Community-based exercises improve health status in pre-frail older adults: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Background: Pre-frailty is associated with increased healthcare utilization. Over the past decade, public health interventions such as community-based exercises to target pre-frailty have been increasingly studied. However, the effects of community-based exercises on clinical outcome measures amongst community-dwelling older adults with pre-frailty remain unclear.

The Effectiveness of Spinal Manipulation in Increasing Muscle Strength in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to systematically review the effects of spinal manipulation on muscular strength in healthy individuals and conduct a meta-analysis to appraise the quality of evidence.

Methods: Articles were searched and retrieved from MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, PubMed, Academic Search Premier, SPORTDiscus, and AMED. Searches were conducted in September 2017 without a limit on the starting period.

The Effects of Motor Imagery on Pain and Range of Motion in Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review Using Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of motor imagery (MI) in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pain conditions. Across the literature, most reviews have yet to consider Laterality Judgement Task training as a form of MI method. This review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using MI as an adjunct to standard rehabilitation on the improvement of pain and range of motion parameters when managing patients with musculoskeletal pain conditions.

A systematic review of the diagnostic utility of simple tests of change after trial removal of cerebrospinal fluid in adults with normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Objective: To synthesize the evidence regarding the diagnostic value of simple ancillary tests post cerebrospinal fluid drainage in normal pressure hydrocephalus.

Data Sources: MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane library databases; last searched on 12 September 2017.

Review Methods: This review was performed applying the steps of the PRISMA statement.

Chronic Lateral Epicondylalgia Does Not Exhibit Mechanical Pain Modulation in Response to Noxious Conditioning Heat Stimulus.

Objectives: The impaired attenuation of pain by the application of a noxious conditioning stimulus at a segmentally distinct site, known as conditioned pain modulation (CPM), has been implicated in clinical pain states. Chronic lateral epicondylalgia (LE), which is characterized by lower pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) at sites remote to the affected elbow and spinal cord hyperexcitability, is a clinical pain state that might plausibly involve less efficacious CPM. This study aimed to determine whether LE exhibits a less efficacious CPM compared with that in pain-free controls.

Does Evidence Support the Use of Neural Tissue Management to Reduce Pain and Disability in Nerve-related Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain?: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

Objectives: In nerve-related chronic musculoskeletal (MS) disorders, neural tissue management is used to relieve pain by balancing the relative movement of neural tissues and their surrounding tissues. To date, there has not been any review evaluating the magnitude of this treatment effect in nerve-related chronic MS pain. The aim of this review was to compare pain and disability in individuals with nerve-related chronic MS pain who were treated with neural tissue management with those who received minimal or other treatment approaches.

The effect of shoulder muscle fatigue on active repositioning acuity and scapulothoracic resting alignment: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Objectives: The purpose was to synthesize the current evidence for the impact of muscle fatigue on measures for active repositioning task of the glenohumeral or scapulothoracic movements including the absolute error and/or scapulothoracic resting alignment.

Methods: We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, SCOPUS, SportDiscuss and the Cochrane library databases. We included papers using a fatiguing task as part of their experimental design.

A modified quantitative MRI analysis method to identify the direction of shift in lumbar disc hydration over the axial MRI in response to side-bending.

Background: The direction of loading to disc tissue in response to postural changes has been investigated. However, the reported original method may not adequately represent the disc hydration profile.

Objective: To investigate the reliability of a modified method to measure the direction of shift of disc hydration in response to side-bending.

Kinesio taping in musculoskeletal pain and disability that lasts for more than 4 weeks: is it time to peel off the tape and throw it out with the sweat? A systematic review with meta-analysis focused on pain and also methods of tape application.

Introduction: In recent years, Kinesio tape has been used to support injured muscle and joints, and relieve pain. We compared the pain and disability in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain who were treated with Kinesio taping with those using minimal or other treatment approaches.

Methods: Searches of eight major electronic databases were conducted.

Measures of central hyperexcitability in chronic whiplash associated disorder--a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: To synthesise the evidence for central hyperexcitability in Chronic WAD (whiplash associated disorders) with meta-analysis, and review test protocols.

Methods: Chronic WAD was compared to healthy controls. Studies were eligible if they used measures of central hyperexcitability with standardised procedure.

Evidence of spinal cord hyperexcitability as measured with nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR) threshold in chronic lateral epicondylalgia with or without a positive neurodynamic test.

Unlabelled: There is emerging evidence of altered pain signal processing as a likely underlying mechanism in chronic lateral epicondylalgia (LE), yet this remains to be assessed. Furthermore, it has been proposed that neurodynamic tests reflect nociceptive withdrawal responses. Therefore, the objective was to improve our understanding of spinal cord excitability as measured by nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR) threshold in chronic LE with and without a positive neurodynamic test.

Central hyperexcitability as measured with nociceptive flexor reflex threshold in chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review.

Chronic musculoskeletal conditions are increasingly conceived as involving altered central nervous system processing, and impaired nociceptive flexor reflex (NFR) appears to reflect altered central nervous system processing. The primary objective was to synthesize the evidence for impaired NFR in these conditions. The secondary objective was to evaluate the NFR stimuli parameters employed by reviewed studies.

Effects of Pilates-based exercises on pain and disability in individuals with persistent nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Study Design: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Objectives: To compare pain and disability in individuals with persistent nonspecific low back pain who were treated with Pilates exercises compared to minimal or other interventions.

Methods: Searches of Medline, CINAHL, Embase, Cochrane library, PEDro, and ProQuest Dissertations and Thesis databases were conducted.

Side-to-side difference in joint position sense and kinesthesia in unilateral functional ankle instability.

Background: Impairment in proprioception has been suggested to be one of the causes of FAI. This study aimed to establish intra-session reliability of the Biodex System 2 in assessing joint position sense (JPS) and kinesthesia (K)~in addition to determining if there was any side to side difference in JPS and kinesthesia in people with unilateral functional ankle instability.

Materials And Methods: Both JPS and K were determined by means of the Biodex Systems 2.

After-hour physiotherapy services in a tertiary general hospital.

The aims of the present study were to describe the after-hour physiotherapy services in a tertiary general hospital, the patients and their demographics, and to determine which independent variables would predict physiotherapists' referrals to after-hour physiotherapy. A retrospective record review from April 1, 2004, to April 30, 2005, identified 992 patients (mean age 63.8 years; 95% confidence interval [CI] 62.