abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Co-existing depressive symptoms aggravate the chronic course of pain and may interfere with successful rehabilitation. OBJECTIVE:To examine the psychosocial rehabilitation success of a standard rehabilitation program with a supplemental cognitive-behavioral management training of depressive s...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Hampel P,Tlach L

更新日期：2015-01-01 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 OBJECTIVES:Cervicogenic headache (CGH) originated from impaired cervical musculoskeletal structures. Dysfunction of deep neck flexor muscles has been reported in CGH subjects. The purpose of this study was to assess relationship between the size of these muscles and headache laterality in CGH subjects. ...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Abaspour O,Javanshir K,Amiri M,Karimlou M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Femoral nerve injury is not a common complication of the abdominopelvic surgical procedures. OBJECTIVE:To present a case of femoral neuropathy after nephrectomy. METHODS:Case report. RESULTS:A 71-year-old female patient with a right-sided congenital hip dysplasia developed numbness, tingling and burning p...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Kesikburun B,Ekşioğlu E,Akyüz EÜ,Demirel F,Çakcı A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Osteitis pubis refers to a painful, inflammatory condition involving the pubic bones, pubic symphysis, and adjacent structures. So, the aims of the study were to evaluate the strength of trunk muscles of soccer players suffering from osteitis pubis, and to compare the agonist/antagonist ratio ...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Sayed Mohammad W,Ragaa Abdelraouf O,Abdel-aziem AA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Firefighters have a high incidence of low back pain and injury. OBJECTIVE:To describe lumbar multifidus and abdominal muscle size characteristics in firefighters and to compare these characteristics to normative reference ranges. METHODS:In career firefighters without current low back pain (62 males, 7 fem...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Nuzzo JL,Haun DW,Mayer JM

更新日期：2014-01-01 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:The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with Low Back Pain (LBP) among employee working at a package producing industry. METHODS:A sample of 111 male blue-collar workers, between the ages of 18 to 50 years old and 31 white-collar workers between the ages of 17 to 50 years old completed ...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Yildirim Y,Gunay S,Karadibak D

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Measurement of the femoral cartilage thickness by using in-vivo musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS) has been previously shown to be a valid and reliable method in previous studies; however, to our best notice, normative data has not been provided before in the healthy population.The aim of ...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Özçakar L,Tunç H,Öken Ö,Ünlü Z,Durmuş B,Baysal Ö,Altay Z,Tok F,Akkaya N,Doğu B,Çapkın E,Bardak A,Çarlı AB,Buğdaycı D,Toktaş H,Dıraçoğlu D,Gündüz B,Erhan B,Kocabaş H,Erden G,Günendi Z,Kesikburun S,Omaç ÖK,Taş

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To summarize the current knowledge relating to diagnosing and treating Scheuermann's disease. Scheuermann's disease is the most common cause of structural kyphosis in adolescence. METHODS:A literature-based narrative review of English language medical literature. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS:Recent studies have...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Bezalel T,Carmeli E,Been E,Kalichman L

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Most women are unaware of the risk factors for osteoporosis (OP). In an effort to prevent the development of OP, women need to have a raised awareness on this issue. The aims of this study were to determine any differences in the level of awareness and knowledge about OP between pre- and postmenopausal women...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Okumus M,Ceceli E,Tasbas O,Kocaoglu S,Akdogan S,Borman P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sensitive muscle strength tests are needed to measure muscle strength in the diagnosis and management of sciatica patients. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to assess the isokinetic muscle strength in sciatica patients' and control subjects' ankles that exhibited normal ankle muscle strength when measure...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Ustun N,Erol O,Ozcakar L,Ceceli E,Ciner OA,Yorgancioglu ZR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:The aim of this prospective, randomized controlled 6-month interventional trial was to investigate the effects of strengthening and high-impact exercise training on bone mineral density (BMD), bone turnover markers and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in postmenopausal women. MATERIAL AN...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Basat H,Esmaeilzadeh S,Eskiyurt N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The HLA-DRB1 gene plays an important role in the genetic predisposition to rheumatoid arthritis. The anti-citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) is known to be associated with the susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as well as the severity of the disease. The aim of this study is to determine the HLA...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Sariyildiz MA,Batmaz I,Guli Çetinçakmak M,Yıldız I,Nas K,Çevik R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Current evidence suggests that lumbosacral transforaminal epidural steroid injection (TFESI) is an effective treatment for lumbosacral radicular pain. However, practitioners may be reluctant to attempt this intervention in obese patients because of a perceived reduction in the chance of provid...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： McCormick Z,Plastaras C

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Tension tests or neurodynamic techniques assess the mobility of the peripheral nerves and provide a guide for planning and managing physiotherapy treatments of entrapment syndromes such as carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). One of the upper limb tension tests (ULTT) is ULTT1 that evaluates the effic...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Talebi GA,Oskouei AE,Shakori SK

