The Effect of Seat Back Inclination on Spinal Alignment in Automotive Seating Postures
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021 Experimental studies have demonstrated a relationship between spinal injury severity and vertebral kinematics, influenced by the initial spinal alignment of automotive occupants.
Fusako Sato +7 more
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Medicina, 2022 Background and Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the process and morphology of thoracic and lumbosacral bone fusion in patients with adult spinal deformity (ASD) who underwent circumferential minimally invasive spine surgery (CMIS) by lateral ...
Masayuki Ishihara +7 more
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Physical Therapy Korea, 2022 Background: A spinal extension and intensive rehabilitation program reduced the symptoms and pain of kyphosis, and improved function.Objects: This study aimed to demonstrate the effect of a spine extension device on the de-gree of thoracic kyphosis and ...
Ju-hyeon Kim +5 more
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The Effect of Manipulation and Mobilisation on Pressure Pain Thresholds in the Thoracic Spine [PDF]
, 2004 High velocity low amplitude (HVLA) thrust manipulation and mobilisation are commonly used by manual therapists to relieve spinal pain and improve mobility. The aim of this controlled, single blinded study was to investigate the effect of manipulation and
Fryer, Gary, Carub, Joanne, McIver, S
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Spinal manipulative therapy versus Graston Technique in the treatment of non-specific thoracic spine pain: design of a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2008 Background: The one year prevalence of thoracic back pain has been estimated as 17% compared to 64% for neck pain and 67% for low back pain. At present only one randomised controlled trial has been performed assessing the efficacy of spinal manipulative ...
Simon D French +8 more
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Giant Chordoma of the Upper Thoracic Spine with Mediastinal Involvement: A Surgical Challenge [PDF]
, 2014 Thoracic chordomas are very rare malignant tumours originating from notochordal remnants. These tumours develop within a vertebral body and enlarge involving the mediastinal compartment.
Davide Turello +9 more
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The effect of muscle energy technique on gross trunk range of motion [PDF]
, 2003 Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is used commonly by osteopaths and other musculoskeletal therapists but despite its widespread use there is little evidence to support its effectiveness in the treatment of spinal dysfunction.
Fryer, Gary +2 more
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Primary B-cell Lymphoma of the Thoracic Spine: a rare cause of Spinal Cord Compression
, 2021 Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma arising from the spine is exceedingly rare. Spinal cord compression can be the first presentation of a patient with primary spinal non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Chooi, Asmah Hanim +9 more
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Thoracic Posture and Mobility in Mechanical Neck Pain Population: A Review of the Literature [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2019 Neck pain is a common condition with several proposed biomechanical contributing factors. Thoracic spine dysfunction is hypothesized as one of the predisposing factors, which necessitates the need to explore the contribution of thoracic posture and ...
Shriya Joshi +2 more
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Bilateral locked facets in the thoracic spine [PDF]
, 1984 Two cases of traumatic bilateral locked facets in the thoracic spine are reported. Both patients had only minor neurological signs. They both made a full neurological recovery after surgical reduction of the locked facets.
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