Upper limb functional testing: does age, gender, and sport influence performance?

Background: Musculoskeletal adaptations are common in overhead athletes. As they also are involved in injury prevention, there has been an increase in their evaluation through shoulder screening over the last years. However, for some evaluations, and especially for functional testing, there is a lack of normative values, which limits the interpretation of the values measured.

Can transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the motor cortex increase endurance running performance? a randomized crossover-controlled trial.

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, has been shown to increase exercise performance in strength and cycling studies but its effects on running endurance remain unclear. The objectives of this randomized sham-controlled crossover trial were to assess tDCS efficacy on submaximal treadmill running time to exhaustion (TTE). Forty-five healthy male runners aged between 18 and 32 years (mean maximal oxygen consumption: 46.

Clean intermittent catheterization in multiple sclerosis patients: An adherence and long-term follow-up study.

Introduction: Clean Intermittent Catheterization (CIC) is considered as a gold standard of treatment for bladder emptying disorders. A large amount of literature on CIC for patients suffering from neurological disorders is available, but there is a lack of research specifically concerning multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Our primary outcome was to determine the characteristics of our population (sex, EDSS and age when CIC was introduced).

A comparison of foot and ankle biomechanics during running drills and distance running.

The aim of this study was to compare the foot-ankle joint mechanics of running drills and running. Seventeen long-distance runners performed five popular running drills (A-skip, B-skip, Bounding, Heel flicks, Straight leg running) and a run at 3.88 m/s.

Outcomes of Patients with Lower Limb Loss after Using a Training Prosthesis: A Retrospective Case Series Study.

The aim of this retrospective case series study was to investigate outcomes in patients with lower limb loss based on whether or not they used a training prosthesis (TP) during rehabilitation. The medical records of 171 consecutive patients admitted to rehabilitation hospitalization between January 2014 and December 2018 following a major amputation of the lower limb were reviewed. Patients were categorized into two groups: patients who underwent rehabilitation with a TP and patients who did not use a TP.

Which factors may influence medium-term quality of life of patients with lower-limb loss? A systematic review of the literature.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature to identify factors that may influence quality of life in people with lower-limb amputation (all etiologies). Our primary focus was on identifying factors that can be modified, enabling a more concentrated integration of these aspects into the care and treatment of amputated patients.

Data Source: Medline (via Ovid) and Scopus were searched in January 2023 for studies assessing quality of life for people with lower-limb loss.

Foot and Ankle Muscle Isometric Strength in Nonrearfoot Compared With Rearfoot Endurance Runners.

Background: Transitioning to a forefoot strike pattern can be used to manage running-related knee injuries. However, adopting a nonrearfoot strike induces a higher load on foot and ankle structures than rearfoot strike. Sufficient foot muscle strength is also necessary to prevent excessive longitudinal arch (LA) deformation when running with nonrearfoot strike.

Return to play decision after shoulder dislocation in upper limb athletes: Critical analysis between the habits of medical professionals and the literature.

Background: The return to field is a critical moment for an athlete who has dislocated his shoulder as there is a significant risk of recurrence. The decision to return to field made by the doctor will therefore be crucial for the smooth continuation of the athlete's career.

Hypothesis: This objective is to compare the criteria most used by specialists in clearing an overhead athlete to return to competition after a first episode of antero-internal dislocation of the glenohumeral joint with or without surgery and those mentioned in the literature.

Prevention of shoulder injuries in volleyball players: The usefulness and efficiency of a warm-up routine.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the efficiency of a warm-up routine focused on shoulder injury prevention in volleyball players.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: University.

Differences in Strength and Fatigue Resistance of Scapular Protractors and Retractors Between Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Dyskinesis.

Context: Scapular dyskinesis is a shoulder dysfunction that can be asymptomatic or associated with pain or weakness. Reduced strength and fatigue resistance of the scapular protractor and retractor muscles that stabilize the scapula might contribute to dyskinesis.

Objectives: To determine the strength and fatigue resistance profiles of participants with symptomatic or asymptomatic scapular dyskinesis and compare them with healthy control (HC) individuals using isokinetic assessment.

Preseason shoulder screening in volleyball players: is there any change during season?

Background: Volleyball players sollicit their shoulder with high velocity and high ranges of motion. Musculoskeletal adaptations have been described after some years of practice but have not been explored after some months of practice. The objective of this study was to analyze the short-term evolution of shoulder clinical measures and functional performance in youth competitive volleyball players.

