Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Gorka Ortego, Enrique Lluch, Pablo Herrero, Shellie Ann Boudreau, Victor Domenech-Garcia
Summary: This study longitudinally investigated the relationships between neck/arm disability and pain profile measures in individuals with chronic nonspecific neck pain (NSNP) after a standardized physiotherapy intervention. The results showed that pain sensitivity can worsen following treatment despite reduced pain extent and unchanged neck disability and pain intensity scores over a six-month period in individuals with chronic NSNP.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
Josu Zabala Mata, Ion Lascurain-Aguirrebena, Estibaliz Dominguez Lopez, Jon Jatsu Azkue
Summary: The study found that patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain (NSNP) have increased pronociceptive and impaired antinociceptive mechanisms, contributing to long-lasting pain and treatment failures. However, the observational nature of the study prevents establishing a clear cause-effect relationship. Normal PPT values should not be interpreted as absence of altered nociceptive processing in the clinic environment.
Article
Neurosciences
Dongchul Lee, Paul S. Sung
Summary: Individuals with nonspecific chronic neck pain did not show significant differences in gait parameters, but their kinematic similarity index (SI) were significantly lower than control group, especially during midstance and swing phases. Individuals with neck pain demonstrated greater variation in walking patterns during gait.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Carina F. Pinheiro, Anamaria S. Oliveira, Tenysson Will-Lemos, Lidiane L. Florencio, Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Fabiola Dach, Debora Bevilaqua-Grossi
Summary: Episodic and chronic migraines were associated with reduced total range of motion and mean angular velocity of neck movements, while muscle activity during active neck movements did not show significant differences. Neck disability and kinesiophobia were weakly correlated with cervical movement parameters.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ingrid Schuttert, Andre P. Wolff, Rita H. R. Schiphorst Preuper, Alec G. G. A. Malmberg, Michiel F. Reneman, Hans Timmerman
Summary: Central sensitization cannot be directly demonstrated in humans, so the study used human assumed central sensitization (HACS) as a proxy. The central sensitization inventory (CSI) questionnaire was used to assess symptoms associated with HACS in a sample of chronic pain patients and healthy controls. The study found that the cutoff values for the CSI differed between genders, and the CSI score was associated with various factors in chronic pain patients. The findings suggest the importance of considering sex-specific cutoff values for evaluating central sensitization.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Gemma Espi-Lopez, Marta Aguilar-Rodriguez, Manuel Zarzoso, Pilar Serra-Ano, Jose M. Martinez De la Fuente, Marta Ingles, Elena Marques-Sule
Summary: Exercise programs focusing on cervical proprioception showed significant improvements in pain, disability, pressure pain threshold, range of motion, and head repositioning accuracy in patients with nonspecific neck pain. In contrast, programs focusing on cervical mobility only demonstrated improvements in pain intensity and disability, with outcomes not being clinically relevant.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Marcos Jose Navarro-Santana, Juan Antonio Valera-Calero, Guillermo Romanos-Castillo, Victor C. Hernandez-Gonzalez, Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Ibai Lopez-de-Uralde-Villanueva, Gustavo Plaza-Manzano
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of dry needling on chronic nonspecific neck pain. The results showed that dry needling could alleviate pain symptoms and increase skin conductance. However, no changes were observed in central pain processing. Additionally, both real and sham dry needling were equally effective in reducing related disability, pain intensity, catastrophism, and kinesiophobia levels.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Cheng Gong, Shiyin Dai, Bing Jin, Ying Xie
Summary: This study compared the efficacy of Feng spinal mobilization (FSM) and Maitland posteroanterior mobilization (MM) in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. The results showed that FSM was more effective in relieving pain and improving lumbar range of motion compared to MM.
Article
Anesthesiology
Rutger M. J. de Zoete, Carolyn F. Berryman, Jo Nijs, Angela Walls, Mark Jenkinson
Summary: This study investigates the structural brain differences and changes after exercise therapy in patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain. The study found that exercise therapy has an effect on grey matter volume and thickness, and these brain changes may explain the differential effects of exercise therapy for individuals with neck pain. These findings are important for developing personalized treatment approaches.
CLINICAL JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Marjolein Chys, Jente Bontinck, Lennard Voogt, Gracia Maria Gallego Sendarrubias, Barbara Cagnie, Mira Meeus, Kayleigh De Meulemeester
Summary: This study compared the immediate effects of dry needling and sham needling on pressure pain thresholds and conditioned pain modulation in patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain. The results showed no significant differences between the dry needling group and the sham needling group in any of the outcome measures.