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:The article describes the case of 35 year old female who was admitted to the department with saddle type hypoesthesia, anal incontinence without muscle weakness of lower extremities and sciatica. Central lumbar disc herniation (LDH) was determined on level L5-S1 level and the patient was operated thereafter. In the po...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Celik EC,Kabatas S,Karatas M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systematic reviews have confirmed the effectiveness of work-related rehabilitation with significant cognitive-behavioural components for patients with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). In Germany, however, work-related rehabilitation focuses mainly on functional capacity training and less on psychosocial wor...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Bethge M,Herbold D,Trowitzsch L,Jacobi C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patellar tendinopathy is a common injury in jumping athletes. Little is known about work-related etiological factors for patellar tendinopathy and related work limitations. The aim of this study was to identify work-related etiological factors for patellar tendinopathy and to determine the relation between patellar te...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： van der Worp H,Zwerver J,Kuijer PP,Frings-Dresen MH,van den Akker-Scheek I

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:An imbalance in the recruitment patterns of the quadriceps muscle has been implicated in patellofemoral knee pain; however ambiguity remains in the normal recruitment patterns of this muscle. We investigated the activity of the quadriceps muscle during the final degrees of knee extension, specifically in the medial an...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Duffell LD,Dharni H,Strutton PH,McGregor AH

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:Patellar tendinopathy is a common overuse injury for which no evidence-based treatment guidelines exist. Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) seems to be an effective treatment for patellar tendinopathy but the most beneficial treatment strategies still need to be ascertained. Aim of this pil...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Zwerver J,Dekker F,Pepping GJ

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

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:Preprogrammed reactions (PPR) appear at a latency of higher than 40 ms, but before the voluntary muscle responds (approximately 120 ms) to postural perturbations. OBJECTIVE:To examine the difference in magnitude of preprogrammed reactions in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and without low back pa...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Ramprasad M,Shenoy DS,Singh SJ,Sankara N,Joseley SR

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have presented a patient of 71-year-age with brucellar spondylodiscitis, involving the cervical spine, especially the C3-C4 segment. The patient had painful percussion of the cervical spine and passive mobilization of the neck, decreased range of motion, and cervical paravertebral tenderness; but no abnormalities o...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Nas K,Bükte Y,Ustün C,Cevik R,Geyik MF,Batmaz I

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSES:To investigate the responses of the craniovertebral (CV) angle to backpack loadings in adolescents with and without neck pain and to explore the relationships between CV angle, relative backpack weight, neck pain and disability. METHODS:A cross-sectional single-blinded study was conducted on 60 adolescents (3...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Cheung CH,Shum ST,Tang SF,Yau PC,Chiu TT

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this pilot study was to test the generally believed hypothesis that intervertebral disc degeneration is a prerequisite for degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS). METHODS:This cross-sectional study was an ancillary project to the Framingham Study. A sample of 3529 participants aged 40-80 years had a...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Kalichman L,Hunter DJ,Kim DH,Guermazi A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Back extensor muscle fatigability and its relationship to body mass index (BMI) was measured in 12 chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP) patients (7 women and 5 men) and 12 healthy age-and gender-matched controls. Subjects performed Sørensen back isometric endurance test until exhaustion while EMG spectral mean po...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Pääsuke M,Johanson E,Proosa M,Ereline J,Gapeyeva H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in body composition in chronic rhematologic disorders have been associated with decreased strength, altered energy metabolism and immunologic compromise and may provide a useful indicator of the severity of the disease. However, results of anthropometric parameter studies have been equivocal. The purpose o...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Okçu MZ,Yardımcı S,Çomoğlu S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship of previous lower extremity injury and the measured ratio of hip abduction to extension strength in collegiate athletes. DESIGN:Cohort study of college athletes at time of pre-participation screening physical. SETTING:An NCAA Division I college. PARTICIPANTS:Two hundred and th...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Nadler SF,Malanga GA,Solomon JL,Feinberg JH,Foye PM,Park YI

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing number of physicians from a variety of disciplines are specializing in the treatment of patients with pain, and reporting treatment success using disparate interventions. Due to the lack of standardized evaluations of patients with pain, however, it has been impossible to reasonably assess the claims of ...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Marcus NJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of back injury and load on the ability to replicate a target standing posture. Subjects included 16 back-injured males and 16 age-matched controls. Subjects were asked to reproduce a target standing posture and to repeat this task while holding a weight. Trunk in...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Field E,Abdel-Moty E,Loudon J

更新日期：1997-01-01 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：:Rhythmic masticatory muscle activities are probably part of normal jaw motor behavior. Certain factors, like disease, stress, personality, alcohol, and medication, may turn this normal activity into a condition that might include abnormal tooth wear, myofascial pain, and temporomandibular joint problems. This conditio...

journal_title：Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation

authors： Lobbezoo F,Montplaisir JY,Lavigne GJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：: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：: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