Simplified functioning assessment for low back pain: ICF-based item response theory modelling.

Background: Despite the growing interest of the item response theory (IRT) in assessment of person abilities and functioning difficulties in screening tools, there is scarcity of research using IRT on ICF-based tools for persons with low back pain (LBP).

Aim: To generate and validate a parsimonious core set of ICF (PCSI) for LBP based on the IRT modelling.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Efficacy of electrophysical agents in fibromyalgia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Objective: To examine the effectiveness of electrophysical agents in fibromyalgia.

Data Sources: CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Embase, Medline, PEDro, and Web of Science were searched from their inceptions to March 27, 2023.

Methods: This study was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42022354326).

Activation Patterns of Functional Brain Network in Response to Action Observation-Induced and Non-Induced Motor Imagery of Swallowing: A Pilot Study.

Action observation (AO) combined with motor imagery (MI) was verified as more effective in improving limb function than AO or MI alone, while the underlying mechanism of swallowing was ambiguous. The study aimed at exploring the efficacy of AO combined with MI in swallowing. In this study, twelve subjects performed the motor imagery of swallowing (MI-SW) during magnetoencephalography (MEG) scanning, and trials were divided into three groups: the non-induced group (control group, CG), male AO-induced group (M-AIG), and female AO-induced group (F-AIG).

Activity limitation and participation restriction in Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis: findings based on the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey.

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) and Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are the most common joint diseases leading to chronic pain and disability. Given the chronicity and disabling nature of OA and RA, they are likely to influence full participation of individuals in the society. An activity limitation occurs when a person has difficulty executing an activity; a participation restriction is experienced when a person has difficulty participating in a real-life situation.