Static balance after surgical decompression of lumbar spinal canal stenosis.

abstract：PURPOSE:The purposes of this study were to: 1) investigate the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of use of the Flexicurve for measurement of spinal length (L), thoracic (TL) and lumbar length (LL), thoracic (TW) and lumbar width (LW), and 2) quantify measurement error and minimal detectable change at the 95% CI (...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Dunleavy K,Mariano H,Wiater T,Goldberg A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate clinical decision support tools may help clinicians select appropriate interventions for patients with spinal conditions. The Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire (OMPQ) is a screening questionnaire extensively studied as a predictive tool. The Work Assessment Triage Tool (WATT) is a clinical d...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Gergelé E,Parent E,Gross DP

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most methods assessing soft tissue stiffness are associated with high costs and considerable technical effort. A previous study demonstrated that the tissue compliance meter represents an affordable alternative with straightforward handling. However, little data exists describing its measurement properties. ...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Wilke J,Vogt L,Pfarr T,Banzer W

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There have been a number of recent studies showing the effectiveness of lumbosacral transforaminal steroid epidural injections used in the treatment of radicular pain. The studies include retrospective, prospective and randomized controlled studies. Thus, the data is valuable with regard to identifying evide...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Benny B,Azari P

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Very few studies have quantified the degree of fatigue characterized by the decline in the maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) force of the trunk extensors induced by the widely used Sørensen test. OBJECTIVE:Measure the degree of fatigue of the trunk extensor muscles induced by the Sørensen test. METHODS:E...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Demoulin C,Boyer M,Duchateau J,Grosdent S,Jidovtseff B,Crielaard JM,Vanderthommen M

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among all musculoskeletal disorders back pain is the most common reason for functional limitation in working age. It is due to low back pain (LBP) that the ODI has become one of the principal outcome measures for evaluation of disability and has been widely used in research as well as in clinical practice. S...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Shah S,Balaganapathy M

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the principles of cross-training and periodization will assist the coach and team physician in designing training programs that maximize performance while minimizing risk of injury. Cross-training is defined as simultaneous training for two or more sports or the use of multiple modes of training to enhan...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Brennan DK,Wilder RP

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Calcific tendinitis is commonly found in the rotator cuff; however, it is very rare in the long biceps tendon (LBT). Furthermore, calcific tendinitis involving the LBT in the hemiplegic shoulder after a stroke has not been previously reported. MATERIALS AND METHOD:We present a case of a 63-yea...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Cho JH,Jung SH,Yang SM,Park H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Shortened hamstring muscle length has been noted in persons with low back pain (LBP). Prolonged sitting postures, such as those adopted during different work settings and sedentary lifestyle has been associated with hamstring shortness and LBP. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Arab AM,Nourbakhsh MR

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whole Body Vibration (WBV) has been reported to change neuromuscular activity which indirectly assessed by electromyography (EMG). Although researches regarding the influence of WBV on EMG activity of the upper extremity muscles are in their infancy, contradictory findings have been reported as a result of d...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Ashnagar Z,Shadmehr A,Hadian M,Talebian S,Jalaei S

更新日期：2016-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the short-term effect of prolotherapy and conservative terapy for the Tietze syndrome. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From 2013 to 2014, twenty-one patients underwent prolotherapy (group 1) and thirteen underwent conservative therapy with analgesics (group 2). A visual analogue score (VAS) was recorded for me...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Senturk E,Sahin E,Serter S

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Segmental stabilization training and electrical stimulation are used as a treatment for patients with low back pain. There is limited information on the efficacy of two interventions in the literature. In this study, the efficacy of the two interventions on the multifidus muscle activation and...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Bilgin S,Temucin CM,Nurlu G,Kaya DO,Kose N,Gunduz AG

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article deals with the problems associated with the spine in an aging athletic person or in an elderly person who may be interested in starting a sports activity. The anatomy and pathophysiology of the spine as regards aging is discussed, as are common diagnostic tests and physical examination procedures. Specifi...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Buschbacher R

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lumbar mobilizations are used to clinically treat the lumbar and hamstring region. However, evidence is limited regarding the effectiveness of specific mobilization methods. OBJECTIVE:To compare central and unilateral posterior-anterior mobilizations (CPA, UPA) of the lumbar spine on lumbar and hamstring ra...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Chesterton P,Payton S,McLaren S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal accessory nerve (SAN) injury can be an overlooked cause of scapular winging and shoulder dysfunction. The most common etiology is iatrogenic injury following surgical procedures at the posterior triangle of the neck. We present three cases of isolated injury to the SAN following trauma. OBJECTIVE:To ...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Macaluso S,Ross DC,Doherty TJ,Doherty CD,Miller TA

