Review
Orthopedics
Ebonie Rio, Jonathan Sandler, Kylie Cheng, G. Lorimer Moseley, Jill Cook, Michael Girdwood
Summary: The study synthesized results from 30 studies, with 18 focusing on lateral elbow tendinopathy. Moderate evidence was found for local and regional reduction of pressure pain threshold in upper-limb tendinopathies, while conflicting evidence exists for lower-limb tendinopathies. Sensitization of thermal pain threshold was observed at local sites in upper-limb tendinopathies, while limited evidence of no difference was seen in lower-limb tendinopathies.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC & SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2021)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Scott K. Crawford, Darryl Thelen, Janice M. Yakey, Bryan C. Heiderscheit, John J. Wilson, Kenneth S. Lee
Summary: In patients with Achilles tendinopathy, traditional sonographic measures showed increased tendon thickness, hyperemia, and hypoechogenicity in the symptomatic tendon compared to the contralateral side. However, lower shear wave speed (SWS) was observed only in the free tendon, indicating localized alterations in tendon elasticity associated with Achilles tendinopathy.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Andrew A. Post, Ebonie K. Rio, Kathleen A. Sluka, G. Lorimer Moseley, Emine O. Bayman, Mederic M. Hall, Cesar de Cesar Netto, Jason M. Wilken, Jessica Danielson, Ruth L. Chimenti
Summary: The study compared the efficacy of physical therapy delivered via telehealth or hybrid format with in-person format for individuals with chronic Achilles tendinopathy (AT). The results showed that there was no significant difference in pain outcomes between the telehealth/hybrid groups and the in-person group. This suggests that telehealth-based physical therapy can improve accessibility to AT rehabilitation and prioritize patient preferences for treatment format.
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Nikolaj M. Malmgaard-Clausen, Peter Tran, Rene B. Svensson, Philip Hansen, Janus D. Nybing, Stig Peter Magnusson, Michael Kjaer
Summary: T-2* mapping can detect subtle structural changes that translate to altered mechanical properties in early-phase tendinopathy. However, T-2* did not correlate with clinical scores in patients with early-phase Achilles and patellar tendinopathy. Therefore, T-2* mapping may serve as a tool for early detection of structural changes in tendinopathy but does not necessarily describe the clinical severity of the disease.
JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Davide Previtali, Alberto Mameli, Stefano Zaffagnini, Paolo Marchettini, Christian Candrian, Giuseppe Filardo
Summary: The present study aimed to analyze existing evidence on pain sensitisation in tendinopathies. Results showed that tendinopathies are characterized by pain sensitisation, with conflicting results for different types of tendinopathies. Patients' characteristics were found to significantly influence the results of pain sensitisation.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Du-Hwan Kim, Jae-Hyeong Choi, Chul-Hyun Park, Hee-Jin Park, Kyung-Jae Yoon, Yong-Taek Lee
Summary: There is no consensus regarding the diagnostic role or cutoff value of Achilles tendon thickness on ultrasonography for insertional Achilles tendinopathy. This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of ultrasonography in measuring Achilles tendon thickness and echogenicity for insertional Achilles tendinopathy, comparing the results with plantar fasciitis.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Merce Balasch-Bernat, Lirios Duenas, Marta Aguilar-Rodriguez, Deborah Falla, Alessandro Schneebeli, Marta Navarro-Bosch, Enrique Lluch, Marco Barbero
Summary: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the spatial extent of pain and its association with clinical symptoms, psychological features, and pain sensitization in people with frozen shoulder. The results showed that pain predominantly occurred in the anterolateral shoulder region and was positively correlated with pain intensity, pain catastrophizing, and pain sensitization levels.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Daniel Sullivan, Allison Pabich, Ryan Enslow, Avery Roe, Donald Borchert, Keenan Barr, Bailey Cook, Amanda Brooks
Summary: EOAT often presents with pain and swelling around the Achilles Tendon, is more common in men, and may demonstrate specific molecular signaling patterns. Although there is no standard treatment regimen, conservative management for six months is recommended for patients without complications. Further research is needed to determine the best course of clinical treatment for EOAT injuries.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Amal M. Alsubaie, Masood Mazaheri, Eduardo Martinez-Valdes, Deborah Falla
Summary: In people with chronic non-specific low back pain, motor variability may be altered during repetitive non-functional and functional tasks, potentially showing differences compared to individuals without pain.
