Acta Ortop Mex. Sep-Oct 2020;34(5):324-328. C L García-Ramos Abstract in English, Spanish Lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis is the result of the progression from degenerative changes in the intervertebral disc and facet joints that lead to destabilizing one or more vertebral segments. It is characterized by the anterior sliding of the vertebral body secondary to the sagittalization […]
Research Square Behdokht Aleali, Mohammad Hossein Sharifi, Malihe Sousani, Alireza Salehi DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-81428/v1 28 Sep, 2020 Abstract Background Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent diseases in the developed and developing countries, which imposes high socioeconomic burden on both the individual and the community. There are limited studies that explain the clinically […]
Kathryn O’Connell | September 16, 2020 Is your sedentary time racking up during the pandemic? Spending more time on Zoom calls? More time catching up on Netflix series? Less time exercising? Then you might be one of nearly 65 million American adults who has experienced a recent episode of back pain. Back problems are among […]
The American Journal of Medicine Author: Seyedezahra Hosseini Ghasabmahaleh Published:September 12, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.08.005 Abstract Objective We evaluated the efficacy of spinal manipulation for the management of non-acute lumbar radiculopathy. Methods In a university hospital we performed a randomized controlled trial with two parallel arms. Patients (n=44) with unilateral radicular low back pain lasting more than 4 […]
RadioGraphics VOL. 40, NO. 4 Yoshiaki Ota Abstract Spinal pain, especially low back pain, is a widespread clinical and diagnostic problem for both patients and physicians, because back pain has an equivalently wide variety of causes and provocations. Spinal pain, especially low back pain (LBP), is a widespread clinical and diagnostic problem for both patients […]
Published: 12 August 2020 Chiropractic & Manual Therapies Volume 28, Article number: 41 (2020) Abstract Background Predicting ongoing disability for chronic non-specific low back pain (LBP) is important to avoid prolonged disability. Objective Determine predictors of disability at 6 month follow-up in patients with LBP at medium risk of ongoing disability. Methods Baseline data was collected […]
July 14, 2020 Seong Son, MD, Ph.D. The Spine Journal Published:July 17, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2020.07.006 Highlight The diagnosis of discogenic low back pain (LBP) in early to middle stage disc degeneration (Pfirrmann grade II, III, or IV) of the lumbar spine is ambiguous, unless a discography is performed. The disc height (DH) discrepancy ratio between supine and […]
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineVol. 26, No. 7Original Articles Robert Vining, Cynthia R. Long, Amy Minkalis, M. Ram Gudavalli, Ting Xia, Joan Walter, Ian Coulter, and Christine M. Goertz Published Online:14 Jul 2020https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2020.0107 Abstract Objectives: To investigate whether chiropractic care influences strength, balance, and/or endurance in active-duty United States military personnel with low […]
European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine, 2020; 7(1): 27-29 Eric Chun-Pu Chu, Divya Midhun Chakkaravarthy, Fa-Sain Lo, Amiya Bhaumik. Abstract Symptomatic disc herniation is the most common disc pathology and can result in substantial disability and poor quality of life. Here, we present a male patient who was diagnosed as having lumbar disc herniation […]
Stanley Innes, Amber Beynon, Christopher Hodgetts, Rachel Manassah, Denyse Lim & Bruce F. Walker Chiropractic & Manual Therapies volume 28, Article number: 39 (2020) Abstract Background There is some evidence and anecdotal reports that high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) for non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) may immediately reduce pain in some patients. The […]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jul 5;7:CD009169. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009169.pub3. Safoora Ebadi Abstract Background: This is an update of a Cochrane Review published in 2014. Chronic non-specific low back pain (LBP) has become one of the main causes of disability in the adult population around the world. Although therapeutic ultrasound is not recommended in recent clinical guidelines, […]
JBMT VOLUME 24, ISSUE 3, P123-130, JULY 01, 2020 Mohamad Sanei Abstract Background Manual therapy is a non-surgical approach for management of musculoskeletal symptoms. This study investigated safety and efficacy of a Persian manual therapy method (Fateh technique) for management of chronic low-back pain (LBP) and radiculopathy. Methods In this controlled trial, 52 eligible patients […]
Muscle and Nerve Timothy R. Dillingham MD MS Thiru M. Annaswamy MD, MA, FAAPMR Christopher T. Plastaras MD First published: 21 June 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.27008 Abstract The electrodiagnostic (EDX) examination with needle electromyography (EMG) is the most important means of testing for radiculopathy. This test has modest sensitivity but high specificity and complements imaging of the […]
Physiotherapy Volume 107, June 2020, Pages 71-80 Taise AngeliBoff Abstract Objective To investigate the effectiveness of spinal manipulation combined with myofascial release compared with spinal manipulation alone, in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP). Design Randomized controlled trial with three months follow-up. Setting Rehabilitation clinic. Participants Seventy-two individuals (between 18 and 50 years […]
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation Christopher Kevin Wong Clinical Scenario: Many people with lower quarter musculoskeletal dysfunction present with muscle weakness. Strength training hypertrophies muscle and increases strength, but often requires periods over 6 weeks, which can exceed the episode of care. Weakness can persist despite muscle hypertrophy, particularly in the early stages of joint pathology or […]
Jefferson Fagundes Loss, Luciano de Souza da Silva, Iã Ferreira Miranda, Sandro Groisman, Edgar Santiago Wagner Neto, Catiane Souza & Cláudia Tarragô Candotti Chiropractic & Manual Therapies Volume 28, Article number: 25 (2020) Abstract Background According to the American Physical Therapy Association, there is strong evidence to show that vertebral mobilization and manipulation procedures can […]
J Integr Med. 2020 May 28;S2095-4964(20)30054-6. doi: 10.1016/j.joim.2020.05.002. Online ahead of print. Luciana Aikawa 1, Alexandre Massao Yoshizumi 2, Mirian Matsura Shirassu 1, Marcia Kiyomi Koike 3 PMID: 32553560 DOI: 10.1016/j.joim.2020.05.002 Abstract Objective: To compare differences in self-reported musculoskeletal pain before and after receiving rapid acupuncture for pain at an outpatient emergency department. Methods: Exactly […]
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 26, No. 5 John C. Licciardone and Vishruti Pandya Published Online:11 May 2020https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0448 Abstract Objectives: To measure the use of complementary health approaches (CHAs) recommended in recent clinical practice guidelines relating to low-back pain, multivariate factors associated with their use, and clinical outcomes of CHA users and […]
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2020 May 21. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003572. Online ahead of print. Charis A Spears PMID: 32453242 DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003572 Abstract Study design: Retrospective analysis of inpatient and outpatient medical insurance claims data from a database containing over 100 million individuals. Objective: To quantify the healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) of non-surgical treatments in the first 2 years after […]
BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2019;5:e000514. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000514 Christopher J McCarthy Abstract Background Spinal manipulation is commonly used to treat back pain. The application of spinal manipulation has traditionally involved an element of targeting the technique to a level of the spine where the proposed movement dysfunction is sited. We evaluated the effects of a […]