Objectives: Changes in the Range of Motion (ROM) are essential criteria in determining the severity of spinal disorders and could be effective in predicting pain progression. Instruments to measure the ROM are costly and unavailable in most therapy settings. While there is a tendency in therapists to use their smartphones instead, there is no report to measure the suitability of smartphones to ...

Study design: An in vitro biomechanical flexibility and fatigue test comparing two different lumbar interbody fusion cages using mono segmental lumbar spine specimens. Objective: To investigate and compare the stabilizing effect of a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) cage against an expandable posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) cage. Method: Six intact human lumbar spine segme...

purpose: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of kinesio-taping on the range of motion of cervical lateral flexion point in subjects with trigger point in upper trapezius muscle. methods: a total of 32 subjects with myofascial trigger point in upper trapezius participated in this randomized controlled trial (rct). the subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: kinesio-tap...

Pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain has varying clinical presentations and effects among subgroups. Different lumbopelvic pain subgroups require different specific management approaches which require the differentiation between lumbar and pelvic girdle pain (PGP). Thirty-one consecutive pregnant women with non-specific lumbopelvic pain were evaluated by two examiners and classified into lumbar p...