MOTIVATION Given protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks of a pair of species, a pairwise global alignment corresponds to a one-to-one mapping between their proteins. Based on the presupposition that such a mapping provides pairs of functionally orthologous proteins accurately, the results of the alignment may then be used in comparative systems biology problems such as function prediction/v...

Because effective communication appears paramount in psychotherapy sessions, it seems valuable for therapists to understand the role nonverbal behavior may play in communication in this setting. This study examines how a therapist’s spinal alignment, defined as the organization of the three primary body weights (the skull, thorax, and pelvis) around a vertical plumbline, affects clients’ percep...

The objective of this study was to discuss the variables influencing alignment mechanisms of the spine, with particular consideration of post-surgical alignment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. The analysis is based on information currently available in the literature, and on the authors' own experience, which includes surgical material from over 2200 cases of idiopathic scoliosis. Over...

Background: To provide patients with a superior quality of life (QOL) after their pelvic tumor resection, ensuring the stability of the trunk as well as satisfactory lower extremity function is important. Although microsurgical reconstructions for the pelvic ring and hip are used clinically, the details of postoperative long-term spinal deformity and QOL remain unclear. Methods: The patients we...

The proprioceptive system is essential for the control of coordinated movement and posture. Thus, traditionally, study proprioception has focused on its role in motor control. In this review, we present more recent findings other, non-traditional functions system. We focus involvement musculoskeletal development, function pathology, including regulation spinal alignment, bone fracture repair jo...

[Purpose] This study aimed to determine if the velocity of mechanical horseback-riding training can improve spinal alignment in young adults. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty-six subjects were enrolled in this study. The subjects were randomly allocated into high-, moderate-, and low-velocity mechanical horseback-riding training groups. All participants completed one 20-minute session per day, 3 d...

There is a growing interest in the relationship between occlusion and posture because of a greater incidence of neck and trunk pain in patients with occlusal dysfunction. The study was designed to verify whether an alteration of the spinal column alignment may be experimentally induced in rats as a consequence of altering dental occlusion and also to investigate whether the spinal column underw...

is at the thoracolumbar region, of which more than 50% occur at T11 to L1 levels. More than half of such injuries are sustained in vehicle accidents and 25% are secondary to a fall from a height (usually exceeding 3 meters). Complete neurological deficit has been reported in 25% of such patients and incomplete deficit in about 15%.1 Considerable anatomic differences exist throughout the spinal ...

This study investigated the association between spinal alignment, mobility of the hips and the thoracic spine and low back pain in adolescent cross-country skiers. Cohort of 51 elite cross-country skiers from a cross-country skiing high school in Sweden participated in the study. Sagittal spinal alignment, active range of motion in flexion, extension and rotation of the thoracic spine as well a...

We describe a case of a spinal fusion site infection, which was first suggested on plain radiographs due to interval displacement and partial dissolution of the bone graft material. These radiographic findings occurred 4 weeks before the infection became clinically evident. Cultures taken during eventual surgical debridement grew Aspergillus fumigatus. This case emphasizes the importance of not...