Article
Anesthesiology
Ebonie K. Rio, Tasha R. Stanton, Benedict M. Wand, James R. Debenham, Jill Cook, Mark J. Catley, G. Lorimer Moseley, Prudence Butler, Kylie Cheng, Adrian J. Mallows, Monique V. B. Wilson, Michael Girdwood
Summary: This study did not find impairments in motor imagery performance for hands, and had inconsistent results for foot accuracy. These results contrast with other studies and suggest that differences in pathoetiology or patient demographics may uniquely influence proprioceptive representation.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lijuan He, Tingting Yu, Wei Zhang, Baojian Wang, Yufeng Ma, Sen Li
Summary: The study used Mendelian randomization with genetic variants as instrumental variables to find a causal association between body mass index and the risk of AT. No causal relationship was found between other potential risk factors and AT.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Sport Sciences
Richard Norris, Jill L. Cook, Jamie E. Gaida, Thomas Maddox, Jaya Raju, Seth O'Neill
Summary: This study developed and evaluated a modified version of the VISA-A questionnaire for sedentary patients with Achilles tendinopathy, and found that the modified version demonstrated adequate reliability, validity, and responsiveness.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Biology
Luciano C. Ramires, Madhan Jeyaraman, Sathish Muthu, Navaladi A. Shankar, Gabriel Silva Santos, Lucas Furtado da Fonseca, Jose Fabio Lana, Ramya Lakshmi Rajendran, Prakash Gangadaran, Manasi P. Jogalekar, Alfredo A. Cardoso, Alex Eickhoff
Summary: Orthobiologics, including various cell populations, cytokines, and growth factors, show potential in promoting tissue regeneration and homeostasis in Achilles tendinopathy, a condition characterized by disrupted healing responses, persistent inflammation, and catabolic reactions. Further studies and clinical trials are needed to validate the clinical utility and efficacy of these therapeutic strategies in the management of tendinopathies.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lorenzo Masci, Bradley Stephen Neal, William Wynter Bee, Christoph Spang, Hakan Alfredson
Summary: Treatment with Achilles scraping and plantaris excision showed improved pain, function, and tendon structure at 24 months postoperatively. Patients reported high satisfaction with the procedure and 14 returned to pre-injury activity levels.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Pawel Szaro, Khaldun Ghali Gataa
Summary: This comparative study revealed that tendinopathy alters correlations between dimensions of the Achilles tendon, with significant differences in thickness and midportion width. Tendinopathy also showed positive correlations between certain dimensions that were negative in normal tendons, highlighting significant differences in dimensions correlations between healthy and tendinopathic tendons.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Rehabilitation
Amandine Barnett, Lauren Ball, Michel W. Coppieters, Norman R. Morris, Elizabeth Kendall, Katrina L. Campbell
Summary: This study explored patients' experiences with rehabilitation and identified key elements that were perceived to be valuable. The findings highlighted the importance of personalized and relational experiences, as well as a clear understanding of progress, in delivering effective rehabilitation.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Govinda Mani Nepal, Ranjeeta S. Acharya, Michel W. Coppieters, Inosha Bimali, Sajana Poudel, Bikesh Chaudhary, Saurab Sharma
Summary: This study aimed to describe the demographic characteristics, work areas, settings, and job satisfaction of physiotherapists in Nepal, as well as the factors that influence job satisfaction. The majority of the physiotherapists were young, well-educated, and practiced in musculoskeletal and adult neurological physiotherapy in private hospitals or practices.
JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Anesthesiology
Barbero Marco, David Evans, Natasia Symonds, Anneli Peolsson, Michel W. Coppieters, Gwendolen Jull, Hakan Lofgren, Peter Zsigmond, Deborah Falla
Summary: This study revealed a lack of agreement between the segmental level affected determined from the patient's pain drawing and the affected level as identified on MRI. The large overlap of pain and non-dermatomal distribution of pain reported by patients likely contributed to this result.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Stijn J. Willems, Michel W. Coppieters, Servan Rooker, Raymond Ostelo, Trynke Hoekstra, Gwendolyne G. M. Scholten-Peeters
Summary: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the variability in long-term recovery after lumbar microdiscectomy followed by post-operative physiotherapy and to identify outcome trajectories. Multiple outcome trajectories were identified, with most patients having a favorable recovery but one in three patients experiencing poor outcomes. Prediction models based on baseline data were not accurate in predicting the poor outcome trajectories.
CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
E. O. Wesselink, J. J. M. Pool, J. Mollema, K. A. Weber, J. M. Elliott, M. W. Coppieters, A. L. Pool-Goudzwaard
Summary: A systematic review was conducted to investigate the effect of exercise on paraspinal fatty infiltration in people with LBP. The review found conflicting evidence for the reversibility of paraspinal muscle quality. Limited studies indicated that exercise may not have a significant effect on reducing paraspinal fatty infiltration. More large-scale randomized controlled trials are needed to draw firmer conclusions.
EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Petros Georgiadis, Konstantinos Chatzinikolaou, Dimitrios Voudouris, Jaap Van Dieen, Vassilia Hatzitaki
Summary: Standing balance is less stable when visually pursuing a moving target compared to fixating on a stationary one. Older adults exhibit greater and more variable head rotation while pursuing a moving target. However, the extent and variability of head rotation do not correlate with standing balance during smooth pursuit.
HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Biophysics
Sjoerd L. A. Peters, Ali Tabasi, Idsart Kingma, Wietse van Dijk, Jaap H. van Dieen
Summary: Mechanical loading is a significant risk factor for low-back pain, and real-time estimation of L5S1 joint moment can help decrease the loading. This study compared two approaches and found that a simplified inverse dynamics model performed better in terms of practical feasibility and minimizing sensor use.
JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
Eduardo Martinez-Valdes, Roger M. Enoka, Ales Holobar, Kevin McGill, Dario Farina, Manuela Besomi, Francois Hug, Deborah Falla, Richard G. Carson, Edward A. Clancy, Catherine Disselhorst-Klug, Jaap H. van Dieen, Kylie Tucker, Simon Gandevia, Madeleine Lowery, Karen Sogaard, Thor Besier, Roberto Merletti, Matthew C. Kiernan, John C. Rothwell, Eric Perreault, Paul W. Hodges
Summary: The analysis of single motor unit (SMU) activity is crucial for understanding the neural strategies controlling muscle force. Traditionally, this analysis has been done invasively through intramuscular electromyography (EMG), but recent advances in signal processing techniques have enabled the identification of SMU activity in high-density surface electromyography (HDsEMG) recordings.
JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Eva Sierra-Silvestre, Ricardo J. Andrade, Luisa Holguin-Colorado, Katie Edwards, Michel W. Coppieters
Summary: This study aimed to explore corneal nerve fibre pathology in diabetic neuropathy using non-invasive in vivo corneal confocal microscopy. The results showed that corneal nerve morphology declined progressively in participants with diabetes and in those with distal symmetrical polyneuropathy, with more severe abnormalities observed in participants with painful neuropathy.
Review
Immunology
Marije L. S. Sleijser-Koehorst, Meghan A. Koop, Michel W. Coppieters, Ivo Lutke J. Schipholt, Nemanja Radisic, Carlijn R. Hooijmans, Gwendolyne G. M. Scholten-Peeters
Summary: A systematic review revealed widespread positive modulatory effects of aerobic exercise on neuroimmune responses following traumatic peripheral nerve injury. These changes are in line with a beneficial influence on pro-inflammatory processes and increased anti-inflammatory responses. However, due to small sample sizes and unclear risk of bias in the studies, the results should be interpreted with caution.
JOURNAL OF NEUROINFLAMMATION
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Jozef J. M. Suskens, Johannes L. Tol, Gino M. M. J. Kerkhoffs, Huub Maas, Jaap H. van Dieen, Gustaaf Reurink
Summary: This study examined hamstring muscle activity during high-speed running, specifically looking at activity distribution, relative contribution, and joint angles. Muscle activity was measured using electromyography in male basketball players. The results showed that hamstring muscles were most active in the late-swing phase, with the semimembranosus being the most active and the semitendinosus being the least active. There were no significant differences in joint angles at the instant of peak muscle activity.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jian Jin, Jaap H. van Dieen, Dinant Kistemaker, Andreas Daffertshofer, Sjoerd M. Bruijn
Summary: Understanding the mechanisms humans use to stabilize walking is crucial for predicting falls in the elderly. Two potential mechanisms, foot placement control and ankle push-off control, have been identified to stabilize gait in the anterior-posterior direction. It is unknown whether the latter mechanism is employed in steady-state walking. This study found that foot placement errors in steady-state walking were correlated to ankle push-off torque, suggesting that humans use a push-off strategy to correct foot placement errors.
Review
Rehabilitation
J. C. J. Huijbers, P. Coenen, G. L. B. Burchell, M. W. Coppieters, I. H. M. Steenhuis, J. H. Van Dieen, B. W. Koes, D. H. R. Kempen, J. R. Anema, I. Kingma, L. Voogt, C. M. Williams, J. M. Van Dongen, H. P. van der Ploeg, R. W. J. G. Ostelo, G. G. M. Scholten-Peeters
Summary: This systematic review found that combined lifestyle interventions are not superior to usual care for improving physical functioning, relieving pain, and improving lifestyle outcomes in overweight or obese individuals with persistent low-back pain. However, these interventions are likely to be more cost-effective in terms of healthcare, medication, and absenteeism costs compared to usual care.
MUSCULOSKELETAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mohammadreza Mahaki, Anina Moira van Leeuwen, Sjoerd M. Bruijn, Nathalie van der Velde, Jaap H. van Dieen
Summary: This study aimed to improve mediolateral foot placement control in healthy older adults through training. The results showed a significant reduction in foot placement errors and improved stability during normal walking after the training. However, it remains to be determined whether the effects were due to the training process itself or the repeated treadmill walking.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Meghan A. Koop, Andrea C. Benson, Michiel F. Reneman, Gwendolyne G. M. Scholten-Peeters, Michel W. Coppieters
Summary: This study aimed to investigate geographical and gender differences in the biopsychosocial orientation of pain research. Analyzing the abstracts of the 12th EFIC congress, three clusters of countries were identified: countries with a clear majority of non-biomedical presentations, countries with a balance between biomedical and non-biomedical presentations, and countries with a clear majority of biomedical presentations. Additionally, female presenters delivered more non-biomedical presentations compared to male presenters.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2023)
