Matthew R Schumacher, Joshua A Clark, Andrew J King, Corbin J Olson, Maddy L Steckler
{"title":"Exploring the personal and professional outcomes of pursuing fellowship training in orthopedic manual physical therapy: a mixed-methods analysis.","authors":"Matthew R Schumacher, Joshua A Clark, Andrew J King, Corbin J Olson, Maddy L Steckler","doi":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2448203","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2024.2448203","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Post-professional education in orthopedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) provides a unique pathway for clinicians to refine clinical skills and reasoning in pursuit of professional excellence. Despite these benefits, fellowship training demands significant personal and financial investment. Therefore, understanding whether fellowship education promotes professional growth, job satisfaction, and return on investment is essential. The aim of this study was to explore fellowship-trained OMPTs' self-reported perceptions of pursuing fellowship education in the United States (US), while identifying predictors that may be associated with career success following fellowship education.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A convergent parallel mixed-methods design via online survey and one-on-one semi-structured interviews was used. A thematic coding process was implemented for qualitative analysis. Descriptive statistics were calculated for demographic data. Binary logistic regression models assessed relationships between demographic variables and the personal and professional impact of fellowship training.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred and nine participants completed the survey, and 23 underwent focused interviews, meeting data saturation. Merging of analyses revealed five themes related to personal and professional impacts of fellowship including clinical outcomes, job satisfaction, barriers, clinical excellence, and professional opportunities. Board-certified clinicians had greater odds (OR = 4.47, 95% CI 1.17-15.93, <i>p</i> = .03) of reporting fellowship training enhancing their application of current research. Those with a doctorate degree reported greater odds (OR = 9.18, 95% CI 2.31-36.56, <i>p</i> = .002) of establishing impactful mentors through fellowship. PTs with < 10 years of practice were more likely to report fellowship training positively affecting their salary (OR = 4.28, 95% CI 1.50-12.24, <i>p</i> = .01) and self-perception as expert clinicians (OR = 7.29, 95% CI 1.65-32.22, <i>p</i> = .01).</p><p><strong>Discussion/conclusion: </strong>This study is the first to examine personal and professional outcomes among US fellowship-trained clinicians, highlighting the positive impact on clinical reasoning, mentorship, and compensation - especially among novice clinicians. Fellowship enhances job satisfaction, career growth, and clinical excellence, offering insights for prospective fellows and future research directions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142933043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"There is no madness in spinal manual techniques in the pediatric setting.","authors":"Bettina Küsgen, Michael Ammermann","doi":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2447283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2024.2447283","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142899295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alberto Roldán-Ruiz, Javier Bailón-Cerezo, María Torres-Lacomba
{"title":"The prevalence of subclassification-based diagnoses when considering cervical contribution in shoulder pain patients: a secondary analysis from a previous research.","authors":"Alberto Roldán-Ruiz, Javier Bailón-Cerezo, María Torres-Lacomba","doi":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2443134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2024.2443134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Determining the prevalence of different shoulder subclassification-based diagnoses using a defined exclusion-type diagnostic algorithm. Analyzing the relationships between cervical contribution and other shoulder diagnoses.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A proposal of a shoulder pain diagnosis based on functional subclassification was carried out in all subjects. The included diagnoses were cervical contribution, acromioclavicular joint pain, stiff shoulder, atraumatic unstable shoulder, rotator cuff-related shoulder pain, and 'Others'. Each diagnosis was based on a defined exclusion-type diagnostic algorithm. Cervical contribution was considered if a > 30% shoulder symptom modification in pain intensity was recorded after a cervical spine screening. Since a > 30% change in symptoms does not definitively indicate a categorical diagnosis, cervical contribution was presumed to potentially coexist with other diagnostic labels in these cases. If there was a complete (100%) resolution of shoulder symptoms after the cervical spine screening, cervical contribution was deemed the sole diagnosis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty subjects were analyzed. Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain was the most prevalent diagnosis (36.7%, <i>n</i> = 22), followed by stiff shoulder, being present in 30% (<i>n</i> = 18) of subjects. Cervical contribution (13.3%, <i>n</i> = 8), atraumatic unstable shoulder (11.7%, <i>n</i> = 7), others (6.7%, <i>n</i> = 4) and acromioclavicular joint pain (1,7%, <i>n</i> = 1) completed the results. In patients diagnosed with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain, cervical contribution coexisted in 71,4% of them. Thus, a statistically significant association between cervical contribution and rotator cuff-related shoulder pain was found (<i>p</i> = 0,002). This association was not observed in any of the other diagnoses.</p><p><strong>Discussions/conclusions: </strong>Rotator cuff-related shoulder pain was the most prevalent diagnosis, followed by stiff shoulder and cervical contribution. Cervical contribution may coexist with other diagnoses or even be considered as a unique diagnosis itself. Patients diagnosed with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain are more likely to have cervical contribution.</p>","PeriodicalId":47319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142873258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brandon C Williams, Scott W Lowe, Ryan C McConnell, Joshua A Subialka
{"title":"An overview of systematic reviews investigating clinical features for diagnosing neck pain and its associated disorders.","authors":"Brandon C Williams, Scott W Lowe, Ryan C McConnell, Joshua A Subialka","doi":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2436403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2024.2436403","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Neck pain is a common condition that is often difficult to diagnose. Previous literature has investigated diagnostic accuracy of examination measures, but the strength and clinical applicability are limited. This overview of systematic reviews aimed to investigate clinical features for diagnosing neck pain and its associated disorders.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An overview of systematic reviews was conducted searching four electronic databases for systematic reviews evaluating diagnostic criteria for neck pain. Quality and risk of bias were assessed using the AMSTAR 2 and ROBIS. Clinical features for neck pain were investigated for diagnostic utility.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Twenty-seven systematic reviews were included. Hand radiculopathy and numbness have good specificities (0.89-0.92) for facet and uncinate joint hypertrophy. For facet-related dysfunction, the extension rotation test (ERT) and manual assessment have good sensitivities and moderate-good specificities. Positive ERT combined with positive manual assessment findings (+LR = 4.71; Sp = 0.83) improves diagnostic accuracy compared to positive ERT alone (+LR = 2.01; Sp = 0.59). Canadian C-spine Rules and Nexus criteria have excellent validity in screening for cervical fracture or instability. Imaging appears to have validity in diagnosing ligamentous disruption or fractures but lacks clarity on predicting future neck pain. Increased fatty infiltrates have been found with whiplash-associated disorders and mechanical neck pain.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This review found limited indicators providing strong diagnostic utility for diagnosing neck pain. Strength of recommendations are limited by heterogeneous outcomes, methodology, and classification systems. Future research should investigate new differential diagnostic criteria for specific structures contributing to neck pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":47319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What do patients with lumbar spinal stenosis think is physical therapy's best card? A survey of perceived message strength.","authors":"Seth Peterson, Brett Halpert, John D Heick","doi":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2438182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2024.2438182","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Rising surgical rates for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and underutilization of physical therapist services for this condition may increase patient risks and healthcare costs. Patient beliefs may also contribute to this problem. Therefore, our objective was to determine which messages about physical therapy were perceived as strongest by patients with LSS and whether those messages were influenced by patient factors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study used a cross-sectional survey design, and participants were patients of outpatient physical therapy clinics with imaging or clinical evidence of LSS. Participants completed an electronic survey containing different messages about physical therapist services for LSS. Messages were designed using the health belief model. Perceived message strength was scored using the perceived argument strength scale (PASS). Pain catastrophizing and pain self-efficacy were measured to determine whether they influenced participant perceptions. Occurrence of magnetic resonance imaging and surgical consultations were also measured.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 189 potential participants, 101 were included in the study. The message perceived as strongest emphasized physical therapists as listeners who would customize a plan (PASS 36.1 [5.0]) Similar scores were seen for messages that emphasized benefits of education and self-management and de-emphasized severity. The message that emphasized research findings was rated the least strong. Participants who had high levels of pain catastrophizing were more likely to have had imaging and perceived arguments as less strong.</p><p><strong>Discussion/conclusion: </strong>Results of the current study suggested patients with LSS preferred a message that emphasized physical therapists as listeners who would customize a plan. The message about research outcomes was perceived as the least strong. Therefore, awareness campaigns intended to influence the beliefs or behavior of patients with LSS should emphasize the individualized nature of physical therapy more than research evidence.</p>","PeriodicalId":47319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142819816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kesava Kovanur Sampath, Tevin Smith, Suzie Belcher, Gerard Farrell, Gary Fryer, Brett Vaughan, Rob Moran
