Andrew J Teichtahl Arthritis Research & Therapy 2015, 17:114 doi:10.1186/s13075-015-0629-y The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at: http://arthritis-research.com/content/17/1/114 Published: 7 May 2015 © 2015 Teichtahl et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Introduction Although physical inactivity has been associated with numerous chronic musculoskeletal complaints, few studies have examined […]
AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2015 Apr;36(4):811-6. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A4173. Epub 2014 Nov 27. Brinjikji W Abstract BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Degenerative changes are commonly found in spine imaging but often occur in pain-free individuals as well as those with back pain. We sought to estimate the prevalence, by age, of common degenerative spine conditions by performing a […]
Arthritis Rheumatol. 2015 Mar 13. doi: 10.1002/art.39055. [Epub ahead of print] Severe disc degeneration is associated with all cause mortality and abdominal aortic calcification assessed prospectively in older men – the MINOS study. Estublier C1, Chapurlat R, Szulc P. Author information Abstract Objective We assessed the association of disc degeneration with all cause mortality and with abdominal aortic […]
Journal of the Royal Society Interface Maria Molinos, Catarina R. Almeida, Joana Caldeira, Carla Cunha, Raquel M. Gonçalves and Mário A. Barbosa Published:06 March 2015 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.1191 Abstract Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is one of the major causes of low back pain, a problem with a heavy economic burden, which has been increasing in prevalence as […]
The correlation of radiographic findings and patient symptomatology in cervical degenerative joint disease: a cross-sectional study Iris Sun Rudy, Alexandra Poulos, Laura Owen, Ashlee Batters, Kasia Kieliszek, Jessica Willox and Hazel Jenkins Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2015, 23:9 doi:10.1186/s12998-015-0052-0 Abstract Background There are few known studies investigating the correlation of symptomatology with the specific subtypes of cervical spine […]
Effects of Nuclear Factor Kappa B Signaling Pathway in Human Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Zhongyi, Sun PhD; Sai, Zhao PhD; Chao, Liu PhD; Jiwei, Tian PhD Spine 15 February 2015 Vol. 40 – Issue 4: p 224–232 Abstract Study Design. IL-1β (interleukin-1β) can activate human nucleus pulposus cells with or without nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) […]
Journal of Physical Therapy Science Vol. 27 (2015) No. 2 February p. 481-Jioun Choi [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to identify how spinal decompression therapy and general traction therapy influence the pain, disability, and straight leg raise (SLR) ability of patients with intervertebral disc herniation. [Subjects] The subjects were 30 patients with chronic […]
Critical Reviews™ in Eukaryotic Gene Expression Volume 25, 2015 Issue 1 DOI: 10.1615/CritRevEukaryotGeneExpr.2015012369 pages 13-21 Yan Peng Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Feng-Juan Lv Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong; HKU Shenzhen Institute of […]
Authors: Paul F. Beattie, PT, PhD, OCS, FAPTA1, Raymond Butts, DPT, PhD2, Jonathan W. Donley, DPT, ATC2, Derek M. Liuzzo, DPT1 Published: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2014, Volume: 44 Issue: 1 Pages: 19-29 doi:10.2519/jospt.2014.4967 Study Design Single-group, prospective, repeated-measures design with responder analysis. Objective To determine differences in the changes in diffusion […]