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Filter by:This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Kinesio taping (KT) on playing-related pain, upper extremity and hand function, grip and pinch strength in violin players. One hundred seventeen participants who were professional violinists for at least two years were randomized to receive either therapeutic tape application (KT group), a sham tape application (placebo group) or no application (control group) for one week. The primary outcome was the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) in one week. The secondary outcomes were the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Purdue Pegboard Test, grip and pinch strength. Outcome measures were performed at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and one week later (follow-up). Participants were asked to play the "Violin Concerto No.2, Op.35", and pre-and post-performance pain and grip and pinch strength were assessed.
Investigators performed a prospective randomized controlled trial for comparing postoperative clinical and radiological outcomes between C3 laminectomy with laminoplasty and C3-6 laminoplasty.
The primary purpose of the study is to determine the efficacy of a culturally adapted cognitive behavioral based tele-rehabilitation program compared to usual care for Hispanics/Latinos with chronic neck or low back pain. Goal Oriented Activity for Latinos with Spine Pain (GOALS) is an evidence-based cognitive behavioral physical therapy program that has been adapted for Hispanics/Latinos with chronic spine pain. GOALS combines 2 in-person evaluation sessions with 6 telephone treatment sessions provided once a week for 8 weeks by a physical therapist trained in cognitive behavioral approaches for pain management. Usual Care involves 8 weeks of in-person treatment as recommended by a physical therapist at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) outpatient rehabilitation clinic. The primary outcome that will be evaluated is pain-related disability as measured by the Brief Pain Inventory Pain Interference scale. It is hypothesized that participants in the GOALS intervention will experience a greater improvement in pain-related disability than participants in the Usual Care group.
The aim of the study is the measurement and comparison of two manual therapy techniques, the Mulligan´s mobilization with movement technique, and de placebo technique, both applicated in patients with subacute neck pain.
Non-specific chronic neck pain (NCNP) is commonly seen in office workers. Individuals with NCNP not only demonstrate impaired neck movement control and muscle activation, but also show abnormal scapular kinematics and muscle activation timing. Office workers with NCNP also show higher activity of upper trapezius during computer typing and have difficulty relaxing upper trapezius after typing. These changes related to scapula may increase strain over neck. In addition to the altered neuromuscular control, recent studies found neuroplasticity changes in the central nervous system on patients of chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Therefore, few studies found shifts and alterations of motor cortex representation of neck muscles in individuals with NCNP, which was correlated with delayed muscle activation of deep neck flexors muscle in functional activities. However, no studies have explored that whether this corticospinal adaptation also happens over scapular muscles, especially after a computer typing task. The objectives of this proposal are to investigate the differences in corticospinal and neuromuscular control of shoulder complex between office workers with and without NCNP. Thirty-five individuals with NCNP and 35 healthy controls will be recruited. Twenty young healthy subjects will be also recruited for a pilot study to test the reliability of all the measures. Scapular kinematics and muscle activation will be tested during arm elevation. Corticospinal parameters of trapezius and serratus anterior will be tested with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), including active motor threshold, motor evoked potential, cortical silent period, short interval intracortical facilitation, short interval intracortical inhibition and cortical mapping. Corticospinal parameters, except cortical mapping, will be measured again after a 30-minute computer typing task. Scapular muscle activation will be also recorded during the typing task.
Objective: To compare the effectiveness of thoracic thrust manipulation, together with massages techniques and stretching, between people with neck pain versus people with low back pain. Methods: The research will be performed from August 2021 to October 2021 at the University of Alcala de Henares. (Madrid) A minimum of forty-six (46) volunteers will participate in this research, and they will be divided in two groups of twenty-three (23). One group will be formed by candidates suffering from neck pain (group A) and the other one by candidate with low back pain (group B). Both groups will receive the same treatment and specific stretching exercises as applicable in accordance to the pain area, e.g.: group A will get the massage and the stretching exercises more suitable for the neck pain and group B the same but for the low back pain. Nevertheless both groups will receive the same technical thrust manipulation in thoracic area. All these treatments will be applied of the volunteers at the University of Alcalá. The treatment includes the following activities: 1. Twenty (20) minutes massage in the pain area, as applicable. 2. Technical thrust manipulation in thoracic area. 3. Ten (10) minutes stretching in accordance to the pain area treated. The stretching shall be repeated twice a week by each volunteer. A total of six (6) sessions will be carried out during six (6) weeks, one session per week. Pain, disability, kinesiophobia, HRQoL will be assessed as follow: 1. Before first session. (In this evaluation will be also analyzed demographic variables i.e.: height, weight, age, gender, academic level, smoker/no smoker) 2. Between third and fourth session. 3. After sixth session. 4. Four weeks after sixth session.
This prospective trial will be a single-center, participant-blinded, randomized controlled trial. It is reported in previous studies that both acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation are effective in reducing neck pain comparing to placebo or exercise. Taking into account the convenience of electro-thumbtack needle therapy shown in clinical practice, this study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of electro-thumbtack needle therapy for alleviating chronic neck pain compared with sham electro-thumbtack needle therapy.
This is a non-randomised, single arm, open-label study of medical cannabis, Cybis™ 10:25, in participants with chronic back or neck pain in which participants receive escalating doses of Cybis™ 10:25.
Identifying high-risk factors that may lead to shoulder, neck and lower back discomfort and contributing to the primary prevention of disease progression.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of ischemic compression (IC) and kinesio taping (KT) treatments on blood flow, tissue stiffness and thickness, pain, and joint range of motion on the upper trapezius muscle of individuals with chronic neck pain. Methods: In this study 22 individuals between the ages of 20-35 were randomly assigned to 3 groups: Group1, which received IC; Group2, received KT; Group3 (control) received exercise, for 2 days and 4 weeks. Pain was measured with VAS, pain threshold with J-Tech Algometer, range of motion with BASELINE Digital Inclinometer, ultrasonographic measurements for blood flow, tissue stiffness and tissue thickness using Acuson S3000. All measurements were performed twice; before and after treatment.