Publications by authors named "S L Koppenhaver"
Background: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common conditions in the United States. Dysfunctional patterns of the erector spinae (ES) and gluteus medius (GM) muscles often accompany episodes of LBP.
Objectives: To evaluate the intra-rater reliability of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) in obtaining thickness measurements of the ES and GM muscles at rest and during submaximal contraction.
Article Synopsis
- This study aimed to evaluate how patients perceive changes in their neck disability after physical therapy, focusing on whether these changes are significant over a follow-up period of 7 to 10 days.
- The research analyzed data from 42 participants, assessing their neck disability index scores alongside their self-reported importance of improvement after treatments like thoracic manipulation and dry needling.
- Findings indicated that most patients saw their improvement as important, with a reported patient-important change of 3.5 NDI points, which is more sensitive to patient experience compared to traditional measures.
Background: Dysfunctional patterns of the erector spinae (ES) and gluteus medius (GM) muscles often accompany episodes of low back pain (LBP). Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUSI) has been used to measure ES and GM muscle thickness, however such measurements have not been compared in individuals with and without LBP.
Objectives: To compare ES and GM muscle thickness and change in thickness utilizing RUSI in individuals with and without LBP.
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly musculoskeletal conditions impacting health care in the United States. The development of multimodal strategies of treatment is imperative in order to curb the growing incidence and prevalence of LBP. Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT), dry needling (DN), and exercise are common nonpharmacological treatments for LBP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo compare the short- and intermediate-term effects of dry needling to manual therapy on pain, disability, function, and patient-perceived improvement in patients with mechanical neck pain. A single (therapist) blinded randomized controlled trial. Seventy-eight patients (mean ± SD age, 50.
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