IntroductionThe burden of musculoskeletal disorders increases every year, with low back and neck pain being the most frequently reported conditions for seeking manual therapy treatment.
Mégane Pasquier +4 more
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Subclinical recurrent neck pain and its treatment impacts motor training-induced plasticity of the cerebellum and motor cortex. [PDF]
The cerebellum processes pain inputs and is important for motor learning. Yet, how the cerebellum interacts with the motor cortex in individuals with recurrent pain is not clear.
Julianne K Baarbé +4 more
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Thrust Joint Manipulation Utilization by Us Physical Therapists
Study Design: Online survey study. Objective: To determine physical therapists’ utilization of thrust joint manipulation (TJM) and their comfort level in using TJM between the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions of the spine.
Reilly, Sean +2 more
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In-home and remote use of robotic body surrogates by people with profound motor deficits [PDF]
By controlling robots comparable to the human body, people with profound motor deficits could potentially perform a variety of physical tasks for themselves, improving their quality of life.
Grice, Phillip M., Kemp, Charles C.
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Is neck massage safe? A rare case of tetraplegia and spinal shock after neck manipulation
Neck manipulation is associated with spinal cord injury. However, occurrence of such cases is infrequent. This article presents a 33-year-old gentleman who sustained acute tetraplegia after neck manipulation.
Tan Han Ling +2 more
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Acute electromyographic responses of deep thoracic paraspinal muscles to spinal manual therapy interventions. An experimental, randomized cross-over study [PDF]
This single group, randomized, cross-over study explored whether manual therapy alters motor tone of deep thoracic back muscles by examining resting electromyographic activity (EMG) after 2 types of manual therapy and a sham control intervention.
Bird, M +3 more
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Hematopoietic (stem) cells—The elixir of life?
The aging of HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) and the blood system leads to the decline of other organs. Rejuvenating aged HSCs improves the function of the blood system, slowing the aging of the heart, kidney, brain, and liver, and the occurrence of age‐related diseases.
Emilie L. Cerezo +4 more
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Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is a rare but devastating complication, which warrants an urgent or emergency decompressive surgery. To diagnose it early and also, a timely intervention can halt neurological sequelae.
Omer Mohammed Mujahid +5 more
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Mycobacterium xenopi native vertebral osteomyelitis and discitis: Case & review of published cases
Mycobacterium xenopi is a rare cause of spinal osteomyelitis and discitis. Here we report the case of a 68-year-old woman with history of splenectomy for Felty’s syndrome who developed M.
Daria Bekina-Sreenivasan +2 more
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A Calibrated Method of Massage Therapy Decreases Systolic Blood Pressure Concomitant With Changes in Heart Rate Variability in Male Rats. [PDF]
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to develop a method for applying calibrated manual massage pressures by using commonly available, inexpensive sphygmomanometer parts and validate the use of this approach as a quantitative method of applying massage
Curras-Collazo, Margarita C +7 more
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