{"title":"Diagnosing and treating upper back pain: insights from New Zealand's manipulative physiotherapists and osteopaths.","authors":"Kesava Kovanur Sampath, Tevin Smith, Suzie Belcher, Gerard Farrell, Gary Fryer, Brett Vaughan, Rob Moran","doi":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2438196","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2024.2438196","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Manual therapy is routinely used in the management of upper back pain (UBP), a disabling condition. However, the approach to diagnosis and treatment techniques used by manipulative physiotherapists and osteopaths is largely unknown.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To explore knowledge about UBP, including diagnosis and treatment, by New Zealand (NZ) osteopaths and manipulative physiotherapists and to investigate differences (if any) in the self-reported approaches to diagnosis and management of UBP between the professions.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A cross-sectional survey administered through an online platform (Qualtrics) between September 2023 and January 2024.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>One hundred and ten NZ osteopaths and manipulative physiotherapists completed the survey.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Forty-eight percent (<i>n</i> = 53) of respondents identified their profession as physiotherapists and 52% (<i>n</i> = 57) as osteopaths. Over three-quarters of respondents (77%) 'strongly agreed' that a multimodal approach is essential for effective UBP management. Osteopaths were significantly more likely to <i>often</i> proffer 'wear and tear/degeneration' (<i>p</i> < 0.01) and 'visceral referred pain' (<i>p</i> = 0.02) as the cause of a patient's UBP. In terms of management, osteopaths were significantly more likely to use soft tissue techniques (<i>p</i> < 0.01), spinal manipulations (<i>p</i> < 0.01), rib manipulations (<i>p</i> < 0.01), rib mobilizations (<i>p</i> < 0.01), and visceral techniques (<i>p</i> < 0.01), compared to physiotherapists.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The survey highlights a strong consensus among respondents that a multimodal approach is essential for effective UBP management. The survey also identified profession-specific approaches to the diagnosis and management of UBP. Future research using qualitative methods is required to further explore these profession-specific differences and explore outcomes of care.</p>","PeriodicalId":47319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142802881","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lawrence S Ramiscal, Lori A Bolgla, Chad E Cook, John S Magel, Stephen A Parada, Raymond Chong
{"title":"Is the YES/NO classification accurate in screening scapular dyskinesis in asymptomatic individuals? - A novel validation study utilizing surface electromyography as a surrogate measure in identifying movement asymmetries.","authors":"Lawrence S Ramiscal, Lori A Bolgla, Chad E Cook, John S Magel, Stephen A Parada, Raymond Chong","doi":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2436402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2024.2436402","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Scapular dyskinesis is a known risk factor for shoulder pain, making it important to screen for prevention. Physical therapists screen scapular dyskinesis by visually comparing asymmetries in scapular movement during overhead reach using the Scapular Dyskinesis Test Yes/No classification (Y/N). Although scapular kinematics has been used to quantify scapular dyskinesis, current measurement techniques are inaccurate. Optimal scapular muscle activity is crucial for normal shoulder function and is measured using surface electromyography (sEMG). Research suggests that impaired scapular muscles can lead to scapular dyskinesis. Despite kinematics being a poor reference standard, there is currently no validated method to identify movement asymmetries using muscle activity as an alternative. We utilized sEMG to establish Y/N's validity. We hypothesized that Y/N is a valid tool using sEMG as a viable surrogate measure for identifying scapular dyskinesis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We employed a known-groups (symmetrical vs. asymmetrical shoulders) validity design following the Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies. Seventy-two asymptomatic subjects were evaluated using Y/N as the index test and sEMG as the reference standard. We created a criterion to assign the sEMG as the reference standard to establish the known groups. We calculated the sensitivity (Sn), specificity (Sp), positive and negative predictive values (PPV, NPV), likelihood ratios (LR+, LR-), and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) using a 2 × 2 table analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The diagnostic accuracy values were Sn = 0.56 (0.37-0.74), Sp = 0.36 (0.08-0.65), PPV = 0.68 (0.49-0.88), NPV = 0.25 (0.04-0.46), LR+ = 0.87 (0.50-1.53), and LR- = 1.22 (0.50-2.97).