Objective: Musculoskeletal system problems emerged in students who had to attend classes with a computer or smartphone during the weekly course hours, due fact that universities providing face-to-face education switched online method of distance Covid-19 pandemic. Purpose study; To determine severity pain experienced by students, reveal its relationship disability, and find factors induce disab...

BACKGROUND Back pain represents one of the most common diseases across various populations of workers worldwide. This study analyzes the prevalence and severity of back pain, based on selected demographic variables, and the relationship with physical activity among school teachers. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study included 998 professionally active teachers (840 females and 158 males) from the ...

OBJECTIVE To study the effects of an aquatic therapy program with different frequencies (2 vs 3 days per week) in chronic low back pain. DESIGN [corrected] Non-randomized comparison trial. SETTING Sport and spa community health club. SUBJECTS Fifty-four adults with chronic low back pain (48.9 ± 10.0 years). INTERVENTION Eight-week aquatic therapy program. OUTCOME MEASURES Pain (visual...

STUDY DESIGN A randomized controlled trial with a 6-month follow-up period was conducted. OBJECTIVE To compare lumbar extension exercise and whole-body vibration exercise for chronic lower back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Chronic lower back pain involves muscular as well as connective and neural systems. Different types of physiotherapy are applied for its treatment. Industrial vibrati...

The association among race, neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES), and chronic pain has not been well examined in older people. Clinical data was obtained from older adults (>50 years old) presenting to a tertiary care pain center. The relative roles of race and neighborhood SES on the chronic pain experienced in older black and white adults were assessed. Older blacks experienced more affect...

Study objectives: Comparison of efficacy of Myofascial release and positional release therapy in tension type headache. Design: Comparative study. Setting: All the subjects were included from various clinics, hospitals and community in dehradun. Method: Total of 28 subjects was recruited for study on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria after signing the informed consent form. Subjects...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether high exercise adherence improved physical function among older adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who were overweight or obese. METHODS Associations between exercise adherence, changes in 6-minute walking distance in meters, and self-reported disability (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index function subscale) after 6 and 18 months wer...

categorized as direct or indirect PRO questionnaires. The direct PRO questionnaires are forms completed by the patients about their quality of life – the SF-36 is an example. The indirect PRO questionnaires are multidimensional indices that utilize a wide variety of criteria that are combined to produce a finalized score – the Core Outcome Measures Index, for example. The PRO questionnaires pro...

BACKGROUND Structural characteristics of rotator cuff tears are used in surgical decision making. However, data on the association of tear size with patient-reported pain and function are sparse. PURPOSE To assess the association of tear size, fatty infiltration, and muscle atrophy with shoulder pain/function in patients with cuff tears undergoing operative and nonoperative treatment. STUDY...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relative impact of radiographic osteoarthritis (ROA) and current knee pain on lower limb physical function, quadriceps strength, knee joint proprioception, and postural sway. METHODS Using a 2x2 factorial design, 142 community derived subjects aged over 45 were divided into four subgroups based on the presence or absence of ROA (Kellgren & Lawrence>grade 2) and kn...