High Prevalence of Low Back Pain in College Rifle Athletes.

Background: The sport of rifle places unique physical demands on its athletes relative to other collegiate sports, including maintaining lumbar-straining positions for extended time. Anecdotal reports of low back pain (LBP) are common among collegiate rifle athletes, but the prevalence of LBP in this population has not yet been established in the literature.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to survey collegiate rifle athletes to quantify the prevalence and impact of low back pain in this population and identify possible contributing factors including the COVID-19 pandemic.

National Study Examining Excellence and Value in Physical Therapist Residency Education: Part 1-Design, Methods, and Results.

Objective: A challenge in health professions is training practitioners to navigate health care complexities, promote health, optimize outcomes, and advance their field. Physical therapist residency education offers a pathway to meet these needs in ways that "entry-level" (professional) education may not. Identifying key aspects of excellence in residency education and understanding its value in developing adaptive expertise will help devise strategies to enhance program, resident, and patient outcomes.

National Study Examining Excellence and Value in Physical Therapist Residency Education: Part 2-A Call to Action.

This Perspective provides a crucial set of actions with corresponding recommendations aimed at propelling the physical therapy profession toward excellence in residency education. The conceptual model includes elements of excellence in the delivery and outcomes of physical therapist residency education and the domain of value experienced by stakeholders impacted by physical therapist residency education. Linked to the conceptual model, the 15 actions, and 28 recommendations draw from (1) the Physical Therapist Residency Excellence and Value (PT-REV) study, (2) the Physical Therapist Education for the 21st Century (PTE-21) study, and (3) research in the learning sciences.

Comparison of Pain Characteristics, Strength, and Movement Patterns in Adolescents With Juvenile Fibromyalgia and High Versus Low Fear of Movement.

Unlabelled: Physical activity avoidance and fear of movement (FOM) is often observed in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain, along with difficulties coping with pain. There is little research regarding how FOM may also relate to reduced physical strength and altered movement patterns that may perpetuate a cycle of pain, FOM, and disability. The objective of this observational study was to compare how adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM) exhibiting high versus low FOM (Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11) differed on patient-reported measures of pain, fatigue, catastrophizing and pain interference, and performance-based measures of strength, postural control, and biomechanical function.

Understanding social determinants of health and physical therapy outcomes in patients with low back pain: A scoping review.

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is the number one cause of disability worldwide; however, it is not clear how social determinants of health (SDOH) impact care management and outcomes related to physical therapy (PT) services for patients with LBP.

Objective: The purposes of this scoping review are to examine and assimilate the literature on how SDOH and PT care relate to non-specific LBP outcomes and identify gaps in the literature to target for future research.

Methods: Data were extracted from eight electronic databases from January 2011 to February 2022.

Mass spectrometry imaging protocol for spatial mapping of lipids, N-glycans and peptides in murine lung tissue.

Rationale: The application of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) to murine lungs is challenging due to the spongy nature of the tissue. Lungs consist of interconnected air sacs (alveoli) lined by a single layer of flattened epithelial cells, which requires inflation to maintain its natural structure. Therefore, a protocol that is compatible with both lung instillation and high spatial resolution is essential to enable multi-omic studies on murine lung disease models using MALDI-MSI.

Use of tryptic peptide MALDI mass spectrometry imaging to identify the spatial proteomic landscape of colorectal cancer liver metastases.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. CRC liver metastases (CRLM) are often resistant to conventional treatments, with high rates of recurrence. Therefore, it is crucial to identify biomarkers for CRLM patients that predict cancer progression.

Comparisons of Clinical Competency and Job Responsibilities of Physical Therapists With and Without Postprofessional Training.

Introduction: Understanding how educational pathways may influence clinical competence and work responsibilities is important in providing guidance to academic and clinic stakeholders and physical therapists (PTs) on PT career development. The purpose of this paper was to compare perceived clinical competency and job duties between PTs with formal mentored postprofessional clinical education with PTs without formal postprofessional clinical education.

Review Of Literature: The understanding of self-perceived clinical competence of PTs overall in the United States is limited, especially as related to the impact of postprofessional education.

Sodium doping and trapped ion mobility spectrometry improve lipid detection for novel MALDI-MSI analysis of oats.

Oat (Avena sativa L.) is an important cereal grain with a unique nutritional profile including a high proportion of lipids. Understanding lipid composition and distribution in oats is valuable for plant, food and nutritional research, and can be achieved using MALDI mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI).

Associations between patient-reported functional disability and measures of physical ability in juvenile fibromyalgia.

Juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM) is a chronic condition characterized by symptoms of pain and fatigue and is associated with sedentary behavior and functional disability. Adults with fibromyalgia exhibit deficits in physical fitness as evidenced by lower aerobic capacity and physical endurance, but it is unknown whether these impairments are apparent in adolescents with JFM. Furthermore, the extent to which functional disability and pain interference relate to measures of physical fitness has not been investigated in a pediatric pain population.

High-Resolution -Glycan MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Subchondral Bone Tissue Microarrays in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.

-glycan alterations contribute to the progression of several joint diseases, including knee osteoarthritis (KOA). However, molecular changes in KOA subchondral trabecular bone, when exposed to different joint loading forces, are still unknown. The aim of this study was, therefore, to demonstrate the feasibility to differentiate -glycan changes in subchondral trabecular bone from four different joint loading forces of the tibial plateau regions (i.

