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Health Care Sciences & Services
Kyeongjin Lee
Summary: This study evaluated the concurrent validity and reliability of tele-assessment using 3D motion analysis and video conferencing applications. The results showed that tele-assessment demonstrated good agreement with 3D motion analysis in terms of mobility, general high agreement in stability, but lower agreement in symmetry for certain movements. Overall, the study confirmed the validity and reliability of tele-assessment as a feasible alternative to face-to-face examination.
Review
Sport Sciences
Ziwei Zeng, Yue Liu, Xiaoyue Hu, Meihua Tang, Lin Wang
Summary: This review investigated the concurrent validity and test-retest reliability of inertial measurement units (IMUs) for measuring gait spatiotemporal outcomes and lower extremity kinematics of healthy adults during running. The results demonstrated excellent concurrent validity and test-retest reliability for parameters such as stride length, step frequency, ankle angle, and good to excellent validity and reliability for stance time and running speed. However, caution is needed when interpreting the results of IMUs measurement of lower extremity kinematics.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2022)
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Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Reneaud Nicolas, Pierre Emma, Zory Raphael, Chorin Frederic, Thomas Luc, Chavet Pascale, Coyle Thelma, Truchet Eric, Puech Stephane, Ollivier Matthieu, Chabrand Patrick, Gerus Pauline
Summary: This study aimed to assess the accuracy and reliability of 3-dimensional angular measurements of an instrumented knee brace compared to optoelectronic cameras-based navigation system, showing excellent reliability, strong correlation between the two systems, and acceptable measurement errors within an applicable range.
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Chemistry, Analytical
Yiwei Wu, Kuan Tao, Qi Chen, Yinsheng Tian, Lixin Sun
Summary: This study evaluated the accuracy of the Perception Neuron Studio (PNS) in capturing upper-body motion and found that its kinematics data were highly consistent with a gold-standard optical system. The PNS provided accurate enough upper-body kinematics for further biomechanical performance analysis, making it a valuable tool in this field.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dominik Kraft, Dag Alnaes, Tobias Kaufmann
Summary: This study demonstrates that changes in subject similarity based on brain imaging data are associated with puberty and mental health in adolescents. The findings provide insights into the variance in brain development during adolescence, aiding in the understanding of this critical period.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fateme Mohammadi, Seyed Amin Kouhpayeh, Mostafa Bijani, Mojtaba Farjam, Amir Faghihi, Zohreh Badiyepeymaiejahromi
Summary: Nurses play a key role in medication safety and patient safety. This study translated and assessed a Persian version of the Medication Safety Competence Scale (MSCS) for clinical nurses in Iran. The psychometric properties of the MSCS were evaluated using COSMIN criteria. The Persian version of the MSCS demonstrated satisfactory validity and reliability, making it a useful tool for measuring medication safety competence in nurses.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
V. P. Werth, P. Joly, D. Mimouni, E. Maverakis, F. Caux, P. Lehane, L. Gearhart, A. Kapre, P. Pordeli, D. M. Chen
Summary: In a 52-week trial, rituximab was found to be superior to mycophenolate mofetil in producing sustained remission of pemphigus vulgaris and in reducing glucocorticoid use. However, there were more serious adverse events in the rituximab group.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ken Mautner, Michael Gottschalk, Scott D. Boden, Alison Akard, Won C. Bae, Lora Black, Blake Boggess, Paramita Chatterjee, Christine B. Chung, Kirk A. Easley, Greg Gibson, Josh Hackel, Katie Jensen, Linda Kippner, Chad Kurtenbach, Joanne Kurtzberg, R. Amadeus Mason, Benjamin Noonan, Krishnendu Roy, Verle Valentine, Carolyn Yeago, Hicham Drissi
Summary: This study compared the safety and efficacy of various cellular injections to corticosteroid injections for knee osteoarthritis. The results showed that none of the orthobiologic injections were superior to corticosteroid injection in terms of pain outcomes at 1 year post treatment.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chiao- Lin, Mina Khajooei, Tilman Engel, Alexandra Nair, Mika Heikkila, Hannes Kaplick, Frank Mayer
Summary: Chronic ankle instability alters the motor control strategy around proximal joints bilaterally, indicating the need to consider neuromuscular training to change the motor control strategy when planning rehabilitation for CAI.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Francisco de A. Manoel, Cecilia S. Peserico, Fabiana A. Machado
Summary: This study aimed to determine the peak running velocity on the track field based on laboratory treadmill tests and investigate its correlation with 10-km running performance. The results showed significant differences between the track field and treadmill peak running velocities, as well as a high correlation between these velocities and 10-km running performance.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zemichael Gizaw, Alemayehu Worku Yalew, Bikes Destaw Bitew, Jiyoung Lee, Michael Bisesi
