Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Jun 2007
Randomized Controlled TrialNeck muscle endurance in nonspecific patients with neck pain and in patients after anterior cervical decompression and fusion.
The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in ventral and dorsal neck muscle endurance (NME) among men and women with nonspecific neck pain (NP) or cervical disk disease (who had anterior cervical decompression and fusion [ACDF]) and healthy controls (C). Another purpose was to investigate changes in NME after intervention. ⋯ Many patients had impairment in NME before and after treatment. This suggests that additional exercise of specific training for NME should be incorporated into the rehabilitation program, which may improve treatment outcome.
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Jun 2007
Interexaminer reliability and accuracy of posterior superior iliac spine and iliac crest palpation for spinal level estimations.
The purpose of this study was to compare the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) and the iliac crest as accurate anatomical landmarks for identifying spinal level. ⋯ Although PSIS palpation showed statistically higher interexaminer reliability than iliac crest level, clinicians should be cautious when applying this method as a measurement tool because estimated spinal level by palpation can be influenced inadvertently by examiner skill and anatomical variations.