Core stability is essential for proper load balance within the spine, pelvis, and kinetic chain. The so-called core is the group of trunk muscles that surround the spine and abdominal viscera. Abdominal, gluteal, hip girdle, paraspinal, and other muscles work in concert to provide spinal stability. Core stability and its motor control have been shown to be imperative for initiation of functiona...

Patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) often suffer from an array of associated movement disorders, including dystonia of an affected limb. We present a case of a patient with long standing CRPS after a brachial plexus injury, who after displaying several features of the movement disorder previously, developed painful dystonia of chest wall musculature. Detailed neurologic examinat...

Objective: Fatty infiltration of paraspinal muscle is associated with spinal disorders. It can be assessed qualitatively (i.e., Goutallier classification) and quantitatively using image processing software. The aims this study were to compare fatty as the classification vs. quantitative magnetic resonance images (MRI) measurements investigate association between anthropometric parameters morpho...

Hydatid disease is endemic in most cattle rearing areas, particularly Australia, New Zealand, Mediterranean countries, India, Africa and South America.1,2 It is often manifested by a slowly growing cystic mass, with hepatic and pulmonary involvement being most common.3 Unusual sites of involvement frequently cause diagnostic problems and hence delay in diagnosis and many serious complications. ...

OBJECTIVES Enzyme replacement therapy has shown to be effective for childhood/adult onset Pompe disease (AOPD). The discovery of biomarkers useful for monitoring disease progression is one of the priority research topics in Pompe disease. Muscle MRI could be one possible test but the correlation between muscle MRI and muscle strength and function has been only partially addressed so far. METH...

Percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) is a minimally invasive technique to treat lumbar disk herniation from a lateral approach. Performed under local anesthesia, the incision size for PTED is around 8 mm with no paraspinal muscle cutting or detachment from their insertion. PTED has been associated with less blood loss, faster rehabilitation, and less scarring of tissue than ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different ages and visual display terminal (VDT) use on repositioning and lumbar muscle activity during continuous sitting. [Subjects] Thirteen males two groups: 7 males in their 20s, 6 males in their 40s participated in this study. [Methods] The two groups watched a lecture in a seated position under different conditions. L4 ...

Purpose Previous research has demonstrated increased stiffness in the multifidus muscle compared to other paraspinal muscles at fiber bundle level. We aimed compare single and passive mechanical properties of muscle: (1) 40 patients undergoing primary versus revision surgery (2) with mild severe fatty infiltration. Methods The degree infiltration was graded using patients' spine magnetic resona...

BACKGROUND Bone mineral density (BMD) is known to have a positive correlation with lean body mass. Several studies have also reported the positive correlation between muscle power and BMD. From this point of view, we hypothesized BMD of lumbar spine to have a positive correlation with muscle mass. METHODS Seventy-nine female patients aged between 60 and 75 years old and who underwent magnetic...