Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jun 2014
Comparative StudyComorbidity of pain and depression among persons with traumatic brain injury.
To assess the prevalence of pain, depression, and comorbid pain and depression among a civilian sample of persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). ⋯ Pain and depression are common and frequently co-occur in persons with TBI. Although their frequency declined over the first year after injury, the strength of their association increased. Assessment and treatment of both conditions simultaneously may lead to improved outcomes, both early after TBI and over time.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Jun 2014
Comparative StudyAbility to discriminate between healthy and low back pain sufferers using ultrasound during maximum lumbar extension.
To analyze the ability to discriminate between healthy individuals and individuals with chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP) by measuring the relation between patient-reported outcomes and objective clinical outcome measures of the erector spinae (ES) muscles using an ultrasound during maximal isometric lumbar extension. ⋯ The relation between objective variables (electromyography, thickness, pennation angle) and a subjective variable (RMDQ ≥ 6) and the capacity of this relation to identify CNLBP within a group of healthy subjects is moderate. These results should be considered by clinicians when treating this type of patient in clinical practice.