Analysis of the Risk Factors for Mechanical Allodynia in Herpetic Neuralgia: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: Mechanical allodynia is reportedly common during herpetic neuralgia. The purpose of this study was to establish a risk prediction model to predict the individual risk of allodynia in herpetic neuralgia.

Methods: Three hundred and eighty-six patients with trunk herpetic neuralgia were divided into two regions, T2-5 and T6-11.

Effects of Photobiomodulation and Low-Intensity Stretching on Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness: A Randomized Control Trial.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of photobiomodulation (PBM), low-intensity stretching, and their combination on delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) in the untrained population. The relationships between DOMS and muscle function and functional performance were also tested. Fifty-four participants were randomized into four groups.

Effects of Nonelastic Taping and Dual Task on Kinematics and Kinetics of the Ankle Joint.

Objectives: The purpose of this experimental study was to investigate the effects of nonelastic taping and dual task on ankle kinematics and kinetics in gait analysis of healthy adults.

Methods: A total of 21 healthy adults completed trials of gait analysis using a Vicon system combining ground walking with different cognitive task conditions (none, modified Stroop color/character naming, and serial-7 subtraction), with or without nonelastic taping. Ankle kinematics and kinetics including speed, ankle plantarflexion and inversion angle, ground reaction force (GRF), and stride time variability (STV) under all conditions of taping (YES or NO) and cognitive task (none, naming, and subtraction) were characterized and analyzed with repeated-measures ANOVA.

Effects of bodyweight support and guidance force on muscle activation during Locomat walking in people with stroke: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Locomat is a robotic exoskeleton providing guidance force and bodyweight support to facilitate intensive walking training for people with stroke. Although the Locomat has been reported to be effective in improving walking performance, the effects of training parameters on the neuromuscular control remain unclear. This study aimed to compare the muscle activities between Locomat walking and treadmill walking at a normal speed, as well as to investigate the effects of varying bodyweight support and guidance force on muscle activation patterns during Locomat walking in people with stroke.

Influence of Shoulder Position on Functional Control Ratio During Isokinetic Assessment.

Context: One of the possible mechanisms leading to secondary impingement syndrome may be the strength imbalance of shoulder rotators which is known as functional control ratio (FCR). The FCR is a ratio dividing the eccentric peak torque of the external rotators by the concentric peak torque of the internal rotators. Previous studies have focused on the reproducibility and reliability of isokinetic assessment, but there is little information on the influence of variable shoulder positions on FCR.