This review explores the possible role of psychedelics in the management of chronic pain and opioid use disorder. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The aim of this study was to explore participants' perceptions of the influence of common factors on physical therapy outcomes. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
Knowledge gaps exist around diagnostic and treatment approaches for patients admitted to hospital with low back pain. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The objective of this case series is to highlight the musculoskeletal features and the clinical course among children with haematological malignancies. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details.
Conclusion
The two-probe procedure to measure Achilles tendon strain is reliable for repeated measurements on the same day. However, measurement error increased when strain was measured on different days, which may be attributable to a combination of examiner error and participant factors.
Our findings suggest that physical activity does not play a major role in preventing vertebral fractures in Norwegian adults. Future studies may benefit from data on incident vertebral fracture, and objectively measured physical activity.
Use of insoles for obese individuals may help to slow time-dependent foot structural changes. However, the effect was not enough to maintain the foot structure against repeated hyper loadings.
The aim of this systematic review was therefore to investigate the effects of eccentric exercise on pain and function in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome compared with other exercise regimens or interventions. A secondary aim was to describe the included components of the various eccentric exercise regimens that have been studied.
The most frequent reductions in pressure occurred when the anterior edge of the metatarsal bar was placed at 77% of the peak pressure values, and its effects were independent of the choice of EVA or Poron offloading material. In the flat insole, 61% of participants had one or more metatarsal head areas with pressure above the 200 KPa, reducing to 58% when adopting generic orthotic design rules and 51% when using the best orthotic insole of the nine tested. Our results confirm that plantar pressure relief is sensitive to orthotic insole design decisions and individual patient feet.
Conclusions
Multimorbidity was associated with poor foot health outcomes and lower rates of self-perceived improvement in foot pain over 6 months following podiatric intervention in a sample of patients attending podiatric biomechanics clinics for a new episode of foot pain.
The purpose of this study was to assess a new iPhone application (the level function of the ‘Measure application’), for measuring the weightbearing ankle lunge test in a healthy adult population (reliability) and measuring known angles (validity) when compared to a digital inclinometer.
Functional shoulder instability (FSI) is more common than expected amongst young adults and seems to develop during childhood mostly without specific reason.
Pre-existing deficits in hip muscle strength in individuals with mild-to-moderate hip OA were accentuated over 12-months, though no changes in symptoms or joint structure were observed. A longer follow-up period is required to establish whether strength deficits drive clinical and structural decline in these patients. Interventions to prevent or slow declines in strength may be relevant in the management of mild-to-moderate hip OA.
While average muscle size and fatty infiltration levels did not change with high-intensity exercise, the results suggest that a subgroup of patients who demonstrate improvements in muscle health demonstrate the largest functional improvements. Future research is needed to identify which patients are most likely to respond to this type of treatment.
Mental health has been shown to improve after total hip arthroplasty (THA). Little is known about the role of pain and function in this context. We assessed whether change in mental health was associated with improvement in pain and function 1 year post-surgery.
This study sought to develop an algorithm to subgroup primary care patients with sciatica, for initial decision-making for matched care pathways, including fast-track referral to investigations and specialist spinal opinion.