Publications by authors named "Nordin M"
Low back pain is prevalent, and both debilitating for the patient and costly for society if it becomes a chronic condition. The initial prognosis at the onset of low back pain is positive, however the rate of recurrence is high and about 20% of patients seeking care develop a chronic problem that may or may not lead to disability. The main message, based on the best evidence, is that keeping active despite low back pain is "healthy".
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: To investigate the impact of development in sleep continuity on transition to and from obesity over time.
Method: The study used self-reported sleep and body mass index (BMI) measures from the 1965, 1974, 1983, and 1994 waves of the longitudinal Alameda County Study. Sleep continuity was assessed by a question on whether the participants had any troubles falling or staying asleep.
Porous systems are investigated using eigendecomposition of the Laplace matrix. Three parameters; tortuosity, surface-to-pore volume ratio and relaxation rate are derived from the eigenvalue spectrum of the Laplace matrix and connected to the parameters in the Padé approximation, an expression often used to describe the time-dependent diffusion coefficient in porous systems. The Padé length is identified for systems with large pore to connector volume ratio.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The nervous system contributes to inflammatory skin diseases. Objective The aim of this investigation was to study the neuronal contribution to psoriasis at the remission and exacerbation phases.
Methods: We examined the expression of the neuronal markers protein gene product 9.
Background: Although anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) sprains usually occur during the initial phase of the landing cycle (less than 40° knee flexion), the literature has focused on peak values of knee angles, vertical ground reaction force (VGRF), and muscle activity even though it is unclear what occurs during the initial phase of landing.
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the effects of sex (male and female) and fatigue (prefatigue/post-fatigue) on knee flexion angles at the occurrence of peak values of biomechanical variables [knee valgus angle, VGRF, and normalized electromyographic amplitude (NEMG) of the quadriceps and hamstring muscles] during a bilateral drop landing task.
Methods: Knee valgus angle, VGRF, and NEMG of the quadricep and hamstring muscles were collected during bilateral drop landings for twenty-nine recreational athletes before and after a fatigue protocol.
Study Design: Best evidence synthesis.
Objective: To perform a best evidence synthesis on the course and prognostic factors for neck pain and its associated disorders in Grades I-III whiplash-associated disorders (WAD).
Summary Of Background Data: Knowledge of the course of recovery of WAD guides expectations for recovery.
Study Design: Best evidence synthesis.
Objective: To undertake a best evidence synthesis on course and prognosis of neck pain and its associated disorders in the general population.
Summary Of Background Data: Knowing the course of neck pain guides expectations for recovery.
Study Design: Systematic review and best evidence synthesis.
Objectives: To describe the prevalence and incidence of neck pain and disability in workers; to identify risk factors for neck pain in workers; to propose an etiological diagram; and to make recommendations for future research.
Summary Of Background Data: Previous reviews of the etiology of neck pain in workers relied on cross-sectional evidence.
Study Design: Best evidence synthesis.
Objective: To undertake a best evidence synthesis on the burden and determinants of whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) after traffic collisions.
Summary Of Background Data: Previous best evidence synthesis on WAD has noted a lack of evidence regarding incidence of and risk factors for WAD.
Study Design: Best evidence synthesis.
Objective: To undertake a best evidence synthesis of the published evidence on the burden and determinants of neck pain and its associated disorders in the general population.
Summary Of Background Data: The evidence on burden and determinants of neck has not previously been summarized.
Study Design: Best evidence synthesis.
Objective: To provide a detailed description of the methods undertaken in a systematic search and perform a best evidence synthesis on the frequency, determinants, assessment, interventions, course and prognosis of neck pain, and its associated disorders.
Summary Of Background Data: Neck pain is an important cause of health burden; however, the published information is vast, and stakeholders would benefit from a summary of the best evidence.
Study Design: Best evidence synthesis.
Objective: To report on gaps in the literature and make methodologic recommendations based on our review of the literature on frequency and risk factors, assessment, intervention, and course and prognostic factors for neck pain and its associated disorders.
