Comparison of third-year medical and physical therapy students' knowledge of anatomy using the carpal bone test.

Objective: The curricula of all health professionals have an important foundation of human anatomy. A comparison of the anatomy retention between students from different curricula has not been studied. Our aim was to examine the knowledge competency of third-year physical therapy and medical students in carpal bone anatomy.

Alteration in sleep quality in patients with mechanical insidious neck pain and whiplash-associated neck pain.

Objective: This study aimed to determine differences in sleep quality between patients with mechanical neck pain, patients with whiplash (WAD) pain, and healthy controls and to determine the relationship between the intensity of ongoing pain, disability, and sleep quality.

Design: Nineteen patients with mechanical neck pain (4 men, 15 women; age, 40 ± 16 yrs), 22 with WAD (4 men, 18 women; age, 38 ± 15 yrs), and 18 comparable controls (4 men, 14 women; age, 41 ± 13 yrs) completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index to assess sleep quality. A numerical pain rate scale (0-10) and the Neck Disability Index (0-50) were collected for assessing neck pain and disability.