Questions Which intervention (s) best augment early mobilisation and external support after
an acute ankle sprain? What is the most appropriate method of preventing re-injury? Design …

Background: The use of cryotherapy in the management of acute soft tissue injury is largely
based on anecdotal evidence. Preliminary evidence suggests that intermittent cryotherapy …

Objective To compare an accelerated intervention incorporating early therapeutic exercise
after acute ankle sprains with a standard protection, rest, ice, compression, and elevation …

CM Bleakley, 1, 3 P Glasgow, 2, 3 DC MacAuley 4 adverse changes to tissue biomechanics
and morphology. Progressive mechanical loading is more likely to restore the strength and …

Background Cryotherapy (the application of ice for therapeutic purposes) is one of the most
common treatment modalities employed in the immediate management of acute soft tissue …

Objective: To elucidate the steps in the management of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in
elderly nursing home residents, in order to derive data which would assist in an economic …

Aim To examine the nature of all contacts between adult tube‐fed patients and the dietetic
service and to refine the current dietetic protocols to reflect the findings of the study with a …

In a prospective study over a period of 5 months (July-November, 1982), 506 patients were
treated at a District General Hospital for a sports related injury. All the patients were seen …

A thermal oxidizer destroys organic pollutants by oxidation to CO2 and water. Time,
temperature, and turbulence, govern the performance of a thermal oxidizer just as they do all …

T3ERHAPS tjje most significant recent advance in-*¦ anticipatory care has had little to do
with general practice. The breakthroughhas been due to the popularity of sport. For years we …