A comparison of pain levels after the Biering-Sorensen and the modified 20-metre shuttle test in patients with chronic low back pain.

Background And Objective: The Biering-Sorensen Test (BST) is a useful and well validated assessment tool in patients with chronic lumbar pain. However there is sometimes concern that it may lead to an unwarranted increase in pain. This study compared pain levels before and after the BST against a currently accepted functional assessment tool- the modified 20-metre shuttle test (MST)- in military patients with chronic low back pain.

Shock-absorbing insoles reduce the incidence of lower limb overuse injuries sustained during Royal Marine training.

This study was undertaken to determine whether the incidence of lower limb overuse injuries (LLOIs) sustained during Royal Marine training could be reduced by issuing the recruits with shock-absorbing insoles (SAIs) to wear in their military boots. This was a retrospective longitudinal trial conducted in two phases. Injury data from 1,416 recruits issued with standard Saran insoles and 1,338 recruits issued with SAI were compared.