Letter to the Editor: ‘Effect of stretching with and without muscle strengthening exercises for the foot and hip in patients with plantar fasciitis: A randomized controlled single-blind clinical trial’

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. e12
Author(s):  
Damien Howell
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Plantar Fasciitis ◽  
Muscle Strengthening ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Letter To The Editor ◽  
Strengthening Exercises ◽  
Single Blind ◽  
Editor Effect

scholarly journals Therapeutic effect of two muscle strengthening programs in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome. A randomized controlled clinical trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luisa Fernanda Prieto-García ◽  
Edgar Cortés-Reyes ◽  
Gilberto Lara-Cotacio ◽  
Lizeth Catherine Rodríguez-Corredor
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Muscle Strengthening ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Strengthening Exercises ◽  
Group A

Introduction: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders affecting the knee joint. Conservative treatment reduces pain and improves functional capacity in the short and medium-term.Objective: To determine the therapeutic effect of two muscle strengthening exercise programs in patients with PFPS from Bogotá, Colombia, aged between 15 and 40 years.Materials and methods: Experimental randomized controlled clinical trial conducted in 40 patients with PFPS from Bogotá, Colombia, aged 15-40 years, with a mild to moderate level of physical activity. Participants were randomly distributed into 2 intervention groups: Group A: 8-week-long core, hip and knee muscles strengthening exercises program; Group B: 8-week-long hip and knee muscles strengthening exercises program. The level of pain was measured using the Visual Analog Scale and the Kujala Anterior Knee Pain Scale.Results: The addition of core muscle strengthening exercises to the traditional treatment improved the quality of life of participants in the intervention group A, where a significant reduction of pain, with a statistically significant difference in the total score of the Kujala scale (p=0.025), was observed.Conclusions: Including core muscle strengthening exercises in the conservative management of PFPS increases its effectiveness to reduce pain and improve the quality of life of these patients.

scholarly journals Intravenous paracetamol versus ketorolac for pain attenuation in patients with renal colic; a randomized, single blind and controlled clinical trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. e10-e10
Author(s):  
Arash Ardestani Zadeh ◽  
Davood Arab ◽  
Mohammadreza Moonesan ◽  
Majid Mirmohammadkhani ◽  
Pouya Morid
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Renal Colic ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Analgesic Efficacy ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Intravenous Paracetamol ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Single Blind

Introduction: Pain control is an essential care for patients with renal colic in emergency wards. Objectives: This study aimed to compare the analgesic efficacy of intravenous (IV) paracetamol (PC) versus ketorolac (KET) for patients with renal colic. Patients and Methods: In a randomized controlled clinical trial, 110 patients with renal colic referred to the emergency department of Kosar hospital, Semnan between October 2015 and June 2016 were selected. Eighty-eight patients were divided into two groups (44 patients in each group) of PC (1 g/IV) and KET (30 mg/IV). One patient in each group was excluded during the study. Vital signs and pain severity (measured by visual analogue scale [VAS]) of all patients were recorded at admission time 0, 20, 40 and 60 minutes after treatment. Then, the results were compared in two groups. Results: The results showed that at the time of 0, 20, 40 and 60 minutes after the administration of the PC and KET drugs, no significant difference was seen in severity of pain based on VAS score between the two groups (P<0.05). Moreover, there were no significant differences in the vital signs of two groups (P<0.05). No adverse effects were reported in each group. Conclusion: In conclusion, the use of IV-PC and KET in patients with renal colic had similar pain relieving effects without any adverse effects.

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