Nault, Marie-Lyne MD, PhD SPINE: May 1, 2020 – Volume 45 – Issue 9 – p 605-611 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003316 Abstract Mini The aim of this prospective cohort study was to improve the prediction of curve progression in AIS. By adding the 3D morphology parameters at first visit, the predictive model explains 65% of the variability. […]
Arthritis Care & Research — Arnold JB, Halstead J, Grainger AJ, et al. | April 20, 2020 Researchers performed this cross‐sectional study including people with symptomatic midfoot osteoarthritis (OA) and asymptomatic controls selected from general practices and community health clinics, to compare foot and leg muscle strength between these groups. Measurements were obtained for the […]
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online:April 9, 2020 Volume0 Issue0 Pages1-55 https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2020.9041 Abstract Objective To assess the effectiveness of weight loss interventions on pain and disability in people with knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) and spinal pain. Design Intervention systematic review. Literature Search Eight online databases and clinical trial registries. Study Selection […]
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online:April 9, 2020 Volume0 Issue0 Pages1-21 https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2020.9389 Abstract Objectives To determine the added benefit of combining dry needling with a guideline-based physical therapy treatment program consisting of exercise and manual therapy on pain and disability in people with chronic neck pain. Design Randomized controlled trial. Methods Participants […]
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2020 Apr; 64(1): 43–54. PMCID: PMC7250515 PMID: 32476667 Patricia Adele Boudreau, BSc, DC Abstract Background Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (BJHS) is a relatively prevalent condition of the spectrum of heritable connective tissue disorders, with musculoskeletal, visceral and psychological manifestations. The conservative management of the musculoskeletal symptomatology must be modified for optimal […]
— Electrical stimulation device “another tool in our arsenal” to control FM pain, reduce fatigue by Scott Harris, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today March 31, 2020 Kathleen Sluka, PT, PhD, is professor of physical therapy and rehabilitation science at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. She served as co-author of a report, published in Arthritis […]
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation VOLUME 101, ISSUE 4, P613-623, APRIL 01, 2020 Liliam B. Priore, MSc Abstract Objective To investigate the effect of a knee brace compared with minimal intervention on self-reported kinesiophobia and function, objective function, and physical activity level in people with patellofemoral pain (PFP). Design Single-blind randomized controlled trial (1:1), […]
— Panel leader talks exercise, supplements, “mind-body interventions by Scott Harris, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today March 24, 2020 This article is a collaboration between MedPage Today and: Sharon Kolasinski, MD, is a rheumatologist with Penn Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She recently led the panel that developed the 2019 American College […]
Pain Res Manag. 2020 Mar 23;2020:3825617. doi: 10.1155/2020/3825617. eCollection 2020. Li YX Abstract BACKGROUND: Migraine is a common neurological disease, which burdens individuals and society all over the world. Acupuncture, an important method in Traditional Chinese Medicine, is widely used in clinical practice as a treatment for migraine. Several systematic reviews (SRs) have investigated the […]
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online:February 29, 2020 Volume50 Issue3 Pages131-141 https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2020.8498 Abstract Objective To update a systematic review published in 2013 that focused on evaluating the effectiveness of interventions within the scope of physical therapy, including exercise, manual therapy, electrotherapy, and combined or multimodal approaches to managing shoulder pain. Design Umbrella […]
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 […]
— Association was independent of obesity and radiographic severity by Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 3, 2020 Among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), pain was greater for those with coexisting diabetes mellitus (DM), and this association was independent of obesity and radiographic severity, European researchers found. In an analysis that adjusted for […]
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online:February 29, 2020Volume50Issue3Pages142-142 https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2020.0501 Abstract Shoulder pain is common, especially as we age. Pain that limits your ability to raise your arm above your head or rotate your shoulder is called “subacromial shoulder pain.” The good news is that most people with subacromial shoulder pain improve with […]
Experimental Gerontology — Kwon HM, et al. | February 28, 2020 Researchers performed this study with 5,117 individuals aged > 60 years, to assess the link between smoking and knee osteoarthritis (OA) in the elderly. The participants were selected from the Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES-VI) 2013–2015, and included those who responded […]