The Effects of Thrust Joint Manipulation on the Resting and Contraction Thickness of Transversus Abdominis in Patients With Low Back Pain: A Randomized Control Trial.

Objective: To investigate the immediate changes in resting and contracted thickness of the transversus abdominis (TrA) muscle after application of thrust joint manipulation (TJM) vs sham manipulation in participants with low back pain.

Methods: A pretest-posttest randomized controlled trial design was performed. Consecutive subjects satisfying eligibility criteria completed patient-report outcome baseline measures, pretreatment rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) measurements, followed by the randomly assigned intervention then, post-treatment RUSI measurements, and post-treatment & final patient-reported outcome measures.

Symptomatic Oral Crohn's Disease in an Adolescent.

Crohn's Disease (CD) is a granulomatous inflammatory disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract. Oral ulcers can appear months or years before intestinal signs or symptoms are seen, which can lead to a diagnosis of other granulomatous inflammatory diseases, including or facial granulomatosis. A 16-year-old female diagnosed with CD presented with asymptomatic white linear patches and erosions bilaterally in mandibular vestibules.

Interrater and Intrarater Reliability of the Tuck Jump Assessment by Health Professionals of Varied Educational Backgrounds.

Objective. The Tuck Jump Assessment (TJA), a clinical plyometric assessment, identifies 10 jumping and landing technique flaws. The study objective was to investigate TJA interrater and intrarater reliability with raters of different educational and clinical backgrounds.