Archive for the 'Research' Category
Are We Just Aching for a Surgical Fix? Part 3 — Any ideas on how we can know?
0 Comments Published by Cynthia August 17th, 2010 in Research.In part 1 and 2 of this little series, we looked at studies that found similar positive outcomes for patients whether they used physical/training rehab only or had the surgical intervention. This kind of information gives us the chance to consider our own attitude towards surgery.
The issue of whether to have a surgery is not simple. As […]
Are We Aching for a Surgical Fix? Part 2 of 3
0 Comments Published by Cynthia August 13th, 2010 in Research.How Much Does Knee Surgery Help?
Tuesday, I posted about a 2002 study on arthroscopy for osteoarthritis. In the past few days, the New York Times highlighted a study published this year. As always they have very readable articles. http://nyti.ms/binvsE Take a look first hand or read on for my synopsis.
The study followed two groups of people with a […]
Are we just aching for a surgical fix? Part 1 of 3. Be prepared to be surprised…
0 Comments Published by Cynthia August 11th, 2010 in Research.A Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the KneeN Engl J Med 2002; 347:81-88 July 11, 2002
Recently, while reading Bruce Lipton’s Biology of Belief, I became aware of a study done in 2002 evaluating the effectiveness of surgery for debilitating knee pain related to arthritic changes in the joint. Arthroscopic knee surgery for […]
Norman Doidge video on the importance neuroplasticity
0 Comments Published by Cynthia June 9th, 2010 in Uncategorized, Feldenkrais Method, Consciousness, Learning, Research.As a contrast Norman Doidge talking about the importance of the discovery of neuroplasticity
Bones for Life Classes Improve Function and Balance in Community-Dwelling Adults
Closed Published by Cynthia April 6th, 2010 in Bones for Life, Science & Somatics, Research.By C. A. Montgomery, MSPT, GCFP, BFLT/T;C. M. Allen, GCFP, BFLT/T;S. D. Farber, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, BFLT
Initially this study was designed by Allen/Montgomery with consultation by Farber in the area of data analysis and manuscript review. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of Bones for Life® as a method to facilitate […]
Case Study: Gait as an Assessment and Intervention Tool
1 Comment Published by Cynthia August 19th, 2008 in Science & Somatics, Research. by Cynthia M. Allen and Carol A. Montgomery
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Graphs related to key tests and sketches of Feldenkrais Functional Integration® lessons are also available for viewing in post: Case Study Results: Judy
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
It is our belief that the primacy of gait has been vastly overlooked both in identifying its vital components as well as understanding its […]
Case Study Results and Intervention Review: Judy
5 Comments Published by Cynthia August 19th, 2008 in Science & Somatics, Research.This page is designed to give a little more detail to those that are interested. In this post find:
Sketches of Functional Integration session elements; Test results in graph format; and Videos
The abstract for this case study can be viewed at our post: A Case Study: Gait As an Assessment and Intervention Tool.
Watch and Listen: Judy Walking Pre and Post […]