A Cross-Sectional Study Assessing the Functional Status in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Its Correlation With Their Quality of Life and Burden on Caregivers.

Background Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a common rheumatic disease in children, significantly impacting their functional status and quality of life (QoL), as well as imposing a burden on caregivers. This study aims to assess the functional status of children with JIA, their QoL, and the associated caregiver burden while exploring the correlations between these factors. Methodology A prospective, cross-sectional, observational study was conducted over 18 months.

A cross-sectional study to assess dual-task interference in postural control in people with lower limb amputation.

Background: In people with lower limb amputation (LLA), the loss of limb structures and peripheral motor and sensory systems result in significant mobility challenges, including impaired postural stability.

Objective: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the dual-task interference (DTI) on postural control and dual-task interference on cognition during static and dynamic balance in people with LLA and compare the same with controls. The secondary objective of this study was to compare the DTI on postural control and DTI on cognition between LLA of different etiology.

A Dysfunctional Descending Pain Modulation System in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and ALE Meta-Analysis.

Pain, a physiological protective mechanism, turns into a complex dynamic neural response when it becomes chronic. The role of neuroplastic brain changes is more evident than the peripheral factors in the maintenance, modulation and amplification of chronic low back pain (cLBP). In this background, we summarise the brain changes in cLBP in a coordinate-based activation likelihood estimation (ALE) meta-analysis of previous functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies.

Efficacy of a local corticosteroid injection on pain, disability and radial nerve thickness in patients with lateral epicondylitis.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of a steroid injection with conservative therapy (CT) versus CT alone on pain, functional limitations and the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the radial nerve (RN) in patients with lateral epicondylitis (LE).

Methods: In this clinical trial, seventy subjects in the age group of 30-60 years with a clinical diagnosis of LE were recruited. Patients received an ultrasound-guided steroid injection and CT (Group A, = 35) or CT alone (Group B, = 35).

Comparing Effectiveness of Combination of Collagen Peptide Type-1, Low Molecular Weight Chondroitin Sulphate, Sodium Hyaluronate, and Vitamin-C Versus Oral Diclofenac Sodium in Achilles Tendinopathy: A Prospective Randomized Control Trial.

Background Achilles tendinopathy, a common cause of heel pain, is primarily considered mechanical in origin, but its pathogenesis and treatment lack consensus. Molecules such as collagen peptide type-1, low molecular weight chondroitin sulphate, sodium hyaluronate and vitamin C have been shown to act as building blocks of tendon structure, and oral supplementation of these have promising results in Achilles tendinopathy. Methods This study was a prospective randomized control trial to compare the effectiveness of oral diclofenac sodium versus a nutraceutical combination of collagen peptide type-1, chondroitin sulphate, sodium hyaluronate, and vitamin C in the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy on pain and ultrasonographic structures.

Lateral epicondylitis: Are we missing out on radial nerve involvement? A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Lateral epicondylitis (LE) is a common ailment causing pain and functional limitations. There is an inadequate understanding of its etiopathogenesis. Involvement of the radial nerve (RN) as the primary causative factor for this condition remains debatable.

A Cross-Sectional Study on Central Sensitization and Autonomic Changes in Fibromyalgia.

Fibromyalgia is a multi-symptomatic disorder characterized by generalized pain. The pathophysiology of fibromyalgia is supposedly an interplay between central nervous system hyper-responsiveness, autonomic dysfunction, and peripheral pain. In this cross-sectional study, the objective was to assess central sensitization and autonomic activity in patients with fibromyalgia compared with control.

Role of sensory input and muscle strength in maintenance of balance, gait, and posture in Parkinson's disease: a pilot study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to simultaneously evaluate multiple components of disequilibrium in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) in ON and OFF states and healthy age- and sex-matched controls on tests of balance, gait, and dynamometry.

Design: Thirty subjects with Parkinson's disease and 30 controls were matched for age and sex. Isokinetic and balance laboratories of a clinical research center were used for assessment.

Balance and gait in total hip replacement: a pilot study.

Objective: Evaluation of balance, gait changes, sexual functions, and activities of daily living in patients with total hip replacement in comparison with healthy subjects.

Design: A total of 30 patients were included in the study after total hip replacement. Balance was examined using dynamic posturography, and gait evaluation was done clinically.