Chronic back pain prevalence at small area level in England - the design and validation of a 2-stage static spatial microsimulation model.

Spatially disaggregated estimates provide valuable insights into the nature of a disease. They highlight inequalities, aid public health planning and identify avenues for further research. Spatial microsimulation is advantageous in that it can be used to create large microdata sets with intact microlevel relationships between variables, which allows analysis of relationships between variables locally.

The effectiveness of cupping therapy on low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of cupping therapy on low back pain (LBP).

Methods: Medline, Embase, Scopus and WANFANG databases were searched for relevant cupping RCTs on low back pain articles up to 2023. A complementary search was manually made on 27 September for update screening.

Understanding the burden of chronic back pain: a spatial microsimulation of chronic back pain at small area level across England.

Purpose: Chronic back pain (CBP) carries a significant burden. Understanding how and why CBP prevalence varies spatially, as well as the potential impact of policies to decrease CBP would prove valuable for public health planning. This study aims to simulate and map the prevalence of CBP at ward-level across England, identify associations which may explain spatial variation, and explore 'what-if' scenarios for the impact of policies to increase physical activity (PA) on CBP.

Assessment of Fatigue and Recovery in Sport: Narrative Review.

Fatigue is a phenomenon associated with decreases in both physical and cognitive performances and increases in injury occurrence. Competitive athletes are required to complete demanding training programs with high workloads to elicit the physiological and musculoskeletal adaptations plus skill acquisition necessary for performance. High workloads, especially sudden rapid increases in training loads, are associated with the occurrence of fatigue.

Instructor facilitation mediates students' negative perceptions of active learning instruction.

Studies have demonstrated students' resistance to active learning, despite evidence illustrating that their learning is improved relative to students in lectures. Specifically, while active learning and group work are effective at engaging students in their learning process, studies report that students' perceptions of active learning approaches are not always positive. What remains underexplored is whether students' perceptions of active learning improve with effective instructor facilitation and whether there exists differential perceptions between racially minoritized students and represented students.

Association of Sports Participation With Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The association between participating in sport and osteoarthritis is not fully understood.

Purpose: To investigate the association between osteoarthritis and participating in sports not listed in previous reviews: American football, archery, baseball, bobsleigh, curling, handball, ice hockey, shooting, skeleton, speed skating, and wrestling.

Study Design: Systematic review; Level of evidence, 3.

Integrating sport and exercise medicine clinics into the National Health Service: a qualitative study.

Objectives: To explore the services National Health Service (NHS)-based sport and exercise medicine (SEM) clinics can offer, and the barriers to creating and integrating SEM services into the NHS.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were undertaken to collect data from identified 'stakeholders'. Stakeholders were identified as individuals who had experience and knowledge of the speciality of SEM and the NHS.

Self-Report and Contemporaneously Recorded Running Agreement in Recreational Athletes.

Leech RD, Grunseit A, and Edwards KL. Self-report and contemporaneously recorded running agreement in recreational athletes. J Strength Cond Res 36(7): 1922-1929, 2022-Accurate assessment of running exposure in research or clinical practice relies on the ability to measure the behavior validly and reliably.

Not All Play Equipment Is Created Equal: Associations Between Equipment at Home and Children's Physical Activity.

Background: Play equipment at home could be targeted in interventions to increase children's physical activity (PA), but evidence is mixed, potentially because current methods do not reflect children's lived experience. This study investigated associations between combinations of equipment and PA.

Methods: Data were from the Mothers and their Children's Health study and the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.

Radiographic appearance of the distal clavicle in relation to the acromion after acromioclavicular joint reconstruction using a braided polyester mesh.

ACJ stabilization using a braided polyester mesh has become popular in ACJ injuries. However, concerns have been raised about excessive anterior clavicle displacement. The purpose of this study was to report radiographic position of the distal clavicle in relation to the acromion after ACJ reconstruction using this device immediately postoperative and after 6 months follow-up compared with a healthy control group.

