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Effectiveness of Dry Needling Therapy on Pain, Hip Muscle Strength, and Physical Function in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation VOLUME 102, ISSUE 5, P959-966, MAY 01, 2021 Abstract Objective To investigate the short-term effects of dry needling (DN) on physical function, pain, and hip muscle strength in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA). Design A double-blind, placebo-control, randomized controlled trial. Setting Private practice physiotherapy clinic. Participants Patients with unilateral […]

Sexual dimorphism of the posterior cervical spine muscle attachments

Journal of Anatomy Lee Keidan Alon Barash Ziv Lenzner Chaim G. Pick Ella Been First published: 19 April 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13448 Abstract Cervical spinal injury and neck pain are common disorders with wide physical implications. Neck pain and disability are reported to occur in females more often than in males, and chronic or persistent neck pain […]

Green leafy vegetables essential for muscle strength

MARCH 24, 2021 by Edith Cowan University Eating just one cup of leafy green vegetables every day could boost muscle function, according to new Edith Cowan University (ECU) research. The study, published today in the Journal of Nutrition, found that people who consumed a nitrate-rich diet, predominantly from vegetables, had significantly better muscle function of […]

Muscle Fascia Changes in Patients with Occipital Neuralgia, Headache, or Migraine

Gfrerer, Lisa M.D., Ph.D.; Hansdorfer, Marek A. M.D.; Ortiz, Ricardo M.D.; Chartier, Christian; Nealon, Kassandra P. B.Sc.; Austen, William G. Jr. M.D.Author Information Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: January 2021 – Volume 147 – Issue 1 – p 176-180 doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000007484 Abstract Summary: In an ongoing effort to understand the pathogenesis of occipital neuralgia/headache/migraine, it is […]

Influence of Lumbar Mobilizations During the Nordic Hamstring Exercise on Hamstring Measures of Knee Flexor Strength, Failure Point, and Muscle Activity: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics VOLUME 44, ISSUE 1, P1-13, JANUARY 01, 2021 Paul Chesterton, MSc Abstract Objective The aims of this study were to quantify the effects of spinal mobilization on force production, failure point, and muscle activity of the hamstrings during the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE), and to explore individual differences in […]

Reliability of ultrasound measurement of the lateral abdominal and lumbar multifidus muscles in individuals with chronic low back pain: A cross-sectional test-retest study

VOLUME 26, P394-400, APRIL 01, 2021 Soheila Abbasi Mohammad Reza Hadian Rasanani Published: December 23, 2020 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.12.029 Highlights •  The trunk muscle symmetry was found at rest. •  Ultrasound is reliable for measuring abdominal muscle thickness. •  Ultrasound is reliable for measuring lumbar multifidus thickness. •  Vertical alignment of transducer is reliable for measuring the […]

The Effect of Spinal Manipulation on the Electrophysiological and Metabolic Properties of the Tibialis Anterior Muscle

by Imran Khan Niazi Healthcare 2020, 8(4), 548; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare8040548 Received: 11 November 2020 / Revised: 7 December 2020 / Accepted: 7 December 2020 / Published: 10 December 2020 Abstract There is growing evidence showing that spinal manipulation increases muscle strength in healthy individuals as well as in people with some musculoskeletal and neurological disorders. However, […]

Is Your Teenager At Risk of Dying From Heart Failure? What Every Parent MUST Know to Prevent Sudden Death!

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S., CFMP An athletic 20 year man is playing basketball and suddenly collapses on the court and dies. On a hot July day, a young and vibrant college football player suddenly makes a great tackle and never gets up.. only to be pronounced dead 5 minutes later. High School track […]

Effect of hip abductor strengthening exercises in knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

Yuenyongviwat V, Duangmanee S, Iamthanaporn K BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | May 11, 2020 Among patients suffering from medial compartment knees osteoarthritis knee, researchers assessed the impact of hip abductor exercises. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups: hip abductor strengthening exercises, combined with quadriceps strengthening exercises, were performed by those in the first group, […]

Have We Looked in the Wrong Direction for More Than 100 Years? Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Is, in Fact, Neural Microdamage Rather Than Muscle Damage – Full Text Article

Antioxidants 2020, 9(3), 212; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9030212 by Balazs Sonkodi Received: 4 January 2020 / Accepted: 3 March 2020 / Published: 5 March 2020 Abstract: According to our hypothesis, delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is an acute compression axonopathy of the nerve endings in the muscle spindle. It is caused by the superposition of compression when repetitive […]

The prevalence of myofascial trigger points in hip and thigh areas in anterior knee pain patients