Complex-Type -Glycans Are Associated with Cartilage Degeneration within Different Loading Sites of the Tibial Plateau for Knee Osteoarthritis Patients.

Abnormal -glycosylation has been shown to play an important role in the pathogenesis of multiple diseases. However, little is known about the relationship between -glycosylation and knee osteoarthritis (KOA) progression at the tissue level. Thus, the aim of this study was to quantify the cartilage histomorphometric changes in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue collected from the lateral and medial compartments of the tibial plateau KOA patients ( = 8).

Kinesiophobia Is Associated With Poor Function and Modifiable Through Interventions in People With Patellofemoral Pain: A Systematic Review With Individual Participant Data Correlation Meta-Analysis.

Objective: The aim of this systematic review and correlation meta-analysis was to identify factors associated with kinesiophobia in individuals with patellofemoral pain (PFP) and to identify interventions that may reduce kinesiophobia in individuals with PFP.

Methods: Seven databases were searched for articles including clinical factors associated with kinesiophobia or interventions that may reduce kinesiophobia in individuals with PFP. Two reviewers screened articles for inclusion, assessed risk of bias and quality, and extracted data from each study.

Does graded motor imagery benefit individuals with knee pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: Evaluate how Graded Motor Imagery (GMI) may be used in those with knee pain, if individuals with knee pain present with a central nervous system (CNS) processing deficit, and if GMI is associated with improved outcomes.

Methods: An electronic database search was conducted of PubMed, SPORTDiscus, CINHAL, MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and Sports Medicine Education Index using keywords related to GMI and knee pain. This review was reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines.

Role of Oral Intake, Mobility, and Activity Measures in Informing Discharge Recommendations for Hospitalized Inmate and Noninmate Patients With COVID-19: Retrospective Analysis.

Background: Patients who were incarcerated were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 compared with the general public. Furthermore, the impact of multidisciplinary rehabilitation assessments and interventions on the outcomes of patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 is limited.

Objective: We aimed to compare the functional outcomes of oral intake, mobility, and activity between inmates and noninmates diagnosed with COVID-19 and examine the relationships among these functional measures and discharge destination.

Financial impact associated with implementation of the low back pain clinical practice guideline in outpatient physical therapist practice at a large academic medical center.

Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is the top health condition requiring rehabilitation in the United States. The financial burden of managing LBP is also amongst the highest in the United States. Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) provide management recommendations and have the potential to lower health costs.

Functional connectivity patterns are altered by low back pain and cause different responses to sham and real dry needling therapies: a systematic review of fMRI studies.

Background: There is a relationship between low back pain (LBP) and central nervous system dysfunction. Needling therapies (e.g.

Mass spectrometry imaging spatially identifies complex-type N-glycans as putative cartilage degradation markers in human knee osteoarthritis tissue.

N-Glycan alterations contribute to the pathophysiology and progression of various diseases. However, the involvement of N-glycans in knee osteoarthritis (KOA) progression at the tissue level, especially within articular cartilage, is still poorly understood. Thus, the aim of this study was to spatially map and identify KOA-specific N-glycans from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) osteochondral tissue of the tibial plateau relative to cadaveric control (CTL) tissues.

The effects of knee osteoarthritis on neural activity during a motor task: A scoping systematic review.

Objective: To examine the evidence of neural activation with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), corticospinal excitability, and other central nervous system measurement differences during motor tasks between those with and without knee osteoarthritis (KOA).

Methods: A scoping review strategy was systematically performed. We searched PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, PsychInfo, SportDiscus, SCOPUS and Web of Science from database inception to April 2021.

Biomechanical variations in children who are overweight and obese during high-impact activities: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Youth who are obese or overweight demonstrate evidence of poor lower extremity joint health and alterations in gait characteristics compared with youth who are healthy weight. However, there is no consensus if altered movement patterns are still present during high-impact activities. The purpose of this review was to determine if spatiotemporal and kinematic and kinetic variables during high-impact activities were significantly different between youth who are overweight and obese compared with youth who are healthy weight.

Perceived Management of Acute Sports Injuries and Medical Conditions by Athletic Trainers and Physical Therapists.

Background: While Athletic Trainers' (ATs) education emphasizes sport event coverage, Physical Therapists' (PTs) education may prepare them for event coverage responsibilities. The objectives of this study were to compare the perceived preparedness and decision-making related to acute injury/medical condition management among ATs and PTs and evaluate the relationship between perceived preparedness and decision-making.

Hypothesis: ATs would report greater perceived preparedness and appropriate decision-making related to acute injury/medical conditions compared to PTs.

A preliminary analysis of physical therapist agreement regarding the perceived impairments in cases of runners with knee pain.

Background: There is a scarcity of evidence describing how physical therapists use data from clinical examinations to inform the treatment of runners with knee pain.

Objective: Our purpose was to examine the between physical therapist agreement on the selection of perceived impairments in runners with knee pain.

Methods: Twelve physical therapists reviewed two cases of runners with knee pain.

In-House Packed Porous Graphitic Carbon Columns for Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Analysis of Glycans.

Protein glycosylation is a common post-translational modification that modulates biological processes such as the immune response and protein trafficking. Altered glycosylation profiles are associated with cancer and inflammatory diseases, as well as impacting the efficacy of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. Consisting of oligosaccharides attached to asparagine residues, enzymatically released linked glycans are analytically challenging due to the diversity of isomeric structures that exist.