Spine
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Longitudinal, repeated-measures study. ⋯ The individually designed Pilates-based exercise program was feasible for healthy older adults, and the high attendance rate supports the suitability of the exercise program over a long period. Considering the variability of the baseline measure, small improvement was only observed in the thoracic kyphosis during standing. The long-term effect of Pilates exercise requires further investigation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Effectiveness of physical therapy and epidural steroid injections in lumbar spinal stenosis.
Randomized single-blind controlled trial. ⋯ Epidural steroid injections and physical therapy both seem to be effective in LSS patients up to 6 months of follow-up.
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Retrospective study. ⋯ Circumferential neurologic decompression and one-shot cantilever bending correction with a fixed hinge in the compromised cord is a safe and effective alternative for surgical treatment of severe and rigid angular kyphotic deformities with neurologic deficits.
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This study is to investigate the changes of vasomotion of intraradicular microvessels in vivo. ⋯ Perivascular nerve plexuses around intraradicular microvessels suggest that the autonomic nerves play an important role in intraradicular circulation.
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Comparative Study
Patient-preference disability assessment for disabling chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional survey.
A cross sectional survey. OBJECTIVE.: To assess patient priorities in disability and restriction in participation with disabling chronic low back pain (CLBP) by use of the McMaster-Toronto Arthritis Patient Preference Disability Questionnaire (MACTAR) and to compare this questionnaire with other outcome measures widely used in this situation. ⋯ For assessing priorities in disability and participation restriction among patients with CLBP, the MACTAR has acceptable construct validity. The weak correlation between QUEBEC and MACTAR scores suggests that the latter scale adds useful information for assessing the health priorities of disabled CLBP patients.