The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the current evidence for the benefit of stabilisation (or 'core stability') exercises for low back pain.
Meta-analysis showed significant benefit for stabilisation exercises versus any alternative treatment or control for long term pain and disability with mean difference of -6.39 (95% CI -10.14 to -2.65) and -3.92 (95% CI -7.25 to -0.59) respectively.
We demonstrated the positive impact of APN on the assessed parameters, first of all the phase angle, and we observed at least a temporary benefit or stabilisation of the nutritional status in the majority of the investigated patients.
But Mr Shiratsuka argues that the benefits of stabilisation were not transmitted outside the finance industry.
A recent literature review conducted by Gehrmann et al. on distal radius fracture management in the elderly, found that patients with higher demands benefit from fracture stabilisation using locking volar plates [ 3].
In clinical trials of gefitinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, ∼40% of patients with advanced NSCLC who had received at least one prior chemotherapy regimen demonstrated clinical benefit of response/disease stabilisation accompanied by a rapid improvement of symptoms (Fukuoka et al, 2003; Kris et al, 2003).
Thus for instance 75% of Nova Scotia's operating grant must be allocated to salaries and benefits, while its stabilisation grant requires at least 80% to be dedicated to salaries and up to 20% for benefits and professional development (Beach, Friendly, Ferns, Prabhu, & Forer, 2009, pp. 3 34).
In 1989 Bone et al. [2] reported the benefits of early stabilisation of fractures in relation to a decrease in the duration of hospitalisation (early total care — ETC).
Twelve patients showed clinical benefit (response or disease stabilisation) and nine patients presented tumour progression.
Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to determine whether any of these variates could predict response or clinical benefit (response or disease stabilisation) from trastuzumab-based treatment.
