[Effectiveness of an individualised physiotherapy program versus group therapy on neck pain and disability in patients with acute and subacute mechanical neck pain].

Objective: To compare the efficacy in reducing neck pain and disability in an individualised physiotherapy treatment with group treatment in acute and subacute mechanical neck pain.

Design: Randomised clinical trial.

Location: Health Area of University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain.

Strength-Duration Curves of the Common Fibular Nerve Show Hypoexcitability in People With Functional Ankle Instability.

Background: Some motor impairments, such as decreased reaction of peroneal muscles, altered kinematics, or poor postural control, have been described in people with functional ankle instability. Evidence shows a possible relationship between fibular nerve impairments and functional ankle instability.

Objective: To investigate the electrophysiologic excitability of the common fibular nerve, as measured by strength-duration curves, in subjects with functional ankle instability compared with a control group without ankle impairment.

Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool.

Purpose: To estimate the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT-Sv).

Method: One hundred and seventy-one subjects participated. The psychometric properties tested for CAIT-Sv were internal consistency with Cronbach's α (n = 171) in the first measurement; test-retest reliability using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC2,1) (n = 171) in two measurements separated by one week; criterion validity by ICC2,1 between the original CAIT and CAIT-Sv in two measurements separated by two weeks for a subgroup of 54 bilingual subjects; ceiling and floor effects (n = 78 subjects with a history of at least one ankle sprain), and responsiveness using Cohen's d in a subgroup of 25 subjects with a history of at least one ankle sprain and a score ≤24 points on the CAIT-Sv and treated with a rehabilitation program during four weeks.

Efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound in pain and joint mobility in whiplash traumatic acute and subacute phases.

To determine if ultrasound (US) is effective in reducing pain and mobility limitation in the treatment of traumatic cervical sprain, we performed an experimental study. The sample comprised 54 diagnosed subjects with a mean age of 36.54 y (standard deviation = 12.

Design and validation of GCH System 1.0 which measures the weight-bearing exerted on forearm crutches during aided gait.

Normally, when the patient's functional recovery involves partial weight-bearing aided walking using forearm crutches, it is not possible to control the amount of weight-bearing objectively that the individuals carry out and its progression. This leads to significant errors in accuracy and, consequently, complications and after effects in pathologies. To compensate for this deficiency, we have set out to design and validate a measurement system and a computerized record of the loads exerted on Canadian crutches in aided walking as well as incorporating a mechanism for acoustic and visual biofeedback that will inform the subject if said charges are correct, so that they are able correct their errors and avoid problems in their recovery.