Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation VOLUME 102, ISSUE 5, P959-966, MAY 01, 2021 Abstract Objective To investigate the short-term effects of dry needling (DN) on physical function, pain, and hip muscle strength in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA). Design A double-blind, placebo-control, randomized controlled trial. Setting Private practice physiotherapy clinic. Participants Patients with unilateral […]
Journal of Anatomy Lee Keidan Alon Barash Ziv Lenzner Chaim G. Pick Ella Been First published: 19 April 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13448 Abstract Cervical spinal injury and neck pain are common disorders with wide physical implications. Neck pain and disability are reported to occur in females more often than in males, and chronic or persistent neck pain […]
MARCH 24, 2021 by Edith Cowan University Eating just one cup of leafy green vegetables every day could boost muscle function, according to new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research. The study, published today in the Journal of Nutrition, found that people who consumed a nitrate-rich diet, predominantly from vegetables, had significantly better muscle function of […]
Gfrerer, Lisa M.D., Ph.D.; Hansdorfer, Marek A. M.D.; Ortiz, Ricardo M.D.; Chartier, Christian; Nealon, Kassandra P. B.Sc.; Austen, William G. Jr. M.D.Author Information Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: January 2021 – Volume 147 – Issue 1 – p 176-180 doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007484 Abstract Summary: In an ongoing effort to understand the pathogenesis of occipital neuralgia/headache/migraine, it is […]
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics VOLUME 44, ISSUE 1, P1-13, JANUARY 01, 2021 Paul Chesterton, MSc Abstract Objective The aims of this study were to quantify the effects of spinal mobilization on force production, failure point, and muscle activity of the hamstrings during the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE), and to explore individual differences in […]
by Imran Khan Niazi Healthcare 2020, 8(4), 548; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040548 Received: 11 November 2020 / Revised: 7 December 2020 / Accepted: 7 December 2020 / Published: 10 December 2020 Abstract There is growing evidence showing that spinal manipulation increases muscle strength in healthy individuals as well as in people with some musculoskeletal and neurological disorders. However, […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S., CFMP An athletic 20 year man is playing basketball and suddenly collapses on the court and dies. On a hot July day, a young and vibrant college football player suddenly makes a great tackle and never gets up.. only to be pronounced dead 5 minutes later. High School track […]
Yuenyongviwat V, Duangmanee S, Iamthanaporn K BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | May 11, 2020 Among patients suffering from medial compartment knees osteoarthritis knee, researchers assessed the impact of hip abductor exercises. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups: hip abductor strengthening exercises, combined with quadriceps strengthening exercises, were performed by those in the first group, […]
Antioxidants 2020, 9(3), 212; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9030212 by Balazs Sonkodi Received: 4 January 2020 / Accepted: 3 March 2020 / Published: 5 March 2020 Abstract: According to our hypothesis, delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is an acute compression axonopathy of the nerve endings in the muscle spindle. It is caused by the superposition of compression when repetitive […]
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies January 2020 Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages 31–38 Evgeni Rozenfeld Abstract Background Anterior knee pain (AKP) is a widespread problem among young athletes and soldiers. There are many theories on the etiology of AKP but there is little reference to myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) as a possible contributor. Aim […]
Medicine: August 2019 – Volume 98 – Issue 32 – p e16041 doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000016041 Yun, Yeocheon MD he purpose of this study was to assess whether the asymmetry of cervical multifidus muscles occurred in radiculopathy patients, and if it did, whether it was related to the chronicity of unilateral cervical radiculopathy by assessing the cross-sectional […]
J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Feb 27. doi: 10.1002/jum.14973. [Epub ahead of print] Briani RV Abstract OBJECTIVES: To compare trunk muscle thickness of women with and without patellofemoral pain (PFP) and to assess the association of trunk muscle thickness with self-reported pain of women with PFP. METHODS: Forty-four women were recruited and divided into 2 groups: […]
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies January 2019 Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 16–22 Luis Espejo-Antúnez Abstract Objective To assess the immediate and mid-term (after 7 days) effects of electric current combined with simultaneous muscle stretching (EME technique) per comparison to the isolated use of the same current (without applying simultaneous muscle stretching), over the […]
Journal of Pain Research » Volume 12 15 January 2019 Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Nijs J Abstract: Myofascial pain syndrome is a pain condition characterized by the presence of trigger points. Current evidence, mostly experimental studies, clearly supports a role of trigger points on peripheral and central sensitization since they are able to contribute to sensitization of peripheral […]
Rheumatology International pp 1–16 | Cite as Systematic Review First Online: 15 November 2018 Abstract People with knee osteoarthritis have atrophy of the muscles surrounding the knee joint. Therefore, exercise programs primarily have been focused on the strengthening of quadriceps femoris muscle (QFM). Primary aim of this systematic review was to determine which exercise increases […]