The authors carried out a single-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial of rotational manipulation for low-back pain of recent onset in 81 adults. Control treatments were minimal massage and low-level electrostimulation. Initial status and outcome were measured on scales quantifying symptoms, activities of daily life, mobility, tenderness to palpation, aggravation of pain by coughing or sneezing, limitation of motion on testing, and forward flexion. Both treated and control patients improved rapidly in the 2-3-week observation period. On retest there was no statistically significant difference between the improvement scores of the treated or control groups on any of the scales.

Adult↗

PubMed1979

Moisture chamber spectacles. A practical guide to their construction.

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Eyeglasses↗

PubMed1978

A controlled trial of the theory of acupuncture in musculoskeletal pain.

We carried out a randomized trail compraing acupuncture done is theoretically correct [appropriate] and incorrect [inappropirate] locations for chronic musculoskeletal pains in various sites. Throughout the trial, neither the patient, nor the assessor, nor the acupuncturist, knew if the site of the acupuncture was appropriate to the patient's symptoms according to acupuncture theory. Although 60% had reduced pain after three treatments, there was no significant difference between the treatments. Our findings, while not disproving the value of acupuncture, do not support the theory that certain specific points must be needled to relieve specific areas of pain.

Acupuncture Therapy↗

PubMed1977

A pressure sensing device to monitor gait.

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Fractures, Bone↗

PubMed1977

Foot mass effect on gait in the prosthetic limb.

A series of patients with amputations were investigated to determine the effect on gait of increasing the mass of the prosthetic foot. Weights of 113.4 and 226.8 gm (4 and 8 oz) were added and gait parameters observed. No changes were noted as the result of the extra foot mass.

Artificial Limbs↗

PubMed1973