Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Nov 2016
Randomized Controlled TrialDiabetic peripheral neuropathy: Correlation between nerve cross-sectional area on ultrasound and clinical features.
To evaluate the correlations of the cross-sectional area (CSA) of peripheral nerves in diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) patients based on ultrasound (US) with clinical and demographic characteristics. ⋯ US is a sensitive diagnostic technique for detecting DPN; however, it does not indicate disease severity.
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Aug 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyTai Chi vs. combined exercise prescription: A comparison of their effects on factors related to falls.
Regular exercise training is one of the core components of multifactorial fall-prevention programs. ⋯ It can be concluded that Tai Chi may be a more successful exercise intervention for factors-related to falls in older people.
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialEffects of visual illusion and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury: A randomised controlled cross-over trial.
Chronic pain is a common consequence of spinal cord injury (SCI). No therapeutic drugs or drug groups are proven to be superior for neuropathic pain and treatments only aim to convert pain from dull to tolerable levels and not to remove it. ⋯ TENS and VI therapies can be successfully used in clinical practice as an alternative treatment or as a supportive method separetely or together.
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialShort-term effectiveness of short-wave diathermy treatment on pain, clinical symptoms, and hand function in patients with mild or moderate idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome.
We determined the effects of short-wave diathermy (SWD) treatment on mild and moderate idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). ⋯ SWD provided short-term improvements in pain, clinical symptoms, and hand function in patients with mild and moderate CTS.
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J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil · Jan 2015
Randomized Controlled TrialThe effect of different exercise programs on cervical flexor muscles dimensions in patients with chronic neck pain.
The effect of different exercise programs on cervical flexor muscles dimensions in patients with chronic neck pain is yet to be demonstrated. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of two exercise programs; craniocervical flexion (CCF) and cervical flexion (CF), on flexor muscles dimensions in patients with chronic neck pain. ⋯ Present findings demonstrated that craniocervical flexion program which specifically recruiting deep cervical flexor muscles increased LC muscle dimension significantly and CF program as an endurance training program increased SCM thickness.