A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Manipulative Therapy in Treating Lateral Epicondylalgia

Determining the level of evidence for the effectiveness of spinal manipulation in upper limb pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

“…A study with the score of 6 or above was considered of high quality (Herd and Meserve, 2008) whereas that with the score of 5 or below was noted as low quality. The risk of bias in the included studies was assessed using 7 criteria recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration (Higgins et al, 2011).…”

Manual therapy and eccentric exercise in the management of Achilles tendinopathy

“…30,56 MT has additionally been shown to be beneficial in the management of rotator cuff tendinopathy. 28,31 As motion restriction is a possible risk factor for AT 5 and joint mobilization can be beneficial in managing other tendinopathic conditions, 29,31,32 it seems sensible to include joint mobilizations and manipulation in conservative care of Achilles tendinopathy as well.…”

“…Considering that limited ankle dorsiflexion motion may contribute to the development of AT, 23 and that dorsiflexion mobility improved after joint mobilization in other patient populations, 24,25 it seems reasonable that using joint mobilization to improve ankle mobility may decrease overuse of the Achilles tendon when walking or running. While not well described in the AT population, MT has been associated with positive outcomes in other tendinopathies, [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] and may be beneficial for AT as well.…”

Strategies to overcome size and mechanical disadvantages in manual therapy

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Additionally, physical therapy clinical practice guidelines specifically cite manual interventions in multimodal approaches for patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders. [8][9][10][11][12] As such, the utilization of orthopaedic MT can be considered an important skill set among those practitioners evaluating and treating patients with MSK disorders.…”