UNLABELLED [Purpose] Clinicians have reported the effects of various instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) in patients. The purpose of this study was to investigated the effects of the Graston technique and general exercise on pain and range of motion (ROM) in patients with CLBP. [Subjects and Methods] 30 patients with CLBP participated in the study (Graston technique: 15; CONT...

PURPOSE To analyse test-retest reliability and stability of the Dutch language version of the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) in a sample of patients (n = 30) suffering from Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP). METHOD Patients filled out the Dutch language version of the RMDQ questionnaire twice, before starting the rehabilitation programme, with a 2-week interval. Intra Class Correlat...

numerous date palm orchards in south kerman, iran were investigated during 2001-2003. symptoms of leaf die-back appeared as light brown stripes which began at leaf tips and extended to leaf ends. infected tissues were surface sterilized with 0.05% sodium hypochlorite and, plated on pda medium. isolated fungi were purified using hyphal tip method. on pda medium, fungal colony was fluffy, first c...

aim of this research was exploring effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tdcs) on working memory (wm) in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlpfc) region in healthy people.the method used in this research was experimental with random assignment and control group. the population was male students of kharazmi university in range of 18 to 23 years old. thirty participant undertook three ...

Experience-dependent plasticity is a fundamental property of the brain. It is critical for everyday function, is impaired in a range of neurological and psychiatric disorders, and frequently depends on long-term potentiation (LTP). Preclinical studies suggest that augmenting N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) signaling may promote experience-dependent plasticity; however, a lack of noninvasi...

STUDY DESIGN A controlled clinical trial. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of an integrated back stability (IBS) programme on a chronic low back pain (CLBP) population in a time restricted private clinic environment. BACKGROUND Studies assessing stability training CLBP have reported inconsistent results. Methods used within trials vary, with some authors focusing on muscle isolation and oth...

BACKGROUND Neck pain is related to impaired postural balance among patients and is highly prevalent among workers with high postural demands, for example, cleaners. We therefore hypothesised, that cleaners with neck pain suffer from postural dysfunction. This cross-sectional study tested if cleaners with neck pain have an impaired postural balance compared with cleaners without neck pain. MET...

Literature has not shown the minimum time required to recover from muscle fatigue after a prolonged trunk isometric contraction. The purpose of this study was to determine if the lumbar multifidus (LM) and gluteus maximus (GM) muscles would recover from fatigue after three different rest periods following performance of a back extension endurance test. Endurance time and electromyographic (EMG)...