Energy Medicine treatments for hand and wrist pain: A pilot study

EXPLORE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-21
Author(s):  
Garret Yount ◽  
Arnaud Delorme ◽  
Dean Radin ◽  
Loren Carpenter ◽  
Kenneth Rachlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Wrist Pain ◽  
Energy Medicine

Scaphotrapeziotrapezoid Joint Arthritis: A Pilot Study of Treatment with the Scaphoid Trapezium Pyrocarbon Implant

2006 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 569-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. PEGOLI ◽  
I. P. ZORLI ◽  
G. PIVATO ◽  
G. BERTO ◽  
G. PAJARDI
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Wrist Pain ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Functional Improvement ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Degenerative Arthritis ◽  
Joint Arthritis ◽  
Pyrocarbon Implant

Isolated scaphotrapeziotrapezoid osteoarthritis is rare but can cause weakness and wrist pain. We present the results of a pilot study of interposition arthoplasty with a scaphoid trapezium pyrocarbon implant (STPI) by an open and arthroscopic approach for this problem. We performed this procedure in 10 hands in eight patients, all women, with a mean age of 60.5 (range 51–70) years. The average follow-up was 19 (range 2–24) months. Pre-operative X-rays in all cases identified an isolated degenerative arthritis of the scaphotrapeziotrapezoid joint. Average DASH evaluation pre-operatively of 49 was reduced to 39. All of the patients had functional improvement and returned to daily activities after 3 months. The results of this pilot study suggest that the STPI may prove a useful compromise treatment for this problem.

Effect of Ulnar-Based Orthotics and Strengthening Exercises on Subjects With Ulnar Wrist Pain

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-212
Author(s):  
Mohamed Abdelmegeed ◽  
Everett Lohman ◽  
Noha Daher ◽  
June Kume ◽  
Hasan M. Syed
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Grip Strength ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Wrist Pain ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Strengthening Exercises ◽  
Ulnar Wrist Pain

Context: In comparison with the published research on the surgical management of ulnar wrist pain, fewer studies that discuss the nonsurgical management of ulnar wrist pain exist. Objective: The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the effect of ulnar-based wrist orthotics and strengthening exercises on subjects with ulnar wrist pain. Study Design: Prospective randomized controlled pilot study. Setting: Research laboratory. Participants: Thirty subjects with acute and subacute ulnar wrist pain and age ranging from 18 to 53. Interventions: Participants were randomized to receive either ulnar-based orthotics, ulnar-based orthotics plus strengthening exercises, or placebo intervention. Main Outcome Measures: The authors measured pain and function using the Patient-Rated Wrist Evaluation questionnaire, and grip strength using the JAMAR dynamometer, at baseline and at 2- and 4-week postrandomization. A mixed analysis of variance modeling was used to investigate the effect of the intervention over time. Results: There were statistically significant differences between the 2 intervention groups and the control group regarding improvement in pain, function, and strength, whereas there were no statistically significant differences between the 2 intervention groups over the 3 measurement occasions regarding the outcome measures. Conclusion: Based on the results, orthotics intervention is as effective as orthotics plus strengthening exercises in improving pain, function, and grip strength in subjects with ulnar wrist pain. Level of Evidence: Therapy, level 2b individual Randomized Controlled Trial.

Pilot study on criteria in cavity preparation-facts or artifacts?

1973 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Salvendy ◽  
WM Hinton ◽  
GW Ferguson ◽  
PR Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cavity Preparation

A Pilot Study of Early Storybook Reading With Babies With Hearing Loss

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 3397-3412
Author(s):  
Michelle I. Brown ◽  
David Trembath ◽  
Marleen F. Westerveld ◽  
Gail T. Gillon
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Eye Contact ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Storybook Reading ◽  
Book Selection ◽  
Turn Taking ◽  
Parent Child

Purpose This pilot study explored the effectiveness of an early storybook reading (ESR) intervention for parents with babies with hearing loss (HL) for improving (a) parents' book selection skills, (b) parent–child eye contact, and (c) parent–child turn-taking. Advancing research into ESR, this study examined whether the benefits from an ESR intervention reported for babies without HL were also observed in babies with HL. Method Four mother–baby dyads participated in a multiple baseline single-case experimental design across behaviors. Treatment effects for parents' book selection skills, parent–child eye contact, and parent–child turn-taking were examined using visual analysis and Tau-U analysis. Results Statistically significant increases, with large to very large effect sizes, were observed for all 4 participants for parent–child eye contact and parent–child turn-taking. Limited improvements with ceiling effects were observed for parents' book selection skills. Conclusion The findings provide preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of an ESR intervention for babies with HL for promoting parent–child interactions through eye contact and turn-taking.

Effect of billary sphincterotomy on serum lipid profile: A pilot study

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A576-A576
Author(s):  
E FOGEL ◽  
T IMPERIALE ◽  
B DEVERAUX ◽  
S SHERMAN ◽  
J WATKINS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Lipid Profile ◽  
Serum Lipid ◽  
Serum Lipid Profile
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