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Rutger M. J. de Zoete, Peter Stanwell, Kenneth A. Weber, Suzanne J. Snodgrass
Summary: This study investigates the differences in brain morphology between individuals with chronic nonspecific neck pain and asymptomatic individuals, as well as the associations between brain morphology and patient-reported outcomes. The findings can inform the mechanisms underlying chronic nonspecific neck pain and guide the development of more effective treatment approaches.
JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Zohre Khosrokiani, Amir Letafatkar, Malihe Hadadnezhad, Yahya Sokhanguei
Summary: Comparing the effects of pain neuroscience education and pain biomechanics education on people with chronic nonspecific neck pain, the study found that during COVID-19, the former had a significantly better impact on fear of movement compared to the latter, but did not have a significant effect on the pain index.
Article
Biophysics
David Jimenez-Grande, S. Farokh Atashzar, Eduardo Martinez-Valdes, Alessandro Marco De Nunzio, Deborah Falla
Summary: This study investigates gait kinematic features in individuals with chronic neck pain (CNP) and utilizes machine learning models to differentiate them from asymptomatic individuals. The results show that nonlinear trajectories provide the best classification performance, with potential for predicting recurrent neck pain in the future.
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ibrahim M. Moustafa, Tamer Shousha, Ashokan Arumugam, Deed E. Harrison
Summary: This study investigated whether thoracic kyphosis is associated with neck pain, neck disability, and sensorimotor control measures in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain. Participants with hyper-kyphosis were compared to those with normal kyphosis. The results showed that participants with hyper-kyphosis had greater neck disability and abnormal sensorimotor control and autonomic nervous system function compared to those with normal kyphosis.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jinho Lee, Jae-Heung Cho, Koh-Woon Kim, Jun-Hwan Lee, Me-riong Kim, Joowon Kim, Min-Young Kim, Hyun-Woo Cho, Yoon Jae Lee, Sook-Hyun Lee, Joon-Shik Shin, Lawrence L. Prokop, Byung-Cheul Shin, In-Hyuk Ha
Summary: In this study, a randomized clinical trial compared the effectiveness of Chuna manual therapy with usual care for chronic neck pain patients. Results showed that manual therapy was more effective in reducing pain and improving function compared to usual care at both 5 weeks and 1 year after randomization.
Article
Sport Sciences
Jan Wilke, Lisa Mohr, Gustavo Yuki, Adelle Kemlall Bhundoo, David Jimenez-Pavon, Fernando Laino, Niamh Murphy, Bernhard Novak, Stefano Nuccio, Sonia Ortega-Gomez, Julian David Pillay, Falk Richter, Lorenzo Rum, Celso Sanchez-Ramirez, David Url, Lutz Vogt, Luiz Hespanhol
Summary: This study investigated the effects of digital home exercise (DHE) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that live-streamed DHE can increase physical activity levels and have positive effects on selected health markers. However, further research is needed to reduce dropout rates.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Masatoshi Nakamura, Andreas Konrad, Kazuki Kasahara, Riku Yoshida, Yuta Murakami, Shigeru Sato, Kodai Aizawa, Ryoma Koizumi, Jan Wilke
Summary: This study compared the effects of static stretching (SS) and foam rolling (FR) performed in different orders on tissue properties, pain sensitivity, and motor function. The results suggest that SS should be followed by FR when aiming to increase range of motion and reduce tissue hardness without affecting muscle strength.
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Jan Wilke, Sarah Tenberg, David Groneberg
Summary: This study found that non-motor factors are significantly associated with the risk of muscle injury in elite football players. General musculoskeletal injury history, playing position, market value, and history of muscle injury were associated with muscle injury.
PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Sarah Tenberg, Kazunori Nosaka, Jan Wilke
Summary: The study found that eccentric elbow flexor exercise can lead to an increase in biceps brachii ECT thickness, which correlates positively with palpation pain, affecting delayed onset muscle soreness.
