Authors: Brian Noehren, PT, PhD1, Anne Schmitz, PhD1, Ross Hempel, BS1, Carolyn Westlake, MS1, William Black, MD2 AFFILIATIONS: 1Division of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. The study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Kentucky. Research […]
by Wayne Kuznar Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Circulating leptin was linked to knee cartilage thinning in adults after adjusting for body mass index and other factors, and may potentially explain the association between obesity and cartilage thickness. Over 2.7 years, baseline levels of leptin and changes in leptin over time were negatively associated with changes […]
Walking Exercise for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Seán R. O’Connor, PhD Published Online: December 18, 2014 Objective To systematically review the evidence examining effects of walking interventions on pain and self-reported function in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Data Sources Six electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsychINFO, PEDro, Sport Discus, and the Cochrane […]
The Japan Shimanami Health Promoting Program Study Yasuharu Tabara, PhD Abstract Background and Purpose—Asymptomatic cerebral small-vessel disease (cSVD) in elderly individuals are potent risk factors for stroke. In addition to common clinical risk factors, postural instability has been postulated to be associated with cSVD in older frail patients. Here, we conducted a cross-sectional study to […]
Tory McJunkin, MD Pain Medicine News ISSUE: DECEMBER 2014 | VOLUME: 12(12) Knee pain is a very common complaint that can be debilitating when severe. A proper evaluation must begin with a thorough history and physical examination. If the patient is not a surgical candidate, there are several conservative treatment options—such as physical therapy for […]
The association between vitamin K status and knee osteoarthritis features in older adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study. Shea MK Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2014 Dec 17. pii: S1063-4584(14)01380-6. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.12.008. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract BACKGROUND: Vitamin K-dependent proteins, including the mineralization inhibitor matrix-gla protein (MGP), are found in joint tissues including cartilage and […]
Painful Hands, Hurting Hearts? Symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) of the hands was associated with an elevated risk for coronary heart disease events, analysis of data from the Framingham Heart Study showed. In a multivariate analysis that adjusted for multiple factors including age, sex, body mass index, lipids, medication use, and smoking, the hazard ratio for coronary […]
Larry Hand January 16, 2015 Physicians may be able to predict which patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) will be subject to severe pain by determining whether meniscal lesions are contributing to neuropathic pain (NP) in the knee, according to an article published online December 14 in Arthritis Research & Therapy. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to make a diagnosis of […]
The Spine Journal December 1, 2014 Volume 14, Issue 12, Pages 2854–2860 Jacob A. Miller, BS Abstract Background context C5 palsy is a debilitating postoperative complication of cervical decompression surgery. Although the prognosis is typically good, patients may be unable to perform basic activities of daily living, resulting in a decreased quality of life. No […]
Authors: Suzanne J. Snodgrass, PhD Study Design Randomized controlled trial. Objective To determine if force magnitude during posterior-to-anterior mobilization affects immediate and short-term outcomes in patients with chronic, nonspecific neck pain. Background The optimal dose of mobilization to effectively treat patients with neck pain is not known. Methods Patients with neck pain of at least […]
Published: Dec 11, 2014 Story Source By Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Among patients with gout, the risk of an attack was more than doubled during the night compared with the daytime hours, researchers reported. During the first 8 hours of the day, from midnight until 8 a.m., the odds ratio for a […]