Pain neuroscience education is not superior to spinal physiology and ergonomics education within a short multidisciplinary rehabilitation program: A randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: There is little evidence to suggest that one educational intervention is superior to another when associated with a rehabilitation program in the management of persistent low back pain. The objective of the present study was to compare pain neuroscience education with spine physiology and ergonomics education as part of a one-week multidisciplinary rehabilitation program.

Method: We conducted a randomized, controlled trial among patients having experienced persistent low back pain for at least 1 year.

Evaluation of the socioprofessional consequences of thoracic outlet syndrome.

Purpose: Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a ductal syndrome that can have a significant functional impact. Various studies have highlighted positional factors and repetitive movements as risk factors for the development of TOS. However, there are few literature data on the socioprofessional consequences of TOS.

Recovery of leg strength based on isokinetic testing after tumor resection and reconstruction with a modular rotating hinge knee system: Prospective cross-sectional study with a minimum follow-up of 24 months.

Background: While modular reconstruction implants can be used to replace the bone lost after bone tumor resection, tumor excision from the neighboring soft tissues can lead to loss of strength and joint range of motion (ROM), which results in worse knee function. Functional recovery after total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis has been extensively documented. But few studies have evaluated the recovery after total knee reconstruction following tumor excision despite the fact that most of these patients are young and have high functional demands.

FETOS: A Self-Questionnaire for Functional Evaluation in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome.

Objective: Thoracic outlet syndrome is caused by the compression of blood vessels and nerves leading to the upper limbs; the level of functional discomfort in activities of daily living can be significant. This discomfort has been evaluated using a variety of nonspecific scales, prompting the development a specific self-questionnaire ("Functional Evaluation in Thoracic Outlet Syndrome). Here, the scale's test-retest reliability, sensitivity to change, and criterion validity were assessed.

Efficacy of intensive, hospital-based rehabilitation in cases of thoracic outlet syndrome that failed to respond to private-practice physiotherapy.

Background: Rehabilitation is currently the preferred first-line treatment for thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS). When physiotherapy fails, the next treatment option is usually surgery - a complex procedure with potential complications.

Objective: We sought to establish whether an intensive, multidisciplinary, day-hospital-based rehabilitation programme could reduce the symptoms of TOS after the failure of private-practice physiotherapy and before surgery was considered.