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Wade O. Johnson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Upper Limb Pain and Dysfunction
Braddom's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2021Co-Authors: Jonathan T. Finnoff, Wade O. JohnsonAbstract:Abstract Musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb are common and can involve structures such as bone, Joint, Ligament, tendon, and muscle. This chapter begins with a description of physical examination maneuvers that can be used to assist with the identification of upper limb pathology. This is followed by a description of the rehabilitation principles that can be used to treat these disorders. The remainder of the chapter discusses the identification and management of upper limb conditions frequently encountered by physiatrists. This information can be applied to accurately diagnose and appropriately treat upper limb conditions, thus maximizing the patient’s functional outcome.
Keith Mayo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sacroiliac Joint Pain
Journal of The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2004Co-Authors: Paul Dreyfuss, Susan J. Dreyer, Andrew J. Cole, Keith MayoAbstract:The sacroiliac Joint is an accepted source of pain in those with ankylosis spondylitis, those with metabolic disorders with involvement of the sacroiliac Joint, and in those with osteoarthritis, infection, or tumors of the sacroiliac Joint. The occurrence of isolated sacroiliac Joint pain in the absence of these types of diseases is controversial. Mixter and Barr’s 1934 study shifted the focus of attention from the sacroiliac Joint to the disk. More recent fluoroscopically guided, contrastenhanced injection techniques demonstrate that the sacroiliac Joint is a source of primary low back pain and/or lower extremity pain in approximately 15% of patients with low back pain. 1,2 Understanding the anatomy, biomechanics, innervation, and pathophysiology of the sacroiliac Joint can help in differentiating sacroiliac Joint pain from muscular, discogenic, or degenerative lumbar spine symptoms. This is important because treatment modalities for the patient with sacroiliac Joint symptoms differ from those for other causes of low back pain. Anatomy The sacroiliac Joint becomes C-shaped by adulthood. The sacrum is wedged between the ilia. It is the largest axial Joint in the human body, with a surface area of approximately 17.5 cm 2 . It is considered to be a synovial Joint even though 75% of its superior Joint surface is not synovial. A fibrous capsule surrounds the sacroiliac Joint. The anterior capsule and overlying Ligament are relatively thin, and the anterior Joint Ligament blends into the iliolumbar Ligament. A posterior sacroiliac Joint capsule is often rudimentary or absent. The posterior border of the sacroiliac Joint often is formed by the tough interosseous Ligament. Accessory Ligaments and the posterior sacroiliac, long posterior sacroiliac, sacrotuberous, and sacrospinous Ligaments further support the sacroiliac Joint (Fig. 1). The L5 ventral ramus and the lumbosacral trunk course anterior to the sacroiliac Joint 2 cm below the pelvic brim; the S1 ventral ramus courses over the inferior anterior aspect of the sacroiliac Joint. 3 The morphology of the sacroiliac Joint not only changes with age but it also varies greatly in size, shape, and contour from side to side as well as between individuals. The surface of the Joint is flat until after puberty. By age 30, bony ridges are present on the articular surface of the ilium. In the third and fourth decades, elevations and depressions develop and enhance stability of the Joint. The synovial articular surfaces erode; the synovial cleft narrows to 1 to 2 mm in individuals aged 50 to 70 years and to 0 to 1 mm in those aged more than 70 years. Ankylosis has been reported in individuals aged more than 50
Niyousha Mortaza - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Effects of a Prophylactic Knee Brace and Two Neoprene Knee Sleeves on the Performance of Healthy Athletes: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial
PLoS ONE, 2012Co-Authors: Niyousha Mortaza, Ismail Ebrahimi, Ali Ashraf Jamshidi, Vahid Abdollah, Mohammad Kamali, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas, Noor Azuan Abu OsmanAbstract:Knee injury is one of the major problems in sports medicine, and the use of prophylactic knee braces is an attempt to reduce the occurrence and/or severity of injuries to the knee Joint Ligament(s) without inhibiting knee mobility. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of one recently designed prophylactic knee brace and two neoprene knee sleeves upon performance of healthy athletes. Thirty-one healthy male athletes (age=21.261.5) volunteered as participants to examine the effect of prophylactic knee brace/sleeves on performance using isokinetic and functional tests. All subjects were tested in four conditions in a random order: 1. nonbraced (control) 2. using a neoprene knee sleeve 3. using a knee sleeve with four bilateral metal supports and 4. using a prophylactic knee brace. The study design was a crossover, randomized, controlled trial. Subjects completed single leg vertical jump, cross-over hop, and the isokinetic knee flexion and extension (at 60, 180, 300u/sec). Data were collected from the above tests and analyzed for jump height, cross-over hop distance, peak torque to body weight ratio and average power, respectively. Comparisons of these variables in the four testing conditions revealed no statistically significant difference (p.0.05). The selected prophylactic brace/sleeves did not significantly inhibit athletic performance which might verify that their structure and design have caused no complication in the normal function of the knee Joint. Moreover, it could be speculated that, if the brace or the sleeves had any limiting effect, our young healthy athletic subjects were well able to generate a mean peak torque large enough to overcome this possible restriction. Further studies are suggested to investigate the long term effect of these prophylactic knee brace and sleeves as well as their possible effect on the adjacent Joints to the knee.
