Exploring Trends between Dance Experience, Athletic Participation, and Injury History.

Background And Purpose: Dancers sustain substantial injury rates ranging from 0.62-5.6 injuries per 1000 dance exposure hours with 72% of these injuries attributed to overuse mechanisms.

Parental Perceptions of Access to and Utilization of Services for Autistic Children in African American Families: An Exploratory Study.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) occurs within all racial, ethnic, and demographic pediatric groups. However, Black children with ASD are diagnosed at later stages of their development, and as a result may not receive or may age out of early intervention services, and demonstrate poorer long-term outcomes, across a range of factors. African American parent's perceptions regarding access to and utilization of healthcare services for their autistic children vary.

A Dynamic Warm-Up Improves Titleist Performance Institute Screen Scores in Adult Golfers.

Context: Guidelines for various movement assessments often instruct clinicians to conduct testing without a warm-up. Warm-ups are commonly performed to increase heart rate, decrease stiffness, and prepare for sport-specific demands. Since athletes typically complete a warm-up prior to sport participation, evaluating biomechanics in this condition may provide a better indication of their bodies' physical capabilities.

Linking Black women to PrEP care using warm handoff referrals from emergency departments to local PrEP clinics.

New Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases continue to disproportionately burden cisgender Black/African American women in the United States due to a confluence of structural and systemic factors. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a safe and effective HIV prevention option, yet there is a striking gap between PrEP eligibility and uptake among cisgender Black women. The current study evaluates a novel warm handoff process in a hospital emergency department setting linking eligible women to local PrEP clinics within 72 hours of hospital discharge in a large southwestern metropolitan city.

Impact of Core Training on Functional Movement Screen Scores in Athletes: A Critically Appraised Topic.

Clinical Scenario: The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is used to assess movement patterns and the risk of injury of active individuals. Current studies have found positive relationships with core training and injury prevention as well as lower limb stability, which can help improve FMS scores.

Clinical Question: Does the implementation of a core training program have an impact on FMS scores in healthy active adults who participate in sport?

Summary Of Key Findings: Literature was searched for articles that included core-focused exercises and implementation of the FMS.

The Movement Competency Screen Shows Improved Injury Predictive Ability Compared With the Functional Movement Screen in Ballet and Contemporary Dance Populations: A Critically Appraised Topic.

Clinical Scenario: Ballet dancers exhibit a high risk of musculoskeletal injuries with around 75% of all injuries attributed to overuse injuries. The high prevalence of chronic injuries suggests contributions caused by abnormal biomechanics in combination with repetitive stress common to ballet. Traditional sports settings implement movement screening tools including the Movement Competency Screen (MCS) and functional movement screen (FMS) to identify factors predisposing athletes to injury.

Work as a social determinant of maternal health: A qualitative exploration of college-educated Black women's experiences at work during pregnancy and postpartum.

Background: Black women are disproportionately impacted by higher rates of maternal mortality in the United States (US). Limited research has focused on adverse maternal health outcomes among college-educated Black women, although research has found these outcomes persistent among this population.

Objectives: This study aimed to fill a critical gap in current research by elucidating the nuanced experiences of college-educated Black women in the workplace during pregnancy and postpartum.

Effects of Vegan and Omnivore Diet on Post-Downhill Running Economy and Muscle Function.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the difference between the extent of muscle damaging exercise on muscle function variables of vegans and omnivores.

Methods: Twenty recreationally trained participants completed the study. Participants were assigned to either vegan ( = 10) or omnivore ( = 10) groups.

Influence of unilateral versus bilateral patellofemoral pain on physical activity, pain self-efficacy, and disability.

Background: Patellofemoral pain (PFP) affects physical and psychosocial health; however, it is unclear if unilateral and bilateral PFP induce similar levels of impairments.

Objectives: We aimed to compare physical activity (PA), pain self-efficacy, and disability between individuals with unilateral and bilateral PFP, and to compare these groups against pain-free controls.

Design: Cross-sectional case-control.

Changes in Hip Isometric Strength of Female College Soccer Players After High-Workload Training Session.

Context: The hip adductor and abductor muscles play vital roles as stabilizers in the lower-extremity. Their activation during soccer-specific actions is essential, but local muscular fatigue can hinder athletic performance and increase the risk of injury.

Design: This study aimed to observe the variations in frontal plane hip strength in female college soccer players before and after a high-workload soccer-specific training session.

Gamified delivery of at-home rehabilitation for individuals with nonspecific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To measure the change in pain and disability during and after a 6-week gamified delivery of home exercise compared to a take-home packet.

Materials And Methods: A 6-week at-home exercise protocol included participants randomly allocated to a gamified delivery group or packet group. The exercise protocol included the plank, side plank, foot elevated side plank, dead bug, and bird dog completed until discontinuation.

"We Take Care of Our Young, No Matter What," Experiences of Engagement in HIV Care Among Black Mothers Parenting Dependent Children in Southwestern Pennsylvania: A Retrospective Descriptive Qualitative Study.

This retrospective descriptive study sought to explore the lived experiences of Black mothers with HIV navigating HIV medical care while parenting dependent children. Six themes were generated from the semi-structured interviews conducted with mothers ( N = 9) related to motherhood, interactions with health care systems and providers, coping, social support, HIV self-management, and HIV prevention. Findings suggested that supportive interpersonal relationships with HIV health care providers, HIV nondisclosure to family and friends, and social network support, inclusive of health care providers, were protective factors in achieving optimal treatment adherence and viral suppression.

