BACKGROUND Unhelpful pain cognitions of patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) may limit physical performance and undermine physical assessment. It is not known whether a direct relationship exists between pain cognitions and physical performance. AIMS To determine if a relationship exists between change in pain cognitions and change in physical performance when chronic LBP patients partic...

OBJECTIVES To use a randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial to establish the effect on straight leg raise, hip internal rotation, and muscle pain of dry needling treatment to the gluteal muscles in athletes with posterior thigh pain referred from gluteal trigger points. METHODS A randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial of 59 male runners was performed during the 2002 Aus...

Background: To study and compare the effectiveness of active release technique and mulligan bent leg raise in subjects with hamstring tightness. Methods: 40 normal healthy subjects (20 in each group) were recruited in the study under simple randomization method. Group A received single session of Active Release Technique and Group B received single session of Mulligan Bent Leg Raise technique f...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown high prevalence rates for pelvic girdle pain (PGP) in pregnancy. Some risk factors for developing PGP have been suggested, but the evidence is weak. Furthermore there is almost no data on how findings from clinical examinations are related to subsequent PGP. The main purpose for this study was to study the associations between socio-demographical, psychologi...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine the association between functional movement and overweight and obesity in British children. METHODS Data were obtained from 90, 7-10 year old children (38 boys and 52 girls). Body mass (kg) and height (m) were assessed from which body mass index (BMI) was determined and children were classified as normal weight, overweight or obese according...

The assessment of the locomotor system functionality is great importance for both athletes and those not doing any kind sport. It assumed that a structured physical activity has number positive effects to system. study included 31 samples are active 25 involved in training process. aim was evaluate effect process on functional stability mobility results indicate there significant statistical di...