Cervical extensor muscle activity during neck tasks in individuals with and without neck pain: A systematic review.

Background: In the context of neck pain, neck muscle activity adapts through diverse regional coordination modifications during tasks. Although patterns of cervical flexor muscle impairment are well-documented, patterns in the cervical extensor muscles are less clear, hindering assessment and treatment. Despite studies revealing adaptations in the cervical extensor muscles, outcome measure heterogeneity complicates interpretation, particularly between superficial and deep muscles.

Feasibility of an 8-Week Home-Based Sensory Perception Training Game for People with Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Study.

People with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) may have difficulty attending rehabilitation sessions. We investigated the feasibility (adherence and satisfaction) of implementing an 8-week home-based somatosensory, entirely remote, self-training programme using the TrainPain smartphone app in people with FMS. The secondary aim was to evaluate the effect on pain symptoms.

[Assessment of empathy in health science students : a comparative study at the University of Liège].

Introduction: Empathy refers to the ability to understand the emotions of others and to show this understanding. It plays a crucial role in the healthcare professions and should be developed during training. The aim of this study was to compare the empathy levels of students from different sections of health sciences enrolled in their final year at the University of Liège.

EXPLORING THE FEASIBILITY OF PLATELET-RICH PLASMA INJECTIONS FOR INTERVERTEBRAL DISCOPATHY: A PILOT STUDY.

Objective: This longitudinal pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility, safety and potential benefits of Platelet-Rich Plasma injections into the lumbar intervertebral discs in patients with low back pain and degenerative intervertebral monodiscopathy, assessing potential efficacy on disability.

Design: Longitudinal pilot study.

Methods: Six participants with chronic low back pain and lumbar degenerative intervertebral disc (monodiscopathy) disease underwent 1 Platelet-Rich Plasma injection, with a 1-year follow-up.

Assessment of Temporal Somatosensory Discrimination in Females with Fibromyalgia: Reliability and Discriminative Ability of a New Assessment Tool.

We assessed the test-retest reliability and discriminative ability of a somatosensory temporal discrimination (SSTD) assessment tool for fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and determined if pain-related variables were associated with SSTD performance. Twenty-five women with FMS and twenty-five asymptomatic women were assessed during two sessions 7 to 10 days apart. The proportion of correct responses (range 0-100) was calculated.

Clinical Value and Reliability of Quantitative Assessments of Lumbosacral Nerve Root Using Diffusion Tensor and Diffusion Weighted MR Imaging: A Systematic Review.

Background: Lumbosacral radicular pain diagnosis remains challenging. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) have potential to quantitatively evaluate symptomatic nerve root, which may facilitate diagnosis.

Purpose: To determine the ability of DTI and DWI metrics, namely fractional anisotropy (FA) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), to discriminate between healthy and symptomatic lumbosacral nerve roots, to evaluate the association between FA and ADC values and patient symptoms, and to determine FA and ADC reliability.

[Recommendations for functional evaluation and rehabilitation of chronic low back pain].

The majority of non-specific low back pain has a favourable evolution within a short period of time but in some cases the pain becomes persistent or recurrent. These chronic forms are responsible for most of the social and economic burden of low back pain. The crucial role of psycho-social factors in the chronicisation of low back pain justifies a thorough bio-psycho-social assessment.

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Home-Based Sensory Perception Training Game for Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Pilot Study.

The primary aim of this pilot study was to test the feasibility and acceptability of a prototype of a novel digital system enabling somatosensory training at home by means of a gamified mobile application in patients with chronic pain. The secondary aims were to test the effect size of the intervention on clinical outcomes to power a subsequent randomized controlled trial. We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial in patients with fibromyalgia.

Effectiveness of resisted training through translation of the pelvis in chronic low back pain.

Background: Resisted training of the trunk muscles improves outcomes in chronic low back pain (CLBP). The Itensic b-effect machine was designed to provide resisted training through posterior translation of the pelvis in a seated, forward-tilted position, in contrast with traditional machines that involve extension of the trunk.

Objective: To study the effectiveness of lumbopelvic training on the Itensic b-effect machine in individuals with CLBP.

Several low back pain-related misbeliefs are still around in 2020: A cross-sectional survey in Belgium.

Background And Purpose: Low back pain (LBP)-related misbeliefs are known to be among risk factors for LBP chronification and for persistence of chronic pain. The main objective of this study was to investigate the current LBP-related beliefs in the general population in Belgium, considering the fact that the last survey in Belgium about the topic was conducted more than 15 years ago.

Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used.

[Critical appraisal of the battery of questionnaires used in the French-speaking Belgian spine rehabilitation centers for low back pain].

Objectives: to investigate the questionnaires used in French-speaking Belgian spine multidisciplinary rehabilitation centers for patients with low back pain and to propose a minimal core set of questionnaires based on the results of our survey and on the (inter)national guidelines.