Cohort profile: the Trivandrum non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) cohort.

Purpose: The Trivandrum non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) cohort is a population-based study designed to examine the interaction between genetic and lifestyle factors and their association with increased risk of NAFLD within the Indian population.

Participants: Between 2013 and 2016, a total of 2222 participants were recruited to this cohort through multistage cluster sampling across the whole population of Trivandrum-a district within the state of Kerala, South India. Data were collected from all inhabitants of randomly selected households over the age of 25.

Outcomes of Closed Versus Open Defects After Local Excision of Rectal Neoplasms: A Multi-institutional Matched Analysis.

Background: The management of the rectal wall defect after local excision of rectal neoplasms remains controversial, and the existing data are equivocal.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of open versus closed defects on postoperative outcomes after local excision of rectal neoplasms.

Design: Data from 3 institutions were analyzed.

Potential Effect Modifiers of the Association Between Physical Activity Patterns and Joint Symptoms in Middle-Aged Women.

Objective: To examine whether body mass index (BMI), menopausal status, and hormone therapy (HT) use modify the association between physical activity (PA) patterns throughout middle age and the incidence and prevalence of joint symptoms in women in later middle age.

Methods: Data were from 6,661 participants (born 1946-1951) in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. Surveys, with questions on joint pain and stiffness, PA, height and weight, menopausal symptoms, and HT use, were completed every 3 years from 1998 to 2010.

A validation of the Nottingham Clavicle Score: a clavicle, acromioclavicular joint and sternoclavicular joint-specific patient-reported outcome measure.

Background: Patients with acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) and sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) injuries and with clavicle fractures are typically younger and more active than those with other shoulder pathologies. We developed the Nottingham Clavicle Score (NCS) specifically for this group of patients to improve sensitivity for assessing the outcomes of treatment of these conditions compared with the more commonly used Constant Score (CS) and Oxford Shoulder Score (OSS).

Materials And Methods: This was a cohort study in which the preoperative and 6-month postoperative NCS evaluations of outcome in 90 patients were compared with the CS, OSS, Imatani Score (IS), and the EQ-5D scores.

A global perspective for managing obesity and improving health: conventional treatment and surgical options: 4th Annual Obesity Summit, London, April 2016.

There are more than 1.9 billion overweight people worldwide, culminating in high rates of Type 2 diabetes; and cardiovascular, digestive and other health problems. This makes obesity a startling phenomenon and a significant global health epidemic.

Athletic Population with Spondylolysis: Review of Outcomes following Surgical Repair or Conservative Management.

Study Design: Narrative review.

Objective: The study aims to critically review the outcomes associated with the surgical repair or conservative management of spondylolysis in athletes.

Methods: The English literature listed in MEDLINE/PubMed was reviewed to identify related articles using the term "spondylolysis AND athlete.

Running and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic condition characterized by pain, impaired function, and reduced quality of life. A number of risk factors for knee OA have been identified, such as obesity, occupation, and injury. The association between knee OA and physical activity or particular sports such as running is less clear.

What anatomy is clinically useful and when should we be teaching it?

Anatomy teaching, once thought of as being the cornerstone of medical education, has undergone much change in the recent years. There is now growing concern for falling standards in medical graduates' anatomical knowledge, coupled with a reduction in teaching time and appropriately qualified teaching staff. With limited contact hours available to teach this important discipline, it is essential to consider what anatomy is taught within the medical curriculum to ensure it is fit for clinical practice.

Reoperation rates in the surgical treatment of spinal metastases.

Background Context: The surgical treatment in spinal metastases has been shown to improve function and neurologic outcome. Unplanned hospital readmissions can be costly and cause unnecessary harm.

Purpose: Our aim was to first analyze the reoperation rate and indications for this revision surgery in spinal metastases from an academic tertiary spinal institute and, second, to make comparisons on outcome (neurology and survival) against patients who underwent single surgery only.