Treatment for mechanical lower back pain is a challenge in Western society, in which its occurrence can now be considered to have reached epidemic proportions. The origin of such pain and the factors that cause it to become chronic and recurrent remain poorly understood. Abnormalities in motor control and trunk muscle function have been found in individuals with chronic lumbar pain. Many studie...

INTRODUCTION An aphysiological pattern in computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) may be produced by numerous causes. We analyze the results obtained in this test by a group of malingering patients. PATIENTS AND METHOD This study analyzes a particular group of 7 malingerers, ie patients simulating a false and unreal equilibrium disorder, without any a priori awareness of the gain expected fr...

Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), characterized by orthostatic tachycardia in the absence of orthostatic hypotension, has been the focus of increasing clinical interest over the last 15 years 1. Patients with POTS complain of symptoms of tachycardia, exercise intolerance, lightheadedness, extreme fatigue, headache and mental clouding. Patients with POTS demonstrate a heart rate increase of ...

Sustained motor delay, muscle imbalance, or restricted movement precede the musculoskeletal deformities which complicate many neuromuscular disorders. Infantile alignments, anteversion of the femoral necks, torsion of the tibia and coxa valga are retained,' and infantile postural asymmetry induces a structural asymmetry which lasts several years in normal children,2 but persists as scoliosis, p...

The aim of this prospective study of postural fiexion deformity of the knee in spastic cerebral palsy was to acquire some experience of proximal elongation of the hamstrings, and then to compare the results of three different methods of operative correction. It was hoped in this way to establish the indications for treatment and the choice of operation. The reason why spastic patients often sta...

INTRODUCTION Identifying stroke as a cause of acute vertigo, dizziness and imbalance in the emergency room is still a clinical challenge. Many patients are admitted to stroke units, but only a minority will have strokes. This imposes a heavy financial burden on the healthcare system. The aim of this study is to develop a diagnostic index test to identify patients with a high risk of having a st...

Computerized posturography systems are commonly used to evaluate postural equilibrium and balance, usually performing a static balance test in which the person being tested tries to minimize the sway of the body. Most variations of static test are part of the modified Clinical Test of Sensor Integration in Balance (mCTSIB) test protocol. Given its importance in clinical practice, a recurrent qu...