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The Effects of a Prophylactic Knee Brace and Two Neoprene Knee Sleeves on the Performance of Healthy Athletes: A Crossover Randomized
2012Co-Authors: Niyousha Mortaza, Ismail Ebrahimi, Ali Ashraf Jamshidi, Vahid Abdollah, Mohammad Kamali, See Profile, Noor Azuan, Abu OsmanAbstract:Knee injury is one of the major problems in sports medicine, and the use of prophylactic knee braces is an attempt to reduce the occurrence and/or severity of injuries to the knee Joint Ligament(s) without inhibiting knee mobility. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of one recently designed prophylactic knee brace and two neoprene knee sleeves upon performance of healthy athletes. Thirty-one healthy male athletes (age = 21.261.5) volunteered as participants to examine the effect of prophylactic knee brace/sleeves on performance using isokinetic and functional tests. All subjects were tested in four conditions in a random order: 1. nonbraced (control) 2. using a neoprene knee sleeve 3. using a knee sleeve with four bilateral metal supports and 4. using a prophylactic knee brace. The study design was a crossover, randomized, controlled trial. Subjects completed single leg vertical jump, cross-over hop, and the isokinetic knee flexion and extension (at 60, 180, 300u/sec). Data were collected from the above tests and analyzed for jump height, cross-over ho
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The Effects of a Prophylactic Knee Brace and Two Neoprene Knee Sleeves on the Performance of Healthy Athletes: A Crossover Randomized
2012Co-Authors: Niyousha Mortaza, Ismail Ebrahimi, Ali Ashraf Jamshidi, Vahid Abdollah, Mohammad Kamali, Noor Azuan, Wan Abu, Bakar Wan Abas, Abu OsmanAbstract:Knee injury is one of the major problems in sports medicine, and the use of prophylactic knee braces is an attempt to reduce the occurrence and/or severity of injuries to the knee Joint Ligament(s) without inhibiting knee mobility. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of one recently designed prophylactic knee brace and two neoprene knee sleeves upon performance of healthy athletes. Thirty-one healthy male athletes (age = 21.261.5) volunteered as participants to examine the effect of prophylactic knee brace/sleeves on performance using isokinetic and functional tests. All subjects were tested in four conditions in a random order: 1. nonbraced (control) 2. using a neoprene knee sleeve 3. using a knee sleeve with four bilateral metal supports and 4. using a prophylactic knee brace. The study design was a crossover, randomized, controlled trial. Subjects completed single leg vertical jump, cross-over hop, and the isokinetic knee flexion and extension (at 60, 180, 300u/sec). Data were collected from the above tests and analyzed for jump height, cross-over hop distance, peak torque to body weight ratio and average power, respectively. Comparisons of these variables in the four testing conditions revealed no statistically significant difference (p.0.05). The selected prophylactic brace/sleeves did not significantly inhibit athletic performance which might verify that their structure and design have caused no complication in the normal function of the knee Joint. Moreover, it could be speculated that, if the brace or the sleeves had any limiting effect, our young healthy athletic subjects were well able to generate a mean peak torque large enough to overcome thi
Vahid Abdollah - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Effects of a Prophylactic Knee Brace and Two Neoprene Knee Sleeves on the Performance of Healthy Athletes: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial
PLoS ONE, 2012Co-Authors: Niyousha Mortaza, Ismail Ebrahimi, Ali Ashraf Jamshidi, Vahid Abdollah, Mohammad Kamali, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas, Noor Azuan Abu OsmanAbstract:Knee injury is one of the major problems in sports medicine, and the use of prophylactic knee braces is an attempt to reduce the occurrence and/or severity of injuries to the knee Joint Ligament(s) without inhibiting knee mobility. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of one recently designed prophylactic knee brace and two neoprene knee sleeves upon performance of healthy athletes. Thirty-one healthy male athletes (age=21.261.5) volunteered as participants to examine the effect of prophylactic knee brace/sleeves on performance using isokinetic and functional tests. All subjects were tested in four conditions in a random order: 1. nonbraced (control) 2. using a neoprene knee sleeve 3. using a knee sleeve with four bilateral metal supports and 4. using a prophylactic knee brace. The study design was a crossover, randomized, controlled trial. Subjects completed single leg vertical jump, cross-over hop, and the isokinetic knee flexion and extension (at 60, 180, 300u/sec). Data were collected from the above tests and analyzed for jump height, cross-over hop distance, peak torque to body weight ratio and average power, respectively. Comparisons of these variables in the four testing conditions revealed no statistically significant difference (p.0.05). The selected prophylactic brace/sleeves did not significantly inhibit athletic performance which might verify that their structure and design have caused no complication in the normal function of the knee Joint. Moreover, it could be speculated that, if the brace or the sleeves had any limiting effect, our young healthy athletic subjects were well able to generate a mean peak torque large enough to overcome this possible restriction. Further studies are suggested to investigate the long term effect of these prophylactic knee brace and sleeves as well as their possible effect on the adjacent Joints to the knee.
