Review
Orthopedics
Esther Franov, Matthias Straub, Christoph M. Bauer, Markus J. Ernst
Summary: Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder, and evaluating the kinematics and movement accuracy characteristics can help tailor exercise programs. This systematic review examined the sensorimotor control in patients with neck pain during head aiming, functional, and unconstrained movement tasks. The findings suggest that patients with neck pain differ from healthy controls in certain characteristics related to sensorimotor control.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Anesthesiology
Carlos Murillo, Iris Coppieters, Barbara Cagnie, Lisa Bernaers, Jente Bontinck, Mira Meeus, Inge Timmers
Summary: This study revealed altered neural responses in individuals with whiplash-associated disorders when imagining neck-specific movements. These patients may overpredict and amplify the sensory and affective consequences of the movements, leading to dysfunctional affective and/or behavioral responses. The findings provide new insights into the neural mechanisms underlying chronic pain in people with whiplash-associated disorders.
Article
Orthopedics
Shailesh S. Kantak, Tessa Johnson, Ryan Zarzycki
Summary: This article discusses the mechanisms and influencing factors of pain-related movement dysfunction from a contemporary motor control perspective and proposes future research directions to improve the assessment and treatment of patients with painful conditions.
Article
Medicine, Legal
Merylin Monaro, Helios De Rosario, Jose Maria Baydal-Bertomeu, Marta Bernal-Lafuente, Stefano Masiero, Monica Macia-Calvo, Francesca Cantele, Giuseppe Sartori
Summary: The study combines two different approaches to detect whiplash malingering (mechanical approach and qualitative analysis of symptomatology) in order to obtain a malingering detection model based on a wider range of indices, including biomechanical and self-reported measures. Results showed that malingerers were distinguished from genuine clinical patients based on a higher proportion of rare symptoms and slower but more repeatable neck motions in the biomechanical test. The LDA model had an AUC of 0.84 with 77.8% sensitivity and 84.7% specificity.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Jens Astrup, Finn Gyntelberg, Anne-Marie Johansen, Anders Lei, Jacob Louis Marott
Summary: This study introduces a new method using laser tracking to measure precise quantitative head or hand movements, showing significant coordination impairments in patients with chronic whiplash and tension-type headache. This suggests the involvement of the central nervous system in the pathology of these diseases.
ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Gunnel Peterson, Anneli Peolsson
Summary: This study examined the effect of neck-specific exercises delivered via the internet (NSEIT) compared to exercises supervised by a physiotherapist (NSE) in chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WADs). The results showed that NSEIT was noninferior to NSE and required less physiotherapist time.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Rehabilitation
Steffan Wittrup McPhee Christensen, Michael Bo Rasmussen, Christoffer Lund Jespersen, Michele Sterling, Soren Thorgaard Skou
Summary: In treating Whiplash Associated Disorders, four RCTs showed that an active approach or act-as-usual was more effective than soft-collar treatment, but due to low quality evidence, further research is needed to investigate the combination of soft collar use with an active rehabilitation strategy for acute/subacute WAD.
MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ahmed Alalawi, Valter Devecchi, Alessio Gallina, Alejandro Luque-Suarez, Deborah Falla
Summary: The aim of this study was to examine the differences in neuromuscular and psychological function in individuals with recurrent or chronic neck pain compared to healthy controls. The results showed that the participants with neck pain had higher neck disability, greater kinesiophobia, lower quality of life, slower and irregular neck movements, and less neck strength compared to the controls. In addition, the analysis revealed that a higher number of previous pain episodes and lower neck flexion strength were predictors of higher neck disability in the future.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Olivia Morgan Lapenta, Peter E. Keller, Sylvie Nozaradan, Manuel Varlet
Summary: This study investigates the effects of learning to produce bimanual rhythmic patterns on beta frequency band CMC, revealing that such learning reinforces lateralized and segregated cortico-muscular communication.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Punam A. Patel, Lavanya Nagappan, Daohai Yu, Xiaoning Liu, Cecelia E. Schmalbach
Summary: The study revealed that female patients, younger individuals, smokers, and those requiring higher doses of opioids during hospital stay are more likely to experience inadequate pain control postoperatively. These patients could benefit from additional education, earlier follow-up visits, and a comprehensive nonopioid pain management regimen.
OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY
(2021)
Review
Anesthesiology
Joel Fundaun, Melissa Kolski, Georgios Baskozos, Andrew Dilley, Michele Sterling, Annina B. Schmid
Summary: This systematic review assessed the evidence for nerve pathology and neuropathic pain in patients with whiplash-associated disorder (WAD). The findings strongly suggest a subset of WAD patients demonstrate signs of peripheral nerve pathology and neuropathic pain. The study recommends including detailed clinical assessments for nerve integrity in WAD classifications.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Valter Devecchi, Ahmed Alalawi, Bernard Liew, Deborah Falla
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the structure of associations between physical measures of neuromuscular function and fear of movement in people with a history of neck pain. The results revealed a conditional dependence between fear of movement and neuromuscular/kinematic features. The velocity of neck movement was found to be the most important feature in the network. This study provided insights into the associations between fear of movement and neuromuscular/kinematic adaptations in individuals with neck pain.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Rehabilitation
Ahmed Alalawi, Alejandro Luque-Suarez, Manuel Fernandez-Sanchez, Ruben Tejada-Villalba, Rafael Navarro-Martin, Valter Devecchi, Alessio Gallina, Deborah Falla
Summary: This study found that cervical kinematics were altered in people with acute whiplash associated disorders (WAD) compared to asymptomatic participants. Several measures of cervical kinematics were associated with pain and disability in people with acute WAD, but not with fear of movement.
MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Albert Busquets, Blai Ferrer-Uris, Rosa Angulo-Barroso, Peter Federolf
Summary: The study examined posture movements and control under tendon vibration in children and adults with different gymnastic experiences. Children with gymnastic experience demonstrated a more mature form of postural coordination and neuromuscular control, closer to that of adults, compared to children without gymnastic experience. Gymnastic experience during childhood appeared to benefit proprioceptive reweighting processes in children, influencing their postural coordination and control.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Gunnel Peterson, Maria Landen Ludvigsson, Anneli Peolsson
Summary: The study compared the effects of NSE, NSEB, and PPA on neck muscle endurance, active cervical range of motion, grip strength, and pain intensity in individuals with persistent WAD. NSE and NSEB showed greater improvements than PPA, with NSE and NSEB resulting in decreased disability at the 12-month follow-up in both high and low neck-related function individuals, while PPA led to increased disability for those with low neck-related function.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Odd Martin Staal, Steinar Saelid, Anders Fougner, Oyvind Stavdahl
IEEE JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS
(2019)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marte Kierulf Am, Konstanze Kolle, Anders Lyngvi Fougner, Ilze Dirnena-Fusini, Patrick Christian Bosch, Reinold Ellingsen, Dag Roar Hjelme, Oyvind Stavdahl, Sven Magnus Carlsen, Sverre Christian Christiansen
Article
Clinical Neurology
Anne L. Nordstoga, Ottar Vasseljen, Ingebrigt Meisingset, Tom I. L. Nilsen, Monica Unsgaard-Tondel
Article
Rehabilitation
Anne Lovise Nordstoga, Ingebrigt Meisingset, Ottar Vasseljen, Tom I. L. Nilsen, Monica Unsgaard-Tondel
MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2019)
Article
Anesthesiology
Ingebrigt Meisingset, Ottar Vasseljen, Nina K. Vollestad, Hilde S. Robinson, Astrid Woodhouse, Kaia B. Engebretsen, Mari Glette, Cecilie K. Overas, Anne L. Nordstoga, Kari A. I. Evensen, Eivind S. Skarpsno
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2020)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Konstanze Kolle, Torben Biester, Sverre Christiansen, Anders Lyngvi Fougner, Oyvind Stavdahl
IEEE JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Claudia Lopez-Zazueta, Oyvind Stavdahl, Anders Lyngvi Fougner
Summary: This study presents a simple model for estimating blood glucose concentration in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus patients. The model includes power-law kinetics for intraperitoneal insulin absorption and a separate glucagon sensitivity state. By assessing parameter identifiability and performing model reduction, a simplified model with only 10 parameters is obtained, accurately representing glucose dynamics during intraperitoneal insulin and glucagon injections. The proposed model facilitates closed-loop control based on intraperitoneal bi-hormonal model in animal trials.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Software Engineering
Mutaz Tuffaha, Oyvind Stavdahl, Ann-Katrin Stensdotter
Summary: This article analyzes the error in position measurement of the Polhemus tracking system caused by linearization under sensor movement. The formulas to estimate this error in terms of the sensor position and speed are derived and verified through numerical simulations.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Muhammad A. Cheema, Pallavi Patil, Salman I. Siddiqui, Pierluigi Salvo Rossi, Oyvind Stavdahl, Anders Lyngvi Fougner
Summary: This letter investigates the potential of the electrocardiogram for early meal detection and compares two classifiers. The study concludes that using convolutional neural networks for direct processing outperforms the neural networks approach in terms of meal detection, reducing misdetected meals and detection time.
IEEE SENSORS LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Konstanze Koelle, Anders Lyngvi Fougner, Reinold Ellingsen, Sven Magnus Carlsen, Oyvind Stavdahl
IEEE JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL ENGINEERING IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Rehabilitation
Lene Aasdahl, Kristine Pape, Ottar Vasseljen, Roar Johnsen, Marius Steiro Fimland
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION
(2019)
Article
Physiology
Ann-Katrin Stensdotter, Ingebrigt Meisingset, Morten Dinhoff Pedersen, Ottar Vasseljen, Oyvind Stavdahl
PHYSIOLOGICAL REPORTS
(2019)
Article
Rehabilitation
Lene Aasdahl, Sigmund Ostgard Gismervik, Gunn Hege Marchand, Otter Vasseljen, Roar Johnsen, Marius Steiro Fimland
JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Odd Martin Staal, Heidi Marie Umbach Hansen, Sverre Christian Christiansen, Anders Lyngvi Fougner, Sven Magnus Carlsen, Oyvind Stavdahl
Article
Rehabilitation
Lene Aasdahl, Kristine Pape, Chris Jensen, Ottar Vasseljen, Tore Braathen, Roar Johnsen, Marius Steiro Fimland
JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL REHABILITATION
(2018)