Thesis (M.S.)--University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-48). / vii, 48 leaves, bound ill. 29 cm

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [75]-82).

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Exercise Sciences, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references.

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 47-01, page: 0318. Adviser: Bahman Roudsari. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.N.)--University of Florida, 2004. / Typescript. Title from title page of source document. Document formatted into pages; contains 73 pages. Includes Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

M.A. / Spinal cord trauma resulting in paraplegia or quadriplegia is one of the most devastating injuries. A frequent complication of spinal cord injury is intractible pain. It compounds a host of personal and social consequences: disruption of personal roles, dysfunctional marital and family relationships, unemployment, financial hardship, depression, anxiety, lowered self-esteem and hopelessness. There is an abundance of research on pain in general, but a dearth of literature on chronic pain in the spinal cord injured population - especially in the South African context. This study examined the psychosocial impact of pain on spinal cord injured patients in a hospital setting. Specifically, it addressed six core research questions, concerned with the physiological components of pain, and the social, affective and rehabilitation consequences of pain for spinal cord injured patients. The effects of etiology and level of lesion, age, gender and culture on the general pain experience were investigated. The purpose of this study was to accurately describe the phenomenon of pain as experienced by spinal cord injured (SCI) patients. The evidence showed that pain was a serious problem for SCI patients. A variety of physical and social modifiers of the pain experience were identified, as were several important temporal features of pain. SCI patients reported high frequencies of social, affective (depression, low selfesteem, suicidal responses and partner relationship problems), and rehabilitation consequences. The etiology of spinal cord injury was found to be related to pain intensity, while the level of the lesion was not associated with pain intensity or frequency. Some effect was found for age, however, gender did not contribute to the variance of any of the dependent variables. The culture of SCI patients plays an important role in both pain perception and the psychosocial and rehabilitation consequences of chronic pain. The results suggest that pain in SCI patients, as in other pain populations, needs to be recognized as a complex, multidimensional phenomena. Successful treatment requires an understanding of the SCI patient's emotional and psychological, as well as his physical requirements. The role of pain assessment is fundamental to any pain management programme.

M.A. / The power of positive thinking to promote and maintain well-being has enjoyed widespread popular appeal. Spurred largely by the development of the Life Orientation Test (LOT) (Scheier & Carver, 1985), mounting evidence now attests to the apparent benefits conferred by an optimistic life outlook. Optimism, the inclination to expect favourable outcomes, has been linked to both psychological and physical well-being (Taylor, et al., 1992; Cheng & Hamid, 1997; Marshall, Wortman, Kusalas, Hervig, & Vickers, 1992; Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994; Scheier et al., 1989; Segerstrom, Taylor, Kemeny, & Fahey, 1998). Optimists and pessimists have been shown to differ in the manner in which they cope with the challenges in their lives. They differ in their stable coping tendencies and in the kinds of coping responses that they spontaneously generate when given hypothetical coping situations (Scheier, Weintraub, & Carver, 1986). Optimists also differ from pessimists in the manner in which they cope with serious disease and with concerns about specific health threats (Friedman, et al., 1992), and these coping mechanisms in optimists in turn have been linked to improved physical and psychological functioning. There is also a clear biological link between optimism and physical well-being and this has been noted in such areas as immune functioning (Peterson & Bossio, 2002). The current study examines these apparent benefits of optimism on health and explores the medical bases for this connection. The study also examines whether these benefits may be of use in the treatment and recovery from the unique secondary medical complications experienced by those who are spinal cord injured.

The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of chiropractic manipulative therapy on the wrist, in treating lateral epicondylitis. It also aimed to determine the effectiveness of Mills’ manipulation applied to elbow, and whether adjusting both the elbow and the wrist would be more effective than simply adjusting the elbow or the wrist in isolation. Thirty patients suffering from lateral epicondylitis who conformed to specific diagnostic criteria were accepted for the trial. The patients were stratified according to age and sex and placed into three groups of ten. The first group received chiropractic manipulative therapy directed to the wrist. The second group received chiropractic manipulative therapy directed to the elbow complex, and the third group received chiropractic manipulative therapy directed at both areas. The treatment consisted of four sessions over a period of 2 weeks. The groups were assessed and compared in terms of objective and subjective measurements to determine the most beneficial treatment. The data was collected at the beginning of each treatment session. Subjective data consisted of the Numerical Pain Rating Scale 101 (Vernon in Liebenson, 1996:61) and the short form Mc Gill Pain Questionnaire (Melzack, 1987:192), which assessed patients’ discomfort levels. Objective data was collected by means of the Jamar Grip Strength Dynamometer (Kaufman, 2000:619) and the Pressure Algometer (Fischer, 1987:213), which measured the grip strength and pressure pain threshold respectively. The results showed that both wrist and Mills’ manipulation in isolation as well as in combination are beneficial in treating lateral epicondylitis, in that they all showed subjective and objective improvements. The Mills’ manipulation alone and in combination with wrist manipulations had superior clinical effects compared to the wrist manipulations in isolation. The statistical results of the inter-group analysis revealed that there was no significant difference between the outcomes of the wrist manipulation, Mills’ manipulation and combined treatment protocols and therefore none are expressly recommended above the other. / Dr. C. Yelverton Dr. C. Lyons

Magister Scientiae Dentium - MSc(Dent) / The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence, etiology and types of injuries to permanent incisors among schoolchildren aged 10-14 years from Maseru, Lesotho. Upper and lower permanent incisors were examined for dental injuries. / South Africa

A dissertation presented in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Technikon Natal, 2001. / The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative effectiveness of chiropractic manipulation alone compared to chiropractic manipulation in conjunction with gastrocnemius and soleus stretching in the treatment of subacute and chronic grade I and II ankle inversion sprains / M