Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of visual illusion and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury: A randomised controlled cross-over trial.
Chronic pain is a common consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI). No therapeutic drugs or drug groups are proven to be superior for neuropathic pain and treatments only aim to convert pain from dull to tolerable levels and not to remove it. ⋯ TENS and VI therapies can be successfully used in clinical practice as an alternative treatment or as a supportive method separetely or together.
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2015
ReviewEfficacy of dry needling for treatment of myofascial pain syndrome.
Myofascial pain is a major cause of musculoskeletal regional pain. Myofascial pain, which is a high-prevalence but eminently treatable condition, is almost universally underdiagnosed by physicians and undertreated by physical therapy modalities. ⋯ With the increase in research in this field over the past two decades, there are many high-quality studies that demonstrate dry needling to be an effective and safe method for the treatment of myofascial pain when diagnosed and treated by adequately-trained physicians or physical therapists. This article provides an overview of recent literature regarding the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome, evidence for the efficacy of dry needling as a central component of its management, and a glimpse at developments in recent imaging methods to aid in the treatment of these problems.
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2015
Low back pain in young elite field hockey players, football players and speed skaters: Prevalence and risk factors.
Low back pain (LBP) hampers performance and experiencing an episode of LBP is strongly associated with recurrent episodes. ⋯ Prevalence of LBP among young elite athletes compared to the general age-related population was 3–5 times higher. Sport-related risk factors of LBP were found in field hockey and in speed skating.
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2015
Ultrasound assessment of trunk muscles and back flexibility, strength and endurance in off-road cyclists with and without low back pain.
To compare the thickness of lateral abdominal muscles and Cross Sectional Area (CSA) of lumbar Multifidus Spinae (LM) muscles of competitive off-road cyclists with and without Low Back Pain (LBP). We also aimed to compare the maximum isometric back strength and endurance, as well as flexibility of lower back in cyclists with LBP and in the controls. ⋯ In this study, useful information regarding possible factors associated with low back pain in off- road cyclists was found (lower thickness of TrA and LM muscles and decreased back endurance).
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2015
Effects of ultrasound guided capsular distension with ketorolac in frozen shoulder.
Frozen shoulder is a painful condition with gradual onset and loss of range of motion in the glenohumeral joint. To investigate the efficacy of ultrasound(US)-guided intra-articular (IA) ketorolac injection with capsular distension compared with steroid injection alone in patients with frozen shoulder by assessing pain relief, functional improvements, and range of motion at 1,3 and 6 months after the last injections. ⋯ IA ketorolac injection with capsular distension was shown to be a treatment method as effective as the steroid injection alone in pain relief and functional improvement in patient with frozen shoulder and more improvement in passive abduction and external rotation than steroid injection alone at 3 and 6 months.