Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jun 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialLumbar multifidus muscle thickness does not predict patients with low back pain who improve with trunk stabilization exercises.
To understand lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle activation as a clinical feature to predict patients with low back pain (LBP) who are likely to benefit from stabilization (STB) exercises. ⋯ LM-muscle activation does not appear to be a clinical feature that predicts patients with LBP likely to benefit from STB exercises.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jun 2013
Changes in health status among aging survivors of pediatric upper and lower extremity sarcoma: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study.
To evaluate health status and participation restrictions in survivors of childhood extremity sarcomas. ⋯ Treatment of lower extremity sarcomas is associated with a 50% increased risk for activity limitations; upper extremity survivors are at a 10% higher risk for not completing college. The type of local control influences health status and participation restrictions. Both of these outcomes decline with age.