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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.