Methods: the spine centers offering the 36 two-hour sessions defined by the Belgian national Institute for Health and disability insurance were invited to provide their battery of questionnaires.

Results: among the 37 identified and contacted centers, 21 participated in our survey.

The Effect of Adaptive Sports on Individuals with Acquired Neurological Disabilities and Its Role in Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.

The aims of this systematic review were to report on the feasibility of adaptive sports for individuals with acquired central neurological lesion; to analyze the effects of this approach according to the domains of the International Classification of Functioning, Health and Disability (ICF); and to emit guiding points for future research. Two authors searched PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, Pedro, and SPORTdiscus for eligible trials. Data concerning demographics, outcome measures, results, and conclusions were extracted, and a qualitative synthesis was performed.

Influence of a dynamic seating habit on lumbar motor control in schoolchildren.

Background: Adequate motor control is considered important for spinal stability and the prevention of low back pain in adulthood and in childhood.

Objective: Given that the sitting position can affect proprioception, this study aimed to evaluate the influence of using at school a triangular and dynamic cushion on schoolchildren's trunk motor control.

Methods: Thirty 8-year-old schoolchildren were randomized into a control group (n= 15) and a "cushion group" (n= 15), in which the children used the cushion for one year and a half.

Relevance of adding a triangular dynamic cushion on a traditional chair: A 3D-analysis of seated schoolchildren.

Background: Low back pain is highly prevalent in the general population and is even reported as early as at primary school. A poor sitting position has been suggested as an etiologic factor. This study analysed, in primary schoolchildren, the influence of a triangular dynamic cushion that aims to help children maintain their physiological lumbar lordosis and to induce movement to reduce the static effect of the sitting position.

Cross-cultural translation, validity, and reliability of the French version of the Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire.

Pain physiology education is an important component in the management of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire (NPQ) was developed in English to assess pain physiology knowledge in patients. This study aimed to translate the NPQ into French (NPQ-Fr) and to investigate the main psychometric properties of the NPQ-Fr.

Beliefs in the population about cracking sounds produced during spinal manipulation.

Objectives: To examine beliefs about cracking sounds heard during high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust spinal manipulation in individuals with and without personal experience of this technique.

Methods: We included 100 individuals. Among them, 60 had no history of spinal manipulation, including 40 who were asymptomatic with or without a past history of spinal pain and 20 who had nonspecific spinal pain.

[Orthopaedic manual therapy : definition, characteristics and update on the situation in Belgium].

Although orthopaedic manual therapy (OMT) has existed for decades, and although a recent Belgian Royal Decree, published in 2014, recognized it as a particular professional qualification in physiotherapy for the treatment of neuromusculoskeletal dysfunctions, OMT remains little known by patients, but also by healthcare professionals. Yet, this professional qualification, based on clinical reasoning, using highly specific treatments, guided by the best available scientific and clinical evidence and the specific biopsychosocial characteristics of each patient, is the subject of a growing number of scientific studies pointing out its effectiveness. This article summarizes the knowledge related to OMT (definition, history, characteristics, techniques, indications, access and reimbursement) and describes its situation in Belgium.

[THE MALADAPTIVE BELIEFS OF PATIENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN. A NARRATIVE REVIEW].

Objective: to summarize the knowledge regarding the maladaptive beliefs of patients with non-specific low back pain.

Methods: a narrative literature review on these beliefs was conducted by an international and multidisciplinary team of experts in the field.

Results: these beliefs, which can result in negative consequences on functioning and on patient prognosis, have various origins: family and friends, media, previous experience and/or health care professionals' messages.

A comparison of two stretching programs for hamstring muscles: A randomized controlled assessor-blinded study.

Most parameters regarding hamstring flexibility training programs have been investigated; however, the joint (i.e. hip or knee) on which the stretching should preferentially be focused needs to be further explored.

Lumbopelvic motor control and low back pain in elite soccer players: a cross-sectional study.

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the history of low back pain and quality of lumbopelvic motor control in soccer players. Forty-three male elite soccer players (mean age, 18.2 ± 1.

Is the Sørensen test valid to assess muscle fatigue of the trunk extensor muscles?

Background: Very few studies have quantified the degree of fatigue characterized by the decline in the maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) force of the trunk extensors induced by the widely used Sørensen test.

Objective: Measure the degree of fatigue of the trunk extensor muscles induced by the Sørensen test.

Methods: Eighty young healthy subjects were randomly divided into a control group (CG) and an experimental group (EG), each including 50% of the two genders.

Trunk muscle profile in elite tennis players with and without low back pain.

Aim: The aim of this study was to compare tennis players with and without low back pain (LBP) and healthy sedentary participants regarding the trunk muscle strength and flexibility.

Methods: Thirty-eight male elite tennis players and 22 healthy sedentary male students (24.8±4.