The Effectiveness of Cervical Spondylosis Therapy with Saunders Traction Device and High-Intensity Laser Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

BACKGROUND Among all spinal therapies, treatment of the cervical segment is the most difficult. The cervical segment is particularly sensitive to injuries and pain, and it also requires special care due to its great mobility and most delicate construction. The aim of this research was to evaluate analgesic efficacy and improvement of active mobility of the cervical spine after traction therapy with the Saunders device and high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) immediately after therapy, and in short-, medium-, and long-term follow-up in patients with cervical spondylosis.

Anthropometric Study of the Piriformis Muscle and Sciatic Nerve: A Morphological Analysis in a Polish Population.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to determine relationships between piriformis muscle (PM) and sciatic nerve (SN) with reference to sex and anatomical variations. MATERIAL AND METHODS Deep dissection of the gluteal region was performed on 30 randomized, formalin-fixed human lower limbs of adults of both sexes of the Polish population. Anthropometric measurements were taken and then statistically analyzed.

[Assessment of rehabilitation progress in patients with cervical radicular pain syndrome after application of high intensity laser therapy - HILT and Saunders traction device].

Unlabelled: Osteoarthritis of the spine is a major global health problem, it is an epidemic of our times. It affects all parts of the spine, but the hardest to treat is its cervical region. The cervical spine is most mobile, delicate and sensitive to any load.

[The use of Saunders lumbar traction in physiotherapy of patients with chronic lower back pain].

Unlabelled: Pain of the lower back is one of the most common ailments in modem society. Such frequent occurrence of back pain syndromes is a serious medical and social problem. Despite numerous attempts, there have not been comprehensive or decisive publications on the therapeutic standard for back pain syndromes that would cover all the aspects of the ailment.

[Progress assessment of rehabilitation in patients after hip replacement. Preliminary report].

Introduction: Coxarthrosis is one of the most common diseases of the motor system. We distinguish primary and secondary coxarthrosis. The premises for total hip replacement include pain, damage to the surface of the acetabulum and the head of the hip, relative shortening of the limb, gluteal, femur and crus muscle atrophy and gait dysfunctions.

Assessment of muscle strength of hip joints in children with idiopathic scoliosis.

Background: The choice of an appropriate approach to the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis is considerably complicated owing to the lack of a clear-cut aetiology of this condition. Idiopathic scoliosis impairs the body's biomechanical balance and adversely affects body statics.

Material And Methods: The muscle torques of the flexor and extensor muscles of the hip joints were assessed in 123 children (96 girls and 27 boys) aged from 8 to 16 with the I degrees scoliosis.