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EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE THERAPY (ESWT) IN CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS

2020

Background: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) has become a popular tool to treat musculoskeletal disorders and chronic low back pain. Aim of the study: To review the current scientific literature and assess the utility of ESWT in treating chronic low back pain. Methods: This systematic review was conducted from November 2019 to January 2020. Its purpose was to determine what the effectiveness is of the various forms of ESWT for the treatment of chronic low back pain. The critical review of the literature on the use of ESWT in chronic low back was made using the scientifically recognized medical databases PubMed, MEDLINE, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) and Web of Science Core…

Denying the Truth Does Not Change the Facts: A Systematic Analysis of Pseudoscientific Denial of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

2021

Purpose Several articles have claimed that complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) does not exist. Although a minority view, it is important to understand the arguments presented in these articles. We conducted a systematic literature search to evaluate the methodological quality of articles that claim CRPS does not exist. We then examined and refuted the arguments supporting this claim using up-to-date scientific literature on CRPS. Methods A systematic search was conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane CENTRAL databases. Inclusion criteria for articles were (a) a claim made that CRPS does not exist or that CRPS is not a distinct diagnostic entity and (b) support of these claims with subse…

Weight Reduction Behaviors Among European Adolescents : Changes From 2001/2002 to 2017/2018

2020

Purpose The purpose of this study was to analyze changes in the prevalence of weight reduction behaviors (WRBs) among European adolescents from 26 countries between 2001/2002 and 2017/2018. The impact of the perception of body weight on WLB was also analyzed, with particular attention being paid to overestimation. Methods The data of 639,194 European adolescents aged 11, 13, and 15 years who participated in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey were analyzed. Age-standardized prevalence rates of WRB were estimated separately by survey round and gender for each country, using the overall 2017/2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study population as the standard. Multiv…

Active commuting to school among 36,781 Spanish children and adolescents: A temporal trend study.

2021

This study examines trends in the rates of active commuting to school (ACS) in Spanish children (n = 18 343; 8.93 ± 1.68) and adolescents (n = 18 438; 14.11 ± 1.58) aged 6‐18 years from 2010 to 2017. Given the study period included the economic crisis in Spain (2008‐2013), the second aim of this study was to compare ACS rates during and after the economic crisis. Data were obtained from 28 studies conducted across Spain. The overall trends in ACS were evaluated using multilevel logistic regression analysis. Among Spanish children and adolescents, the rates of ACS to school ranged around 60% between 2010 and 2017. The rates of ACS in Spanish youth did not change significantly during the 2010…

Cross-national time trends in adolescent body weight perception and the explanatory role of overweight/obesity prevalence

2023

Introduction Body weight perception (BWP) is associated with health behaviors. Current evidence points to an increase over time in both actual and perceived weight status among adolescents, however there is limited evidence on time trends in BWP in cross-national samples of adolescents. Therefore, the aims of this study were to examine time trends in BWP between 2002 and 2018 among adolescents from 41 countries and regions, including gender and country differences and to explore the role of changes over time in country-level overweight/obesity prevalence in these trends. Methods Data were used from five cycles (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) of the repeated cross-sectional Health Behavior in…

A Novel Pathophysiological Mechanism Contributing to Trigeminal Neuralgia

2016

Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a form of neuropathic pain that affects the fifth cranial nerve, the most widely distributed nerve in the head. Although TN has been associated with a variety of pathological conditions, neurovascular compression on the trigeminal nerve, as it exits the brain stem, is the most frequent reported cause. This compression provides a progressive demyelination of the nerve and a subsequent aberrant neural transmission. Although several studies have clarified some physiopathological mechanisms underlying TN, the molecular basis remains vague. Very recently the substitution of methionine 136 by valine (MET126Val) in sodium channel Nav1.6 in a case study of typical TN ha…

Työtä, kuntoilua ja bonuksia : tutkimus työntekijöiden liikunnan tukemisesta

2011

Yritykset tukevat työntekijöiden liikuntaa enenevässä määrin. Tutkimukseni tarkoituksena on pohtia liikunnan tukemisen lähtökohtia − missä määrin liikunnan tukeminen työpaikoilla näyttäytyy työntekijöiden hyvinvoinnin edistämisenä. Vai onko liikunta vain väline työkyvyn ja tehokkuuden maksimoinnissa – työnantajan keino ohjailla työntekijöiden käyttäytymistä. Lähtökohtia tarkastellaan alan julkaisuiden sekä valitusta kohdeyrityksestä kerätyn aineiston avulla. Kohdeyritys valikoitui muiden joukosta ainutkertaisella tavalla tukea työntekijöiden liikuntaa − niin sanotuin kuntobonuksin. Pääkysymyksen lisäksi pyrin kartoittamaan, miksi ja miten työntekijöiden liikuntaa tuetaan sekä mitä hyötyjä t…

Voima- ja tasapainoharjoittelu ikääntyneiden kotona asumisen tukena : kuntouttavan työotteen toteutuminen kotihoitotyössä Voitas-koulutuksen jälkeen

2010

TIIVISTELMÄ Voima ja tasapainoharjoittelu ikääntyneiden kotona asumisen tukena – kuntouttavan työotteen toteutuminen kotihoitotyössä Voitas - koulutuksen jälkeen Reetta Kettunen Fysioterapian pro gradu-tutkielma Jyväskylän yliopisto, Liikunta – ja terveystieteiden tiedekunta, Terveystieteiden laitos 2010 46 sivua, 6 liitettä Varkaus osallistui vuosina 2003 – 2006 valtakunnalliseen Ikäinstituutin koordinoimaan Voitas-projektiin (voima- ja tasapainoharjoittelu ikääntyneen kotona asumisen tukena). Projektin tavoitteena oli lisätä ja kehittää toimintakykyä tukevaa kotihoitotyötä. Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli selvittää, missä määrin kuntouttavaa työotetta ja voima- ja tasapainoharjoittelu…

Pakolaistaustaisten nuorten miesten tulevaisuuden suunnittelu sosiaalisen ja henkilökohtaisen identiteetin ristipaineessa

2021

Alternative measures of body composition and wage premium: New evidence from Indonesia

2019

This paper examines the relationship between body composition and earnings in a developing country setting. We use body mass index, waist circumference and hip circumference. Exploiting the panel structure of our longitudinal survey, we find that along with BMI, waist circumference is related to higher earnings in Indonesia. peerReviewed