An exercise therapy used to work with musculoskeletal issues and improve body-mind connections….Continue Reading Feldenkrais Method
Feasibility Study
A small project that examines certain aspects of research design to determine the extent to which they may be practical in a full-scale research study….Continue Reading Feasibility Study
Ethnographic Research
A type of qualitative research in which investigators immerse themselves in a real-life environment to collect observed data….Continue Reading Ethnographic Research
Empirical Evidence
Evidence based on practical experimentation and observation, rather than on theory or logic….Continue Reading Empirical Evidence
Effleurage
Western massage technique that moves across the skin (gliding) in a smooth continuous motion. Typically done with skin luberication. …Continue Reading Effleurage
Efficacy Study
A study that examines whether an intervention is effective in a controlled environment that may use randomization, blinding, strict inclusion criteria, specific protocols with the interventions, and precise, objective measures….Continue Reading Efficacy Study
Effectiveness Study
A study that examines whether an intervention is effective in an environment that is similar to or is a real-life setting….Continue Reading Effectiveness Study
Double Blinding
Neither the participants nor the scientists collecting or processing the data know which participants are in the intervention arm and which are in the control arm of a study….Continue Reading Double Blinding
Descriptive Study
A study whose results are reported without statistical testing….Continue Reading Descriptive Study
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)
Muscle pain that begins after you’ve worked out. It normally starts a day or two after a workout. You won’t feel DOMS during a workout. Pain felt during or immediately after a workout is a different kind of muscle soreness. It’s called acute muscle soreness….Continue Reading Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)