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1999 - 2009

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NDTA™ is pleased to make the following research article summaries available as a NDTA™ Members-Only benefit. This bibliography was complied and each article summarized in response to the many requests NDTA™ has received. It is the first report of research articles published by NDTA™ in over twenty years.

This bibliography includes summaries of articles from 1999-2009 identified through searches of on-line journal databases (such as PubMed) or NDTA™ member recommendations. Articles included in this bibliography are either experimental or quasi-experimental studies or systematic reviews with NDT as one of the treatments identified for study. All were published in English in a peer-reviewed journal. Each article was read in its entirety and then summarized for our members’ ease in identifying articles they may wish to read further for themselves.

It is important to note that all studies that met the criteria were included regardless of the quality of the research and that we have not provided any study critiques. We encourage the reader to carefully evaluate the contribution of each study to the research evidence on NDT based on analysis of such factors as the appropriateness of (a) the research design, (b) the control group, (c) those providing the NDT interventions, (d) the data analyses, and (e) the conclusions drawn by the researchers. All of the studies are relatively small and thus run the risk of not identifying a difference even when one exists. However, these small studies are a critical part of research development as they help determine the important questions and lay the groundwork for larger scale studies.

Those who wish to have more information about a specific study may access many of the original abstracts through PubMed free of charge. We have provided the PMID, the PubMed citation identifier number when available, to assist with this process.

Unfortunately, NDTA™ is not able to provide copies of the original articles because of copyright restrictions imposed by the journals. However, full length copies of articles may often be ordered for a fee through the library of local medical facilities and/or universities or colleges.

Our plan is to update the article summaries on an annual basis to keep this resource as useful as possible for our members. We hope that this resource is helpful to all NDTA™ members in seeking information on NDT-related research whether it is for self-study, graduate research, and/or clients and employers.

Marcia Stamer, NDTA Publications Committee Chair

Janet Powell, NDTA Research Committee Chair

July 15, 2010