The suboccipital ligament. The suboccipital ligament extends between the occipital condyle and the superior edge of the C-1 lamina, connecting the contralateral sides, and appears to function as a real ligament. It is ventral to the occipital bone, which covers…
Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians In patients with chronic low back pain who have had an inadequate response to nonpharmacologic therapy, clinicians and patients should…
Impairments of balance, stepping reactions and gait in people with cervical dystonia. People with cervical dystonia displayed deficits in balance, gait and stepping reactions, and expressed higher fear of falling. Studies to further elucidate functional limitations and their impact on…
Changes in biochemical markers following spinal manipulation-a systematic review and meta-analysis The current review found that spinal manipulation can increase substance-p, neurotensin, oxytocin and interleukin levels and may influence cortisol levels post-intervention. However, future trials targeting symptomatic populations are required…
Diagnostic triage for low back pain: a practical approach for primary care. A diagnosis of NSLBP presumes exclusion of specific pathologies and nerve root involvement. A biopsychosocial model of care underpins NSLBP; this includes managing pain intensity and considering risk…
Pain Extent Is Associated with the Emotional and Physical Burdens of Chronic Tension-Type Headache, but Not with Depression or Anxiety. Pain extent weakly correlated with older age as well as with higher emotional and physical burden of the headache in…
Elevated Production of Nociceptive CC-chemokines and sE-selectin in Patients With Low Back Pain and the Effects of Spinal Manipulation: A Non-randomized Clinical Trial The production of chemotactic cytokines is significantly and protractedly elevated in LBP patients. Changes in chemokine production…
Sagittal radiographic parameters demonstrate weak correlations with pretreatment patient-reported health-related quality of life measures in symptomatic de novo degenerative lumbar scoliosis: a European multicenter analysis. While DNDLS is a severe disabling condition, no noteworthy association between clinical and sagittal radiographic…
[Trends in Google searches on complementary and alternative medicine]. The interest in CAM therapies shows temporal and geographic variations that must be studied in depth. These results can be used for the establishment of an international monitoring for the use…
Prognostic indicators for decrease in tinnitus severity after cervical physical therapy in patients with cervicogenic somatic tinnitus. Patients who experience a decrease in tinnitus annoyance from cervical physical therapy are those with co-varying tinnitus and neck complaints and those with…