Musculoskeletal System

Older Adults with Lumbar Osteoarthritis with Greater Abdominal Strength Have a Better Quality of Life

Abdominal muscle strength is related to the quality of life among older adults with lumbar osteoarthritis Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies April 2015Volume 19, Issue 2, Pages 273–277 Suenimeire Vieira, PT Summary The aim of the present study was to determine the association between abdominal muscle strength and quality of life among older adults […]

Muscle strengthening activities and fibromyalgia

April 2015 Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies Volume 19, Issue 2, Pages 370–376 Muscle strengthening activities and fibromyalgia: A review of pain and strength outcomes Nicole L. Nelson, MS, LMT Summary Objective The primary aim of this review was to investigate whether fibromyalgia (FM) patients can engage in sufficient muscle strengthening activity (MSA) to […]

Effects of core stability exercises on multifidus muscles in healthy women and women with chronic low-back pain

J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2015 Apr 16. [Epub ahead of print] Effects of core stability exercises on multifidus muscles in healthy women and women with chronic low-back pain. Kliziene I, Sipaviciene S, Klizas S, Imbrasiene D. Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic low-back pain (LBP) may be related to decreased lumbar multifidus muscle cross-sectional area (CSA). OBJECTIVE: In […]

Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Articles

Peer-reviewed scientific and medical evidence regarding the effectiveness of the Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy. Elbow Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis of the Elbow with Shock Waves Yildiz lateral epicondylitis GOOD ISMST 2009 ANALGESIC EFFECT OF EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK-WAVE Shockwave Therapy for Lateral Epicondylitis of the Elbow (Retrospective Study) Safety and Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Chronic […]

Cervical extensor endurance test: A reliability study

Deepak Sebastian, DPT, ND, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT Published Online: April 17, 2014 Background & purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the inter-rater reliability in detecting the presence of weakness of the neck extensors and differentiate the presence of weakness of the superficial versus the deep neck extensors in a symptomatic population. The […]

Treating Low Back Pain: More Evidence That Less Is Better

April 15, 2015 | Pain By Steven A. King, MD, MS  Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reasons patients see primary care physicians. Patients with LBP frequently believe that there is an identifiable cause of the pain that needs to be discovered and repaired. They may feel they are receiving second-rate […]

Clinical Prediction Rule for Whiplash Injury

External Validation Of A Clinical Prediction Rule To Predict Full Recovery And Ongoing Moderate/Severe Disability Following Acute Whiplash Injury Authors: Carrie Ritchie, PhD Study Design Retrospective secondary analysis of data. Objectives To investigate the external validity of the whiplash clinical prediction rule (CPR). Background We recently derived a whiplash CPR to consolidate previously established prognostic […]

The Borax Conspiracy How the Arthritis Cure has been Stopped

by Walter Last You may not be able to imagine that borax, this humble insecticide and laundry detergent, has the potential of singlehandedly bringing down our entire economic system. But you do not need to worry, the danger has been recognised and the necessary steps are already being taken to defuse the situation. I will […]

The Inexpensive Arthritis & Osteoporosis Cure

March 13, 2015 Absolutely nothing is more disheartening and frustrating than to be doing everything you believe to be right, and spending hours a day teaching others about real food and nutrition, while suffering in silence with unexplained joint pain and trying to hide an ever incapacitating limp! And then at a Weston A. Price conference on […]

Adding high dose vitamin D to analgesic regimens helps patients with musculoskeletal pain

Lupus. 2015 Apr;24(4-5):483-9. doi: 10.1177/0961203314558676. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study adding high dose vitamin D to analgesic regimens in patients with musculoskeletal pain. Gendelman O1, Itzhaki D2, Makarov S3, Bennun M3, Amital H4. BACKGROUND: The current mode of therapy for many patients with musculoskeletal pain is unsatisfactory. PURPOSE: We aimed to assess the impact of […]