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies January 2020 Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages 31–38 Evgeni Rozenfeld Abstract Background Anterior knee pain (AKP) is a widespread problem among young athletes and soldiers. There are many theories on the etiology of AKP but there is little reference to myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) as a possible contributor. Aim […]

Lumbar muscle stiffness is different in individuals with low back pain than asymptomatic controls and is associated with pain and disability, but not common physical examination findings – Full Text Article

Musculoskelet Sci Pract. 2019 Nov 1;45:102078. doi: 10.1016/j.msksp.2019.102078. [Epub ahead of print] Koppenhaver S1, Gaffney E2, Oates A2, Eberle L2, Young B3, Hebert J4, Proulx L5, Shinohara M6. Abstract BACKGROUND: Lumbar muscle dysfunction is commonly implicated in low back pain (LBP). Shear-wave elastography (SWE) uses ultrasound technology to quantify absolute soft tissue stiffness (shear modulus), […]

Gluteus medius muscle function in people with and without low back pain: a systematic review

Sean Sadler, Samuel Cassidy, Benjamin Peterson, Martin Spink & Vivienne Chuter BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Volume 20, Article number: 463 (2019) Published: 22 October 2019 Abstract Introduction Globally, low back pain (LBP) is one of the greatest causes of disability. In people with LBP, dysfunction of muscles such as the gluteus medius have been demonstrated to […]

Asymmetric atrophy of cervical multifidus muscles in patients with chronic unilateral cervical radiculopathy – Full Text

Medicine: August 2019 – Volume 98 – Issue 32 – p e16041 doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000016041 Yun, Yeocheon MD he purpose of this study was to assess whether the asymmetry of cervical multifidus muscles occurred in radiculopathy patients, and if it did, whether it was related to the chronicity of unilateral cervical radiculopathy by assessing the cross-sectional […]

Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated with Muscle Atrophy and Reduced Mitochondrial Function in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain – Full Text Article

Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2019; 2019: 6835341. Published online 2019 Jun 2. doi: 10.1155/2019/6835341 PMCID: PMC6589343 PMID: 31281588 Katarzyna Patrycja Dzik Abstract Recent studies show that vitamin D deficiency may be responsible for muscle atrophy. The purpose of this study was to investigate markers of muscle atrophy, signalling proteins, and mitochondrial capacity in patients with […]

Lower Trunk Muscle Thickness Is Associated With Pain in Women With Patellofemoral Pain

J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Feb 27. doi: 10.1002/jum.14973. [Epub ahead of print] Briani RV Abstract OBJECTIVES: To compare trunk muscle thickness of women with and without patellofemoral pain (PFP) and to assess the association of trunk muscle thickness with self-reported pain of women with PFP. METHODS: Forty-four women were recruited and divided into 2 groups: […]

Immediate effects and one-week follow-up after neuromuscular electric stimulation alone or combined with stretching on hamstrings extensibility in healthy football players with hamstring shortening

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies January 2019 Volume 23, Issue 1, Pages 16–22 Luis Espejo-Antúnez Abstract Objective To assess the immediate and mid-term (after 7 days) effects of electric current combined with simultaneous muscle stretching (EME technique) per comparison to the isolated use of the same current (without applying simultaneous muscle stretching), over the […]

Trigger point dry needling for the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome: current perspectives within a pain neuroscience paradigm – Full Text Article

Journal of Pain Research » Volume 12 15 January 2019 Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Nijs J Abstract: Myofascial pain syndrome is a pain condition characterized by the presence of trigger points. Current evidence, mostly experimental studies, clearly supports a role of trigger points on peripheral and central sensitization since they are able to contribute to sensitization of peripheral […]

Lumbar Muscle Activation Pattern During Forward and Backward Walking in Participants With and Without Chronic Low Back Pain: An Electromyographic Study

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine Volume 17, Issue 4, December 2018, Pages 217-225 Original research Bushra Ansari MPT Abstract Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the electromyographic activity of lumbar multifidus (MF) and erector spinae (ES) muscle during forward walking (FW) and backward walking (BW) in participants with and without chronic low back […]

Strengthening the quadriceps femoris muscle versus other knee training programs for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

Rheumatology International pp 1–16 | Cite as Systematic Review First Online: 15 November 2018 Abstract People with knee osteoarthritis have atrophy of the muscles surrounding the knee joint. Therefore, exercise programs primarily have been focused on the strengthening of quadriceps femoris muscle (QFM). Primary aim of this systematic review was to determine which exercise increases […]