Threshold and Standard Error of Measurement for Relative Rest Time of Pericervical Muscles During Prolonged Computer-Typing Tasks in Individuals With Neck Symptoms.

Introduction The most common work-related musculoskeletal disorder worldwide is neck pain, especially among individuals who extensively use computers in a seated position. One biomedical cause of this neck pain is the prolonged activity of the muscles around the neck. Electromyography (EMG) has been used to evaluate the frequency and intensity of muscle activity.

Research Priorities in the Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy Among Diploma Therapists: An International Delphi Study.

Introduction Mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MDT) is the most researched approach in musculoskeletal physical therapy and involves classifying patients into sub-groups based on their response to loading strategies. MDT diploma therapists (Dip-MDTs) fully recognize the value of MDT in musculoskeletal physical therapy. MDT is updating its system based on the latest research, but the system has not yet been fully established.

Cross-cultural Adaptation of the Health Sciences Evidence-based Practice Questionnaire into Japanese and Its Test-Retest Reliability in Undergraduate Students.

Objectives: The Health Sciences Evidence-Based Practice (HS-EBP) questionnaire was recently developed for measuring five constructs of evidence-based clinical practice among Spanish health professionals by applying content and construct validity investigation. The current study aims to undertake a cross-cultural adaptation of the HS-EBP into Japanese and to investigate the internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the Japanese HS-EBP among undergraduate students of nursing and physical and occupational therapies.

Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation was undertaken by following Beaton's five-step process.

Habitual posture and weekly time spent sitting do not contribute to the lumbopelvic curvature during active unilateral knee extension in sitting test.

[Purpose] To investigate whether habitual pelvic posture and time spent sitting are primary contributing factors to performance in the active unilateral knee extension in sitting test in young people. [Participants and Methods] The participants' ages ranged from 20 to 40 years. LUMOback, a wearable electronic device, was used to measure the proportion of the days spent in a neutral pelvic posture (posture score) and time spent sitting over a week.