British Journal of Sports Medicine Volume 53, Issue 20 Adam G Culvenor Abstract Background Knee MRI is increasingly used to inform clinical management. Features associated with osteoarthritis are often present in asymptomatic uninjured knees; however, the estimated prevalence varies substantially between studies. We performed a systematic review with meta-analysis to provide summary estimates of the prevalence […]
A Radiographic Analysis Tang, Ray BA; Ye, Ivan B. BA; Cheung, Zoe B. MD, MS; Kim, Jun S. MD; Cho, Samuel Kang-Wook MD Spine: October 1, 2019 – Volume 44 – Issue 19 – p E1144-E1150 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003082 Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. To identify age-related changes in cervical sagittal parameters using standard radiographs. […]
Kim, Shin-Jae MD; Seo, Jin-Suk MD; Lee, Sang-Ho MD, PhD; Bae, Junseok MD Spine: October 1, 2019 – Volume 44 – Issue 19 – p 1339-1347 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000003081 Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. To compare clinical and radiological outcomes after two surgical procedures. Summary of Background Data. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion is the gold […]
by W. Todd Penberthy, Contributing Writer September 24, 2019 ORLANDO — A simple blood-based biomarker already listed in many patients’ medical records was closely associated with risk of hip fracture, a researcher said here. With data drawn from a large, prospective study of older men, those with relatively high red cell distribution width (RDW) values […]
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2019 Sep-Oct;37 Suppl 120(5):118-123. Epub 2019 Oct 15. Zhang W Abstract Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. Pain and its related function and stiffness are currently the major symptoms and primary outcomes for treatment. However, the treatment in the past has been primarily targeting on the peripheral changes in […]
Health SA. 2019 Sep 25;24:1244. doi: 10.4102/hsag.v24i0.1244. eCollection 2019. Yelverton C1, Rama S1, Zipfel B2. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Plantar fasciitis is one of the common causes of heel pain and a common musculoskeletal problem often observed by clinicians. Numerous options are available in treating plantar fasciitis conservatively, but no previous studies have compared combined […]
~ Research reveals overweight FMS patients experience more severe symptoms September 5, 2019 by Julie Maurer Contributing Writer, MedPage Today While patients with fibromyalgia frequently battle pain, fatigue, and depression, some believe that those who are also obese may experience more severe symptoms. This is a topic explored in a study published in the journal Nutrients, by […]
Published: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2019 Volume:49 Issue:9 Pages:CPG1–CPG95DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2019.0302 Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a common musculoskeletal-related condition that is characterized by insidious onset of poorly defined pain, localized to the anterior retropatellar and/or peripatellar region of the knee. The onset of symptoms can be slow or acutely develop with a worsening of pain accompanying lower-limb loading […]
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Available online 4 September 2019 Jeffrey A.King DC, MS Abstract Objectives To determine (1) the frequency of neck pain overall and relative to other symptoms in patients presenting to a level I trauma center emergency department (ED) with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and (2) the predictors of primary […]
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation September 2019 Volume 100, Issue 9, Pages 1695–1702 Abstract Objective To test the efficacy of low-dose extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) on osteoarthritis knee pain, lower limb function, and cartilage alteration for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Design Randomized controlled trial with placebo control. Setting Outpatient physical therapy clinics within a […]
Medical Acupuncture Vol. 31, No. 4 Keith M. Collinsworth and Donald L. Goss Published Online:19 Aug 2019https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2019.1372 Abstract Objective: Opioid pain medications are commonly prescribed postsurgically for pain. Few studies have investigated the effects of Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) on postsurgical pain and pain-medication use. To date, no studies have investigated BFA’s effectiveness for reducing postoperative […]
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 […]