Pain Self-efficacy Is Associated With Patient-Reported Function in Individuals With Chronic Hip Pain.

Objective: To evaluate the associations between psychological factors (pain self-efficacy, kinesiophobia, and pain catastrophizing), physical activity, and patient-reported hip function in patients presenting to physical therapy with chronic (>3 months) hip pain.

Design: Observational, cross-sectional.

Methods: Participants completed a survey including age, sex, height/weight, symptom duration, 11-item Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK-11), Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ), and 12-item International Hip Outcome Tool (iHOT-12).

Falls and Fall-Related Injuries in an Evidence-Based Tai Ji Quan Intervention in Rural West Virginia Churches.

Background: This paper identifies the independent predictors of falls in an implementation study of Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance (TJQMBB) in older adults in rural West Virginia churches.

Methods: Falls and injuries were identified via calendars, questionnaire, and verbal reports.

Results: Fall predictors were gait speed (OR 0.

Automated extraction and validation of children's gait parameters with the Kinect.

Background: Gait analysis for therapy regimen prescription and monitoring requires patients to physically access clinics with specialized equipment. The timely availability of such infrastructure at the right frequency is especially important for small children. Besides being very costly, this is a challenge for many children living in rural areas.

Cervical occupational hazards in ophthalmic plastic surgery.

Purpose Of Review: To increase awareness of cervical musculoskeletal disorders (cMSD) in ophthalmic plastic surgeons (OPS) and review strategies for management and prevention.

Recent Findings: There are objective data that show OPS spend the majority of their time operating in awkward, prolonged, static, asymmetric postures. These postures increase cervical load and cMSD.

Variables associated with level of disability in working individuals with nonacute low back pain: a cross-sectional investigation.

Study Design: Single-site, exploratory, cross-sectional design.

Objective: To identify variables associated with disability related to low back pain (LBP), as measured by the modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (mOSW), in a sample of working adults with nonacute LBP.

Background: Compared to acute LBP, there is little information available in the literature to identify variables associated with LBP-related disability in working individuals with stage 2 and stage 3 LBP.

The relationship of body segment length and vertical jump displacement in recreational athletes.

The purpose of this study was to determine if segmental skeletal length contributes to vertical jump (VJ) displacement in recreational athletes. Skeletal length measurements of the trunk, femur, tibia, and foot were obtained by palpation of bony landmarks and a standard tape measure. A pilot study (n = 10) examined the intratester and intertester reliability for each skeletal measure.

Kinematics of the human knee using an open chain cadaver model.

There continues to be controversy about the kinematics of the human knee. This study used seven knees from cadavers moved by pulling on the quadriceps tendon in an open chain fashion using video motion analysis to determine the instantaneous helical axis of movement. Computed tomography scans of the specimens allowed the axes to be related to condyles.