Spine: November 15, 2019 – Volume 44 – Issue 22 – p E1317-E1324 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003145 Okada, Eijiro MD, PhD Study Design. Prospective longitudinal study. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term degenerative changes in intervertebral discs in the thoracic spine in healthy asymptomatic subjects. Summary of Background Data. Longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) […]
Clinical Nutrition Volume 38, Issue 6, December 2019, Pages 2735-2739 NicolaVeronese Summary Objectives Mediterranean diet has several beneficial effects on health, but data regarding the association between Mediterranean diet and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are limited mainly to cross-sectional studies. We investigated whether higher Mediterranean diet adherence is prospectively associated with lower risk of radiographic OA […]
BMJ Open — Stausholm MB, Naterstad IF, Joensen J, et al. | November 04, 2019 Since low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is not recommended in major knee osteoarthritis (KOA) treatment guidelines, researchers conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to ascertain if an LLLT dose-response link exists in KOA. Twenty-two trials (n = 1,063) were meta-analysed. The […]
BMC Public Health — Lee SH, et al. | November 04, 2019 Researchers conducted this cross-sectional study to explore the connection between sedentary behavior and chronic knee pain in a study population representative of the general Korean population aged > 50 years while also considering the physical activity or BMI. In this investigation, data from Korea’s 6th […]
JMPT VOLUME 42, ISSUE 9, P635-650, NOVEMBER 01, 2019 Published:December 20, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.08.001 Wayne Whalen, DC Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to develop best-practice recommendations for chiropractic management of adults with neck pain. Methods A steering committee of experts in chiropractic practice, education, and research drafted a set of recommendations based on the most […]
Archuves of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation November 2019 Volume 100, Issue 11, Pages 2063–2070 Abstract Objective To investigate the prevalence of comorbidities and their effect on physical function, quality of life (QOL), and pain, in patients with end-stage knee osteoarthritis (OA). Design A cross-sectional study. Setting A rehabilitation facility at university hospital. Participants Patients (N=577; […]
J Gen Intern Med. 2019 Oct 30. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05413-9. [Epub ahead of print] Anheyer D1, Klose P2, Lauche R3,4, Saha FJ2, Cramer H2,4. Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Abstract BACKGROUND: Headache disorders are currently the sixth leading cause of […]
Polinski KJ, Fontaine K. Arthritis Care Res. 2019;doi:10.1002/acr.24085. October 29, 2019 Perceived stress is significantly associated with developing inflammatory arthritis among those who are at risk, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research. “Stress is a part of everyday life, but how we perceive and cope with stressors can have potential impacts on our health,” Kristen J. Polinski, […]
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 25, No. 10Original Articles Chi-Wen Juan Published Online:21 Oct 2019 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0169 Abstract Objectives: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of laser acupuncture (LA) treatment with that of placebo LA treatment in patients with idiopathic, mild-to-moderate carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), as measured by subjective symptom assessments and […]
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport October 2019 Volume 22, Supplement 2, Pages S17–S18 N. Collinsz Introduction: Sports medicine practitioners frequently use foot orthoses to manage lower limb pain and injury. Individual variability in biomechanical response to foot orthoses questions the conventional kinematic paradigm, whereby orthoses effects occur via passive control of foot pronation. […]
Advances in Orthopedics Volume 2019, Article ID 9757369, 6 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9757369 Du Hyun Ro Abstract Introduction. Knee osteoarthritis (OA) can affect the hip and ankle joints, as these three joints operate as a kinetic/kinematic chain while walking. Purpose. This study was performed to compare (1) hip and ankle joint gait mechanics between knee OA and […]
Miranda, Iã Ferreira; Facchini, Daniel http://dx.doi.org/10.17784/mtprehabjournal.2015.13.283 Man. Ther., Posturology Rehabil. J., vol.13, p.0, 2015 Abstract Introduction: Neck pain is one of the major problems managed by chiropractors, therefore its common the use of spinal manipulation to manage this problem. Objective: To evaluate the influence of Cervical Spine Manipulation (CSM) in the Neck Disability Index (NDI) of patients […]