Is Strength the Main Risk Factor of Overuse Shoulder Injuries? A Cohort Study of 296 Amateur Overhead Athletes.

Background: Shoulder pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints in overhead athletes. This study investigated the prevalence of the main risk factors and sex differences related to the development of shoulder pain in a cohort of amateur overhead athletes.

Hypothesis: The external rotation/internal rotation (ER/IR) isometric strength ratio <0.

Analysis of the center of pressure variables in women with migraine does not reflect differences in balance: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Migraine is a neurological disease that affects proportionally more women. It has been documented that migraineurs often experience balance disturbances.

Objective: To evaluate the balance between migraineur patients (MG) and healthy volunteers classified as control group (CG).

Should I prescribe exercise to a patient with an immobilized shoulder? An electromyographic study in patients with unilateral shoulder pain and healthy volunteers.

Background: There is limited evidence about exercise performance during postoperative immobilization. This study aimed to quantify the muscle activity in the immobilized shoulder girdle in an abduction and neutral rotation position during a battery of contralateral activities and ipsilateral exercises of the upper limb in healthy volunteers and patients with unilateral shoulder pain (USP).

Methods: Thirty participants were included and grouped as without ( = 17) or with USP ( = 13).

Effects of combining a high-intensity interval training programme with a standard programme on mobility and function in lower limb amputees.

High-energy expenditure during walking is one of the most important limiting factors for lower limb amputees. Although several physical training methods have been proposed to reduce energy expenditure, little is known about the effects of high-intensity interval training in lower limb amputees. This study aimed to test the effects of a 6-week high-intensity interval training protocol in subjects with lower limb amputation on walking distance, physiological cost of walking, and functional mobility.

Reliability of two devices for shoulder strength assessment: Wii Fit Balance Board and hand-held dynamometer.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the reliability and agreement between two devices - Wii Fit Balance Board (WBB) versus Hand-Held Dynamometer (HHD) to measure isometric strength during the athletic shoulder (ASH) test in healthy amateur rugby players.

Methods: Fifteen males (23.73 ± 2.

Somatosensory and psychosocial profile of migraine patients: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Migraine is a chronic neurological disorder that involves the brain, characterized by a series of abnormal neuronal networks interacting at different levels of the central and peripheral nervous system. Furthermore, it is known that psychosocial features contribute to the exacerbation and chronicity of symptoms.

Objective: To compare the somatosensory and psychosocial profiles of migraine patients with a control group.

Does the Position of the Ankle Matter During the Single Gluteal Bridge in Futsal Players? An Electromyographic Analysis.

Context: The aim of this study was to analyze the muscle activity of the hamstring muscles and the lateral gastrocnemius during different variants of the single-leg bridge (SLB) in futsal players.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Methods: Twenty-two futsal players (age = 24.

No Evidence of Short-term Changes in Muscle Activity Elicited by Dry Needling in Chronic Unilateral Shoulder Pain Patients.

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess short-term changes in shoulder muscle activity elicited by dry needling in chronic unilateral shoulder pain (USP) patients.

Methods: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted, in which 30 volunteers with USP were recruited and randomly assigned to either real or sham dry needling conditions. Pain intensity scores, pressure pain threshold, glenohumeral internal rotation angles, and electromyographic activity during isotonic shoulder tasks (shoulder flexion and extension) were assessed before, immediately, and 72 hours after the intervention in the infraspinatus and deltoid muscles.

Evidence-based practice in physiotherapy in Argentina: Barriers, perceptions and behaviors.

Background And Purpose: Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been widely implemented in different areas of biomedical sciences. However, no precedents in Argentina have investigated the data regarding the knowledge and difficulties related to EBP in physiotherapists. The purpose was to describe the self-reported behavior, knowledge, skills, opinion, and barriers related to the EBP of Argentinian physiotherapists.

Assessing muscle strength of persons with transfemoral amputation with and without a prosthesis: A cross-sectional study.

Background: There is a gap in the research about the influence of wearing or not wearing a prosthesis for muscle strength assessment in transfemoral amputees (TFA) and how it is associated with functional mobility.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the muscle isometric strength of the residual limb with and without the prosthesis in people with TFA and to analyze associations between muscle strength and functional mobility.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Personalized pain management: The relationship between clinical relevance and reliability of measurements.

Reliability is a topic in health science in which a critical appraisal of the magnitudes of the measurements is often left aside to favour a formulaic analysis. Furthermore, the relationship between clinical relevance and reliability of measurements is often overlooked. In this context, the aim of the present article is to provide an overview of the design and analysis of reliability studies, the interpretation of the reliability of measurements and its relationship to clinical significance in the context of pain research and management.

Effects of an exercise program plus manual therapy in a patient with failed neck surgery syndrome: A case report.

