Neck & Back Pain
MEDX PUBLISHED RESEARCH
SURGERY PREVENTION & PROVEN EFFECTIVENESS
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Exercise and Spinal Manipulation for Patients with Chronic Neck Pain
Spine April 2001 Volute 26, Number 7 Bronfort G, Evans R, Nelson B, Aker PD, Goldsmith CH, Vernon H Northwestern Health Sciences University Bloomington, Minnesota Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance: For chronic neck pain, the use of strengthening exercise,...
Serial Changes in Trunk Muscle Performance after Posterior Lumbar Surgery
SPINE May 1999 Volume 15, Number 24 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Japan Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance: Back muscle injury was directly related to the muscle retraction time during surgery. The damage to the...
The Effect of Trunk Muscle Exercises in Patients Over 40 Years of Age with Chronic Low Back Pain
Journal of Orthopedic Science 2000 Volume 5, Number 3 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi 783, Japan Abstract Previous studies of trunk muscle strength in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) have mainly...
Surface Electromyography-Verified Muscular Damage Associated with the Open Dorsal Approach to the Lumbar Spine
European Spine Journal October 2001 Volume 10, Number 5 Kramer M, Katzmaier P, Eisele R, Ebert V, Kinzl L, Hartwig E Abstract The dorsal approach is increasingly preferred in the surgical treatment of vertebral fractures. However, the access and the implant's position...
A Rational Approach to the Treatment of Low Back Pain (Most Patients can Achieve Functional Restoration)
The Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine May 1993 Volume 10 Number 5 Brian W. Nelson, MD Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance: At the initial visit of a patient with low back pain, the physician must set a positive tone, emphasizing that the problem is common in the...
Effect of Focused Strength Training After Low Back Injury
North American Spine Society 1993 Annual Meeting San Diego, California Federation of Spine Associations’ Council of Musculoskeletal Specialists 1994 Annual Meeting New Orleans, Louisiana V. Mooney, L. Matheson, D. Holmes, S. Leggett, J. Grant, S. Negri, B. Holmes...
Changes in Isometric Strength and Range of Motion of the Isolated Cervical Spine After Eight Weeks of Clinical Rehabilitation
Spine 1992 Volume 17, Number 68 Thomas R. Highland, MD, Thomas E. Dreisinger, PhD, Laura L. Vie, BEd, Garth S. Russell, MD Abstract There have been no reports in the literature objectively measuring changes in strength and range of motion in patients with...
Philadelphia Panel Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines on Selected Rehabilitation Interventions for Low Back Pain
Physical Therapy October, 2001 Volume 81, Number 10 Collective Name: Philadelphia Panel Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance: According to this expert panel, only therapeutic exercise has enough scientific support to warrant its recommendation as an intervention in...
Low Back Strengthening for the Prevention and Treatment of Low Back Pain
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Volume 31, Number 1 David M. Carpenter and Brian W. Nelson Abstract Chronic low back pain (CLBP) remains one of the most difficult and costly medical problems in the industrialized world. A review of nineteenth and...
Early Aggressive Exercise for Postoperative Rehabilitation After Discectomy
Spine April 2000 Volume 25, Number 8 Danielsen JM; Johnsen R; Kibsgaard SK; Hellevik E Institute of Manual Therapy, Mo i Rana; the Institute of Community Medicine, University of Tromso, and Rana Hospital, Mo i Rana, Norway Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance:...
Restorative Exercise for Clinical Low Back Pain (A Prospective Two-Center Study With 1-Year Follow Up)
Spine November 1999 Volume 24, Number 9 Scott Leggett, MS, Vert Mooney, MD, Leonard N. Matheson, PhD, Brian Nelson, MD, Ted Dreisinger, PhD, Jill Van Zytveld, BA and L. Vie, BA Physicians Neck and Back Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota University of California, San Diego...
The Clinical Effects of Intensive Specific Exercise on Chronic Low Back Pain: A Controlled Study of 895 Consecutive Patients With 1-Year Follow Up
Orthopedics October 1995 Volume 18, Number 10 Brian W. Nelson, MD, Elizabeth O’Reilly, RN, Mark Miller, PT, Mike Hogan, PT, Charles E. Kelly, MD, Joseph A Wegner, MD Physicians Neck and Back Clinics, Minneapolis, Minnesota Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance: 76...
Can Spinal Surgery Be Prevented by Aggressive Strengthening Exercise? A Prospective Study of Cervical and Lumbar Patients
Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation January 1999 Volume 80, Number 1 Brian W. Nelson, MD, David M. Carpenter, MS, Thomas E. Dreisinger, PhD., Michelle Mitchell, PTA, Charles E. Kelly, MD, Joseph A Wegner, MD Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance:...
OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION
Low Back Strengthening for the Prevention and Treatment of Low Back Pain
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 1999 Volume 31, Number 1 David M. Carpenter and Brian W. Nelson Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance: Isolated lumbar extension exercise with the pelvis stabilized using specialized equipment elicits the most favorable...
Resistance Exercise and Bone Turnover in Elderly Men and Women
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise January 2002 Volume 34, Number 1 Vincent KR; Braith RW Center for Exercise Science, College of Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance: This research...
Can Strong Back Extensors Prevent Vertebral Fractures in Women with Osteoporosis?
Mayo Clinic Proceedings October 1996 Volume 71, Number 10 Sinaki M, Wollan PC, Scott RW, Gelczer RK Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance: Statistical analysis...
Effects of Isolated Lumbar Extension Resistance Training on Bone Mineral Density of the Elderly
American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting 1992 ML Pollock, FACSM, L Gazarella, JE Graves, FACSM, DM Carpenter, SH Leggett, D. Lowenthal, MN Fulton, D Foster, J Tucci, RR Mananquil Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance: Six months of specific lumbar...
REDUCING BACK PAIN IN OLDER PATIENTS
Comparison of Female Geriatric Lumbar Extension Strength: Asymptomatic Versus Chronic Low Back Pain Patients and Their Response to Active Rehabilitation
Journal of Spinal Disorders 1996 Volume 9, Number 1 Bryon Holmes, Vert Mooney, Scott Negri, Scott Leggett, Jean Nichols, An Hoeyberghs Abstract We compared lumbar-extension strength between healthy asymptomatic geriatric females (HEAL) and symptomatic geriatric...
ADOLESCENT SCOLIOSIS TREATMENT & PREVENTION
A Preliminary Report on the Effect of Measured Strength Training in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Journal of Spinal Disorders 2000, Volume 13, Number 2 Vert Mooney, Jennifer Gulick, Robert Pozos US Spine & Sport Center, Worldwide Clinical Trials, and San Diego State University Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance: The authors studied 12 adolescent patients...
The Role of Measured Resistance Exercises in Adolescent Scoliosis
Orthopedics February 2003 Volume 26, Number 2 Vert Mooney, MD and Allison Brigham, BS Study Outcomes & Clinical Relevance: Twenty adolescent patients (18 girls and 2 boys) with scoliosis ranging from 15-41 degrees in their major curve were treated with a progressive...
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