The effect of chronic low back pain and lumbopelvic stabilization instructions on gluteus medius activation during sidelying hip movements.

Background: People with chronic low back pain (LBP) often demonstrate altered muscle activation with movements that involve the lumbopelvic region and hips.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare gluteus medius activity during sidelying hip abduction (SHA) and sidelying hip abduction-lateral rotation (SHALR) with and without instruction for lumbopelvic stabilization in people with and without chronic LBP.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted recruiting participants with ( = 17) and without ( = 17) chronic LBP.

The influence of jump-landing direction on dynamic postural stability following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Background: Traditional testing prior to return to sport following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction typically involves jump-landing tasks in the forward direction. As injury is most likely the result of multiplanar neuromuscular control deficits, assessment of dynamic postural stability using landing tasks that require multiplanar stabilization may be more appropriate. The purpose of this study was to examine how dynamic postural stability is affected when performing jump-landing tasks in three different directions.

Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and dynamic stability at time of release for return to sport.

Objective: Examine dynamic stability using Dynamic Postural Stability Index (DPSI) in athletes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) at time of release for return-to-sport (RTS), compared to matched controls.

Design: Cross-sectional case-control study.

Setting: Sports medicine clinic.

Rehabilitation of a child with a split cord malformation and hemimeningomyelocele.

Purpose: The purpose of this case report is to recount the rehabilitation progress of a child with a hemimeningomyelocele and to clarify terminology used to describe this condition.

Summary Of Key Points: A young girl with a diagnosis of a hemimeningomyelocele, involving the left hemicord only, at the level of the seventh to the ninth thoracic vertebrae, was followed from two and a half months until seven years of age. Deciphering the medical record was a challenge because clinicians involved in the case used different terminology to describe the split cord malformation.

The effect of monochromatic infrared energy on sensation in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of monochromatic infrared energy (MIRE) on plantar sensation in subjects with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Research Design And Methods: In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 39 subjects with diabetic peripheral neuropathy completed the 8-week study. Subjects received 30 min of active or placebo MIRE three times a week for 4 weeks.