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Vertebral LVs connect to peripheral sensory and sympathetic ganglia and form metameric vertebral circuits connecting to lymph nodes and the thoracic duct. They drain the epidural space and the dura mater around the spinal cord and associate with leukocytes. Vertebral LVs remodel extensively after spinal cord injury and VEGF-C-induced vertebral lymphangiogenesis exacerbates the inflammatory responses, […]
What kind of formal education are the chiropractic schools teaching in terms of understanding pain? I know 11 years ago when I graduated we had a few lectures about nociception and the neural pathways and networks involved in bottom up processing. Things have significantly changed. This pic is a nice summary of the various factors […]
Practitioner summary: The purpose of this investigation was to quantify the compression and shear forces in the neck in 45 degrees of flexion compared to neutral. Flexion increased compression throughout the cervical spine 1.6-fold compared to a neutral posture. In the upper cervical spine, AP-shear increased four-fold compared to neutral. Cervical spine joint loading with […]
According to the results and presence of P. acnes in more than 35% of the cultured samples, the presence of P. acnes in lumbar disc herniation is a suspected element leading to this condition. After analysis of the antibiotics, the lowest MIC value was identified for amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, rifampicin, tetracycline, vancomycin; the moderate MIC […]
Physical exercise maintains or improves cognitive functions, and neurotrophin receptor signaling may play an important role.•A positive relationship exists between physical exercise and circulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels.•Less clear evidence has been found for a relationship between physical exercise and other neurotrophin levels, such as nerve growth factor, neurotrophin-3, and neurotrophin-4.•The postexercise variation of brain-derived […]
Open-label placebo application led to a larger reduction of pain intensity (-0.62±0.23 vs. 0.11±0.17, all M ± SE, p=.001, d=-0.44) as well as patient-reported functional disability (3.21±1.59 vs. 0.65±1.15, p=.020, d=-0.45) and depression scores (-1.07±0.55 vs. 0.37±0.39, p=.010, d=-0.50) compared to treatment as usual only. OLP treatment did not affect objective mobility parameters, anxiety and […]
L1 vertebra had significantly better (P < .02) trabecular bone microstructure (eg, trabecular bone volume fraction) than all other lumbar vertebrae. However, L1 vertebra also had significantly thinner (P ≤ .02) anterior, left, and right cortices compared to all other vertebral levels. Within L3-L5 intervertebral disc spaces, cranial endplates had significantly greater (P ≤ .03) thickness and maximum concavity depth compared […]
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"One hundred and ten women (aged 69.97 ± 5.5 years) with acute LBP were included. The regression model showed an association between the risk of falls and IL-6 levels, pain, gait speed, and years of education. It also explained 21.2% of risk of falls variance. The model equation was: fall risk = 1.28 + (0.19 […]
•Stretching is the most used technique to improve hamstrings flexibility.•Current research has focus on neurodynamic testing in hamstrings musculature.•Neurodynamic treatment is more effective than other methods such as stretching.Effects of neurodynamic treatment on hamstrings flexibility: A systematic review and meta-analysis #science #chiropractor #chiropractic #research #education #evidence based #patient centered #interprofessional #collaborative #rehabilitation #public health #spinal health […]
Increased shear strains were observed in the contralateral side to the applied rotation as disc injury progressed from protrusion to LDH. Larger compressive loads applied to simulate unsafe lifting led to frequent early failure of the endplate, however, smaller compressive loads at similar flexion angles applied under safe lifting led more loading cycles before failure, […]
Just look at this incredible clip showing how the entire abdominal & pelvic cavity moves with breathing! The quality of your breathing mechanics is far wider reaching than just your lungs. The diaphragm is a huge massaging muscle on the gut contents. Therefore, improving breathing mechanics & diaphragm function has the potential to improve digestive, […]
This study demonstrated large placebo responses in the context of injections for low-back pain and further characterised the importance of expectation and anxiety as important psychological mediators.Magnitude, response, and psychological determinants of placebo effects in chronic low-back pain: a randomised, double-blinded, controlled trial #science #chiropractor #chiropractic #research #education #evidence based #patient centered #interprofessional #collaborative #rehabilitation […]
"The discovery of reciprocal connections between the central nervous system, sleep and the immune system has shown that sleep enhances immune defences and that afferent signals from immune cells promote sleep. One mechanism by which sleep is proposed to provide a survival advantage is in terms of supporting a neurally integrated immune system that might […]
