Publications by authors named "Justin H Rigby"
The COVID-19 pandemic created a shift in interprofessional education (IPE) courses, causing programs to change pedagogical approaches. We sought to examine student preferences for taking IPE simulations. On post-simulation surveys from two courses (n=844 students, 2020-2022 academic years), we asked students if they preferred to take the simulation through a synchronous in-person or virtual format.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Trunk movement compensation characterized as ipsilateral trunk lean and posterior rotation with respect to pelvis during stance phase of walking is common in people with hip osteoarthritis and a biomarker of deficits in physical function in older adults. However, the relationship between trunk movement compensation on deficits in physical performance, muscle strength and functional capacity is unknown.
Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used.
Context: Low current intensity iontophoresis treatments have increased skin perfusion over 700% from baseline potentially altering drug clearance from or diffusion to the targeted area.
Objective: To determine the effects of a preceding 10-minute ice massage on subcutaneous dexamethasone sodium phosphate (Dex-P) concentration and skin perfusion during and after a 4-mA iontophoresis treatment.
Design: Controlled laboratory study.
Context: The effect of ultrasound frequency on phonophoresis drug delivery in humans is unknown.
Objective: To determine if a low (45-kHz) or high (1-MHz) frequency delivered a higher dexamethasone (Dex) concentration through the skin.
Design: Controlled laboratory study.
Background: Photobiomodulation (laser/light) therapy has reduced skeletal muscle fatigue and improved performance in previous research.
Objective: To determine if the application of a novel blue (450 nm) and red (645 nm) light-emitting diode photobiomodulation therapy patch improves muscle function and decreases perceived exertion after an elbow-flexion fatigue protocol.
Participants: Thirty-four strength-trained individuals (male = 32 and female = 2, age = 22.
Cryotherapy is one of the most commonly used modalities for postexercise muscle recovery despite inconsistencies in the literature validating its effectiveness. With the need to find a more effective modality, photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) has gained popularity because of recent research demonstrating its ability to accelerate the muscle recovery process. Is PBMT more effective than cryotherapy at reducing recovery time and decreasing delayed onset muscle soreness after strenuous exercise? Three moderate- to high-quality double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trials and 2 low- to moderate-quality translational studies performed on rats were included in this critically appraised topic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Tracking Achilles tendon cross sectional area (CSA) changes may help clinicians understand exercise adaptations and Achilles tendon injury mechanisms. To track adaptations in the Achilles tendon in response to a cross country season.
Design: Longitudinal study.
Context: Upper trapezius trigger points can be debilitating and often lead to chronic pain.
Objective: To determine if long duration low intensity therapeutic ultrasound is effective at treating upper trapezius trigger point pain compared to an inactive placebo treatment.
Design: Randomized control trial.
Context: The heating characteristics of a stationary device delivering sustained acoustic medicine with low-intensity therapeutic ultrasound (LITUS) are unknown.
Objective: To measure intramuscular (IM) heating produced by a LITUS device developed for long-duration treatment of musculoskeletal injuries.
Design: Controlled laboratory study.
Context: The efficacy of the relatively new wireless iontophoresis patch compared with the traditional wired dose controller is unknown.
Objective: To determine the differences among 2 iontophoresis drug-delivery systems (wireless patch versus wired dose controller) and a sham treatment in treating patellar tendinopathy.
Design: Randomized controlled clinical trial.
Study Design: Controlled laboratory study.
Objective: To determine the time course of dexamethasone sodium phosphate (Dex-P) during iontophoresis to underlying tissues using microdialysis.
Background: In human participants, real-time information of Dex-P transdermal delivery during iontophoresis is unknown.
Context: The effectiveness of a new continuous diathermy unit, ReBound, as a heating modality is unknown.
Objective: To compare the effects of ReBound diathermy with silicate-gel moist hot packs on tissue temperature in the human triceps surae muscle.
Design: Crossover study.
Context: A new continuous diathermy called ReBound recently has been introduced. Its effectiveness as a heating modality is unknown.
Objective: To compare the effects of the ReBound diathermy with an established deep-heating diathermy, the Megapulse II pulsed shortwave diathermy, on tissue temperature in the human triceps surae muscle.