6 articles in this issue
Ann Blair Kennedy, LMT, BCTMB, DrPH
Multiple benefits have been found when pa-tients and the public are included as research co-investigators. To this end, a change is being made to the IJTMB authorship guidelines to include a new subsection within the Methods section of manuscripts, entitl... see more
Robin B. Thomas, LMT, DrPH
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Maryam Keramati, MD, Mohammad Sadegh Sargolzaei, MSc, Ali Moghadasi, Mohammad Hasan Basirinezhad, MSc, Reza Mohammadpourhodki
Background: The patients under cataract sur-gery often experience anxiety not only during the surgery, but also prior to the surgery.Purpose: We sought to determine the effects of slow-stroke back massage on anxiety in patients undergoing cataract surgery... see more
Ni Gusti Kompiang Sriasih, SST, M.Kes, M. Choirul Hadi, SKM, M.Kes, Ni Nyoman Suindri, S.Si.T., M.Keb, Gusti Ayu Surati, M.Kes, Ni Made Dwi Mahayati, SST., M.Keb
Background: Pain during labor is one of the worst pains experienced by women. If the woman cannot adapt to it, it may lead to uncoordinated uterine contractions causing a long-complicated labor with the possibility of death of the mother and baby.Purpose:... see more
Andréia C. O. Silva, PT, MSc, Claudia S. Oliveira, PT, PhD, Daniela A. Biasotto-Gonzalez, PT, PhD, Marco A. Fumagalli, Eng, PhD, Fabiano Politti, PT, PhD
Background and Purpose: The lack of clear knowledge about the etiology of nonspecific neck pain (NS-NP) strengthens the need for other mech-anisms, still poorly described in the literature, to be investigated. Therefore, a quantitative analysis of two cas... see more
John J. Balletto