http://necksolutions.com/pain Neck and Back Pain Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:56:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rear impact neck protection devices for adult wheelchair users From: J Rehabil Res Dev. 2009;46(4):499-514 For conventional motor vehicle seats, a head restrainteffectively reduces whiplash injuries to the neck in rear impact collisions, because it substantially reduces relative motion between the occupant’s head and chest. For wheelchair occupants traveling in adapted vehicles, ... http://necksolutions.com/pain/neck-pain/neck-protection-wheelchairs/ Management decisions in nontraumatic complaints of arm, neck, and shoulder in general practice From: Ann Fam Med. 2009 Sep-Oct;7(5):446-54 Complaints of arm, neck, and shoulder pain are very common in Western societies. In the Netherlands the estimated 12-month prevalence in the general population was 31% for neck pain, 30% for shoulder pain, ... http://necksolutions.com/pain/neck-pain/arm-neck-shoulder-complaints/ Performance in the cranio-cervical flexion test is altered in elderly subjects From: Man Ther. 2009 Oct;14(5):475-9 The cranio-cervical flexion test tests the coordination of the deep and superficial cervical flexor muscles during a cranio-cervical flexion task. The test has revealed impairments in muscle function in younger/middle aged patients with various neck pain ... http://necksolutions.com/pain/headaches/cranio-cervical-flexion-elderly/ The value of intermittent cervical traction in recent cervical radiculopathy From: Ann Phys Rehabil Med. 2009 Oct 8. The objective of this study was to assess the effect of mechanical and manual intermittent cervical traction on pain, use of analgesics and disability during the recent cervical radiculopathy. The authors made a prospective ... http://necksolutions.com/pain/neck-pain/cervical-traction-recent-radiculopathy/ Dynamic Bulging of Intervertebral Discs in the Degenerative Lumbar Spine From: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Oct 16 The effect of postural change on degenerative lumbar discs was quantified using novel kinematic magnetic resonance imaging. The purpose is to describe the bulging of degenerative intervertebral lumbar discs in vivo subjected to different ... http://necksolutions.com/pain/back-pain/degenerative-lumbar-disc-bulging/ Cervical segmental motion at levels adjacent to disc herniation as determined with kinetic magnetic resonance imaging From: Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Oct 15;34(22):2389-94 This article investigates the effects of cervical disc herniation on kinematics at adjacent vertebral motion segments. Kinetic magnetic resonance imaging is an alternative method to conventional MRI, which ... http://necksolutions.com/pain/neck-pain/cervical-segmental-motion-disc-herniation/ Irregular head movement patterns in whiplash patients during a trajectory task From: Exp Brain Res. 2009 Oct 10 Chronic neck pain has been associated with disturbances in the sensorimotor control system in both non traumatic and whiplash related neck pain, such as postural stability disturbances, head and eye movement disturbances, erratic and ... http://necksolutions.com/pain/neck-pain/irregular-head-movement-whiplash/ Cervical collar or physiotherapy versus wait and see policy for recent onset cervical radiculopathy: randomised trial. From: BMJ. 2009 Oct 7;339:b3883 Cervical radiculopathy is a common disorder characterised by neck pain radiating to the arm and fingers corresponding to the dermatome involved. On examination, diminished muscle tendon reflexes, sensory disturbances, or motor ... http://necksolutions.com/pain/neck-pain/cervical-collar-therapy-radiculopathy/ Longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging study on whiplash injury patients: minimum 10-year follow-up From: J Orthop Sci. 2009 Sep;14(5):602-10 The authors conducted a prospective long-term follow-up study to assess associations between magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings and changes in clinical symptoms, as well as factors relating to the prognosis of symptoms. A total ... http://necksolutions.com/pain/neck-pain/whiplash-injury-mri-symptoms/ Cigarette smoking and chronic low back pain in the adult population From: Clin Invest Med. 2009 Oct 1;32(5):E360-7 Chronic low back pain is one of the main causes of disability in the community. Although there have been studies suggesting an association between smoking and chronic low back pain, these studies were limited ... http://necksolutions.com/pain/back-pain/chronic-low-back-pain-cigarette-smoking-adult/