A Comparison of Transnasal Versus Ultrasound-Guided Suprazygomatic Approaches for Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks in Persistent Idiopathic Facial Pain.

Background And Objectives: The majority of patients with persistent idiopathic facial pain (PIFP) do not respond to conservative treatment and thus require alternative therapeutic modalities. This study compared the effects of transnasal and ultrasound (US)-guided suprazygomatic approaches for sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block on pain management in refractory PIFP.

Methods: This study included 38 patients with PIFP who underwent transnasal (Group T, n = 18) and US-guided suprazygomatic (Group U, n = 20) SPG block.

Evaluation of the efficacy of ultrasound-guided selective cervical nerve root pulsed radiofrequency treatment in patients with chronic cervical radicular pain.

Purpose: Management of cervical radicular pain is complex and may be resistant to conservative treatment. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound-guided selective cervical nerve root pulsed radiofrequency (US-SCNR PRF) treatment in patients with radicular neck pain due to cervical disc herniation who did not respond to conservative treatment. The secondary aim was to determine the efficacy of the treatment in terms of functionality, neuropathic pain, and treatment-related adverse events.

Evaluation of the efficacy of ultrasound-guided maxillary and mandibular nerve pulsed radiofrequency treatment for trigeminal neuralgia and factors associated with successful response: a retrospective study.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the treatment efficacy and clinical and demographic characteristics affecting treatment success in patients who underwent ultrasound (US)-guided pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) to the maxillary and/or mandibular nerves for trigeminal neuralgia.

Methods: The data of patients with trigeminal neuralgia who underwent US-guided maxillary and/or mandibular nerve PRF between September 2022 and December 2023 were reviewed and the study was retrospectively designed. Good analgesia was defined as ≥ 50% reduction in pain score at 3 months after the procedure, and the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients were assessed.

Voluntary Contraction of the Abdominal Muscles Increases Hip Muscle Activation During Lower-Extremity Exercises: A Critically Appraised Topic.

Clinical Scenario: Existing studies have posited that incorporating abdominal enhancement techniques during lower-extremity exercises might mitigate compensatory pelvic motions and enhance the engagement of specific hip muscles.

Clinical Question: Does performing lower-extremity exercises with abdominal enhancement techniques increase hip muscle activation levels in healthy individuals? Summary of Key Finding: After the literature review, 4 cross-sectional studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this critically appraised topic.

Clinical Bottom Line: There is moderate evidence to support that prone hip extension with abdominal enhancement may increase gluteus maximus and hamstring muscle activity.

Voluntary Contraction of the Abdominal Muscles During Shoulder Exercises Increases Scapular Muscle Activation: A Critically Appraised Topic.

Clinical Scenario: The fascial relationship between scapular muscles and abdominal muscles has been documented from previous studies. However, it is not yet clear whether voluntary abdominal contraction has a beneficial effect on scapular muscle activity during shoulder exercises.

Clinical Question: Do scapulothoracic muscle activation levels increase if shoulder exercises are performed with voluntary abdominal activation? Summary of Key Finding: After the literature review, 4 cross-sectional studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this critically appraised topic.

Comparison of tibial nerve pulsed radiofrequency and intralesional radiofrequency thermocoagulation in the treatment of painful calcaneal spur and plantar fasciitis: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: Ultrasound-guided tibial nerve pulsed radiofrequency (US-guided TN PRF) and fluoroscopy-guided intralesional radiofrequency thermocoagulation (FL-guided intralesional RFT) adjacent to the painful calcaneal spur are two interventions for pain management in painful calcaneal spur and plantar fasciitis. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the two procedures.

Design: A prospective, randomized, single-blind study.

Comparison of Selective Nerve Root Pulsed Radiofrequency Vs Paramedian Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection for the Treatment of Painful Cervical Radiculopathy.

