There is limited existing evidence to support the common assumption that strenuous endurance exercise bouts impair immune competency In summary, based on current evidence, it is misleading to state that any form of exercise is immuno-suppressive. This belief is counterproductive…
Advances in the understanding and treatment of pain and headache In conclusion, I am very grateful to all the authors who agreed to share their deep knowledge on pain and headache in the frame of this special issue. As it…
A cross-sectional study of website claims related to diagnoses and treatment of nonmusculoskeletal conditions A total of 36 (26%) of the sampled chiropractic websites in Denmark mentioned diagnoses or symptoms of non-musculoskeletal origin on their websites without presenting an adequate…
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Nutrition: Where Are We and Where Are We Heading? Based on the available literature, dietary behavior and quality could have an impact on chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions, but the direction of this impact is unclear. There…
Digital Care for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A 10,000 User Longitudinal Observational Study These results support the efficacy and scalability of a DCP for chronic low back and knee pain in a large, diverse, real-world population. Participants demonstrated high completion and…
Alcohol and Human Health: What Is the Evidence? 1. Alcohol has been consumed for a very long time, and its types and patterns of consumption vary widely. Moderate alcohol consumption is defined as one US glass (14 g alcohol) per…
Fear of Pain and Pain Intensity: Meta-analysis and Systematic Review The association turned out to be stable across different FOP measures, but was significantly moderated by age, pain localization, first-time pain episode, pain onset, treatment status, and anxiety sensitivity. A…
Overlapping, Masquerading, and Causative Cervical Spine and Shoulder Pathology: A Systematic Review Shoulder and spine pathology commonly overlap. Knowledge of anatomy, pain referral patterns, shoulder kinematics, and examination techniques are invaluable to the clinician in making an appropriate diagnosis and…
Effect of an upright (vs. stooped) posture on interpretation bias, imagery, and emotions Posture interacts with mechanisms involved in the maintenance of depression, as well as with depression-related emotions. This study has clinical implications that should be continued explored in…
Postsurgical rehabilitation for adults with low back pain with or without radiculopathy who were treated surgically: protocol for a mixed studies systematic review Findings from our review will guide future research by identifying both the methodological limitations of previous studies,…