— Four addressable factors appear key by Kristen Monaco, Staff Writer, MedPage Today November 24, 2020 Reducing four particular risk factors for gout could slash incident cases in men, researchers reported. Over a 26-year period, about 77% (95% CI 56%-88%) of men likely could have avoided gout if they likewise avoid four major risk factors […]
Maliheh Hadizadeh, Gregory Neil Kawchuk , Narasimha Prasad, Julie M. Fritz Published: November 24, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242831 Abstract Background Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is among the nonpharmacologic interventions that has been recommended in clinical guidelines for patients with low back pain, however, some patients appear to benefit substantially more from SMT than others. Several investigations have […]
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, […]
November 9, 2020—It does not appear that corticosteroid injections for the management of pain associated with knee osteoarthritis contribute to worsening of the condition, according to research presented at the American College of Rheumatology Virtual Convergence 2020, which took place online from November 5 to 9. “Cortisone injections have been used for a long time […]
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online: October 31, 2020 Volume 50 Issue 11 Pages607-621 https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2020.9155 Abstract Objective To (1) evaluate whether exercise therapy is effective for managing neck pain, and (2) investigate the relationship between exercise therapy dosage and treatment effect. Design Intervention systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression. Literature Search An […]
Armaghan Dabbagh, PT, MSc1, Joy C. MacDermid, PT, PhD13, Joshua Yong, OT, MSc4, Luciana G. Macedo, PT, PhD2, Tara L. Packham, OT, PhD2 Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online: October 31, 2020 Volume 50 Issue 11 Pages622-631 https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2020.9599 Abstract Objective To summarize and evaluate research on the accuracy of clinical diagnostic scales, […]
Eur Spine J. 2020 Oct 27. doi: 10.1007/s00586-020-06640-z. Online ahead of print. Nazi Derakhshanrad PMID: 33108531 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-020-06640-z Abstract Purpose: The aim of the current study was to investigate the extent of smartphone use, possible correlation with neck pain and/or psychological impairment in office workers. Method: A convenience sample of 1,602 office workers who were […]
Christiansen MB, Thoma LM, Master H, et al The Journal of Rheumatology|October 5, 2020 The present study was conducted to explore an 8-year variation in waist circumference (WC) with the risk of incident low physical function over 1 year in adults with, or at risk of, knee osteoarthritis. Researchers applied data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. […]
Pain. 2020 Sep 14. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002071. Online ahead of print. Ling Chen PMID: 32947547 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002071 Abstract Cervical spondylosis (CS)-related neck pain is difficult to treat due to its degenerative nature. The aim of this nine-center, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the efficacy of optimized acupuncture for CS-related neck pain. Participants who met […]
Sääksjärvi, Simoa,b; Kerttula, Liisa MD, PhDc; Luoma, Katariina MD, PhDa,d; Paajanen, Hannu MD, PhDe; Waris, Eero MD, PhDa,bAuthor Information SPINE: October 1, 2020 – Volume 45 – Issue 19 – p 1341-1347 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003548 Study Design. A prospective follow-up study. Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate whether early lumbar disc degeneration (DD) […]