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Correction to: Uncovertebral Joints’ Degeneration Prevalence and Association with Demographics and Symptoms
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Uncovertebral Joints’ Degeneration Prevalence and Association with Demographics and Symptoms
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of degenerative changes in uncovertebral joints and to assess the association of degenerative changes with age, sex, history of neck trauma, and neck-related ...
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The effect of vitamin D deficiency and supplementation on urinary incontinence: sco** review
Vitamin D receptors are found in skeletal and smooth muscle cells throughout the body, specifically in the bladder detrusor muscle. We reviewed the current literature on the association between vitamin D defic...
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Effect of Guided Imagery on Pain and Health-Related Quality of Life in Musculoskeletal Medicine: a Comprehensive Narrative Review
Guided imagery (GI) is a non-pharmacological method used to reduce pain, stress, and anxiety. No comprehensive review has yet investigated the application of GI in musculoskeletal medicine, its various types, ...
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Open AccessA comprehensive approach to risk factors for upper arm morbidities following breast cancer treatment: a prospective study
Breast cancer surgery frequently causes deficiencies in shoulder functioning. The study pourpode is to identify risk factors for prolonged pain, reduction in function, and decrease in range of motion (ROM) in ...
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Open AccessEffect of physical activity levels on oncological breast surgery recovery: a prospective cohort study
After breast cancer (BC) surgery, women may experience a physical decline. The effect of physical activity (PA) on the course of recovery after BC surgery has not yet been thoroughly examined. To analyze the i...
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The influence of knee bolster on lumbar spinal stenosis parameters on MR images
To estimate the effect of the knee bolster use during an MRI on lumbar spinal stenosis parameters and low back pain-related disability.
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Dry Needling as a Treatment Modality for Tendinopathy: a Narrative Review
Tendinopathy describes a combination of pain, swelling, and impaired performance of the tendon and around structures. There are various treatment options for tendinopathy with unclear efficacy. Dry needling in...
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Spinal Posture and Pathology in Modern Humans
Humans are the only living hominoid that habitually stands upright and walks on two legs. The adoption of erect posture as habitual imposed substantial changes on spinal morphology and biomechanics. One of the...
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How to Build a 3D Model of a Fossil Hominin Vertebral Spine Based on Osseous Material
Reconstruction of the spinal curvatures of extinct hominins is essential in order to understand their posture and function. Despite its importance, researchers face many difficulties in reconstructing spinal p...
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Cervical Posture, Pain, and Pathology: Developmental, Evolutionary and Occupational Perspective
The cervical spine is the most mobile component of the spinal column. Its curvature (lordosis) supports the head above the shoulders, maintaining head position, gaze, and visual field. However, there is consid...
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The influence of early diagnosis of endometrioid endometrial cancer on disease stage and survival
To evaluate whether the presence or duration of uterine bleeding is associated with disease stage, and survival of patients with endometrioid endometrial carcinoma (EEC).
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Trigger Point Needling: Techniques and Outcome
In this review we provide the updates on last years’ advancements in basic science, imaging methods, efficacy, and safety of dry needling of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). The latest studies confirmed that...
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Association between circulatory levels of vitamin D and radiographic hand osteoarthritis
The aim is to evaluate the association between the serum level of vitamin D and prevalence and severity of radiographic hand OA. The study population comprised Chuvashians (91 men with a mean age of 46.24 (20–...
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Hand osteoarthritis in longevity populations
Background and aims: Previous studies have reported that centenarians escape the major agerelated diseases. No studies on prevalence and severity of osteoarthritis (OA) in longevity population ha...
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Geometry of the vertebral bodies and the intervertebral discs in lumbar segments adjacent to spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis: pilot study
The objective is to evaluate the geometric parameters of vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs in spinal segments adjacent to spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis. This pilot cross-sectional study was an an...
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Open AccessEffects of rehabilitative interventions on pain, function and physical impairments in people with hand osteoarthritis: a systematic review
Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with pain, reduced grip strength, loss of range of motion and joint stiffness leading to impaired hand function and difficulty with daily activities. The effectiveness of...
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Radiographic hand osteoarthritis in two ethnic groups living in the same geographic area
The aim of the study was to compare the prevalence of radiographic hand osteoarthritis (OA) and its association with age, sex, body mass index in two ethnic groups, Russian and Buryats who reside in the same g...
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Massage therapy for fibromyalgia symptoms
Massage therapy is widely used by patients with fibromyalgia seeking symptom relief. We performed a review of all available studies with an emphasis on randomized controlled trials to determine whether massage...
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Changes in paraspinal muscles and their association with low back pain and spinal degeneration: CT study
The objectives of the study were to evaluate the association between lumbar paraspinal muscle density, evaluated on computed tomography (CT) and age, sex and BMI; and to evaluate the association of those chang...
