Publications by authors named "C Cescon"
Purpose: In this study, we investigated whether experimental knee pain alters lower limb kinematics and knee arthrokinematics during gait, and if this motor adaptation depends on the spatial characteristics of the painful stimulus.
Methods: Twenty-one participants walked on a treadmill for 60-s trials, either without stimulation or while experiencing painful electrical stimulation in the medial, lateral or anterior region of the knee. Perceived pain location was analyzed using pain drawing.
Background: Understanding the causes and mechanisms underlying musculoskeletal pain is crucial for developing effective treatments and improving patient outcomes. Self-report measures, such as the Pain Drawing Scale, involve individuals rating their level of pain on a scale. In this technique, individuals color the area where they experience pain, and the resulting picture is rated based on the depicted pain intensity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability, which is exacerbated in some by repeated lifting. Electromyography (EMG) assessments of isolated erector spinae (ES) regions during lifting identified conflicting results. Here, high-density EMG comprehensively assesses the lumbar and thoracolumbar ES activity in people with and without LBP performing a multiplanar lifting task.
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- Pain drawings are a reliable self-assessment tool for adolescents with musculoskeletal pain, allowing them to indicate the extent and location of their discomfort.
- A study was conducted to evaluate the test-retest reliability of these pain drawings among adolescents aged 11-16, using data from a pediatric hospital and a physiotherapy practice in Switzerland.
- Results showed excellent reliability in both the extent (ICC2,1: 0.959) and location (Jaccard index mean score: 0.82) of reported pain, confirming the validity of the method for this age group.
Objectives: To examine changes in pain outcomes to fully evaluate the effect of adding sensorimotor training to manual therapy and exercise in patients with chronic neck pain and sensorimotor deficits. Concordance was examined between pain distribution and pain intensity and patient-reported outcomes.
Methods: Participants (n=152) were randomly allocated into 4 intervention groups: One group received local neck treatment (NT) comprising manual therapy and exercise and the other 3 groups received additional sensorimotor training (either joint position sense/oculomotor exercises, balance exercises or both).