Neck Muscle Fatigue Alters the Cervical Flexion Relaxation Ratio in Sub-Clinical Neck Pain Patients Individuals with mild to moderate neck pain have significant differences in their neuromuscular control relative to controls, experienced myoelectric fatigue with fewer repetitions in a shorter…
Hip Muscle Strength Predicts Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Male and Female Athletes: A Prospective Study Measures of preseason isometric hip abduction and external rotation strength independently predicted future noncontact ACL injury status in competitive athletes. The study data…
Risk of Stroke After Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation in Medicare B Beneficiaries Aged 66 to 99 Years With Neck Pain Among Medicare B beneficiaries aged 66 to 99 years with neck pain, incidence of vertebrobasilar stroke was extremely low. Small differences…
Vertebral Artery Dissection in Evolution Found During Chiropractic Examination This case illustrates the importance for all healthcare providers who see patients with neck pain and headache to be attentive to the symptomatic presentation of possible VAD in progress. #science #chiropractor…
Prevalence of Gluteus Medius Weakness in People With Chronic Low Back Pain Compared to Healthy Controls Gluteus medius weakness and gluteal muscle tenderness are common symptoms in people with chronic non-specific LBP. Future investigations should validate these findings with quantitative…
Comparing Lumbo-Pelvic Kinematics in People With and Without Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis On average, people with LBP have reduced lumbar ROM and proprioception, and move more slowly compared to people without LBP. Whether these deficits exist prior…
Core Stability Exercises for Low Back Pain in Athletes: A Systematic Review of the Literature The quantity and quality of literature on the use of core stability exercises for treating LBP in athletes is low. The existing evidence has been…
Is Exercise Effective for the Management of Neck Pain and Associated Disorders or Whiplash-Associated Disorders? A Systematic Review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration We found evidence that supervised qigong, Iyengar yoga, and combined programs including…
Self-reported Musculoskeletal Pain Predicts Long-Term Increase in General Health Care Use: A Population-Based Cohort Study With 20-year Follow-Up Self-report of musculoskeletal pain reported within the past two weeks predicts a statistically significant long-term increase in general use of health care…
Outcomes Are Not Different for Patient-Matched Versus Nonmatched Treatment in Subjects With Chronic Recurrent Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Providing a matched treatment based on either the Treatment-Based Classification or the Movement System Impairment classification schema did not…