Adverse Neural Tension
Nelson
> Hi,
>
> A collegue of mine mentioned ANT (AND?) when
> we where talking about mobilisation of
> peripheral nerves. What does ANT stand for?
>
> Isaac
>
> -----Opprinnelig melding-----
> Fra: Shea Palmer [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sendt: 2. juli 2002 16:34
> Til: [log in to unmask]
> Emne: PhD Opportunities
>
>
> I would like to announce the advertisement of
> a Research Studentship within the Department
> of Physiotherapy at Queen Margaret University
> College, Edinburgh.
>
>
> PhD Studentship in Physical Therapy Starting
> September 2002
>
> QMUC is committed to a high level of research
> in 8 key strategic areas including Physical
> Therapy. The Physical Therapy Research Area
> of the University College is allocating a
> funded PhD Studentship of
> £6,555 p.a. (plus a discretionary allowance
> of up to £1,800 p.a. and assistance with
> additional research expenses). Fees will be
> waived. The studentship will be in the
> following area:
>
> * The assessment of peripheral nerve function
> in people with chronic pain
>
> The project:
> The successful candidate will develop and
> evaluate a clinically-based method of
> assessing nerve function in people with
> chronic pain.
> Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) will be
> used, where the subject's response to varying
> degrees of heat, cold, pressure or vibration
> indicates their perception of activity in the
> nervous system. We have used QST for a number
> of years within the Department of
> Physiotherapy and the technique is common in
> the experimental literature. An example of
> the application of QST was the study by
> Greening and Lynn (1998) which found that
> patients with repetitive strain injury (RSI)
> and at-risk office workers had reduced
> sensitivity to vibration in the hand. Other
> conditions have also been assessed using QST
> techniques, such as complex regional pain
> syndrome, peripheral neuropathy, diabetic
> neuropathy, spinal cord injury, low back pain
> and osteoarthritis. Sensitisation or
> desensitisation of assessment outcomes in
> such conditions has shown that QST is a
> useful tool for identification of altered
> sensory processing and in plotting the
> progression of such conditions. Further
> development of assessment protocols using
> these methods is important.
>
> Through contacts with clinical sites and
> occupational health departments there are
> currently a range of options for the
> recruitment of a clinical population. These
> include patients with specific conditions
> such as Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) and
> diabetic neuropathy, and also with more
> generalised chronic pain complaints.
>
>
> Further information can be obtained from the
> Director of Studies:
>
> Dr Shea Palmer,
> Lecturer,
> Department of Physiotherapy,
> Queen Margaret University College,
> Duke Street,
> EDINBURGH,
> EH6 8HF
> Tel. +44 (0)131 317 3356
> Fax. +44 (0)131 317 3815
> mailto:[log in to unmask]
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