Publications by authors named "Sarah L Eberhart"
This case series describes the pragmatic use of a treatment-based classification system for the management of four patients with a chief complaint of low back pain. Patients were initially classified into stabilization, manipulation, or specific exercise subgroups based on history and clinical examination. Each patient was reassessed during the course of clinical care to determine whether to continue treating according to the initially assigned subgroup or to alter management and incorporate a mechanism-based classification addressing identified impairments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: Evidence supports the use of manual physical therapy interventions directed at the thoracic spine in patients with neck pain. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of thoracic spine thrust mobilization/manipulation with that of nonthrust mobilization/manipulation in patients with a primary complaint of mechanical neck pain. The authors also sought to compare the frequencies, durations, and types of side effects between the groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: To date, no studies have investigated the predictive validity of variables from the initial examination to identify patients with neck pain who are likely to benefit from thoracic spine thrust manipulation. The purpose of this study was to develop a clinical prediction rule (CPR) to identify patients with neck pain who are likely to experience early success from thoracic spine thrust manipulation.
Subjects: This was a prospective, cohort study of patients with mechanical neck pain who were referred for physical therapy.