BACKGROUND Few studies have investigated prognostic factors for patients with sciatica, especially for patients treated without surgery. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with non-success after 1 and 2 years of follow-up and to test the prognostic value of surgical treatment for sciatica. METHODS The study was a prospective multicentre observational study including 466 ...

BACKGROUND Pain and loss of function are cardinal symptoms associated with Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS), while the presence and magnitude of deficits in strength and range of motion (ROM) are largely undescribed in non-athletic patients with SIS. Moreover, the relevance of impairments in strength and ROM to patient-reported shoulder function is not well described, even though testing ...

Objective The aim of this study was to carry out a psychometric analysis the Fear-Avoidance Components Scale (FACS-Sp) in Spanish breast cancer survivors (BCS). Methods A validation carried 154 BCS. Participants were recruited from service Medical Oncology University Clinical Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga (Spain). internal consistency, structure and convergent validity FACS-Sp performe...