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Y/N's diagnostic accuracy was poor against the sEMG, suggesting clinicians should rely less on Y/N to screen scapular dyskinesis in the asymptomatic population. Our study demonstrated that sEMG might be a suitable alternative as a reference standard in validating methods designed to screen movement asymmetries.</p>","PeriodicalId":47319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142787359","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Practice what we teach: why academic PT faculty should stay in the trenches.","authors":"Timothy W Flynn, Britt Smith, Paul Mintken","doi":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2426264","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2426264","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"557-560"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11578403/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Management of concussion symptoms utilizing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy: a case series.","authors":"David J Pleva, Jared C Hanson, Brian Greer","doi":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2368923","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2368923","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Concussions are a common condition in athletes leading to symptoms including headache, dizziness, and sometimes vestibular deficits. Concussion management typically involves rest and a gradual return to activity among other interventions. This case series includes three patients who were evaluated using Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) after sport-related injuries involving concussion-like symptoms. MDT is a system of evaluating patients using repeated movements and sustained positions to assess symptomatic and mechanical changes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients in this case series demonstrated rapid reduction of symptoms using variations of repeated cervical movements and sustained positions, which enabled them to return to play with a lasting resolution of symptoms.</p><p><strong>Discussion/conclusion: </strong>This highlights the importance of a classification system for the appropriate treatment of these cases who did not require management using concussion protocol, as they were classified as cervical derangement.</p>","PeriodicalId":47319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"640-645"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11578411/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141471557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Robert J Trager, Anthony N Baumann, Hudson Rogers, Joshua Tidd, Kevin Orellana, Gordon Preston, Keith Baldwin
{"title":"Efficacy of manual therapy for sacroiliac joint pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.","authors":"Robert J Trager, Anthony N Baumann, Hudson Rogers, Joshua Tidd, Kevin Orellana, Gordon Preston, Keith Baldwin","doi":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2316420","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10669817.2024.2316420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study examined the efficacy of manual therapy for pain and disability measures in adults with sacroiliac joint pain syndrome (SIJPS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched six databases, including gray literature, on 24 October 2023, for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining sacroiliac joint (SIJ) manual therapy outcomes via pain or disability in adults with SIJPS. We evaluated quality via the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale and certainty via Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE). Standardized mean differences (SMDs) in post-treatment pain and disability scores were pooled using random-effects models in meta-regressions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 16 RCTs (421 adults; mean age = 37.7 years), with 11 RCTs being meta-analyzed. Compared to non-manual physiotherapy (i.e. exercise ± passive modalities; 10 RCTs) or sham (1 RCT) interventions, SIJ manual therapy did not significantly reduce pain (SMD: -0.88; 95%-CI: -1.84; 0.08, <i>p</i> = 0.0686) yet had a statistically significant moderate effect in reducing disability (SMD: -0.67; 95% CI: -1.32; -0.03, <i>p</i> = 0.0418). The superiority of individual manual therapies was unclear due to low sample size, wide confidence intervals for effect estimates, and inability to meta-analyze five RCTs with a unique head-to-head design. RCTs were of 'good' (56%) or 'fair' (44%) quality, and heterogeneity was high. Certainty was very low for pain and low for disability outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>SIJ manual therapy appears efficacious for improving disability in adults with SIJPS, while its efficacy for pain is uncertain. It is unclear which specific manual therapy techniques may be more efficacious. These findings should be interpreted cautiously until further high-quality RCTs are available examining manual therapy against control groups such as exercise.</p><p><strong>Registration: </strong>PROSPERO (CRD42023394326).</p>","PeriodicalId":47319,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy","volume":" ","pages":"561-572"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11578406/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139730685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}