Quadriceps handheld dynamometry during the post-ICU trajectory: using strictly the same body position is mandatory for repeated measures.

Background: The level of quadriceps strength (QS) generated in the supine or seated position is not similar. For QS follow-up from intensive care unit (ICU) stay to recovery, getting comparable measures is essential. This study aimed to develop and validate new equations for estimating QS in a given position based on the measurement taken in another one.

French Translation and Validation of the OSTRC-H2 Questionnaire on Overuse Injuries and Health Problems in Elite Athletes.

Background: To evaluate the burden of overuse injuries, the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) questionnaire on health problems (OSTRC-H2) was developed in English in 2013.

Purpose: To translate and culturally adapt the OSTRC-H2 into French and investigate the reliability and validity of this new version.

Study Design: Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 3.

Common Bias and Challenges in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Research: How to Tackle Them.

The importance of evidence-based medicine is crucial, especially in physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM), where there is a need to conduct rigorous experimental protocols, as in any medical field. Currently, in clinical practice, therapeutic approaches are often based on empirical data rather than evidence-based medicine. However, the field of PRM faces several challenges that may complicate scientific research.

The Modified-Athletic Shoulder Test: Reliability and validity of a new on-field assessment tool.

Objectives: To assess the reliability and the validity of a modified version of the Athletic Shoulder Test (M-AST), using a handheld dynamometer instead of a force plate.

Design: Test-retest reliability and concordance between tools.

Setting: University Motion Lab.

The influence of growth and development on shoulder rotators strength in young male and female elite tennis players.

Background: Tennis practice requires a lot of technical, physical and mental qualities that have to be trained from the youngest age. The important number of hours spent on the court can lead, medium-to-long term to strength or flexibility adaptations, even in the youngest players. The current study aimed to explore the developmental consequences of repetitively playing tennis on shoulder range of motion and shoulder rotators' strength in elite male and female tennis players.

What Are the Main Risk Factors for Lower Extremity Running-Related Injuries? A Retrospective Survey Based on 3669 Respondents.

Background: Despite the many studies on running-related injuries (RRIs), risk factors for injury remain unclear in the literature.

Purpose: To investigate the risk factors of RRIs.

Study Design: Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3.

Validity and reliability of the French translation of the Identification of Functional Ankle Instability (IdFAI).

Purpose: To translate and validate the Identification of Functional Ankle Instability (IdFAI) into French.

Methods: The IdFAI was translated according to international recommendations. Discriminative power, floor and ceiling effects, construct validity (including confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA)), internal consistency and test-retest reliability were measured.

Evaluation of the effect of analgesic treatment on signs of nociception-related behaviors during physiotherapy in patients with disorders of consciousness: a pilot crossover randomized controlled trial.

Neuro-orthopedic disorders are common in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) and can lead to potential pain. However, the patients' inability to communicate makes pain detection and management very challenging for clinicians. In this crossover randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study, we investigated the effects of an analgesic treatment on the presence of nociception-related behaviors.

[Innovations in physical and rehabilitation medicine].

Over the last decade, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) is a medical specialty that has evolved considerably in the various fields that concern it : from the management of low back pain and lumbosciatalgia or osteoporosis in a multidisciplinary manner, through the use of new technologies in neuro-locomotor rehabilitation and robotisation in amputee patients for example, the development of regenerative medicine and prevention in sports traumatology and, finally, the progress of electrophysiology techniques for the diagnosis of small-fibre neuropathies. These various advances will be discussed in this article.

Evaluating the effects of tDCS in stroke patients using functional outcomes: a systematic review.

Background And Purpose: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been extensively studied over the past 20 years to promote functional motor recovery after stroke. However, tDCS clinical relevance still needs to be determined. The present systematic review aims to determine whether tDCS applied to the primary motor cortex (M1) in stroke patients can have a positive effect on functional motor outcomes.

French Translation and Validation of the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment for Gluteal Tendinopathy Questionnaire.

Background: Developed in 2015, the Victorian Institute for Sport Assessment for Gluteal Tendinopathy (VISA-G) is the first patient-reported outcome measure tool specifically designed to measure the severity of disability associated with greater trochanteric pain syndrome. There is currently no French version of the VISA-G questionnaire.

Objective: To translate the VISA-G questionnaire into French (VISA-GF) and to test its psychometric performances.