Effects of Lumbar Stabilization on Scapular Muscle Activity, Activation Onset Time, and Kinematics in Individuals with Scapular Dyskinesis.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of lumbar stabilization on muscle activity, muscle onset time, and scapular kinematics in individuals with scapular dyskinesis. Fourteen participants with scapular dyskinesis were recruited. Scapular muscle activity and activation onset time were measured by electromyography (EMG), and scapular upward rotation was measured by two-dimensional (2-D) Kinovia software, under two conditions: with and without abdominal bracing.

Initial Development and Validation of Physical Therapy-Patient Education Questionnaire (PT-PEQ).

Background: Patient education can increase patient engagement and positive outcomes with physical therapy treatment. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a physical therapy patient education questionnaire.

Methods: Candidate items were developed and evaluated by an expert panel for content validity.

Optimizing Pain Intensity Assessment in Clinical Trials: How Many Ratings are Needed to Best Balance the Need for Validity and to Minimize Assessment Burden?

Pain intensity is the most commonly used outcome domain in pain clinical trials. To minimize the chances of type II error (ie, concluding that a treatment does not have beneficial effects, when in fact it does), the measure of pain intensity used should be sensitive to changes produced by effective pain treatments. Here we sought to identify the combination of pain intensity ratings that would balance the need for reliability and validity against the need to minimize assessment burden.

Comparison of Hip and Knee Biomechanics during Sidestep Cutting in Male Basketball Athletes with and without Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

This study aimed to compare hip and knee biomechanics during sidestep cutting on the operated and non-operated sides in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), and in an uninjured control group. Twenty male basketball athletes, 10 individuals with ACLR and 10 controls, were recruited. Hip and knee joint angles and angular velocities were investigated with a three-dimensional motion analysis system, and ground reaction forces (GRF) along with moments were collected during the deceleration phase of the stance limb during sidestep cutting maneuvers.

Effects of short foot exercise combined with lower extremity training on dynamic foot function in individuals with flexible flatfoot: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Flexible flatfoot has demonstrated biomechanical linkages between distal and proximal lower extremities. However, supporting evidence is required to investigate the benefits of short foot exercise (SF) and short foot exercise in combination with lower extremity training (SFLE) on dynamic foot function.

Research Question: This study aimed to determine the effects of a 6-week SF, 6-week SFLE, or control condition (no intervention) on dynamic foot function during gait in individuals with flexible flatfoot.

Effects of radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy versus high intensity laser therapy in individuals with plantar fasciitis: A randomised clinical trial.

This study aimed to compare the effects of radial extracorporeal shockwave therapy (rESWT) to the effects of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) in the treatment of individuals with plantar fasciitis. Thirty-two individuals with unilateral plantar fasciitis were randomized into two groups: rESWT and HILT. In each group, the individuals underwent the intervention two sessions per week, for three weeks.

Age progression in hypnosis for pain and fatigue in individuals with disabilities.

The purpose of this paper is to describe in detail a specific age progression approach that we use in our clinical practice and clinical trials in interventions including hypnosis for chronic pain and fatigue in individuals with disabilities. Moreover, we present preliminary evidence regarding the effects of the hypnosis sessions that use age progression suggestions compared to hypnosis sessions that provide different suggestions, as well as to sessions that did not include hypnotic procedures. Findings indicate that age progression suggestions for pain management with individuals participating in hypnosis treatment resulted in substantial immediate reductions in pain intensity, which were greater than pain reductions associated with treatments sessions providing pain education or cognitive therapy.

Prevalence of scapular dyskinesis in office workers with neck and scapular pain.

This study aimed to investigate the presence of scapular dyskinesis (SD) in office workers with neck and scapular complaints. The postural malalignment and related muscle adaptations were also explored. .

Association among pain, disability, and functional capacity in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) have pain, disability, and decreased functional capacity, however, the association is still unknown.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the association between pain, disability, and functional capacity in patients with CNSLBP.

Methods: Thirty participants with CNSLBP were interviewed for demographic data and assessed for pain intensity by visual analog scale (VAS), disability level by Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and functional capacity comprising functional reach (FR), five times sit-to-stand (5STS), and two-minute step (2MS).

Decreased Functional Capacity in Individuals with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare functional capacity tests between individuals with and without chronic non-specific low back pain and to investigate the effects of demographic data on functional capacity tests.

Methods: Thirty individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) and thirty healthy individuals underwent three functional capacity tests comprising functional reach test (FRT), five-time sit to stand test (5 TSST), and two-minute step test (2 MST). CNSLBP were assessed in pain intensity using a visual analog scale (VAS) and disability level using the modified Oswestry disability questionnaire (MODQ) Thai version.

Intertester reliability of a movement impairment-based classification system for individuals with shoulder pain.

Background: Other than pathoanatomical diagnosis, physical therapy managements need the diagnosis of movement-related impairments for guiding treatment interventions. The classification system of the Movement System Impairment (MSI) has been adopted to label the musculoskeletal disorders in physical therapy practice. However, reliability study of this classification system in individuals with shoulder pain has not been reported in the literature.

