Janine E Wallick's research while affiliated with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and other places

Publications (2)

Article
To evaluate the effectiveness of tidal irrigation (TI) in comparison with a well-matched sham irrigation (SI) procedure as a treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA). One hundred eighty subjects with knee OA were randomized to receive TI or SI, with clinical followup over the ensuing 12 months. The primary outcomes of interest were change in pain and...
Article
Objective: To study the clinical effectiveness of Swedish massage in fibromyalgia syndrome [FMS]. Methods: Swedish massage [SM] was compared with standard physician care [SC] without or with interim follow-up telephone calls [SCPC] in 37 subjects. Results: Baseline Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales [AIMS] of physical activity, depression, anxiety...

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... Massage therapy with duration ≥5 weeks had benecial immediate effects on improving pain, anxiety, and depression in patients with bromyalgia [19]. While, another pilot study suggest modest benets to FM patients at four weeks which is not signicant at later time-points [20]. So, there are fewer and contraindicatory ndings about the benecial effect of massage therapy in bromyalgia. ...
... [11][12][13] Improvements in interventional studies have also been reported because of the Hawthorne effect. [15][16][17][18] Hence, the Hawthorne effect can occur when either the patients and/or health care workers are aware of the study conditions, which poses difficulty when generalizing the results to clinical practice. Eventually, the clinical effectiveness of any new medication needs re-examination under real-world, non-Hawthorne effect conditions. ...