Research

Abstract It is unclear how age-related postural changes such as thoracic spine kyphosis influence cervical range-of-motion (ROM) in patients with cervical spine dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to explore the mediating effects of forward head posture (FHP) on the relationship between thoracic kyphosis and cervical mobility in older adults with cervical spine dysfunction. Fifty-one older adults (30…

Abstract OBJECTIVE: To review studies regarding effects of high-heeled shoes on body posture of adolescents. DATA SOURCES: The research was conducted in the Scopus, SciELO and PubMed databases between 1980 and 2011, searching for articles written in English and Portuguese with the following key-words: “posture”, “center of gravity”, and “high-heeled shoes”. Among 55 retrieved articles, 20 were…

Another reason to change your Posture! Article Abstract A flexed posture (FP) is characterized by protrusion of the head and an increased thoracic kyphosis (TK), which may be caused by osteoporotic vertebral fractures (VFs). These impairments may affect motor function, and consequently increase the risk of falling and fractures. The aim of the current study was therefore to examine…

Article Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal pain conditions experienced by many people during their lives. Although patients with neck pain are managed predominantly as musculoskeletal patients, there are indications that they also have poor pulmonary function. The aim of this study was to examine whether patients with chronic neck pain…

Article Jaap van der Wal, MD, PhD University Maastricht, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Maastricht, Netherlands ••• Editor’s Note: This article is based on the doctoral thesis presented by the author at the University Maastricht in 1988: “The Organization of the Substrate of Proprioception in the Elbow Region of…

Article Session: SE63-SE78-Sports Medicine/Arthroscopy Scientific Exhibits Date/Time: Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013, 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM Scientific Exhibits occur Tuesday through Saturday. Click here to view all Scientific Exhibits. Location McCormick Place, Academy Hall B Presentation Number: SE73 Title: The Anterolateral Ligament of the Knee: Anatomy, Radiology, Biomechanics and Clinical Implications Classification: +Knee- Ligaments (excluding…

The anterolateral ligament of the human knee: an anatomic and histologic study. Abstract PURPOSE: The functional anatomy of the knee is frequently studied but remains incompletely understood. Numerous authors have described a structure in the lateral knee connecting the lateral femoral condyle with the lateral meniscus and tibial plateau. The goal of this study is…

Article Two knee surgeons at University Hospitals Leuven have discovered a previously unknown ligament in the human knee. This ligament appears to play an important role in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears. Despite a successful ACL repair surgery and rehabilitation, some patients with ACL-repaired knees continue to experience so-called ‘pivot shift’, or episodes…

Abstract STUDY DESIGN: The present study investigated the occurrence and morphology of mechanoreceptors in human and bovine intervertebral discs and longitudinal ligaments. OBJECTIVE: To determine the type and frequency of mechanoreceptors present in intervertebral discs and anterior longitudinal ligaments in two patient groups, those with low back pain and those with scoliosis. Bovine coccygeal discs…