Manipulative Therapy for Lower Extremity Conditions: Update of a Literature Review

Manual Physical Therapy and Exercise Versus Supervised Home Exercise in the Management of Patients With Inversion Ankle Sprain: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial

“…The results of the current study further support the conclusions of a systematic review by Brantingham et al 8 that MTEX is effective in the short term for reducing pain and improving function in patients with an inversion ankle sprain. This is in contrast to the findings of Beazell and colleagues.…”

“…3,14,51 Among them, Pellow and Brantingham 51 demonstrated that 8 sessions of thrust manipulation resulted in greater improvements in function, as measured with a functional evaluation scoring scale, at a 1-month follow-up compared to placebo ultrasound. In a recent systematic review, Brantingham et al 8 concluded that limited evidence exists for manual therapy plus exercise to improve outcomes in the short term in this population. However, we were unable to identify studies reporting long-term outcomes.…”

Short-Term Effects of Kinesiotaping on Pain and Joint Alignment in Conservative Treatment of Hallux Valgus

“…20,21 Review studies in this area emphasize the lack of evidence to show the effectiveness of conservative treatment. Unfortunately, neither orthotics 22,23 manipulative therapy nor exercise studies 24 have shown sufficient evidence for pain relief or a change in hallux abducto valgus angle on hallux abducto valgus deformity in longer periods. This warrants further research in this area.…”

Correlation of Lumbar-Hip Kinematics Between Trunk Flexion and Other Functional Tasks

“…1,2 Traditional texts advocate the assessment of motion in the cardinal planes. The evaluation of the behavior of the spine and hip during spinal motions such as flexion/extension is a potential test used to observe lumbar impairments.…”