Responsiveness of pain, functional capacity tests, and disability level in individuals with chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Background: Clinical outcomes are very important in clinical assessment, and responsiveness is a component inside the outcome measures that needs to be investigated, particularly in chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNSLBP).

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the responsiveness of pain, functional capacity tests, and disability in individuals with CNSLBP.

Methods: Twenty subjects were assessed in pain using the following methods: visual analog scale (VAS) and numeric pain rating scale (NPRS), functional capacity tests: functional reach test (FRT), five-time sit-to-stand test (5 TSST), and two-minute step test (2 MST), and disability level: modified Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (MODQ), Thai version before and after 2-week intervention session.

Effect of increased relative stiffness of the lumbar spine on hamstring muscle stretching in individuals with a history of low back pain suspected to have a clinical lumbar instability: A randomized crossover design.

Background: Theoretically, lumbopelvic stabilization techniques during hamstring muscle stretching could increase lumbar stiffness relative to hamstring muscle in individuals with a history of low back pain and suspected clinical lumbar instability. However, evidence to support this theory is limited. This study aimed to 1) determine changes in lumbopelvic, lumbar, and hip motions, and hamstring muscle length after stretching exercises with lumbopelvic stiffening or relaxing techniques, and 2) compare those changes between techniques.

Muscle Activity of Abdominal and Back Muscles during Six Starting Positions in Untrained Individuals.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the electromyography (EMG) activity amongfive abdominal and back muscles at six starting positions in untrained individuals.

Materials And Method: Twenty-five healthy individuals aged 20.9 +/- 3.

The Adaptive Patterns of Pelvic Alignment in Individuals with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Objective: To investigate the adaptive pattern of pelvic alignment and to determine the correlations between pelvic alignment and Angle of Trunk Rotation (ATR) of each curve type in individuals with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS).

Material And Method: This cross-sectional study of 31 AIS subjects was divided according to single or double curve patterns. Demographic data and A TR were collected.

Thai Version of the Kujala Patellofemoral Questionnaire in Knee Pain Patients: Cross-Cultural Validation and Test-Retest Reliability.

Objective: To conduct a cross-cultural adaptation and determine the test-retest reliability of the Thai version of the Kujala Patellofemoral questionnaire (KPQ).

Material And Method: The present study comprised two phases: cross-cultural adaptation and test-retest reliability. The KPQ was first translated and cross-culturally adaptedfrom English to Thai.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Compendium of Physical Activity: Thai Translation and Content Validity.

Objective: To translate the compendium physical activity (compendium) proposed by Ainsworth to Thai and to validate the Thai translated version.

Material And Method: Five steps of cross-cultural adaption were conducted as follows: (1) forward translation, (2) group review, (3) backward translation, (4) group review and final decision and (5) a pilot study. Eight hundred and twenty-one activities ofthe compendium were translated to Thai by two independents translators.

Immediate Effect of Hold-Relax Stretching of Iliopsoas Muscle on Transversus Abdominis Muscle Activation in Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain with Lumbar Hyperlordosis.

Objective: To determine the immediate effect of hold-relax (HR) stretching of the iliopsoas muscle on pain, transversus abdominis (TrA) activation capacity, lumbar stability level, lumbar lordosis angle and iliopsoas muscle length in chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) with lumbar hyperlordosis.

Material And Method: Participants aged from 30-55 years with CNSLBP with lumbar hyperlordosis were divided in two groups: (Group 1) Intervention group received 10-second isometric contraction ofthe iliopsoas muscle (HR), 10-second rest, 20-second static stretch, 5 repetitions. (Group 2) control group received 15 minutes resting in supine lying.

Immediate effects of trunk stabilizer muscles training on muscle response time in individuals with non-specific chronic low back pain.

Objective: To investigate immediate effects of biofeedback training on motor control performance in participants with nonspecific chronic low back pain.

Material And Method: RCT was conducted. The training group received isolated and co-contraction training of trunk stabilizers in lying on the left side, sitting on stool and sitting on a gymnastic ball, while the control group was asked to rest comfortably on a chair.

Effects of strength and endurance training of superficial and deep neck muscles on muscle activities and pain levels of females with chronic neck pain.

[Purpose] To compare muscle activities and pain levels of females with chronic neck pain receiving different exercise programs. [Subjects and Methods] One hundred females with chronic neck pain participated in this study. They were randomly allocated into 4 groups (n = 25) on the basis of the exercises performed as follows: strength-endurance exercise, craniocervical flexion exercise, combination of strength-endurance and craniocervical flexion exercise and control groups.

Cross-cultural adaptation of modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire to Thai and its reliability.

Objective: The present study aimed to cross-culturally adapt the modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (ODQ) into Thai.

Material And Method: The process comprised of an initial forward translations from English to Thai, synthesis of the translations, back translation, and back translation approval. The approved version of Thai ODQ was then calculated for test-retest reliability.