SPORTS MEDICINE-OPEN
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Katharina Grimm, Daniel Niederer, Albert Nienhaus, David A. Groneberg, Tobias Engeroff
Summary: Mask wearing can lead to increased airway resistance and carbon dioxide rebreathing, impacting gas exchange and causing discomfort and impairments in cognitive performance.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Physiology
Johanna Sieland, Daniel Niederer, Tobias Engeroff, Lutz Vogt, Christian Troidl, Thomas Schmitz-Rixen, Winfried Banzer, Kerstin Troidl
Summary: The acute effects of aerobic walking and anaerobic walking on miRNA parameters related to vascular collateral formation were compared in patients with peripheral arterial disease. The study found that moderate-intensity walking was more suitable for inducing changes in blood flow and miRNA in patients with peripheral arterial disease than vigorous exercise.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Anesthesiology
Daniel Niederer, Ann-Christin Pfeifer, Tilman Engel, Andrea Block, Robin Schaefer, Philipp Floessel, Heidrun Beck, Petra Platen, Marcus Schiltenwolf, Christian Schneider, Pia-Maria Wippert, Lutz Vogt, Frank Mayer
Summary: This study aimed to determine the dose-response relationship and effect modifiers in exercises for low back pain. 1483 intervention participants with low back pain performed stabilisation exercises for 12 weeks. The results showed that longer intervention durations and higher exercise frequencies led to significantly larger symptom reductions. Adding perturbation to the exercises was found to be more effective than stretching or behavioral modules. The findings suggest that maintaining a training frequency of at least 2 times per week may be relevant for treating low back pain with stabilisation exercises.
Review
Sport Sciences
Tobias Engeroff, David A. Groneberg, Jan Wilke
Summary: The most effective way to cope with high blood sugar spikes is to engage in physical activity in temporal proximity to food intake. This systematic review and meta-analysis found that exercise after meal ingestion has a greater beneficial impact on postprandial hyperglycemia compared to exercise before eating or an inactive control condition.
Article
Rehabilitation
Juliane Mueller, Daniel Niederer, Sarah Tenberg, Lukas Oberheim, Alina Moesner, Steffen Mueller
Summary: This study investigated the effect of a single bout of game-based real-time feedback intervention on trunk movement in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (CLBP). The results showed no significant change in the main movement plane, lateral flexion, but a significant decrease in trunk extension/flexion in the upper trunk segment after the intervention.
BMC SPORTS SCIENCE MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Jan Venzke, Robin Schaefer, Daniel Niederer, Carmen Manchado, Petra Platen
Summary: This study aims to determine the typical metabolic power characteristics of elite handball players in different positions and whether changes occur within matches. The results show that there are positional differences in metabolic power parameters, with wing players having the highest volume and center backs having the highest intensity of match-play.
JOURNAL OF SPORTS SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Daniel Niederer, Matthias Keller, Sarah Jakob, Wolf Petersen, Natalie Mengis, Lutz Vogt, Daniel Guenther, Georg Brandl, Bjoern H. Drews, Michael Behringer, David A. Groneberg, Thomas Stein
Summary: The study aimed to determine the differences in neuromuscular function and return to sport between quadriceps and hamstring tendon autografts after ACL reconstruction. Comparisons were made with two control groups, and the study found no significant differences in functional outcomes between the two graft types at the end of the rehabilitation.
KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Daniel Niederer, Natalie Mengis, Max Wiessmeier, Matthias Keller, Wolf Petersen, Andree Ellermann, Tobias Drenck, Christian Schoepp, Amelie Stoehr, Andreas Fischer, Andrea Achtnich, Raymond Best, Lucia Pinggera, Matthias Krause, Daniel Guenther, Maren Janko, Christoph Kittl, Turgay Efe, Karl-Friedrich Schuettler, Lutz Vogt, Michael Behringer, Thomas Stein
Summary: Exploratory moderation-mediation models were used to identify various functional factors that contribute to self-report functional abilities after ACL reconstruction. Pain was found to be the strongest factor in the early rehabilitation phase, while time since reconstruction played a major role in the early and mid phases. Other variables such as COVID-19-associated restrictions and rehabilitation dosage also had an impact.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Rehabilitation
Daniel Niederer, Michael Behringer, Thomas Stein
Summary: This multicentre cohort study investigated the impact of various factors on functional outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery. The study found that time factors, age, gender, pain, graft type, and concomitant injuries are important predictors of post-reconstruction motor function.
BMC SPORTS SCIENCE MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Correction
Orthopedics
Ravi Singla, Daniel Niederer, Alexander Franz, Kevin Happ, Christoph Zilkens, Patrick Wahl, Michael Behringer
ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
(2023)
Review
Orthopedics
Ravi Singla, Daniel Niederer, Alexander Franz, Kevin Happ, Christoph Zilkens, Patrick Wahl, Michael Behringer
Summary: This systematic review with meta-analysis investigated the changes in knee extensor muscle mass and strength before and after total knee arthroplasty. The results showed that the strength of the operated leg decreased at 3 and 6 months after surgery, but one year after surgery, the strength of the operated leg was restored to preoperative levels.
ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
(2023)