Publications by authors named "H Luomajoki"
Background: Research into the aetiology of spinal pain has shown a clear tendency towards a sensorimotor control perspective. In contrast to the lumbar spine, the available motor control tests for the cervical spine are extremely varied, little studied and sometimes very costly.
Objective: Review the quality and choice of the available cervical spine motor control tests.
Background: Patient adherence to physiotherapy is influenced by a multitude of factors including the characteristics and attitudes of patients and physiotherapists. This study aims to identify typologies of patients with back pain and their physiotherapists and attempts to explain how typologies could influence patient adherence.
Method: This study was based on a secondary data analysis from focus group interviews to identify barriers and facilitators for adherence.
Article Synopsis
- Exercise is an important way to help treat chronic low back pain, and this study looks at how breathing techniques can make exercise even better.
- They studied two groups: one did regular exercises, while the other combined those exercises with special breathing.
- Results showed that people who used breathing techniques felt less pain and improved more than those who didn't use breathing, showing it could be a great way to help with back pain.
Achondroplasia is a rare genetic disease, yet the most common form of dwarfism, characterized by limb shortening and disproportionate short stature along with musculoskeletal changes, such as postural deviations. Although postural changes in the spine in children with achondroplasia have been well investigated, little is known about the association of achondroplasia with spinal movements/mobility. This preliminary study aims to explore the association of achondroplasia with spinal mobility in children with achondroplasia compared to age- and sex-matched healthy individuals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Acute low back pain (LBP) is increasingly recognized for its potential recurrent nature and long-term implications.
Objectives: This community-based inception cohort study aimed to delineate trajectories of acute LBP over one year and investigate associated biopsychosocial variables.
Methods: One hundred seventy-six participants with acute LBP were monitored at 5 follow-up time points over 52 weeks.