Physiotherapy pain curricula in Finland: a faculty survey.

Background and aims Despite the recognition of pain as a global health problem and advancements achieved in what is known about effective pain management, pain education for undergraduate health care professionals remains insufficient. This study investigated the content of pain curricula and the time allocated to pain education on physiotherapy programs at bachelor's level at Universities of Applied Sciences (UASs) in Finland. Methods A web-based survey questionnaire was sent to the directors of the physiotherapy programs at all the Finnish UASs (n=15) where physiotherapy is taught at bachelor's level.

Isometric endurance test of the cervical flexor muscles - Reliability and normative reference values.

Objective: To obtain reference values for the isometric endurance test (IET) of the cervical flexor muscles, investigate its reproducibility, and compare the results with the maximal isometric strength test (MIST) of the cervical flexor muscles.

Design: Cross-sectional non-comparative study with single group repeated measurements.

Methods: Altogether 219 healthy females aged 20-59 years volunteered to participate in the study.

Does adding a 12-month exercise programme to usual care after a rotator cuff repair effect disability and quality of life at 12 months? A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To compare a 12-month home-based exercise programme with usual care for disability and health-related quality of life after rotator cuff repair.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Outpatient physical and rehabilitation medicine clinic.

Efficacy of a 12-month, monitored home exercise programme compared with normal care commencing 2 months after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a delayed home exercise programme compared with normal care after primary total knee arthroplasty.

Design: Single-blind, prospective, randomized, controlled trial.

Participants: A total of 108 participants (61% females, mean age 69 years [standard deviation 8.

Effects of long-term home-based exercise on health-related quality of life in patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized study with a 1-year follow-up.

Purpose: To evaluate whether long-term neck and upper body exercises conducted in economical community-based outpatient clinic and home-based settings could improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL)for individuals affected by chronic neck pain. The effect of baseline HRQoL and neck pain values on training adherence was also studied.

Methods: Subjects (n = 101, 91 women/10 men, mean age 41.

Neck muscle strength and mobility of the cervical spine as predictors of neck pain: a prospective 6-year study.

Study Design: Follow-up study.

Objective: To study whether neck muscle strength or cervical spine mobility values could serve as predictors for future neck pain among originally pain-free working-age subjects during a long period.

Summary Of Background Data: Neck pain has been associated with weaker neck muscle strength and lower cervical spine mobility in several studies.

Reliability and validity study of the Finnish version 2.0 of the oswestry disability index.

Study Design: Prospective clinical validation study.

Objective: The aims of this study were to translate into Finnish and culturally adapt and study the psycho-metric properties of the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) version 2.0.

Effect of neck strength training on health-related quality of life in females with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled 1-year follow-up study.

Background: Chronic neck pain is a common condition associated not only with a decrease in neck muscle strength, but also with decrease in health-related quality of life (HRQoL). While neck strength training has been shown to be effective in improving neck muscle strength and reducing neck pain, HRQoL among patients with neck pain has been reported as an outcome in only two short-term exercise intervention studies. Thus, reports on the influence of a long-term neck strength training intervention on HRQoL among patients with chronic neck pain have been lacking.

Reliability and validity of the finnish version of the neck disability index and the modified neck pain and disability scale.

Study Design: Translation and psychometric testing.

Objective: To cross-culturally adapt the Neck Disability Index (NDI) to the Finnish language and to assess the reliability and validity of the Finnish version of the Neck Disability Index (NDI-FI) and the modified Neck Pain and Disability Scale (mNPDS-FI) in Finnish patients with neck pain.

Summary Of Background Data: Although largely used, no previous reports exist on the translation process or the testing of the psychometric properties of the Finnish version of the NDI or the mNPDS used in Finland.

Adsorption of benzene, phenol, propane and carbonic acid molecules on oxidized Al(111) and α- Al(2)O(3)(0001) surfaces: a first-principles study.

We present the results of ab initio calculations describing the adsorption of certain small organic molecules on clean and oxidized Al(111) surfaces as well as on the α- Al(2)O(3)(0001) surface. Our results show that adsorption of benzene on the clean and oxidized Al(111) surfaces is generally weak, the adsorption energy being at most around -0.5 eV per benzene molecule, and the molecule adsorbed at a considerable distance from the surfaces.

Quantifying the effect of age on passive range of motion of the cervical spine in healthy working-age women.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To assess age-related changes and determine reference values for passive range of motion of the cervical spine in healthy women of working age.

Background: Although cervical mobility is age dependent, the amount in which aging affects passive range of motion has not been previously reported.

Effect of manual therapy and stretching on neck muscle strength and mobility in chronic neck pain.

Objective: To study the effect of manual therapy and stretching on neck function in women with chronic neck pain.

Methods: A total of 125 women were randomized into 2 groups. Group 1 received manual therapy twice a week for 4 weeks followed by stretching exercises.

Isometric strength of the cervical flexor, extensor, and rotator muscles in 220 healthy females aged 20 to 59 years.

Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.

Objectives: To determine the maximal isometric strength of the flexor, extensor, and rotator muscles of the cervical spine in healthy females of working age to document reference values for diagnostic and rehabilitation purposes.

Background: Reference values for the isometric strength of the cervical muscles have often been based on small samples.

Decreased isometric neck strength in women with chronic neck pain and the repeatability of neck strength measurements.

Objectives: To evaluate neck flexion, extension, and, especially, rotation strength in women with chronic neck pain compared with healthy controls and to evaluate the repeatability of peak isometric neck strength measurements in patients with neck pain.

Design: Cross-sectional.

Settings: Rehabilitation center and physical and rehabilitation medicine department at a Finnish hospital.

Decreased strength and mobility in patients after anterior cervical diskectomy compared with healthy subjects.

Objective: To evaluate whether patients acquired normal physical function after cervical disk prolapse and surgery compared with healthy matched controls.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Hospital in central Finland.