BACKGROUND Heat and cold are commonly utilised in the treatment of low-back pain by both health care professionals and people with low-back pain. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of superficial heat and cold therapy for low-back pain in adults. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Back Review Group Specialised register, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Li...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prognostic value of cross-sectional areas (CSA) of paraspinal (multifidus and erector spinae) and psoas muscles on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in chronicity of low back pain. METHOD Thirty-eight subjects who visited our hospital for acute low back pain were enrolled. Review of their medical records and telephone interviews were done. Subjects were divided int...

conclusions it seems that there is no significant relationship between the side-lying endurance test and abdominal muscles thickness. patients and methods a convenience sample of 55 subjects, aged 20 - 30 years, participated in this study. endurance of abdominal muscles was measured using side-lying endurance test in all subjects. ultrasound thickness measurement for the transverses abdominis (...

Background & aim: One of the most common causes of back deformities is spinal curve change in the waist. Physical therapy is one of the most common methods for treatment of lordosise and back pain. In the field of corrective exercise, the comparison of Williams and McKenzie’s training findings are small and inconsistent. So, the purpose of this study was to compare the effects of 8 weeks of Wil...

BACKGROUND Ultrasound (US) imaging has been considered as a non-invasive technique to measure thickness and estimate relative abdominal muscle activity. Although some studies have assessed the reliability of US imaging, no study has assessed the reliability of US measurement of automatic activity of abdominal muscles in positions with different levels of stability in participants with chronic l...

Skeletal muscle fibres can change their myosin heavy-chain (MyHC) isoform and cross-sectional area, which determine their contraction velocity and maximum force generation, respectively, to adapt to varying functional loads. In general, reduced muscle activity induces transition towards faster fibres and a decrease in fibre cross-sectional area. In order to investigate the effect of a reduction...

Cryoglobulinemia is a form of vasculitis causing inflammation the blood vessels due to aggregated proteins that clump together at cold temperatures, damage skin, muscles, nerves, and other organs. An elderly black female presented with superficial ulceration overlying eschar within areas retiform purpura her bilateral thighs present for 8 months. She was previously diagnosed vaso-occlusive dise...

background: in addition to individual problems and conditions, low back pain reduces working capacity, resulting in the waste of time and absence from the work, and increases healthcare costs and economic losses. this study aimed to determine the prevalence rate of low back pain and its relationship to demographic factors, body mass index, and education in ergonomic principles in rural men.   m...