Translational and Rotational Postural Aberrations Are Related to Pulmonary Functions and Skill-Related Physical Fitness Components in Collegiate Athletes

The relationship between static and dynamic postural deformities with pain and quality of life in non-athletic women

BACKGROUND

The assessment of the postural condition with functional tests are used with the least facilities in the shortest time, for a wide the range of movements for different parts of the body. Both static and dynamic posture measurements are predictive of injury. These two assessments provide different information regarding posture control. Also, with the advancement of this technology, the speed of posture assessment and deformity diagnosis can be increased and done with the minimum facilities. This can signal a new method for the quick diagnosis of abnormalities and ultimately prevent or correct psychological effects and musculoskeletal pain in the future. Because as seen according to the citations, abnormalities cause musculoskeletal pains, movement restrictions and ultimately affect the quality of life.

METHODS

The current research is of the applied and semi-experimental type, and in terms of the results it is of the relational and correlational type. In this research, 148 non-Athletic women from Fardis City participated, in which the results obtained from the static evaluation was analyzed by the Posture Screen application after taking photos from four directions using a smartphone, and also the dynamic evaluation was identified and analyzed by the researcher using the overhead squat test of compensatory movements, with the data that from Cornell pain and quality of life SF-36 questionnaires was. Data description and correlation between variables were done with the η coefficient method.

RESULTS

According to the findings there is a positive and significant correlation between the prevalence of uneven pelvic deformity and the amount of pain in non-athletic women (P = 0.036, η (148) = 0.17). In other words, pain increased significantly when the pelvis was changed from a normal position to a lateral deviation position. Also, there is a negative and significant relationship between the prevalence of deformity of knee movement, back arch, straight back, heel lift and the quality of life in non-athletic women (P = 0.020, η (148) = 0.19).

CONCLUSIONS

According to the results, deformities have an effect on pain and the frequency of pain, on the other hand, in the present study, dynamic evaluations showed deformities more accurately than static evaluations.

A 13-Year Long-Term Follow-Up of a Case Report With Continued Improvement in Severe Chronic Neck and Head Pain Alleviated With Chiropractic BioPhysics® Spinal Rehabilitation Protocols

Alleviation of headaches (HAs), neck pain (NP), and disability is a desirable clinical outcome for the billions globally who suffer from these conditions. Chiropractic BioPhysics® (CBP®) methods may provide an option for head and neck-injured patients. A 62-year-old female historically injured multiple times including two motor vehicle collisions (MVC), and a strike to the face with a hockey puck; all resulting in chronic pain and suffering. The subject sought and received successful treatment in 2016 using this conservative protocol at a facility in the USA. The resolution of symptoms following 36 treatments was previously reported. Following 13 years without treatment beyond home exercises, the subject was re-evaluated and found to be stable in the long term for pain, structural and functional assessment. Thirty-six treatments over 12 weeks in 2016 led to an improvement in numerical pain rating scale (NPRS) for NP (5/10 to 1/10), and HA (9+/10 to 0/10), resolution of NP disability (6/100 to 0/100) as well as normalization of ROM without pain and resumption of all activities of daily living including high-level athletics without pain and disability. A 13-year follow-up found continued stability objectively and subjectively. We provide a case of successful conservative treatment using specific traction, exercises, and spine manipulation procedures. CBP® provides an option to treat pain and this case adds to growing evidence.

Chronic Widespread Spinal Pain (CWSP) Alleviated With Chiropractic Biophysics®: A Case Report With Three-Year Follow-Up

The aim of this case report is to provide clinicians with an option for the treatment of spine pain, spine disorders caused or complicated by abnormal spine alignment, and failed prior interventions for pain and suffering with a conservative protocol. Multi-decade chronic widespread pain (CWSP), low back pain (LBP) headache (HA), and neck pain (NP) cause significant disability and reduced quality of life across all socio-economic and societal categories. Treatment options for decades-old long-term pain with good outcomes are uncommon with non-surgical and surgical interventions. Herein is a single case of positive outcomes with Chiropractic BioPhysics® (CBP®)protocol and long-term follow-up. A 60-year-old male with a lifting injury working on a farm at age 12 suffered for decades with LBP, mid-back pain (MBP), NP, HAs, radiculopathy, and poor health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Prior over-the-counter (OTC) medications with diminishing results over 48 years were reported. The patient had multiple abnormal patient-reported outcomes (PROs) as well as measured postural and spine structural abnormalities at the initial assessment. Following 12 treatments, PROs and other measures improved dramatically. Continued brief treatment showed continued progress followed by no treatment beyond continued home exercises and home postural orthoses. All subjective and objective outcome measures improved at one-year follow-up and remained long-term. Improvements in sagittal and coronal postural balance with improved spine alignment, better PROs, and measurably improved HRQoLs were found at one- and three-year follow-ups from the initial evaluation. Chronic NP, LBP, MBP, and extremity pain with altered sensation, loss of function, and failed drug therapy are common across the globe and combined represent the greatest contributors to disability and the global burden of disease (GBD). Economic, efficacious, repeatable, and reliable methods for treating pain will reduce GBD and improve PROs. Larger studies of CBP® methods for multi-decade chronic pain are challenging; however, continued case reports and RCTs for similar conditions are warranted.