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Physical Therapy & Rehab
Comparison of the short-term effects of Mulligan and Maitland mobilisation techniques combined with home-based exercise for non-specific neck pain: A randomised controlled trial.
Hong Kong Physiother J. 2026 01-Jun;():. 10.1142/S1013702526500058

Shoulder & Elbow
Comparison of capsular stretching and passive joint mobilisation in idiopathic adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder: A randomised controlled trial.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2026 01-Jun;():. 10.47391/JPMA.21437

Foot & Ankle

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Cast immobilisation versus surgery for unstable lateral malleolus fractures (SUPER-FIN): randomised non-inferiority clinical trial.
BMJ. 2026 01-Jan;():. 10.1136/bmj-2025-085295

Shoulder & Elbow
Mobilisation-with-movement induces analgesia during exercise but exercise alone is not analgesic in people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: An assessor blinded, randomised crossover trial.
Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2025 01-Nov;():. 10.1016/j.msksp.2025.103421

Spine
Effects of instrument assisted soft tissue mobilisation in patients with chronic mechanical low back pain----A randomized control trial.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2025 01-Feb;():. 10.47391/JPMA.11511

Spine
Effects of spinal mobilisation in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A randomised controlled trial.
J Paediatr Child Health. 2024 01-Nov;():. 10.1111/jpc.16650

Hand & Wrist
Distal radial fractures in adults: 4 versus 6 weeks of cast immobilisation after closed reduction, a randomised controlled trial.
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2023 01-Dec;():. 10.1007/s00590-023-03574-2

Spine
Comparison of muscle energy technique and facet joint mobilisation in the patient with chronic neck pain: A randomized controlled trial.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2024 01-Jan;():. 10.47391/JPMA.9206

Trauma
Early versus delayed mobilisation for non-surgically treated proximal humerus fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials

Shoulder & Elbow
Comparison of above elbow and below elbow immobilisation for conservative treatment of distal end radius fracture in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

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Chin J Traumatol. 2023 01-Jul;():. 10.1016/j.cjtee.2022.12.005

Osteoarthritis
Effect of hip joint mobilisations and strength training on pain, physical function and dynamic balance in patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial.

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J Pak Med Assoc. 2023 01-Apr;():. 10.47391/JPMA.6223

Hand & Wrist

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Immobilisation of torus fractures of the wrist in children (FORCE): a randomised controlled equivalence trial in the UK
Lancet. 2022 01-Jul;():. 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01015-7

Physical Therapy & Rehab

This study has been identified as potentially high impact. OE's AI-driven High Impact metric estimates the influence a paper is likely to have by integrating signals from both the journal in which it is published and the scientific content of the article itself. Developed using state-of-the-art natural language processing, the OE High Impact model more accurately predicts a study's future citation performance than journal impact factor alone. This enables earlier recognition of clinically meaningful research and helps readers focus on articles most likely to shape future practice.

Efficacy of early controlled motion of the ankle compared with immobilisation in non-operative treatment of patients with an acute Achilles tendon rupture: an assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial
Br J Sports Med. 2020 01-Jul;():. 10.1136/bjsports-2019-100709

Hand & Wrist

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Surgery versus cast immobilisation for adults with a bicortical fracture of the scaphoid waist (SWIFFT): a pragmatic, multicentre, open-label, randomised superiority trial.
Lancet. 2020 Aug-08;():. 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30931-4

Foot & Ankle

This study has been identified as potentially high impact. OE's AI-driven High Impact metric estimates the influence a paper is likely to have by integrating signals from both the journal in which it is published and the scientific content of the article itself. Developed using state-of-the-art natural language processing, the OE High Impact model more accurately predicts a study's future citation performance than journal impact factor alone. This enables earlier recognition of clinically meaningful research and helps readers focus on articles most likely to shape future practice.

Three week versus six week immobilisation for stable Weber B type ankle fractures: randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority clinical trial
BMJ. 2019 Jan 23;364:k5432. doi: 10.1136/bmj.k543

Spine
Preoperative cognitive-behavioural intervention improves in-hospital mobilisation and analgesic use for lumbar spinal fusion patients
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2016 May 20;17(1):217

Hand & Wrist
Is early mobilisation better than immobilisation in the treatment of wrist sprains?
J Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2016 Jun;50(3):156-60

Foot & Ankle
Symptomatic treatment or cast immobilisation for avulsion fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal: a prospective, randomised, single-blinded non-inferiority controlled trial

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Bone Joint J. 2016 Jun;98-B(6):806-11

Foot & Ankle

This study has been identified as potentially high impact. OE's AI-driven High Impact metric estimates the influence a paper is likely to have by integrating signals from both the journal in which it is published and the scientific content of the article itself. Developed using state-of-the-art natural language processing, the OE High Impact model more accurately predicts a study's future citation performance than journal impact factor alone. This enables earlier recognition of clinically meaningful research and helps readers focus on articles most likely to shape future practice.

Early functional rehabilitation or cast immobilisation for the postoperative management of acute Achilles tendon rupture? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

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Br J Sports Med. 2015 Oct;49(20):1329-35

Shoulder & Elbow
Early mobilisation following mini-open rotator cuff repair: a randomised control trial

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Bone Joint J. 2015 Sep;97-B(9):1257-63