COA/ICORS2019: Lower pain, similar opioid consumption and mobility with pre-hip op FNB vs usual care

Strong current electroacupuncture more effective versus weak current and sham in knee OA treatment

Arthritis Res Ther. 2019 May 14;21(1):120. doi: 10.1186/s13075-019-1899-6.

Chuna manual therapy vs. usual care vs. combination of the two, for treatment of non-acute LBP

Trials. 2019 Apr 15;20(1):216.

Home-based exercise significantly improves pain, function and QoL in geriatric knee OA patients

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Apr 9;20(1):160.

Dry needling improves clinical outcomes in patients with trigger finger

J Phys Ther Sci. 2019 Apr; 31(4): 295–298.

Pre-emptive oral analgesia ahead of lumbar fusion reduces early pain and PCA consumption

Spine J. 2019 Apr;19(4):569-577. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2018.10.010

VAS pain at 24 hours favours tourniquet, TUG test at 3 months favours no tourniquet in TKA

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Apr;27(4):1035-1042

Lower pain with focused ESWT versus therapeutic ultrasound for trochanteric pain syndrome

Clin Rehabil. 2019 Apr;33(4):670-680. doi: 10.1177/0269215518819255

No increase in adverse events with liposomal bupivacaine vs placebo in elective lumbar spine surgery

Global Spine J. 2019 Apr; 9(2): 133–137.

No difference in pain or ROM between smartphone-based and conventional exercise for frozen shoulder

Clin Rehabil. 2019 Apr;33(4):653-660.

Greater pain reduction over 3 months noted with fluoroscopic vs. blind sacroiliac joint injection

Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Apr;94(4):628-642. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.08.038.

Only analgesic difference between early vs late intraoperative periarticular injection found in PACU

Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2019 Apr;27(4):1124-1131. doi: 10.1007/s00167-018-5140-y

AAOS2019: TXA vs. EACA vs. control on pain and function in an ACL reconstruction

AAOS2019: Unclear role of postoperative FICB in multimodal analgesia protocol following THA

AAOS2019: Similar outcomes with oral and IV TXA for blood loss in thoracolumbar spinal fusion

AAOS2019: Intraoperative bupivicaine superior to placebo for reduction of pain in knee arthroscopy

Improved acute quadriceps muscle activation, similar long term outcomes with ACB vs. FNB in ACLR

Arthroscopy. 2019 Mar;35(3):921-929.

Direct vs. indirect dry needling for pain relief in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome

J Sport Rehabil. 2019 Mar 1;28(3):243-249.

No difference between IA-PRP, IA-HA, or IA-corticosteroid injections in function or pain in knee OA

Orthopade. 2019 Mar;48(3):239-247.

Motor control training superior to TENS for treatment of lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy

Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Mar;98(3):207-214.