Test-retest reliability of quantitative sensory testing, active joint position sense, and functional hop testing in amateur adult athletes with unilateral anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Objectives: The somatosensory system fulfils a critical role in functional knee joint stability (FKJS) by providing afferent feedback necessary for neuromuscular control. Individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLr) have altered somatosensory function. Somatosensory characteristics are assessed by proprioception and quantitative sensory testing.

Relationship Between Attitudes and Beliefs About Sleep, Sleep Disturbance, and Pain Interference in Patients With Spinal Pain.

Objectives: Sleep impairments are a strong predictor of pain, making sleep a potential interest when treating patients with spine pain. Typical beliefs about the importance of sleep in patients seeking care for spinal pain are unknown. The purpose of this study was to describe the beliefs and attitudes about sleep in patients seeking care for spinal pain and to examine the relationships between dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep (DBAS), disordered sleep, and pain interference.

SHOULDER EXTERNAL ROTATOR ECCENTRIC TRAINING VERSUS GENERAL SHOULDER EXERCISE FOR SUBACROMIAL PAIN SYNDROME: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.

Background: Shoulder pain affects up to 67% of the population at some point in their lifetime with subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS) representing a common etiology. Despite a plethora of studies there remains conflicting evidence for appropriate management of SAPS.

Purpose: To compare outcomes, for individuals diagnosed with SAPS, performing a 6-week protocol of eccentric training of the shoulder external rotators (ETER) compared to a general exercise (GE) protocol.