Thesis (D.PT.)--Sage Colleges, 2010. / "May 2010." "A Capstone project for PTY 768 presented to the faculty of The Department of Physical Therapy Sage Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Physical Therapy." Includes bibliographical references.

Inaug.-Diss.--Zürich. / Curriculum vitae. "Schrifttum": p. 34.

Inaug.-Diss.--Zürich. / Curriculum vitae. "Schrifttum": p. 40.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Anthropology, March 2001. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

A dissertation proposal presented in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Technikon Natal, 1999. / The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and reliability of motion palpation as a post-adjustive diagnostic tool in the evaluation of the cervical spine. This study attempts to assess motion palpation's ability to determine change in a motion segment fixation following manipulation / M

M. Tech. / Low back pain is experienced by approximately 60-90% of the population and is one of the most expensive public health problems today (Shin and Slipman, 2005). Lumbar facet joint syndrome is a common condition, involving about 79% of patients suffering from low back pain (Schleifer, et al., 1994). The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of treatment for lumbar facet syndrome with the homeopathic injectable Discus compositum® by using the pressure algometer, Helbig and Lee scorecard system and the Oswestry low back pain questionnaire. This double-blind placebo-control trial, with matched pairs, was conducted at the University of Johannesburg and participants were recruited with posters and by word of mouth. Thirty-two participants that met the inclusion criteria, and were not outside of treatment parameters, were included in the study. These participants were then randomly divided into two groups: Group A was treated with Discus compositum® injectables and Group B was treated with placebo injectables. In addition, participants were matched according to activity levels of more than 3 times per week and activity levels of less than 3 times per week. Participants in both groups were treated four times over a period of two weeks; two treatments per week. A one month post-injection follow-up consultation was carried out in order to determine if the treatment had a lasting effect. The subjective and objective data was analysed by using non-parametric tests in order to establish statistical significance between visits and between groups. The subjective data was obtained by using the Oswestry low back pain and disability questionnaire. The objective data was gathered by using the Helbig and Lee scorecard system as well as the algometer readings. The two sample groups did exhibit statistical differences. The results showed that there was a significant decrease in the pain experienced by the participants, as well as a significant change in the participant’s pain pressure threshold, for both groups. With regards to the diagnostic criteria a higher percentage of participants that were treated with Discus compositum® injections were no longer diagnosed with lumbar facet syndrome according to the Helbig and Lee scorecard system, than those participants that were treated with the placebo injections. In addition, it was determined that a combination of Discus compositum® injections and activity levels of more than 3 times per week proved to be beneficial. Based on the results of this study, one can determine that Discus compositum® is effective in the treatment of lumbar facet syndrome.

M. Tech. / OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the effect of Chiropractic Spinal Manipulative Therapy (CSMT) of the cervical spine on the key-strike accuracy of adults typing on a standard keyboard. By reducing the negative neural and other effects caused by aberrant movement between vertebrae, CSMT could allow optimal propagation and processing of upper limb proprioceptive information and improve cognitive processing needed for accurate typing. DESIGN: Forty subjects presenting to the University of Johannesburg Chiropractic Clinic participated in the study. The participants were allocated to one of two groups. Participants in the Experimental Group received spinal manipulative therapy to restricted segments in the cervical spine, as was determined by motion palpation of the cervical spine. Participants in the Control Group received detuned ultrasound therapy as a placebo. Patients were seen a total of six times over a period of three weeks. MEASUREMENTS: Participants were asked to copy a document on a standard computer keyboard, once before the treatment trial, and once following the treatment trial. The number of errors made pre-treatment was calculated and compared to the number of errors made post-treatment. CONCLUSION: Patients in the experimental group made significantly less typing errors following the treatment trial, while there was no difference in the number of typing errors made by patients in the control group. The results of this study increase potential for the chiropractic profession to contribute to the efficiency of the increasing number of people in the population that perform work on computers.

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A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Science University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg for the Degree of Master of Science January, 1990 / This is a study of the morphological and functional aspects of A. africanus thoracic and lumbar vertebrae in comparison with those of modern human and anthropoid ape vertebrae. The purpose is to determine if any derived features in the morphology of hominids, as distinct from primitive features shared with non-hominids, were present and if so to what stage of attainment of full erectness such features point. The major results of this study are as follows: (i) There is a difference in the configuration of the lumbar articular facets between pongids, on the one hand, and modern human and A. africanus, on the other hand. This difference suggests that similar stresses operate in these regions in the two hominid groups. (ii) Bony adaptation to a developed lumbar lordosis is present in A. africanus. (iii) Major agreement has been found in the relative dimensions of modern human and A. africanus lumbar vertebrae, in contrast to those of pongid vertebrae. This indicates probable correspondence in the pattern of weight transmission to the pelvis in modern humans and A. africanus. (iv) The decrease of inferior lumbar vertebral body area starts at higher levels in sts 14 (an A. africanus partial skeleton) than in modern man, suggesting a longer curved lower lumbar region in A. africanus. From these results it may be concluded that the trunk was probably carried in a fully erect posture in A. africanus. The bony adaptation thereto, however, may not have been fully developed as in modern man. It is proposed that, in Sts 14, the last two lumbar vertebrae were carried at an angle relative to each other and to the sacrum, in contrast to the abrupt change in direction between L5 and the sacrum in modern man.