Publications by authors named "C Karagiannis"
Background/purpose: Although physiotherapy remains one of the main interventions suggested for the treatment of Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS), the appropriate physiotherapy and its effectiveness on this injury haven't been fully defined yet. This study aims to investigate which are the appropriate physiotherapy interventions and their effectiveness in adults with ITBS METHODS: PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews and Template for Intervention Description and Replication checklist were used. Medline, Cinahl, SPORTDiscuss, and Pascal Archive databases were searched to identify trials involving patients with ITBS and healthy adults who underwent any form of physiotherapy with or without medication, compared with those who underwent any form of physiotherapy with or without medication or no treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Recently, psychological, and behavioral interventions such as cognitive functional therapy (CFT) has gained significant attention in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. We aimed to compare interventions with a CFT component in adults (>18 years old) suffering from chronic neck pain (CNP) or chronic whiplash associated disorders (>3 months) with another intervention or no intervention, in pain, disability, kinesiophobia, or any other reported outcome measure.
Results: One case-study and three randomized controlled trials met the eligibility criteria.
Background: Chronic Neck Pain is one of the main musculoskeletal problems in the general population that negatively affects the lives of patients. Its treatment can include various treatment methods, such as Pilates and Cognitive Functional Therapy. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of Pilates in relation to Cognitive Functional Therapy in people with Chronic Neck Pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- Metabolic diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes involve insulin resistance, particularly in neurons of the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus that help regulate metabolism.
- The study highlights how the perineuronal net, an extracellular matrix that surrounds these neurons, becomes altered during metabolic diseases, contributing to insulin resistance.
- Disrupting this protective net in obese mice improves brain insulin access, reverses insulin resistance in neurons, and boosts metabolic health, revealing extracellular matrix changes as critical to understanding metabolic diseases.
: To investigate the effect of slider and tensioner neurodynamic techniques (NDTs) on the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity, aiming to identify which technique more effectively modulates autonomic responses in asymptomatic individuals. : In this double-blind controlled trial, a total of 90 healthy participants were randomly allocated into three groups: slider, tensioner, and control. Skin conductance (SC) was continuously monitored throughout the entire 20 min experiment, while body temperature and blood pressure were measured pre- and post-intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF