Scandinavian journal of rehabilitation medicine
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Scand J Rehabil Med · Dec 1996
Mobility in the cervico-thoracic motion segment: an indicative factor of musculo-skeletal neck-shoulder pain.
The aim of the study was first to evaluate whether mobility in the cervico-thoracic motion segment is an indicative factor of musculo-skeletal neck-shoulder pain and secondly to compare differences in individual factors between cases and controls for female and male subjects. One-hundred-and-forty-two male electricians and 139 female laundry workers participated in a cross-sectional study. An examination of the Cervico-Thoracic Ratio and a classification of mobility at level C7-T1 was done. ⋯ The factor height showed no significant differences between female or male cases and controls; it did show significant correlation to C7-T1 mobility among female subjects, but not among male subjects. The factors exercise and smoking showed significant differences between cases and controls among female subjects in the ordinary mobility class. The conclusion was that relative flexion mobility is a factor related to the development of neck-shoulder pain rather than the cause of pain.
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Scand J Rehabil Med · Sep 1993
Comparative StudyA comparison of pressure pain thresholds in different tissues and body regions. Long-term reliability of pressure algometry in healthy volunteers.
Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) were measured in 12 healthy female volunteers with a hand-held electronic pressure algometer (Somedic). The PPTs over 30 points, mainly located on the trunk, were measured in a randomized order. The measurements were repeated after one week and again 10-13 weeks later. ⋯ The interindividual differences were great. There was no difference between the mean PPTs from the first session and those from the second session. However, at the third session, 10 weeks later, the average PPT value was substantially higher than in the previous sessions.
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Scand J Rehabil Med · Jan 1992
Mucus clearance at rest and during exercise in patients with bronchial hypersecretion.
The purpose of this study was to measure the effects on mucus clearance after physical exercise. We measured mucociliary clearance at rest and during exercise in eleven patients with mild or moderate bronchial hypersecretion. The subjects inhaled an aerosol containing 99mTc-labelled albumin millimicrospheres. ⋯ The lung retention of radioactivity was quantified using a gamma camera and the clearance of particles from the lungs were calculated for each 15 min period. The first image was obtained directly after inhalation, the second after a period of 15 min rest, the third after a period of exercise on a bicycle ergometer and the final fourth image after another period of rest. We found no differences in the clearance rate at rest and after exercise.
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Scand J Rehabil Med · Jan 1991
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialPulsed ultrasound treatment in lateral epicondylalgia.
This study was carried out to explore the pain-alleviating effect of pulsed ultrasound in lateral epicondylalgia. Forty-five patients were consecutively assigned at random to two groups for pulsed ultrasound or placebo. The parameters for ultrasound were 1 MHz; 1:4; 1 W/cm2. ⋯ Follow-ups were done after three and twelve months. The statistical analysis showed no significant differences in relation to subjective or objective outcomes between the groups after the treatment period or at the follow-ups. Our results do not support the use of pulsed ultrasound treatment with the chosen parameters in lateral epicondylalgia.
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Scand J Rehabil Med · Jan 1990
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialA controlled study on the outcome of inpatient and outpatient treatment of low back pain. Part III. Long-term follow-up of pain, disability, and compliance.
The long-term outcome results of inpatient and outpatient treatment of low back pain (LBP) were studied in 476 subjects (aged 35-54, 63% men) randomly assigned to three study groups: inpatients (n = 157), outpatients (n = 159), and controls (n = 160). The study included changes in the severity of low back pain, grade and disability, compliance with self-care, data on disability pensions, and days of sickness allowance during a 2.5-year follow-up period. These variables were used as outcome criteria. ⋯ During the whole 2.5-year follow-up compliance with self-care was better in the two treated groups, especially in the inpatients. Days of sickness allowance had increased somewhat more in the controls than in the inpatients during the follow-up. No differences between the groups were found in the number of disability pensions granted.