Bahar Shahidi, Cynthia L Johnson, Douglas Curran-Everett, Katrina S MalufDisclosures BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2012;13(215) ABSTRACT Background: Clinicians frequently rely on subjective categorization of impairments in mobility, strength, and endurance for clinical decision-making; however, these assessments are often unreliable and lack sensitivity to change. The objective of this study was to determine the inter-rater reliability, minimum […]
This paper is facinating. Dr. Shah is trying to develop objective ways to diagnose active and latent trigger points with ultrasound diagnostic imaging techniques—grayscale (2-D ultrasound), vibration sonoelastography, and Doppler—to differentiate tissue characteristics of MTrPs.
J Shoulder Elbow Surg. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 May 15. Published in final edited form as: J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2013 Apr; 22(4): e11–e19. Published online 2012 Sep 1. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2012.06.010 Peter Worsley, PhD Abstract Objective Evidence for effective management of shoulder impingement is limited. The present study aimed to quantify the clinical, […]
Sports Med. 2012 Sep 1;42(9):791-815. doi: 10.2165/11632730-000000000-00000. Dallinga JM1, Benjaminse A, Lemmink KA. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Injuries to lower extremities are common in team sports such as soccer, basketball, volleyball, football and field hockey. Considering personal grief, disabling consequences and high costs caused by injuries to lower extremities, the importance for the prevention of […]
A re-investigation of the relationship between head posture and craniofacial growth Authors Springate SD. Journal Eur J Orthod. 2012 Aug;34(4):397-409. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjq131. Epub 2011 Mar 3. Affiliation Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK. orthodontics@london.com Abstract This investigation was designed to repeat classic studies into the associations between head posture and growth as a single unified study […]
Alice J. S. Fox, MSc Sports Health. 2012 July; 4(4): 340–351. Abstract Context: Information regarding the structure, composition, and function of the knee menisci has been scattered across multiple sources and fields. This review contains a concise, detailed description of the knee menisci—including anatomy, etymology, phylogeny, ultrastructure and biochemistry, vascular anatomy and neuroanatomy, biomechanical function, […]
Cervical disc herniation presenting with neck pain and contralateral symptoms: a case report Jacky T Yeung http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/6/1/166 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012, 6:166 doi:10.1186/1752-1947-6-166 Abstract Introduction Cervical disc herniation often results in neck and arm pain in patients as a result of direct impingement of nerve roots and associated inflammatory processes. The clinical presentation […]
FoxNews Health Published June 12, 2012 Injections of the lubricating substance hyaluronic acid may be little help to people with knee arthritis, researchers reported Monday. Hyaluronic acid exists naturally in the fluids that bathe the joints, where it acts like a shock absorber and lubricant. People with osteoarthritis — the common, “wear-and-tear” type of arthritis […]
Cho YJ,et al. J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Jun;37(6):1187-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.02.022. Epub 2012 Apr 4. Abstract PURPOSE: Neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome (NTOS) is produced by compression of the brachial plexus in the thoracic outlet. The lower position of the shoulder girdle relative to the upper thorax may be related to NTOS. We investigated this hypothesis […]
J Neural Transm (Vienna). 2012 May;119(5):575-9. doi: 10.1007/s00702-012-0790-2. Epub 2012 Mar 18. Mauskop A, Varughese J. Abstract Magnesium, the second most abundant intracellular cation, is essential in many intracellular processes and appears to play an important role in migraine pathogenesis. Routine blood tests do not reflect true body magnesium stores since <2% is in the […]
This information is from the interview, “Six Years in the Making: New Episodic Migraine Guidelines” Andrew N. Wilner, MD, David W. Dodick, MD May 15, 2012 Dr. Wilner: Both of which are US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved. Dr. Dodick: The other FDA-approved medications are propranolol and timolol, which are beta-blockers. We have added one more […]
Lamb SE, et al. Health Technol Assess. 2012;16(49):iii-iv, 1-141. doi: 10.3310/hta16490. Abstract OBJECTIVES: To examine the clinical effectiveness of a stepped care approach over a 12-month period after an acute whiplash injury; to estimate the costs and cost-effectiveness of each strategy including treatments and subsequent health-care costs; and to gain participants’ perspective on experiencing whiplash […]
Katherine D. Johnson, MEd, ATC, LAT Abstract Limitations in thoracic spine motion may be due to restrictions in contractile or non-contractile tissues. Joint mobilizations are indicated when hypomobility of a joint (non-contractile tissue) is identified. The ability for a patient to perform self-mobilizations of the thoracic spine and ribs may help maximize intervention outcomes. The […]