Priority 25 from the Physiotherapy PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: What are the physiological effects of different physiotherapy treatments? (JLA PSP Priority 25) | |
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| Overall ranking | 25 |
| JLA question ID | 0061/25 |
| Explanatory note | This question was developed from patient and physiotherapist survey responses; it asks what physical effects different physiotherapy treatments have in different conditions. |
| Evidence |
Agostini, P.; Singh, S. 2009. Incentive spirometry following thoracic surgery: what should we be doing? Physiotherapy 2009 Jun;95(2):76-82 Beckwée, D., Vaes, P., Cnudde, M., Swinnen, E. and Bautmans, I., 2013. Osteoarthritis of the knee: why does exercise work? A qualitative study of the literature. Ageing research reviews, 12(1), pp.226-236. |
| Health Research Classification System category | Generic Health Relevance |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | Is physiotherapy-based exercise (such as PD Warrior) a 'use it or lose it' regimen or does it engage neuroplastic processes. [Question IQ 269,Patient] |
| Submitted by | Question submitted 8 times by all groups |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0061 |
| PSP name | Physiotherapy |
| Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP. | 65 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | 7 February 2018 |