Study Flags Alkaline Phosphatase Levels as Bone Risk in Axial Spondyloarthritis

4/10/15 by Wayne Kuznar Contributing Writer In patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), increased serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels not only reflect high disease activity but also low bone mineral density (BMD) and structural damage, according to a cross-sectional study by South Korean researchers. The need for biomarkers that reflect both disease activity and bone metabolism […]

Ultrasound Imaging Predicts Progression of Hand OA

04.06.2015 Ultrasound exams were able to detect which patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA) were likely to have disease progression, according to Norwegian researchers. A strong and dose-responsive association was seen between the presence of ultrasound-detected inflammatory features and radiographic progression approximately 5 years later in hand OA patients, reported Alexander Mathiessen, MD, of Diakonhjemmet Hospital […]

PT and Surgery Equally Effective for Spinal Stenosis

~ But surgery remains a popular option among patients. 04.06.2015 Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis who underwent surgical decompression showed similar improvements in physical function after 2 years compared with those who participated in physical therapy, researchers reported. The study is the first to compare surgery and a standardized physical therapy program directly, wrote Anthony […]

Cervical spine dysfunctions in patients with chronic subjective tinnitus

Otol Neurotol. 2015 Apr;36(4):741-5. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000000670. Sarah Michiels 1, Willem De Hertogh, Steven Truijen, Paul Van de Heyning Affiliations expand PMID: 25415466 DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000000670 Abstract Objective: To assess, characterize, and quantify cervical spine dysfunction in patients with cervicogenic somatic tinnitus (CST) compared to patients suffering from other forms of chronic subjective non-pulsatile tinnitus. Study design: […]

Diffusion tensor imaging with quantitative evaluation and fiber tractography of lumbar nerve roots in sciatica

Eur J Radiol. 2015 Apr; 84(4):690-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.01.006. Epub 2015 Jan 17. Yin Shi PMID: 25631881 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.01.006 Abstract Objective: To quantitatively evaluate nerve roots by measuring fractional anisotropy (FA) values in healthy volunteers and sciatica patients, visualize nerve roots by tractography, and compare the diagnostic efficacy between conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and DTI. […]

Clinical examination findings as prognostic factors in low back pain – Full Text

Clinical examination findings as prognostic factors in low back pain: a systematic review of the literature Lisbeth Hartvigsen Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2015, 23:13 doi:10.1186/s12998-015-0054-y Abstract Background There is a strong tradition of performing a clinical examination of low back pain (LBP) patients and this is generally recommended in guidelines. However, establishing a pathoanatomic diagnosis […]

Obese patients with osteoarthritis can be helped by vitamin D

4/2/15 Larger amounts of vitamin D may abate torment and enhance abilities in stout people with the bone infection osteoarthritis, recommends another exploration. The discoveries distributed in the The Clinical Journal of Pain show that sufficient vitamin D levels help stout people with osteoarthritis walk, adjust and ascend from sitting to standing position better than those with […]

Tylenol is ineffective in the treatment of low back pain and provides minimal short term benefit for people with osteoarthritis

Efficacy and safety of paracetamol for spinal pain and osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo controlled trials BMJ 2015; 350 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h1225 (Published 31 March 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;350:h1225 Abstract Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of paracetamol (acetaminophen) in the management of spinal pain and osteoarthritis of the hip […]

Exercise and tropism of the multifidus muscle in low back pain

J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Mar; 27(3): 943–945. Published online 2015 Mar 31. doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.943 Exercise and tropism of the multifidus muscle in low back pain: a short review Paolo Pillastrini, MSc, PT Abstract [Purpose] The purpose of this review was to investigate the types of exercises that can improve the tropism of the multifidus […]

The association of combination of disc degeneration, end plate signal change, and Schmorl node with low back pain in a large population study

The Spine Journal Volume 15, Issue 4, 1 April 2015, Pages 622–628 The association of combination of disc degeneration, end plate signal change, and Schmorl node with low back pain in a large population study: the Wakayama Spine Study Masatoshi Teraguchi, MD, PhD Abstract Background context Disc degeneration (DD) reportedly causes low back pain (LBP) […]