Summary: This study aimed to design a valid and reliable questionnaire to assess behaviors and environmental conditions resulting in exposure to enteric pathogens. Through literature review and expert evaluation, a questionnaire with 8 dimensions and 80 items was developed.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Chenyang Li, Karen Spruyt, Chi Zhang, Yuhua Zuo, Shaomei Shang, Xiaosong Dong, Hui Ouyang, Jun Zhang, Fang Han
Summary: The study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Narcolepsy Severity Scale in adult patients with narcolepsy type 1, showing good validity and reliability. The scale was found to be applicable for assessing symptom severity and consequences in Chinese adult patients with NT1.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Dongfeng Liang, Xiangli Yu, Xiaojie Guo, Jie Zhang, Ronghuan Jiang
Summary: The aim of the study was to adapt and validate a Chinese version of the CSI-9, a patient-reported instrument used to screen people at risk of central sensitization. The Chinese CSI-9 was administered to patients with chronic pain and healthy controls, and its structural validity, construct validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency were evaluated. The results showed that the Chinese CSI-9 had good structural validity and construct validity, as well as reliable test-retest reliability and internal consistency.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Corliss Zhi Yi Choo, Jia Yi Chow, John Komar
Summary: This study validated the Perception Neuron motion capture system (PNS) against the traditional optoelectronic motion capture system (VICON) and analyzed full-body kinematics. The results showed that the PNS performed similarly to the VICON in most joint angles and had adequate sensitivity to measure changes in joint angles, making it suitable for comparing normalized joint angles and identifying changes in movement patterns.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
J. K. Satter, K. McGawley, M. Connysson, C. A. Staunton
Summary: The aim of this study was to identify the factors that affect tolt performance in Icelandic horses, including rein direction and rider asymmetry. The results showed that rein direction had an impact on tolt performance, while the relationship between rider asymmetry and tolt performance varied among individuals.
Article
Sport Sciences
Corey Perrett, Melanie Bussey, Peter Lamb
Summary: The study found a correlation between workload and injury risk among fast bowlers, and suggested that utilizing IMUs can improve workload estimation and provide intensity-related variables, helping to understand the working intensity of bowlers.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Francisco Xavier de Araujo, Mauricio Scholl Schell, Carolina Gomes Rosa, Daniel Cury Ribeiro, Marcelo Faria Silva
Summary: Brazilian physical therapists have limited knowledge about the different characteristics of extrinsic feedback (EF), but they consider it useful for most of their patients. They mainly use summary feedback with an external focus of attention and deliver concurrent feedback after every exercise repetition. Most participants do not assess learning retention.
PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Review
Neurosciences
Tyson Michael Perez, Jerin Mathew, Paul Glue, Divya B. Adhia, Dirk De Ridder
Summary: The current literature suggests that EEG-NFB may induce specific effects in the treatment of some forms of IDs, however, the evidence is very limited. More randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trials encompassing a wider array of ID populations are needed to determine the existence and degree of EEG-NFB specificity in the treatment of IDs.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Dirk De Ridder, Sven Vanneste, Mark Smith, Divya Adhia
Summary: Acute pain is a physiological response to tissue injury, while chronic pain can lead to suffering and functional impairment. The triple network model offers a framework to understand neuropsychiatric illnesses. Personalized treatment methods should be developed for pain management.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2022)
Review
Otorhinolaryngology
Dirk De Ridder, Sven Vanneste, Jae-Jin Song, Divya Adhia
Summary: Tinnitus is the conscious awareness of a sound without an identifiable external sound source. It can lead to suffering and negative cognitive, emotional, and autonomic responses. The triple network model proposes that abnormal interactions among three cardinal networks underlie brain disorders, including tinnitus. Chronic tinnitus can be explained by the interaction of the sound pathway, the suffering pathway, and the noise-canceling pathway. This model paves the way for individualized treatment modalities.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Daniel C. Ribeiro, Zohreh Jafarian Tangrood, Ross Wilson, Gisela Sole, J. Haxby Abbott
Summary: The study aimed to compare tailored versus standardised exercise programmes for shoulder subacromial pain, finding that the recruitment rate was 3 participants per month, with a 23% enrolment rate and 14% drop-out rate. Overall adherence to the rehabilitation programme was 85%. No significant between-group differences were found for most outcome measures, with minor adverse events observed only in the tailored exercise group.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Sizhong Wang, Cathy M. Chapple, Dusty Quinn, Steve Tumilty, Daniel C. Ribeiro
Summary: This study aims to systematically search, identify, and map the reported type and dosage of joint mobilisations used in previous studies for the management of patients with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain. The study will summarize the rationale for adopting a specific joint mobilisation dosage. The results will be disseminated through academic conferences and a peer-reviewed publication.
