Publications by authors named "W D Bandy"
Article Synopsis
- Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries commonly affect overhead athletes like baseball pitchers, but there is limited information on rehabilitation for non-throwing athletes.* -
- The case report discusses a 17-year-old cheerleader who suffered a UCL sprain and underwent a 14-session therapy program over nine weeks, focusing on upper extremity (UE) weight-bearing exercises.* -
- The results showed significant improvements in elbow stability, range of motion, strength, and functional performance, indicating the effectiveness of early weight-bearing activities in UCL injury rehabilitation.*
Background: Recently, researchers have commented that shoulder special tests cannot identify the structure causing rotator cuff symptoms and should only be considered pain provocation tests. Others have disagreed, reporting that special tests were able to accurately detect the presence of rotator cuff involvement.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge, use, and perceived effectiveness of 15 selected special tests utilized to examine patients with possible rotator cuff dysfunction.
Background: The role of intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring in improving outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury especially at level II trauma centers remains controversial. A retrospective analysis was undertaken to assess the impact of ICP monitoring on mortality and long-term functional outcome in adults after severe traumatic brain injury at level II trauma centers.
Methods: The data were extracted from the Kaiser Permanente trauma database.
Background: Muscle strength testing of an injured infraspinatus muscle (IM) is confounded by actions of synergistic muscles such as the posterior deltoid (PD).
Hypothesis/purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe a condition for testing of the IM that results in less EMG activity of the PD musculature. The researchers hypothesized that greater inhibition of the PD could be achieved through active adduction (AA), creating reciprocal inhibition of the PD.
COMPARISON OF DRY NEEDLING VS. SHAM ON THE PERFORMANCE OF VERTICAL JUMP.
Int J Sports Phys Ther
October 2017
Introduction: Dry needling has been reported to decrease pain in subjects having myofascial trigger points, as well as pain in muscle and connective tissue.
Objective: The purpose of the study was to compare the effects on the ability to perform a two-legged vertical jump between a group who received one bout of dry needling and a group who received one bout of a sham treatment.
Methods: Thirty-five healthy students (19 males, 16 females) were recruited to participate in this study (mean age 22.