Effect of a Single Administration of Focused Extracorporeal Shock Wave in the Relief of Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness: Results of a Partially Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To examine the effects of a single administration of focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy on eccentric exercise-induced delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS).

Design: Three-arm randomized controlled study.

Setting: University research center.

The management of needlestick injuries.

Background: An estimated 1 million needlestick injuries (NSIs) occur in Europe each year. The Council Directive 2010/32/EU on the prevention of NSIs describes minimum requirements for prevention and calls for the implementation of local, national and Europe-wide reporting systems. The Directive is to be implemented by all EU member states by 11 May 2013.

Cognitive status and ambulatory rehabilitation outcome in geriatric patients.

Objective: To determine the effect of admission cognitive status on gait and stair climbing rehabilitation outcome in geriatric patients.

Design: Before-after trial.

Subjects: A total of 179 geriatric patients (139 women and 40 men; age range 67-97 years) consecutively admitted to a geriatric inpatient rehabilitation regimen (mean length of stay 28.

Movement behaviour in patients with chronic neck pain.

Background And Purpose: The present study evaluated whether patients with chronic neck pain demonstrate characteristic angular movement deviations during repeated cervical spine movements.

Method: Sixteen patients with chronic neck pain and a group of 18 aged-matched healthy control subjects performed 10 repetitive maximal cervical movement cycles (flexion/extension, rotation, lateral flexion) at a self-determined velocity. To collect the kinematic data of the cervical spine, a three-dimensional ultrasonic movement analysis system (Zebris CMS70, Germany) was used.