Suggestions and Considerations for Application of Movement Screens to Clinical Practice.

Unlabelled: Pre-participation and return to activity functional assessments are commonly used in clinical practice to assess movement quality and identify athletes' limitations. While there are slight differences between each specific test battery, general guidelines suggest that the tests be completed without a warm-up. This has been suggested because dynamic stretching may improve range of motion and athletic performance.

Ultrasound Biofeedback Increases Abdominal Muscle Activation in Golfers With a History of Low Back Pain.

Objectives: To compare activation ratios of the transverse abdominis (TrA) during an abdominal draw-in maneuver (ADIM) and abdominal obliques during a golf swing, with and without ultrasound biofeedback, and to determine intrarater reliability of these ultrasound thickness measures.

Design: Single-session crossover study.

Setting: Laboratory.

Innovations in the Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Health: A Glimpse into the Future.

Skeletal muscle is the largest organ system in the human body and plays critical roles in athletic performance, mobility, and disease pathogenesis. Despite growing recognition of its importance by major health organizations, significant knowledge gaps remain regarding skeletal muscle health and its crosstalk with nearly every physiological system. Relevant public health challenges like pain, injury, obesity, and sarcopenia underscore the need to accurately assess skeletal muscle health and function.

Intravenous Cefazolin Achieves Sustained High Interstitial Concentrations in Open Lower Extremity Fractures.

Background: Infection remains a serious clinical concern in patients with open fractures, despite timely antibiotic administration and surgical debridement. Soft tissue and periosteal stripping may alter local tissue homeostasis and antibiotic pharmacokinetics in the injured limb. The tissue (interstitial) concentration of intravenously administered antibiotics at an open fracture site has not been characterized using direct sampling techniques.

Balance Error Scoring System Performance Differences in Figure Skaters Based on Discipline.

Background: Balance and postural stability are required of figure skaters throughout on-ice performance. Spinning, jumping, and landing each rely on this skill set to maintain control while skaters manage changing demands for each skating discipline.

Hypothesis/purpose: The aim of this study was to compare balance error scoring system (BESS) performance in figure skaters between disciplines and determine if age was related to BESS performance.

Effect of valproic acid upon skeletal muscle subjected to prolonged tourniquet application.

Background: Valproic acid (VPA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, has shown improved outcomes when used as a pharmaceutical intervention in animal studies of hemorrhage, septic shock, and combined injuries. This study was designed to investigate the ability of VPA to mitigate ischemia-reperfusion injury produced by prolonged tourniquet application to an extremity.

Methods: The ischemia-reperfusion model in anesthetized rats was established using hemorrhage and a 3-hour tourniquet application.

Optimizing normalization methods of the external oblique: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Adequate normalization methodology to establish maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) is needed to compare %MVIC values for core exercise completed until discontinuation. Clinicians can use %MVIC classifications to guide their preventative and rehabilitative exercise interventions.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare %MVIC of the external oblique (EO) between normalization techniques of side-lying lateral trunk flexion and Roman chair lateral trunk flexion.

Exploration of the Golf-Specific Low Back Pain Questionnaire.

Objective: The primary purpose of this study was to determine internal consistency and concurrent validity of the Golf-specific Low Back Pain questionnaire (GLBP).

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Online questionnaire.

Relationship Between Muscle Activity and Force During Suspended Bridge Exercises.

Context: Isometric core stability exercises are commonly used to target muscles of the lumbopelvic-hip complex, including the rectus abdominis (RA) and erector spinae (ES). These exercises can be implemented in rehabilitation protocols to increase muscle strength and endurance. Difficulty can be progressed by modifying the base of support or adding an unstable element.

Perceived barriers to accessing physical therapy services in Florida among individuals with low back pain.

Background: Low back pain (LBP) affects up to 84% of adults and physical therapy (PT) has been reported to be an effective approach to conservative care. For those individuals with LBP referred to PT, the decision to initiate and follow through with care is influenced by numerous factors. Currently, a paucity of evidence exists to identify barriers for patients with LBP to access PT care.

Getting to Zero in Allegheny County: Implementation of a Collective Impact Model to Achieve Ending the HIV Epidemic Objectives.

Background: Allegheny County Pennsylvania has the second highest HIV prevalence in the state. In the county, racial and ethnic minorities are disproportionately impacted by HIV.

Methods: In responses to HIV epidemic in the Allegheny County, AIDS Free Pittsburgh was created with the goals of reducing new HIV infections by 75% and declaring Allegheny County AIDS free (no new AIDS cases) by 2020.

Strength Training Rehabilitation Incorporating Power Exercises (STRIPE) for individuals with patellofemoral pain: a randomised controlled trial protocol.

Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a chronic condition that presents with patellar pain during various daily and recreational activities. Individuals with PFP have a wide range of impairments that result in long-term disability and reduced quality of life. Current interventions target hip muscle weakness with strength-based exercises, but recurrence rates are as high as 90%.

Rectus abdominis muscle thickness change and activation increase during planks performed on different surfaces.

Aims: The plank is a common exercise used to evaluate core function. Surface electromyography (sEMG) and ultrasound can be used simultaneously to measure muscle activity. We aimed to compare the %-thickness and %-activation during the plank performed on three surfaces and to determine agreement and relationship between rectus abdominis (RA) %-thickness of a rested tabletop position and %-activation normalized to quiet tabletop position during the plank on three surfaces.