by Charles Bankhead Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 19, 2014 A stool DNA test detected significantly more colon cancers in average-risk patients as compared with a conventional fecal immunochemical test (FIT), a large prospective clinical study showed. The DNA test detected 92.3% of colorectal cancers versus 73.8% for FIT in a study involving almost 10,000 […]
Spine: 01 March 2014 – Volume 39 – Issue 5 – p 362–367 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000158 Cervical Spine Swinkels, Raymond A. H. M. PhD*,†,‡; Swinkels-Meewisse, Ilse E. J. C. M. PhD†,‡ Collapse BoxAbstract Study Design. Cohort study. Objective. To generate normal values for active range of motion (ACROM) of the cervical spine in asymptomatic persons. Summary […]
Yue-Yao Chen Academic Radiology March 2014 Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 338–344 Rationale and Objectives Cervical disc degeneration can result in nerve root compression and severe symptoms that significantly impair the patient’s quality of life. The purpose of this study is to investigate multiple diffusion metrics changes in the diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of cervical […]
Werneke MW, et al. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Feb 1;39(3):E182-90. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000117. Abstract STUDY DESIGN: Inter-rater chance-corrected agreement study. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to examine the association between therapists’ level of formal precredential McKenzie postgraduate training and agreement on the following McKenzie classification variables for patients with low back pain: main McKenzie syndromes, presence of […]
Roxanne Nelson February 11, 2014 The value of screening mammograms for detecting breast cancer and reducing mortality has been fiercely debated. Studies have come to conflicting conclusions, and a new study showing that mammography has no effect on breast cancer deaths will undoubtedly fan the fires once again. The Canadian researchers conclude that annual screening […]
Becky McCall February 11, 2014 A new saliva test and earlier use of the HbA1c blood test could pick up type 2 diabetes in high-risk patients earlier than methods in current use, show data from 2 studies. Both tests could both provide an effective and timelier means of disease detection, precipitating earlier intervention, say the […]
Shymon, Stephen J. BA Spine: 01 February 2014 – Volume 39 – Issue 3 – p 243–248 Abstract Study Design. This study is a repeated measures design to measure the lumbar spine’s response to common backpack loads in children with idiopathic low back pain (ILBP) using upright magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Objective. The purpose of […]
Chris P. Recknor, MD Physiother Can. 2013 Winter; 65(1): 75–83. Published online 2013 January 28. doi: 10.3138/ptc.2011-25BH PubMed Full Text Reference ABSTRACT Purpose: The Safe Functional Motion test (SFM) was developed to measure observed body mechanics and functional motion associated with spine load, balance, strength, and flexibility during everyday tasks to profile modifiable risks for osteoporotic […]
A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating the Effects of High and Low Mobilization Forces in Patients With Neck Pain Snodgrass SJ, et al. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract Study Design Randomized controlled trial. Objective To determine if force magnitude during posterior-to-anterior (PA) mobilization affects immediate and short-term outcomes […]
Pauline Anderson January 21, 2014 Full Story In the latest response to the call from the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation for recommendations on the most overused interventions, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has issued its list of top 5 tests and therapies that are of questionable usefulness in the field of […]
American Association of Sensory Electrodiagnostic Medicine 100%* Cooelation with subjective VAS pain score. 100%* Accuracy locating pain generators. Changed treatment in 56% of cases and in 8% of cases it changed the side of treatment. *Statistical sensitivity approaches 100%. Specificity superior to physical neurological exam. Delta NCS System
Demonstrated by Diffusion.Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DWI): A Case Report and Literature Review Jacques Reynolds, D.O The Spine Journal Available online 16 November 2013 In Press Acute thoracic disc herniation with cord contact but without canal stenosis is able to disrupt blood flow to the cord leading to anterior spinal artery distribution ischemia. This case […]