Hu, Haoyu MD Medicine: September 2017 – Volume 96 – Issue 36 – p e7991 doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007991 This study aims to examine the correlations between lumbar neuromuscular function and pain, lumbar disability in patients with nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP). Ninety patients, with ages 18 to 37 years old, with NSLBP were recruited in this study. The lumbar neuromuscular function was tested by the CON-TREX […]
Frozen shoulder is a commonly found disorder that is both painful and debilitating to a patient. Currently, no standard treatment protocol is universally accepted for the management of frozen shoulder. The authors of this study examine the effectiveness of hydraulic distention, also known as hydroplasty, as a fast, inexpensive, low risk manoeuvre for the management […]
Sci Rep. 2017; 7: 8079. Published online 2017 Aug 14. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-07868-4 PMCID: PMC5556098 Karsten Hollander,corresponding author1 Johanna Elsabe de Villiers,1,2 Susanne Sehner,3 Karl Wegscheider,3 Klaus-Michael Braumann,1 Ranel Venter,2 and Astrid Zech4 Abstract The development of the human foot is crucial for motor learning in children and adolescents as it ensures the basic requirements for […]
The authors of this study suggest that supplementation with Vitamin D in patients with low serum levels seemed to help decrease pain scores in patients with chronic non-specific widespread pain, including fibromyalgia. This was a meta-analysis which looked at the results of several studies. From what I saw, a dosage from 1200 – 2400 (Wepner study) […]
Clin J Pain. 2017 Sep;33(9):835-843. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000470. van der Meer HA1, Speksnijder CM, Engelbert RHH, Lobbezoo F, Nijhuis-van der Sanden MWG, Visscher CM. Abstract OBJECTIVES: The objective of this observational study was to establish the possible presence of confounders on the association between temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and headaches in a patient population from a TMD and Orofacial Pain Clinic. MATERIALS AND […]
Niels Gunnar Juel, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation August 2017 Volume 98, Issue 8, Pages 1551–1559 Highlights Of patients with type 1 diabetes for ≥45 years, 59% had frozen shoulder, with 73% affected bilaterally. Patients with painful frozen shoulder had highest disability and least shoulder mobility. High glycemic index was associated with severe disability […]
Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2017 Aug 15;42(16):1195-1200. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002078. Lauche R Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVE: This secondary analysis aims to examine associations of improvement of chronic neck pain with patients’ and intervention-related characteristics. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Previous research has found that Tai Chi and neck exercises significantly […]
New study finds osteoarthritis is more than wear and tear by Leo Robert, Rheumatology Network August 20, 2017 Knee osteoarthritis has more than doubled in prevalence since the mid-20th century after occurring at low frequencies since prehistoric times, a study has found. Writing online in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of researchers from […]
by Wayne Kuznar, Contributing Writer August 18, 2017 Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA), but not hand OA, increase the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events, and this risk is higher with a greater number of hips and knees affected, Canadian researchers have found. In their population-based cohort study, the risk of CV events was 13% higher among OA […]
Open Access Rheumatol. 2017; 9: 151–158. Published online 2017 Aug 10. doi: 10.2147/OARRR.S130688 PMCID: PMC5560239 PMID: 28860877 Koichiro Azuma Abstract Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is an increasing health problem worldwide. So far, only obesity and quadriceps weakness are identified as modifiable risk factors for knee OA. Core muscle strengthening is becoming increasingly popular among older […]
AUGUST 18, 2017 Occupational and Environmental Medicine van der Molen HF, et al. The goal of this paper was to identify which work–related risk factors were associated with specific soft tissue shoulder disorders. The data revealed Low-quality evidence with regard to the absence of associations for arm repetition, social support, decision latitude, job control and […]
Ken Fredin, Håvard Lorås Musculoskeletal Science & Practice , Volume 31 , 62 – 71 Highlights •The effects of combining therapies on neck pain and function was assessed. •No studies investigated the effects of adding exercise therapy to manual therapy. •Adding manual therapy to exercise therapy does not seem to improve outcomes. •The quality of […]