Background: Patients who have undergone cervical surgery may present pain and dysfunction in the upper limb, which is often referred to as failed neck surgery syndrome. Little is known about the effects of an exercise program plus manual therapy in the treatment of prolonged neuropathic pain of the upper quadrant in a patient with failed neck surgery.

Case Description: A 66-year-old woman consulted for neuropathic pain and dysfunction during grasping activities, as a result of failed neck surgery after 12 months.

Dynamometric Strength Profile of Hip Muscles in Youth Soccer Players.

Background: Soccer is the most widely practiced sport in the world, demanding high-speed activities such as jumps, sprints and changes of direction. Therefore, having optimal levels of muscle strength improves performance and reduces the injury rate.

Objectives: The objectives of our study were (i) to determine the dynamometric profile of hip muscle strength in young soccer players by position, evaluated at different isokinetic speeds, (ii) to describe the conventional and functional unilateral muscle strength ratios, (iii) to analyze the bilateral balance.

Muscle responses during radial nerve-biased upper limb neurodynamic test in asymptomatic individuals: a cross-sectional study.

This laboratory cross-sectional study aimed at explore the muscle response (MR) of the upper trapezius, infraspinatus, biceps brachii and extensor carpi radialis brevis (ECRB) during the radial nerve-biased upper limb neurodynamic test (RN-ULNT) in healthy participants. Myoelectric activity was stage-by-stage recorded during two sequencing variants of the RN-ULNT: S1, in which elbow extension was the last movement; and S2, in which wrist flexion was the last movement. Final elbow and wrist joint angle and sensory response (SR) in five zones (Z1-Z5) were also registered.

Supine scapular punch: An exercise for early phases of shoulder rehabilitation?

Background: Serratus anterior strengthening generally appears in shoulder rehabilitation protocols. This study's aim was to measure electromyographic activity of the serratus anterior, upper trapezius, and infraspinatus muscles during the Supine Scapular Punch exercise in healthy volunteers and those with unilateral shoulder pain.

Methods: Fifty-four participants were included and grouped as without (n = 34, age = 25.

Pressure pain threshold mappings of the infraspinatus muscle in chronic unilateral shoulder pain patients do not reflect generalized hypersensitivity.

Objectives: Increased mechanical sensitivity has been observed on the unaffected side in chronic pain conditions, suggesting generalized or widespread hypersensitivity. However, this cannot be considered as a universal response since this hypersensitivity is inconsistent across muscle pain pathologies. The aim of this study was to assess generalized hypersensitivity in chronic unilateral shoulder pain, using pressure pain threshold (PPT) mappings of the infraspinatus muscle.

Immediate effects of rhythmic joint mobilization of the temporomandibular joint on pain, mouth opening and electromyographic activity in patients with temporomandibular disorders.

Background: Rhythmic joint mobilizations (RJM) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are employed to relieve pain and improve function in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). However, the evidence on the immediate effects of RJM in patients with TMD is scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the immediate clinical and functional effects of RJM in patients with TMD.

Effect of different postures of the scapular girdle and arm on the pressure pain threshold in the infraspinatus muscle.

Background: Mechanosensitivity changes and trigger points in the infraspinatus muscle are associated with several painful conditions of the upper limb. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of different postures of the upper quadrant on the pressure pain threshold (PPT) of the infraspinatus muscle.

Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional study.

Reliability of Isokinetic Hip Flexor and Extensor Strength Measurements in Healthy Subjects and Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the reliability of isokinetic measurements of hip strength in flexion and extension in healthy subjects and athletes.

Methods: The databases used were Web of Science, SCOPUS, Medline and PubMed. R was used for all statistical analyses.

Test-Retest Reliability of Functional Electromechanical Dynamometer on Five Sit-to-Stand Measures in Healthy Young Adults.

The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability for the strength and movement velocity of the concentric phase from the five Sit-to-Stand (5STS), using three incremental loads measured by a functional electromechanical dynamometer (FEMD) in healthy young adults. The average and peak strength and velocity values of sixteen healthy adults (mean ± standard deviation (SD): age = 22.81 ± 2.

Effect of pain neuroscience education and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on trigeminal postherpetic neuralgia. A case report.

Introduction: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a complex neuropathic painful condition in which pain is a direct consequence of the response to peripheral nerve damage experienced during herpes zoster attack. PHN is the most common chronic complication of herpes zoster and it causes considerable suffering, affecting the physical functioning and psychological well-being of patients.

Objective: To describe the effect of a conservative treatment using pain neuroscience education (PNE) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in a patient with trigeminal PHN.

Behavior of the muscle quality index and isometric strength in elderly women.

This study aimed (I) to compare the muscle quality index (MQI) and the isometric hip strength between younger and older women, and (II) to determine the relationship of the MQI with the sit-to-stand test (STS) and isometric hip strength in younger and older women. Twenty-eight elderly women (age= 66.2 ± 5.