Summary Of Background Data: The scientific literature on neck pain is large and of variable quality.
Study Design: Best evidence synthesis.
Objective: To provide evidence-based guidance to primary care clinicians about how to best assess and treat patients with neck pain.
Summary Of Background Data: There is a need to translate the results of clinical and epidemiologic studies into meaningful and practical information for clinicians.
Study Design: Best evidence synthesis.
Objective: To identify, critically appraise, and synthesize literature from 1980 through 2006 on surgical interventions for neck pain alone or with radicular pain in the absence of serious pathologic disease.
Summary Of Background Data: There have been no comprehensive systematic literature or evidence-based reviews published on this topic.
Study Design: Iterative discussion and consensus by a multidisciplinary task force scientific secretariat reviewing scientific evidence on neck pain and its associated disorders.
Objective: To provide an integrated model for linking the epidemiology of neck pain with its management and consequences, and to help organize and interpret existing knowledge, and to highlight gaps in the current literature.
Summary Of Background Data: The wide variability of scientific and clinical approaches to neck pain described in the literature requires a unified conceptual model for appropriate interpretation of the research evidence.
Study Design: Best evidence synthesis.
Objective: To identify, critically appraise, and synthesize literature from 1980 through 2006 on noninvasive interventions for neck pain and its associated disorders.
Summary Of Background Data: No comprehensive systematic literature reviews have been published on interventions for neck pain and its associated disorders in the past decade.
Study Design: Best evidence synthesis.
Objective: To critically appraise and synthesize the literature on assessment of neck pain.
Summary Of Background Data: The published literature on assessment of neck pain is large and of variable quality.
Study Design: Best-evidence synthesis.
Objective: To perform a best evidence synthesis on the course and prognostic factors for neck pain and its associated disorders in workers.
Summary Of Background Data: Knowledge of the course of neck pain in workers guides expectations for recovery.
The aim of this study was to identify the magnitude and characteristics of work-related musculoskeletal complaints among perioperative nurses and technicians (PNT) and determine the associated ergonomic risk factors in the operating room (OR) environment based on self-report and focus group discussion. The 50 PNTs who participated in the study completed a self-report survey for musculoskeletal symptoms, Job Description Questionnaire, and Psychometric Evaluation Questionnaire, and participated in focus groups to discuss potential OR ergonomic risk factors. The results of the study demonstrated a high prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) among PNTs, with lower back pain the most prevalent (84%) complaint, followed by ankle/foot (74%) and shoulder (74%) pain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) have a significant impact on physical therapists, but few studies have addressed the issue. Research is needed to determine the scope of the problem and the effects of specific risk factors.
Objectives: The objectives of this study were: (1) to determine the 1-year incidence rate of WMSDs in physical therapists and (2) to determine the effects of specific risk factors.
Study Design: Best-evidence synthesis.
Objective: To perform a best evidence synthesis on the course and prognostic factors for neck pain and its associated disorders in workers.
Summary Of Background Data: Knowledge of the course of neck pain in workers guides expectations for recovery.
Study Design: Best evidence synthesis.
Objective: To perform a best evidence synthesis on the course and prognostic factors for neck pain and its associated disorders in Grades I-III whiplash-associated disorders (WAD).
Summary Of Background Data: Knowledge of the course of recovery of WAD guides expectations for recovery.
Study Design: Best evidence synthesis.
Objective: To undertake a best evidence synthesis on course and prognosis of neck pain and its associated disorders in the general population.
Summary Of Background Data: Knowing the course of neck pain guides expectations for recovery.
Study Design: Systematic review and best evidence synthesis.
Objectives: To describe the prevalence and incidence of neck pain and disability in workers; to identify risk factors for neck pain in workers; to propose an etiological diagram; and to make recommendations for future research.
Summary Of Background Data: Previous reviews of the etiology of neck pain in workers relied on cross-sectional evidence.