Search for dissertations about: "massage"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the word massage.
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21. Naprapathic manual therapy and other factors of importance for the prognosis of neck and back pain
Abstract : Introduction: Neck and back pain common health problems causing economic burden and individual suffering worldwide. Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to increase understanding of naprapathic manual therapy and other factors of potential importance for the prognosis of back and neck pain. READ MORE
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22. Treatment Evaluation and Screening of Autism
Abstract : The aims of this thesis were: to review studies of treatment evaluation from the years 1992-2002; to evaluate the Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication Handicapped Children, TEACCH, treatment model for adults and children with autism; to develop and evaluate a screening instrument for early detection of autism and other developmental deficits, SEEK. The instruments used were: the Altman Checklist for Evaluating Medical Research; the Adult and Adolescent PsychoEducational Profile, AAPEP; and the SEEK. READ MORE
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23. Back and neck pain : epidemiological studies on some risk factors and treatments, including naprapathic manual therapy
Abstract : Introduction: Back and neck pain are common and constitute the main cause for persistent pain in the population. The knowledge about the etiology and about the effect of different treatments that are offered for back and neck pain is not fully understood, with a few exceptions. READ MORE
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24. Exploring integrative medicine for back and neck pain : on the integration of manual and complementary therapies in Swedish primary care
Abstract : Background and aims: The integration of complementary therapies (CTs) with an emerging evidence base into conventional care services is common, despite limited evidence as to the clinical effectiveness of comprehensive models delivering such care, i.e. integrative medicine (IM). READ MORE
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25. Back pain in primary care : aspects on treatment and the possible influence of oral contraceptives
Abstract : The general objectives of this thesis were to investigate back pain in a primary-care setting, and especially to study the effect of manual treatment on pelvic-joint dysfunction, the effect of sterile-water injections on chronic, myofascial pain and the possible influence of oral contraceptives (OC) on back pain in women in the fertile ages. The effect of a single intervention with manipulation mobilisation was compared with that of massage on pelvic-joint dysfunction with regard to sick-leave, consumption of analgesic, pain and joint mobility. READ MORE