AT 5313: Therapeutic Interventions I

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1. In competitive track sprinters, does a dynamic stretching warm up performed before practice, compared with a static stretching warm up, reduce the incidence of hamstring injuries? Search

2. In (adult*) with ("chronic low back pain" OR "chronic lumbar spine pain" OR "low back pain"), does core "stabilization exercise*", compared to general "strength* exercise*" reduce pain and improve function (pain OR function)?

3. In collegiate baseball athletes recovering from lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries, does blood flow restriction training, compared to traditional resistance training without restriction, lead to greater improvements in muscle strength and functional outcomes?

4. In soccer players (or as phrase) with patellar tendinopathy, does an eccentric exercise program compared to other exercise approaches reduce pain and improve function?

5. In (male* OR men OR man) (runner* OR running) with ("pronated feet" OR pronation OR "pronated foot"), will having a custom made (orthotic* OR orthosis OR orthoses), compared to an over the counter shoe insert lead to greater improvements in their gait pattern?

6. In college (football OR athlete), does an ("IV infusion" OR "intravenous injection" OR "iv injection" OR "intravenous infusion") or an ("oral intake" OR "fluid intake" OR hydration) of a sports beverage help athletes return to a euhydration status more effectively?

7. Regarding ("high school" OR "secondary school*" OR "secondary education") (basketball OR athlet*) players who have chronic ankle instability, does a biomechanical ankle platform system(BAPS) or ankle four-way exercises improve ankle instability or reduce reinjury compared to ankle taping alone.

8. In (colleg* or university) or  (soccer OR athlet*) players with hamstring tightness, is dry needling compared to cupping more effective at increasing flexibility

9. In college (football line*") or (football OR athlete*), how does the use of prophylactic knee bracing, compared to a quadricep and hamstring strength regimen, help reduce the risk of injury to the ACL and the MCL? 

10. In male basketball players (basketball OR athlete) from ages 12 to 20 (young adult*), does infrapatellar strap compared to a wrap by pre-wrap prevent

Are hamstring strengthening programs effective at decreasing the risk of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in high school female athletes?

Patient/Population: HS female athletes
Intervention: hamstring strengthen program
Comparison/Control: NA
Outcome: ACL injury

Is pain neuroscience education an effective intervention for decreasing pain and disability in people with persistent musculoskeletal health conditions? 

Patient/Population: persistent/chronic musculoskeletal conditions
Intervention: pain neuroscience education
Comparison/Control: NA
Outcome: pain and disability