Background: Although there are studies evaluating ultrasound-guided selective nerve root pulsed radiofrequency (ULSD-SNRPRF) and fluoroscopy-guided paramedian cervical interlaminar epidural steroid injection (FL-CIESI) for the treatment of chronic cervical radicular pain, no study has compared the efficacy of these 2 methods.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of these 2 methods, their superiority to each other, and the incidence of adverse events.

Study Design: A prospective, randomized controlled trial.

Parasagittal Interlaminar and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Radicular Low Back Pain; Which is More Comfortable?

Objective: This study aimed to compare parasagittal interlaminar (PS) and transforaminal (TF) epidural steroid injections for unilateral L5 and S1 radicular lower back pain in terms of patient comfort, efficacy, safety, contrast enhancement, and radiation exposure.

Methods: This was a prospective randomized single-blind study. A total of 59 participants were included in this study.

A new neuromodulation method in chronic migraine; non-ınvasive pulsed radiofrequency, a single-blinded, randomised, controlled trial.

Objective: Non-invasive pulsed radiofrequency (NipRF) therapy, a neuromodulation method for peripheral nerves, is a new treatment modality for pain. We aimed to show the changes in pain severity and frequency per month in chronic migraine with NipRF treatment.

Methods: We treated patients diagnosed with chronic migraine according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders III beta diagnostic criteria.

Shoulder and Scapular Muscle Activity During Low and High Plank Variations With Different Body-Weight-Bearing Statuses.

Can, EN, Harput, G, and Turgut, E. Shoulder and scapular muscle activity during low and high plank variations with different body-weight-bearing statuses. J Strength Cond Res 38(2): 245-252, 2024-This study investigated the activation levels and activation ratios of shoulder and scapular muscles during low plank (LP) and high plank (HP) variations, with varying levels of body-mass support, including 4-point, 3-pod, and 2-point body-weight-bearing (BWB) statuses.

Comparison of the efficacy of genicular nerve phenol neurolysis and radiofrequency ablation for pain management in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Background: : Genicular nerve neurolysis with phenol and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are two interventional techniques for treating chronic refractory knee osteoarthritis (KOA) pain. This study aimed to compare the efficacy and adverse effects of both techniques.

Methods: : Sixty-four patients responding to diagnostic blockade of the superior medial, superior lateral, and inferior medial genicular nerve under ultrasound guidance were randomly divided into two groups: Group P (2 mL phenol for each genicular nerve) and Group R (RFA 80°C for 60 seconds for each genicular nerve).

Ultrasound-Guided Coccygeal Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation and Steroid Injection: Combination Therapy for Coccydynia.

Objectives: Coccydynia is characterized by pain in tailbone region, which affects the quality of life. Various interventional procedures are performed for coccydynia that is unresponsive to conservative treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound (US)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and steroid injection of the coccygeal nerve in patients with idiopathic and traumatic coccydynia.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index in Turkish Runners.

Context: The University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index (UWRI) was developed to evaluate the key elements that runners use to self-assess their own running ability following common running-related injuries. The aim of this study was to translate and culturally adapt the UWRI and to evaluate the psychometric properties of its Turkish version (UWRI-Tr) in runners.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Evidence for taping in overhead athlete shoulders: a systematic review.

Taping is a popular approach and is often used as part of a multifactorial injury prevention programme for athletes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the current literature regarding the effects of shoulder taping in overhead athletes. Literature search was performed related to rotational range of motion (RoM), posterior shoulder tightness (PST), kinematics, muscular activity, acromiohumeral distance (AHD), proprioception, strength, and performance.

Reduced Short-Latency Afferent Inhibition Indicates Impaired Sensorimotor Integrity During Migraine Attacks.

Background And Objective: Migraine attacks disrupt sensory information processing and may also disturb sensorimotor integration. This prospective pilot study aimed to assess the sensorimotor integration and inhibitory circuitry in the sensorimotor cortex using short-latency afferent inhibition (SAI) paradigm in migraine.

Methods: Twenty-five migraine without aura patients (10 interictal, 5 preictal, 10 ictal) and 16 healthy controls were enrolled.