment based physical therapy approach emphasizing manual therapy demonstrated complete pain relief and return to activities. Young, B (2004). A combined treatment approach emphasizing impairment-based manual physical therapy for plantar heel pain. Hooked on evidence, 11, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://hookedonevidence.com/searchresults.cfm

Outcome: rehabilitation improves functional limitations with patients who have chronic ankle instability. Hale, S (2007). The effect of a 4-week comprehensive rehabilitation program on postural control and lower extremity function in individuals with chronic ankle instability. Pub Med, 6, Retrieved Aug 17, 2007, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites

Outcome: Static and ballistic stretches have different effects on passive resistive torque and tendon stiffness and should be considered for training and rehabilitation program. Mahieu, N (2007). Effect of static ballistic stretching on the muscle-tendon tissue properties. Pub Med, 3, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://www.ncbi.nih.gov/sites

Outcome: A structures program of warm-up exercises can prevent knee and ankle injuries in young people playing sports. Preventive training should therefore be introduced as an integral part of youth sports programs. Grethe, M (2005). Exercises to prevent lower limb injuries in youth sports. Pub, Retrieved July 17, 2005, from http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender

Try Joints In Motion PT First For The Back

Outcome: Early access to physical therapy resulted in greater improvement in perceived pain at six months compared to later access. Nordeman, L (2006). Early access to physical therapy treatment for subacute low back pain in primary health care. Hooked on evidence, 6, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://hookedonevidence.com/searchresults.cfm

Outcome: Physical therapy is a cost-effective primary care management strategy for low back pain. Whitehurst, D (2007). A brief pain management program compared with physical therapy for low back pain. Pub Med, 3, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites

Outcome: Manual therapy is suggested to be an alternative for back and neck pain. Skillgate, E (2007). Naprapathic manual therapy or evidence-based care for back and neck pain. Pub Med, 5, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites

Outcome: Physical therapy significantly reduces pain levels and decreases levels of depression. Ritvanen, T (2007). Dynamic surface electromyographic responses in chronic low back pain treated by traditional bone setting and conventional physical therapy. Hooked on evidence, 1, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://hookedonevidence.com/searchresults.cfm

Try Joints in Motion PT First For The ACL

Outcome: Proprioceptive training alone can induce isokinetic strength gains, restoring and increasing quadriceps strength is essential to maximize functional ability of the operated knee joint. Liu-Ambrose, T (2003). The effects of proprrioceptive or strength training on the neuromuscular function of the ACL reconstructed knee. Pub Med, 2, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.gov/sites

Outcome: Neuromuscular exercise training should be a part of rehabilitation programs following ACL reconstruction. Risberg, M (2007). Neuromuscular training versus strength training during first 6 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Pub Med, 6, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites

Outcome: The addition of exercise after ACL reconstruction induced superior short-term results in strength, performance, and activity level after surgery. Gerber, J (2007). Safety, feasibility, and efficacy of negative work exercise via eccentric muscle activity following anterior c cruciate ligament reconstruction. Pub Med, 1, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites

Outcome: Knee-specific training improved lower extremity kinetics and kinematics, indicating reduced knee stiffness during demanding activities. Von Porat, A (2007). Knee kinematics and kinetics in former soccer players with a 16-year-old ACL injury, the effects of twelve weeks of knee-specific training. Pub Med, 8, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites

Outcome: A structured program of warm-up exercises can prevent knee and ankle injuries in young people playing sports. Preventive training should therefore be introduced as an integral part of youth sports programs. Grethe, M (2005). Exercises to prevent lower limb injuries in youth sports. Pub, Retrieved July 17, 2005, from http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender

Try Joints in Motion PT First For The Knee

Outcome: Subjects appeared less likely to be taking medications for their arthritis and were more satisfied with the overall outcome of their rehabilitative treatment. Deyle, G (2005). Physical therapy treatment effectiveness for osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized comparison of supervised clinical exercise and manual therapy procedures versus a home exercise program. Hooked on evidence, 12, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://hookedonevidence.com/searchresults.cfm

Outcome: Results suggest physical therapy will help patients with difficult functional problems after total knee arthroplasty. Ulrich, S (2007). Focused rehabilitation treatment of poorly functioning total knee arthroplasties. Pub Med, Retrieved 2007, from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites

Outcome: Patella taping along with exercise is more effective than exercise alone. Whittingham, M (2004). A combination of daily patella taping with a 4-week daily exercise program has been shown to be more effective than placebo taping and exercise or exercise alone in reducing pain and improving function in patients with PFPS. Evidence in motion, 34, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://evidenceinmotion.com

Try Joints in Motion PT First For Manual Therapy

Outcome: Manual therapy increased range of motion and grip strength in wrists affected by CTS to within normal limits. Burke, J (2007). A pilot study comparing two manual therapy interventions for carpal tunnel syndrome. Hooked on evidence, 1, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://hookedonevidence.com/searchresults.cfm

Outcome: Both stretching exercises and manual therapy considerably decreased both neck pain and disability. Ylinen, J (2007). Stretching exercises vs. manual therapy in treatment of chronic neck pain. Hooked on evidence, 2, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://hookedonevidence.com/searchresults.cfm

Outcome: The evaluation and treatment of the participant emphasizes the functional interdependence of the SI joints and demonstrates how the evaluation of sacroiliac dysfunction can guide physical therapy intervention. Beissel, M (2000). Role of manual therapy in the evaluation and treatment of a surgically stabilized pelvis. Hooked on evidence, 8, Retrieved Aug 27, 2007, from http://hookedonevidence.com/searchresults.cfm