High Prevalence of Low Back Pain in College Rifle Athletes.

Background: The sport of rifle places unique physical demands on its athletes relative to other collegiate sports, including maintaining lumbar-straining positions for extended time. Anecdotal reports of low back pain (LBP) are common among collegiate rifle athletes, but the prevalence of LBP in this population has not yet been established in the literature.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to survey collegiate rifle athletes to quantify the prevalence and impact of low back pain in this population and identify possible contributing factors including the COVID-19 pandemic.

A novel dry needling approach treating subacromial pain syndrome to significantly improve function and reduce pain following plateau with progress using conventional physical therapy interventions: A case report.

There is limited high level research supporting the use of dry needling for mechanical shoulder pain. Dry needling is often used as an adjunct or primary treatment for musculoskeletal pain to address impairments related to muscle pain, range of motion (ROM), and strength deficits. This case study describes a 68-year-old female referred from her Physician to physical therapy (PT) with diagnosis of shoulder impingement syndrome.

Development and Validation of the Youth Back Activity Questionnaire: A Measure of Function for Adolescents with Low Back Pain.

Design: Psychometric study.

Objective: To develop a reliable and valid patient-reported outcome measure to assess functional ability in adolescents with low back pain (LBP) using the Rasch model.

Summary Of Background Data: LBP is quite common in adolescence.

Perspectives and Preferences of People with Type 2 Diabetes for the Attributes of Weekly Insulin.

Introduction: Daily insulin administration can be burdensome for people with type 2 diabetes (PwT2D) and can impact treatment adherence. This study investigated preferences for once-weekly, long-acting basal insulin for treatment of PwT2D.

Methods: An online discrete-choice experiment was administered to PwT2D in the USA.

Clinician Perspectives of Gene Therapy as a Treatment Option for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive, life-limiting, neuromuscular disorder. Clinicians play an important role in informing families about therapy options, including approved gene therapies and clinical trials of unapproved therapies.

Objective: This study aimed to understand the perspectives of clinicians about gene therapy for DMD, which has not previously been studied.