Musculoskeletal Science & Practice June 2017 Volume 29, Pages 91–98 Ewan Kennedy Highlights The cervical spine may contribute to persistent post-concussion symptoms. Physical examination is important to identify those with a cervicogenic component. Pain on manual segmental testing appears a key feature of a cervicogenic component. Neck treatment appears to benefit neck-related persistent post-concussion symptoms. […]
Musculoskeletal Science & Practice June 2017 Volume 29, Pages 78–83 Daniel H.K. Chow, PhD Highlights Mechanical effects of traction on lumbar discs was evaluated using MRI. Horizontal traction using 42% of body weight was associated with an increased disc height of lower lumbar discs. Horizontal traction also resulted in reduced lordosis and change in tilt angle. The […]
Musculoskeletal Science & Practice June 2017 Volume 29, Pages 66–71 Aleksander Chaibi, PhD (student) Highlights Manual-therapy RCTs do not always report adverse events (AEs) in contrast to pharmacological RCTs. This is the first prospective manual-therapy 3-armed single-blinded placebo RCT reporting all AEs for migraineurs. Local tenderness, tiredness and neck pain were the most common AEs. […]
May 2, 2017 LAS VEGAS — Young athletes who previously sustained an intra-articular knee injury had a higher risk of structural changes associated with future osteoarthritis, according to results presented at the Osteoarthritis Research Society International World Congress. “Young adults around the age of 22 [years] who sustained an intra-articular knee injury when they were […]
Researchers discover a rational biological source of pain in the skin of patients with fibromyalgia[June 14, 2013, Rensselaer, NY] – Fibromyalgia, a painful condition affecting approximately 10 million people in the U.S., is not imaginary after all, as some doctors have believed. A discovery, published this month in PAIN MEDICINE (the journal of the American […]
Written by Honor Whiteman Published: Tuesday 2 May 2017 Obesity is a known risk factor for osteoarthritis, one of the leading causes of disability in the United States. A new study provides evidence that losing weight can slow the development of osteoarthritis of the knee by reducing the degeneration of knee cartilage. Researchers found that […]
This article shows that a 10-minute cold application on the trapezius muscle tied to significant decrease in pain score. MONDAY, May 1, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Local cold applications on the trapezius muscles significantly decreases the pain of patients with fibromyalgia, according to a study published online April 17 in the International Journal of Rheumatic […]
Written by Ana Sandoiu Published: Thursday 13 April 2017 New research – conducted by scientists from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom and the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio – suggests that low levels of magnesium may increase the risk of bone fractures and that, conversely, high levels may ward off this […]
Deborah Brauser April 18, 2017 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation device for the treatment of pain from episodic cluster headache in adults, the manufacturer announced. The thumbs-up decision for the gammaCore (electroCore LLC) marks the agency’s first release of a hand-held, neck-applied device for this indication. The portable […]
By Carolyn Crist April 18, 2017 (Reuters Health) – Spine surgeons are noticing an increase in patients with neck and upper back pain, likely related to poor posture during prolonged smartphone use, according to a recent report. Some patients, particularly young patients who shouldn’t yet have back and neck issues, are reporting disk hernias and […]
April 13, 2017 Clinical Rheumatology TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Participants adhering to either the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet or a control diet underwent repeated serum uric acid (SUA) measurement to evaluate the time required for the DASH diet to affect SUA levels. The participants following the DASH diet had a reduction in SUA of […]
Musculoskeletal Science & Practice April 2017 Volume 28, Pages 1–9 Kuan Wang Highlights •This study analyzed the biomechanics of two cervical traction therapies. •Tension was uniformly distributed from C4-C6 with neck support. •Tension was uniformly distributed at the C6-C7 levels without neck support. •The intradiscal pressure decreased during both traction therapies. Abstract Background Cervical traction is commonly […]
APRIL 13, 2017 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ShamsWhite MM, et al. – Researchers assessing the impacts of dietary protein consumption alone and with calcium with or without vitamin D (Ca±D) on bone health measures in adults. Current evidence shows no adverse impacts of higher protein consumptions. Although there were positive trends on bone mineral […]