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Orthopedics
Rafaela F. Almeida, Natalia D. Pereira, Larissa P. Ribeiro, Rodrigo Py G. Barreto, Danilo H. Kamonseki, Melina N. Haik, Paula R. Camargo
Summary: This study evaluated the measurement properties of the DASH in individuals with SPS using the Rasch model, finding that adjustments to some items are necessary for these patients. Clinicians should interpret the DASH results cautiously, especially for patients with shoulder pain above 120 degrees of arm elevation.
Article
Orthopedics
Jacqlyn King, Matthew Shapiro, Andrew Karduna
Summary: This study investigated whether patients with subacromial pain syndrome (SPS) exhibit peripheral or central sensitization and whether the presence of subacromial pain and patient gender influence these sensitizations. The results showed that patients exhibited hypersensitivity only in the affected shoulder, indicating peripheral sensitization. Female patients showed both peripheral and central sensitization. Immediate pain reduction did not affect hypersensitivity in the short term.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Wei-Ting Wu, Che-Yu Lin, Yi-Chung Shu, Lan-Rong Chen, Levent Ozcakar, Ke-Vin Chang
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the subacromial motion metrics in patients with and without subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) and its association with rotator cuff pathologies. The findings showed that shoulders with SIS had a decreased minimal vertical acromiohumeral distance (AHD) during dynamic examination, regardless of the presence of rotator cuff pathologies. The metrics associated with supraspinatus tendinopathy were an increased rotation angle and a decreased rotation radius. The study suggests that abnormal subacromial metrics can develop in patients with mild or no rotator cuff pathologies. More prospective cohort studies are needed to further explore the changes in subacromial motion metrics in populations at risk for painful or impinged shoulders.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Review
Rehabilitation
Behnam Liaghat, Anja Ussing, Birgitte Holm Petersen, Henning Keinke Andersen, Kristoffer Weisskirchner Barfod, Martin Bach Jensen, Morten Hoegh, Simon Tarp, Birgit Juul-Kristensen, Stig Brorson
Summary: The study showed that supervised training had significant improvements on pain, function, and patient-perceived effect in adults with subacromial pain syndrome. It also indicated potential benefits of supervised training in terms of quality of life and return to work, although more patients reported mild, transient pain after training.
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
Review
Anesthesiology
David Griswold, Ken Learman, Edmund Ickert, Annie Tapp, Omar Ross
Summary: This systematic review with meta-analysis found that dry needling combined with other conservative interventions is more effective than conservative treatment alone in reducing pain and disability in patients with subacromial pain syndrome (SAPS).
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Amy K. Hegarty, Melody Hsu, Jean-Sebastien Roy, Joseph R. Kardouni, Jason J. Kutch, Lori A. Michener
Summary: Thoracic spinal manipulation can immediately increase neuromuscular drive, with increased serratus anterior muscle activity associated with short-term improvements in shoulder clinical outcomes.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
David Hoyrup Christiansen, Jakob Hjort
Summary: This study compared the effects of group-based exercise, individual exercise, and home exercise on patients with subacromial pain. The results showed that there were no significant differences in health benefits among the three regimens, but the home exercise intervention was associated with the lowest costs.
JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Claudia Cavaggion, Santiago Navarro-Ledesma, Birgit Juul-Kristensen, Alejandro Luque-Suarez, Lennard Voogt, Filip Struyf
Summary: This study examined the reliability of a novice ultrasound examiner and the agreement between two examiners (novice, expert) in measuring coracohumeral distance, tendon thickness of the long head of the biceps, and subscapularis. The results showed that the novice examiner had excellent intra-rater reliability in all measures, but had poorer inter-rater reliability compared to the expert examiner. The findings suggest that more training is needed for the novice in measuring tendon thickness.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Silvia Gianola, Valerio Iannicelli, Edoardo Fascio, Anita Andreano, Linda C. Li, Maria Grazia Valsecchi, Lorenzo Moja, Greta Castellini
Summary: The use of Kinesio Taping for rotator cuff disease has uncertain effects on self-reported pain, function, pain on motion, and active range of motion when compared to sham taping or other conservative treatments due to very low certainty of evidence. However, low-certainty evidence suggests that Kinesio Taping may improve quality of life compared to conservative treatments. Evidence on adverse events was scarce and uncertain. Based on the data in this review, the evidence for the efficacy of KT seems to demonstrate little or no benefit.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Sport Sciences
Edward Roddy, Reuben O. Ogollah, Raymond Oppong, Irena Zwierska, Praveen Datta, Alison Hall, Elaine Hay, Sue Jackson, Sue Jowett, Martyn Lewis, Julie Shufflebotham, Kay Stevenson, Danielle A. van der Windt, Julie Young, Nadine E. Foster
Summary: In patients with subacromial pain syndrome, physiotherapist-led exercise shows better improvement in pain and function compared to an exercise leaflet. Ultrasound guidance for subacromial corticosteroid injection provides no additional benefit over unguided injection.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Che-Yu Lin, Chia-Ching Chou, Lan-Rong Chen, Wei-Ting Wu, Po-Cheng Hsu, Tung-Han Yang, Ke-Vin Chang
Summary: This study developed a quantitative analytic model using dynamic ultrasound imaging to assess subacromial motions and examined their reliability and potential influencing factors. The results showed that the vertical acromiohumeral distance is the lowest in the abduction phase and full-can posture, and the rotation angle of the humeral head has the potential to serve as a new parameter for the evaluation of SIS.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Fareed F. Alfaya, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Batool Abdulelah Alkhamis, Praveen Kumar Kandakurti, Debjani Mukherjee
Summary: Subacromial Impingement Syndrome (SAIS) is a common shoulder condition characterized by pain and functional impairment. This cross-sectional study found that individuals with SAIS exhibited impaired shoulder proprioception, which was significantly correlated with higher pain intensity and functional disability. These findings highlight the clinical relevance of proprioceptive deficits in SAIS and emphasize the importance of incorporating proprioceptive assessment and targeted rehabilitation interventions in managing this condition.
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Araken Kleber Azevedo de Oliveira, Karinna Sonalya Aires da Costa, Gildasio Lucas de Lucena, Catarina de Oliveira Sousa, Joao Felipe Medeiros Filho, Jamilson Simoes Brasileiro
Summary: This study compared the effects of an exercise protocol with and without electromyographic biofeedback on pain, function, and movement in subjects with Subacromial Pain Syndrome. The results showed that adding biofeedback increased scapular upward rotation, but patients who only did exercises had a better response in reducing pain.
CLINICAL BIOMECHANICS
(2022)
Review
Sport Sciences
Felipe Araya-Quintanilla, Hector Gutierrez-Espinoza, Walter Sepulveda-Loyola, Vanessa Probst, Robinson Ramirez-Velez, Celia Alvarez-Bueno
Summary: Kinesiotaping with or without co-interventions was found to be not superior to other interventions in improving shoulder pain intensity, function, and range of motion flexion for patients with subacromial impingement syndrome.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Malte Jaeschke, Hans-Christian Koehler, Marc-Andre Weber, Thomas Tischer, Claudia Hacke, Christoph Schulze
Summary: This study investigates the correlation between shoulder function and imaging parameters in subacromial impingement syndrome. The width of the subdeltoid bursa and the presence of a halo-sign around the biceps tendon were found to be the best predictors of shoulder function and pain.
ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
(2023)
Review
Rheumatology
Ismail Saracoglu, Gamze Kurt, Eda Ozge Okur, Emrah Afsar, Gulce Kallem Seyyar, Bilge Basakci Calik, Ferruh Taspinar
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2017)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Ismail Saracoglu, Meltem Isintas Arik, Emrah Afsar, Hasan Huseyin Gokpinar
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
(2020)
Review
Rehabilitation
Damla Karabay, Yusuf Emuk, Derya Ozer Kaya
JOURNAL OF SPORT REHABILITATION
(2020)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Jo Nijs, Astrid Lahousse, Eleni Kapreli, Paraskevi Bilika, Ismail Saracoglu, Anneleen Malfliet, Iris Coppieters, Liesbet De Baets, Laurence Leysen, Eva Roose, Jacqui Clark, Lennard Voogt, Eva Huysmans
Summary: IASP has recently released new clinical criteria for nociplastic pain affecting the musculoskeletal system, aiming to help clinicians identify and classify patients with chronic pain more accurately. These new criteria are more comprehensive and robust, representing important steps towards precision pain medicine, although further studies are needed to validate their clinimetric and psychometric properties.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Busra Aktas, Ilknur Naz, Yusuf Emuk, Umit Varli, Cenk Kirakli
Summary: The Turkish version of the OSS has been shown to have good reliability and validity in assessing sitting balance in ICU survivors. The OSS score is correlated with scores on the BBS and FIM.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Derya Ozer Kaya, Umut Ziya Kocak, Yusuf Emuk, Nihal Olgac Dundar, Sema Bozkaya Yilmaz, Pinar Gencpinar
Summary: This study examined spinal curvatures and movements in the sagittal and frontal planes during sitting position in patients with CP, comparing differences between children and adolescents with minimal and moderate functional limitations. Results showed that patients with minimal functional limitations had greater spinal mobility, while those with moderate limitations had higher lumbar Lordoscoliosis posture scores and lower functional independence levels.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Ipek Yavas, Yusuf Emuk, Turhan Kahraman
Summary: Pelvic floor muscle training has significant positive effects on urinary incontinence and sexual function in people with multiple sclerosis, improving quality of life, reducing symptoms, and enhancing sexual function.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AND RELATED DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yusuf Emuk, Turhan Kahraman, Yesim Sengul
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the acute effects of action observation training on upper extremity functions, cognitive functions, and response time in healthy young adults. The results showed that action observation training can enhance the performance of upper extremity-related functions. Observing self-actions resulted in statistically significant positive changes in multiple variables compared with other methods.
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Yusuf Emuk, Turhan Kahraman, Yesim Sengul
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the effects of a single session action observation training on hand function and whether observing self-actions would be more effective than observing someone else. The results showed that the group watching self-actions had significantly better performance in the Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test compared to the control group. There were also significant differences between the group watching someone else's actions and the control group, as well as between the action practice group and the non-action observation and control groups, suggesting that action observation training can improve hand function in healthy adults and watching self-actions may activate more mirror neurons.
SOMATOSENSORY AND MOTOR RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Zuhal Abasiyanik, Yusuf Emuk, Turhan Kahraman
Summary: This study assessed the attitudes of final-year physiotherapy students in Turkey towards neurology and other core specialties, finding that most students perceived neurology as the most challenging. Reasons for difficulties included the need for basic neuroanatomy and neurophysiology knowledge, difficulty in integrating information into clinical practice, and the complexity of the subject. To improve learning, students recommended increased clinical teaching methods such as bedside tutorials, exposure to more patients, and case discussions.
PHYSIOTHERAPY THEORY AND PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Erhan Secer, Liknur Naz, Hilal Uzunlar, Gulsah Callioglu, Yusuf Emuk, Melda Baser Secer, Hasan Oztin
Summary: This study examined the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Yale Physical Activity Survey (YPAS-TR) in older adults. The results showed that the YPAS-TR is a valid and reliable measurement tool for assessing physical activity patterns in Turkish older adults.
JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Meichan Yana, Ismail Saracoglu, Yusuf Emuk, Ozge K. Yenilmez
GAZZETTA MEDICA ITALIANA ARCHIVIO PER LE SCIENZE MEDICHE
(2018)