OCI, an important factor to maintain horizontal gaze, was demonstrated to be associated with radiological ASD, suggesting that the occipito-cervical angle influences accelerated cervical degeneration. Since OCI did not change after surgery, degeneration of the cervical spine may be predicted by the value of OCI.The association of cervical sagittal alignment with adjacent segment degeneration #science […]
This article identifies “generic” patient factors that predict functional outcome (measured using Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs)) across musculoskeletal conditions. Findings provide support for the development and content of generic musculoskeletal prognostic models including models used to case‐mix adjust PROM data for baseline complexity. Generic musculoskeletal models and functional PROMs would facilitate more feasible comparison […]
Based on the Lancet series and other key developments in the field, literature searches, and expert group meetings and consultation, we provide a global summary on the progress of, gaps in and future directions for physical activity research in the following areas: (1) surveillance and trends, (2) correlates and determinants, (3) health outcomes and (4) […]
Pedicles centers were localized with a precision of 84% and mean difference of 1.2 ± 1.2 mm, when comparing with manual identification. Comparison of VAR values between automated and manual pedicle localization yielded a signed difference of − 0.2 ± 3.4°. The uncertainty on pedicle location was smaller than 2 mm along each image axis.Vertebral rotation estimation from frontal X-rays […]
1. Screen for biopsychosocial factors and health comorbidities.2.Embrace patient-centred communication.3.What do you think you need to achieve your goals?4.Educate beyond words using active learning approaches.5.Coach towards self-management.6.Address cormobid health factors.It is time to move beyond ‘body region silos’ to manage musculoskeletal pain: five actions to change clinical practice #science #chiropractor #chiropractic #research #education #evidence based […]
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CARL is a grassroots initiative about positive, forward-looking, credible academic leadership within chiropractic. It aims to link promising early/mid stage career researchers who are dedicated to developing high-quality evidence regarding chiropractic as well as a global research network. CARL facilitates training on a range of mentoring, leadership, networking and research-specific skills relevant to early-career researchers. […]
HUGE congratulations to new Welsh Institute Of Chiropractic graduate Sam Ogilvie who won the British Chiropractic Association's Poster Prize competition at the BCA's Autumn Conference. Sam's poster described her research study investigating reasons why patients choose chiropractic care - by understanding what it is that patients do and don't like about our care, and our […]
VERY WELL DONE to Jonathan Field, DC, PhD, who was awarded the prestigious 'Chiropractor of the Year Award' at the British Chiropractic Association's Autumn Conference this weekend. This award is extremely well-deserved after years of tireless clinical and research work. Perhaps one of the UK's leading chiropractic researchers, Jonathan is probably best-known for his work […]
"Gait speed is used primarily to monitor the functional capacity of older adults and to forecast their rate of age-related decline. Our findings suggest that gait speed may not only be a geriatric concern. In this 5-decade longitudinal study of a population-representative birth cohort, gait speed measured at age 45 years was already associated with […]
The majority of all time loss due to injuries in professional football stems from injuries with an individual absence of up to 4 weeks. This article can provide guidelines for expected time away from training and competition for the most common injury types as well as for its realistic range.Time before return to play for […]
"We found that surgery compared with conservative treatment may not improve shoulder function, return to former activities (sport and work), or quality of life at one year. We found evidence that at six weeks, these outcomes may be better after conservative treatment, indicating an earlier recovery. It is unclear whether there is a difference between […]
Throughout the often complex and challenging process of musculoskeletal rehabilitation, the words that we use can have a significant impact on the clinical outcome. Words contain both the ability to heal and harm. Gaining an improved understanding of the frequently hidden influence that language can have on musculoskeletal rehabilitation is of paramount importance. This Viewpoint […]
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"The state-specific introduction of birth certificates is associated with a 69-82% fall in the number of supercentenarian records. In Italy, which has more uniform vital registration, remarkable longevity is instead predicted by low per capita incomes and a short life expectancy. Finally, the designated ‘blue zones’ of Sardinia, Okinawa, and Ikaria corresponded to regions with […]
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