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The Effects of a Prophylactic Knee Brace and Two Neoprene Knee Sleeves on the Performance of Healthy Athletes: A Crossover Randomized
2012Co-Authors: Niyousha Mortaza, Ismail Ebrahimi, Ali Ashraf Jamshidi, Vahid Abdollah, Mohammad Kamali, See Profile, Noor Azuan, Abu OsmanAbstract:Knee injury is one of the major problems in sports medicine, and the use of prophylactic knee braces is an attempt to reduce the occurrence and/or severity of injuries to the knee Joint Ligament(s) without inhibiting knee mobility. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of one recently designed prophylactic knee brace and two neoprene knee sleeves upon performance of healthy athletes. Thirty-one healthy male athletes (age = 21.261.5) volunteered as participants to examine the effect of prophylactic knee brace/sleeves on performance using isokinetic and functional tests. All subjects were tested in four conditions in a random order: 1. nonbraced (control) 2. using a neoprene knee sleeve 3. using a knee sleeve with four bilateral metal supports and 4. using a prophylactic knee brace. The study design was a crossover, randomized, controlled trial. Subjects completed single leg vertical jump, cross-over hop, and the isokinetic knee flexion and extension (at 60, 180, 300u/sec). Data were collected from the above tests and analyzed for jump height, cross-over ho
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The Effects of a Prophylactic Knee Brace and Two Neoprene Knee Sleeves on the Performance of Healthy Athletes: A Crossover Randomized
2012Co-Authors: Niyousha Mortaza, Ismail Ebrahimi, Ali Ashraf Jamshidi, Vahid Abdollah, Mohammad Kamali, Noor Azuan, Wan Abu, Bakar Wan Abas, Abu OsmanAbstract:Knee injury is one of the major problems in sports medicine, and the use of prophylactic knee braces is an attempt to reduce the occurrence and/or severity of injuries to the knee Joint Ligament(s) without inhibiting knee mobility. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of one recently designed prophylactic knee brace and two neoprene knee sleeves upon performance of healthy athletes. Thirty-one healthy male athletes (age = 21.261.5) volunteered as participants to examine the effect of prophylactic knee brace/sleeves on performance using isokinetic and functional tests. All subjects were tested in four conditions in a random order: 1. nonbraced (control) 2. using a neoprene knee sleeve 3. using a knee sleeve with four bilateral metal supports and 4. using a prophylactic knee brace. The study design was a crossover, randomized, controlled trial. Subjects completed single leg vertical jump, cross-over hop, and the isokinetic knee flexion and extension (at 60, 180, 300u/sec). Data were collected from the above tests and analyzed for jump height, cross-over hop distance, peak torque to body weight ratio and average power, respectively. Comparisons of these variables in the four testing conditions revealed no statistically significant difference (p.0.05). The selected prophylactic brace/sleeves did not significantly inhibit athletic performance which might verify that their structure and design have caused no complication in the normal function of the knee Joint. Moreover, it could be speculated that, if the brace or the sleeves had any limiting effect, our young healthy athletic subjects were well able to generate a mean peak torque large enough to overcome thi
Jonathan T. Finnoff - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Upper Limb Pain and Dysfunction
Braddom's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2021Co-Authors: Jonathan T. Finnoff, Wade O. JohnsonAbstract:Abstract Musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb are common and can involve structures such as bone, Joint, Ligament, tendon, and muscle. This chapter begins with a description of physical examination maneuvers that can be used to assist with the identification of upper limb pathology. This is followed by a description of the rehabilitation principles that can be used to treat these disorders. The remainder of the chapter discusses the identification and management of upper limb conditions frequently encountered by physiatrists. This information can be applied to accurately diagnose and appropriately treat upper limb conditions, thus maximizing the patient’s functional outcome.