Article
Rehabilitation
Melanie D. Bussey, Jayden Pinfold, Janelle Romanchuk, Danielle Salmon
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the anticipatory and compensatory head control of rugby players during predictable and unpredictable impact events. They found that rugby players with concussion injuries had deficits in cervical spinal motor control, leading to higher inertial head accelerations and delayed anticipatory head displacements. These effects may persist for two or more years following the injury, suggesting vulnerability to reinjury in these athletes.
PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Daniel C. Ribeiro, Amanda Wilkinson, Melanie Voney, Gisela Sole, Sarah E. Lamb, J. Haxby Abbott
Summary: This study conducted a process evaluation of the Otago MASTER feasibility trial to examine the treatment fidelity and clinicians' perceptions of the trial interventions. The findings showed satisfactory treatment fidelity scores for both the tailored exercise and manual therapy intervention (80.3%) and the standardised exercise intervention (82.9%). Clinicians expressed conflicts between their clinical practice and the intervention protocol, with several barriers identified related to program strengths and weaknesses, design and administrative barriers, and training-related barriers.
Review
Rehabilitation
Zohreh Jafarian Tangrood, Angela Spontelli Gisselman, Gisela Sole, Daniel Cury Ribeiro
Summary: This systematic review found that patients with subacromial pain did not show significant improvement in pain and function within 3 months without any intervention. However, patients receiving usual care showed significant improvement in pain and function up to 12 months, with approximately 40% of this improvement occurring in the first 6 weeks.
PHYSICAL THERAPY REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Sizhong Wang, Ramakrishnan Mani, Jiaxu Zeng, Cathy M. Chapple, Daniel Cury Ribeiro
Summary: This study examined the intrarater test-retest reliability of movement-evoked pain and sensitivity to movement-evoked pain in participants with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP). The results showed that the reliability of movement-evoked pain was good to excellent, while the reliability of sensitivity to movement-evoked pain was poor. The minimal detectable change score of movement-evoked pain can help clinicians and researchers interpret changes in these outcomes.
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Melanie D. Bussey, Danielle Salmon, Janelle Romanchuk, Bridie Nanai, Peter Davidson, Ross Tucker, Eanna Falvey
Summary: This study examined the exposure to head acceleration events in male rugby players during matches and training. The findings showed variations in HAE incidence and risk among different age groups and playing positions. Tackles and rucks were identified as the main causes of HAE during matches.
Article
Sport Sciences
James Tooby, James Woodward, Ross Tucker, Ben Jones, Eanna Falvey, Danielle Salmon, Melanie Dawn Bussey, Lindsay Starling, Gregory Tierney
Summary: This study examined head acceleration event (HAE) propensity and incidence in elite-level men's and women's rugby union matches using instrumented mouthguards (iMGs). The findings showed that most contact events resulted in lower-magnitude HAEs, while higher-magnitude HAEs were less common. Men had a higher HAE incidence than women, and tackles produced more HAEs than carries. The study highlights the need for further research on mechanisms for HAEs in order to develop strategies aimed at reducing their occurrence.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sizhong Wang, Jiaxu Zeng, Cathy M. Chapple, Ramakrishnan Mani, Daniel C. Ribeiro
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the effect of mobilisation with movement (MWM) on the angular onset of pain during shoulder abduction in patients with rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP). The study will recruit 60 participants with RCRSP and randomly assign them to receive either MWM or sham MWM intervention. The primary outcome is the angular onset of pain during shoulder abduction. Secondary outcomes include pain intensity, shoulder range of motion, pressure pain threshold, mechanical temporal summation, global rating of change scale, and Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Stephanie J. Woodley, Brittany Moller, Alys R. Clark, Melanie D. Bussey, Bahram Sangelaji, Meredith Perry, Jennifer Kruger
Summary: This article investigates the use of digital technologies in the management of urinary incontinence in women. The study found that digital technologies have some effectiveness in managing symptoms, but there are still some shortcomings in adapting to women at different stages of life and considering cultural factors.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2023)
