6 articles in this issue
Sarah Fogarty, PhD, Catherine McInerney, Phillipa Hay, PhD
Background: Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain (PPGP) significantly impacts women’s lives both physically and psychologically. Given the severity and impact of PPGP on pregnancy, the authors anticipated that pregnant women with PPGP might respond differ... see more
Sujatha Pugazhendi, MPT, Priyadarshini Rajamani, BHMS, MSc, Amalan S. Daniel, MPT, Kannan Pugazhendi, MBBS, MS
Background: Musculoskeletal disorders are disabling diseases which affect work performance, thereby affecting the quality of life of individuals. Pharmacological and surgical management are the most recommended treatments. However, noninvasive physical th... see more
Ann Blair Kennedy, LMT, BCTMB, DrPH, Executive Editor/Editor-in-Chief, IJTMB
The 2019 Poster Session at the American Massage Therapy Association National Convention included the following 6 posters as well as the posters presented at the International Massage Therapy Research Conference (IMTRC). The abstracts from IMTRC can be fou... see more
Tracey Elizabeth Merriman, MBBS FRACS, Greg Hewitt, Anna Moran, PhD
Background & Purpose: There is a high incidence of chronic recurrent functional abdominal pain in children causing significant disruption to schooling, quality of life, and costs to the health care system. Treatment routinely includes behavioral, pharmaco... see more
Michelle Lipnicki, BSc, RMT
Background: Dystonia is a neurological disorder, characterized by involuntary muscle spasms and tremors, resulting in abnormal movements and posture. Symptoms include pain, spasms, tremors, and dyskinesia—a difficulty in performing voluntary muscular move... see more
Deborah Zerkle, LMT, Erin Gates, PT, DPT
Introduction: Postlaparoscopic shoulder pain (PLSP) has been well documented to effect patients following an abdominal or thoracic laparoscopic surgery. PLSP is characterized by referred pain that can occur both unilaterally or bilaterally, and is typical... see more