This study evaluated the effect of immediate full weight bearing on abductor repair and clinical function after total hip arthroplasty (THA) using a direct lateral (modified Hardinge) approach. The surgical approach detached a bone flake with the abductors, providing a radiographic marker for abductor displacement and healing. Patients in whom weight bearing was restricted for 6 weeks (partial-...

Due to chronic dissatisfaction with body weight in youth, efforts to lose weight often lead to pathological dietary behaviours. Regular and heavy sports activity may contribute to the optimization of body weight, not only by elevating the energy utilization but also by increasing the health consciousness and the tendency to self-monitor. Research generally finds a beneficial role of extracurric...

Partial weight bearing is often prescribed for patients with orthopedic injuries. Patients’ ability to accurately reproduce partial weight bearing orders is variable, and its impact on clinical outcomes is unknown. This observational study measured patients’ ability to reproduce partial weight bearing orders, factors influencing this, patients’ and physiotherapists’ ability to gauge partial wei...

BACKGROUND Sports ankle injuries present commonly in the general practice setting. The majority of these injuries are inversion and plantar flexion injuries that result in damage to the lateral ligament complex. OBJECTIVE The aim of this article is to review the assessment and management of sports ankle injuries in the general practice setting. DISCUSSION Assessment of an ankle injury begin...

Weight-control behaviour is commonly observed in a wide range of elite sports, especially leanness sports, where control over body weight is crucial for high peak performance. Nonetheless, there is only a fine line between purely functional behaviour and clinically relevant eating disorders. Especially the rapid form of weight manipulation seems to foster later eating disorders. So far, most st...

Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is predominantly characterized by pain with weight-bearing (WB) activities, which thought to be reflective of nociceptive pain. However, at rest, i.e., non-weight bearing (NWB), also common in individuals knee OA. Why NWB may occur a disease that largely biomechanically driven not clear, though altered neurobiological functioning pathways hypothesized play role...

Physical inactivity is associated with poor physical fitness and increased body weight. This study examined the relationship between participation in organized sports and overweight as well as physical fitness in primary school children in southern Germany. Height, weight, and various components of physical fitness were measured in 995 children (7.6 ± 0.4 years). Sports participation and confou...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships among passive measures of weight-bearing dorsiflexion range of motion, non-weight-bearing dorsiflexion range of motion and dorsiflexion stiffness, thereby establishing whether they assess similar mechanical characteristics, as each measure has been implicated in injury risk during landings. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. ...

introduction: transtibial amputation is the most common amputation in lower limbs. volume loss of residual limb occurs during daily use of prostheses, which results in pistoning between residual limb and prosthetic socket. the goal of this study was to design and fabricate a pneumatic suspension system in transtibial supracondylar prostheses and to evaluate its effect on residual limb pistoning...