Vertebrates and arthropods are both capable of load compensation during aimed limb movements, such as reaching and grooming. We measured the kinematics and activity of individual motoneurons in loaded and unloaded leg movements in an insect. To evaluate the role of active and passive musculoskeletal properties in aiming and load compensation, we used a neuromechanical model of the femur-tibia j...

BACKGROUND Many patients have complex health complaints they attribute to dental amalgam. There is some evidence of symptom relief after removal of amalgam. OBJECTIVE The aims of this study were to assess the total symptom load in patients with all their amalgam fillings removed, and to investigate the self-reported improvement of health with regard to precautions taken under amalgam removal ...

OBJECTIVE Musculoskeletal conditions have an enormous and growing impact worldwide. In spite of that, some clinicians are not confident in their own musculoskeletal examination skills. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in an emergency room, and the frequency of musculoskeletal physical examination description on those cases. METHODS This was a cross-secti...

BACKGROUND Carrying heavy backpacks could cause a wide spectrum of pain related musculoskeletal disorders and postural dysfunctions. OBJECTIVE To determine the changes in various postural angles with different backpack weights in preadolescent children. DESIGN Cross-sectional. PARTICIPANTS Healthy male school-children (n=200), mean (SD) age: 12.5 (0.5) years, from high schools in Mangalor...

[Purpose] Low back pain is a pervasive problem in modern societies. Physical rehabilitation in treatment of low back pain should reduce pain, muscle tension and restore spine stability and balance. The INFINITY® rehabilitation method that is based on a figure of eight movement pattern was proved to be effective in low back pain treatment. The aim of the paper is to estimate the effect of a figu...

background: with computers rapidly carving a niche in virtually every nook and crevice of today's fast-paced society, mus­culoskeletal disorders are becoming more prevalent among computer users, which comprise a wide spectrum of the ma­laysian population, including office workers. while extant literature depicts extensive research on musculoskeletal dis­orders in general, the five dimensions of...

background: musculoskeletal disorders are one of difficulties in communities that has negative effect on various aspect of life. the aim of this study was to evaluate musculoskeletal disorders in students.   materials and methods: in this study cross-sectional descriptive-analytic approach, 306 college students were enrolled by using no probability purposive sampling method and also availabilit...