更新日期：2016-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The common description of muscular fatigue is the failure of muscle in maintaining a target force. Even in sustained contraction, when muscle force is held at a stable level, physiological, biomechanical and electromyographic changes can occur. The purpose of this study is to compare the effec...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Ghasemi M,Olyaei G,Bagheri H,Talebian S,Shadmehr A,Jalaei S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to examine whether strap length influences the trunk motion and gait symmetry of the ground reaction forces while walking with a single-strap bag. METHODS:Seventeen Korean women participated in this study. The kinematics of trunk motion and ground-reaction forces was recorded wh...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Yoon JY,Lim WT,Oh JS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Flexi-Bar and Bodyblade are oscillatory tools used in rehabilitation centers worldwide to enhance muscle activity. Because of a lack of reports on the Flexi-Bar, this study focused on erector spinae (ES) muscle activation under different conditions. METHODS:Twelve university students (age 21 ± 2.5 years...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Doroudian A,Roostayi MM,Naimi SS,Rahimi A,Baghban AA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Bone scintigraphy is a molecular imaging technique routinely used for the evaluation of benign and malignant bone abnormalities. This study aimed at evaluating spinal degenerative changes detected by bone scintigraphy and determining associations between image features and patients’ anthropome...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Chatziioannou S,Kallergi M,Karampina P,Zotou P,Bakalis S,Lyra V,Lamprakopoulos G,Armeniakos I,Pneumaticos S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to show the effects of an 8-week Neurodevelopmental Treatment based posture and balance training on postural control and balance in diparetic and hemiparetic Cerebral Palsied children (CPC). METHODS:Fifteen CPC (aged 5-15 yrs) were recruited from Denizli Yağmur Çocukl...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Tekin F,Kavlak E,Cavlak U,Altug F

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the efficacy of High Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in low back pain (LBP). METHODS:Forty patients aged between 18 to 60 were included in this study. The patients were randomized into two groups as TENS (Group I) and HILT (Group II). The s...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Ozkaraoglu DK,Tarakci D,Algun ZC

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study compared the effectiveness of regenerative injection therapy (RIT), i.e. prolotherapy, and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in the treatment of fibromyalgia syndrome. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This study included 120 female, age-matched fibromyalgia patients. All patients underwent a...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Abd Elghany SE,Al Ashkar DS,El-Barbary AM,El Khouly RM,Aboelhawa MA,Nada DW,Darwish NF,Hussein MS,Rageh ES,Abo-Zaid MH,Eldesoky IF,Afifi S

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various forms of trunk exercise have been used for increasing abdominal strength. The plank exercise and bilateral leg raise exercise are one of these trunk exercises. However, there are few studies that compared the effects of these exercise variations. OBJECTIVE:The present study aimed to investigate how ...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Park DJ,Park SY

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Psychosocial risk factors are very important in the development of chronicity in low back pain. And Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire (ÖMPQ) is the screening instrument concerning these psychosocial and work-related risk factors in patients with low back pain. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of the study was ...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Öncü J,Ilişer R,Kuran B

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals presenting with pain frequently report associated disability. Both pain and disability are complex phenomena. The bio-psycho-social complexity of pain and the different systems of disability make the evaluation of disability a very difficult process. There is a significant mismatch between complaints of pa...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Vasudevan SV

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nerve cuff electrodes provide a safe technique for recording nerve signals. Defining a more realized modeling to investigate the selectivity of a cuff electrode in recording from peripheral nervous system is an interesting field of research. METHODS:A four-contact cuff electrode was modeled to evaluate sele...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Taghipour-Farshi H,Frounchi J,Ahmadiasl N,Shahabi P,Salekzamani Y

更新日期：2016-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lumbar lordosis is required for bipedalism. OBJECTIVES:To investigate age-related changes in lumbar lordosis and to clarify the relationships between lumbar lordosis and vertebral wedging and disc degeneration. METHODS:A total of 300 women were included in this retrospective study, 50 in each of six age gr...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Yildiz HK,Ekin EE

更新日期：2017-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To date etiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis appears complex and still remains unclear. A distorted body schema has been proposed to be a part of a sequence of pathological events in the development of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the awareness of trunk misalignment in ad...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Picelli A,Negrini S,Zenorini A,Iosa M,Paolucci S,Smania N

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper focuses on the special aspects of pelvic pain that make it a difficult area in which to work. This will be done by use of specific examples of certain chronic pelvic pain conditions. This will be followed by a general discussion of current diagnosis and treatment methods for common pain syndromes. Most of t...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： McDonald JS

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kinesio taping (KT) is a new taping modality frequently used in the clinical setting. However there is contradictory evidence about its effectiveness in patients with neck pain. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effectiveness of KT as a supplementary treatment in addition to conventional rehabilitation in patients...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Puerma-Castillo MC,García-Ríos MC,Pérez-Gómez ME,Aguilar-Ferrándiz ME,Peralta-Ramírez MI

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00