Objective To estimate the extent to which psychophysical quantitative sensory test (QST) and patient factors (gender, age and comorbidity) predict pain, function and health status in people with shoulder disorders. To determine if there are gender differences for QST measures in current perception threshold (CPT), vibration threshold (VT) and pressure pain (PP) threshold and tolerance. Design...

This study was a randomized controlled trial conducted at Noor Hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan to compare muscle energy technique (MET) and conventional physiotherapy techniques in patients with confirmed diagnosis of adhesive capsulitis. was, between March 2021 August 2021. A total 30 participants regardless gender, aged 60 years, idiopathic capsulitis were included. Participants unstable should...

CONTEXT The prevalence of shoulder pain among competitive swimmers is high, but no guidelines exist to reduce shoulder injuries. Elucidating differences between swimmers with and without shoulder pain can serve as a basis for the development of a program to prevent shoulder injury that might lead to pain and dysfunction. OBJECTIVE To determine whether physical characteristics, exposure, or tr...

BACKGROUND Adhesive capsulitis is a common disabling condition, with reviews reporting up to 5.3% of the population being affected, the burden placed upon individuals and healthcare services may therefore be considered substantial. For recovering the normal extensibility of the capsule in individuals with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, passive stretching of the capsule through end-range m...

[Purpose] The present study was performed to identify the effect of a home exercise program on the self-reported disability index and gait parameters in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). [Methods] Fifteen patients with LSS were enrolled in this study and were trained in a 4-week home exercise program (40 min/day). All patients were evaluated with three self-reported disability indices...

background: low back pain is the most common cause of disability and absence from work among young and middle-aged people. as there is limited knowledge regarding this problem among iranian students, this study aimed to determine the preva­lence of low back pain and its ‘related socio­demo­graphic factors among students of islamic azad university, tehran, iran.    material and methods: this is ...

BACKGROUND Rotator-cuff pathology is the most common cause of pain and disability in the shoulder. Examining the combined effect of biological and societal factors on disability would potentially identify existing differences between men and women with rotator cuff pathology which would help to provide suggestions for better models of care. Purpose of this study was to determine the overall dif...