Publications by authors named "Nick Livadas"
Background: Physiotherapists in the United Kingdom (UK), who have received additional training can adopt injection therapy for the treatment of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders.
Objectives: The objective of this practice survey was to explore (i) the frequency of use of injection therapy by UK physiotherapists for MSK disorders; and (ii) the clinical reasoning for selection of injectate, dose and pre/post injection practice.
Design: Cross-sectional online survey.
Persistent pain is a major public health issue-estimated to affect a quarter of the world's population. Public understanding of persistent pain is based on outdated biomedical models, laden with misconceptions that are contrary to best evidence. This understanding is a barrier to effective pain management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSensory discrimination training for adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review.
Physiother Theory Pract
September 2022
Background: Sensory discrimination training (SDT) is a form of feedback guided sensory training used in the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP).
Objective: This systematic review aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of SDT for CMP.
Methods: MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, AMED, CENTRAL, PsycINFO, Scopus, OT Seeker, PEDro, ETHOS, Web of Science, and Open Grey were searched for appropriate randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Objective: We aimed to compare the post-intervention time-course changes in active knee extension (AKE) and active lumbar flexion (ALF) range of motion in response to unilateral posterior-anterior (UPA) mobilizations of the lumbar spine (L4/5 zygapophyseal).
Methods: Twenty-four asymptomatic participants (maleness: 0.58, age [mean ± standard deviation]: 32 ± 8 years, body mass index 25.