https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Prevalence of arthritis according to age, sex and socioeconomic status in six low and middle income countries: analysis of data from the World Health Organization study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Wave 1 https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30810 Wed 23 Feb 2022 16:04:14 AEDT ]]> Spinal pain in Danish school children - how often and how long? The CHAMPS Study-DK https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30823 Wed 11 Apr 2018 16:53:34 AEST ]]> A systematic review of musculoskeletal disorders among school teachers https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15471 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:46:35 AEST ]]> Severity of back pain may influence choice and order of practitioner consultations across conventional, allied and complementary health care: a cross-sectional study of 1851 mid-age Australian women https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27750 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:16:37 AEST ]]> Discordance between self-reported arthritis and musculoskeletal signs and symptoms in older women https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29484 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:13:28 AEST ]]> An initial loading-dose vitamin D versus placebo after hip fracture surgery: randomized trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29252 p = .019) and Week-4 (83 vs 75 nmol/L; p = .030) in the Active-group, but not at Week-26. At week-4, there were no differences in 2.4 m gait-velocity (0.42 m/s vs 0.39 m/s, p = .490), fractures (2.7 % vs 2.8 %, p = .964) but Active participants reported less falls (6.3 % vs 21.1 %, χ² = 4.327; p = 0.024), with no significant reduction in deaths at week-4 (1 vs 3, p = 0.295), higher percentage reporting ‘no pain or discomfort’ (96.4 % vs 88.8 %, p = 0.037), and trended for higher EuroQoL-scores (p = 0.092) at week-26. One case of hypercalcemia at week-2 normalised by week-4. Conclusion: Among older people after hip fracture surgery, the REVITAHIP strategy is a safe and low cost method of improving vitamin-D levels, reducing falls and pain levels.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:18:26 AEST ]]> Efficacy of manual therapy treatments for people with cervicogenic dizziness and pain: protocol of a randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15155 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:31:20 AEST ]]> Risk factors and clinical presentation of craniocervical arterial dissection : a prospective study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:11796 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:08:46 AEST ]]> Low back pain among school teachers in Botswana, prevalence and risk factors https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:16789 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:04:12 AEST ]]> What is the association between the presence of comorbidities and the appropriateness of care for low back pain? A population-based medical record review study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34992 Wed 10 Jun 2020 11:54:23 AEST ]]> Weight bearing versus non-weight bearing ankle dorsiflexion measurement in people with diabetes: a cross sectional study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32810 Wed 06 Apr 2022 14:04:33 AEST ]]> The relationship between foot and ankle joint flexibility measures and barefoot plantar pressures in healthy older adults: a cross-sectional study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52150 Wed 04 Oct 2023 10:27:45 AEDT ]]> Restriction in lateral bending range of motion, lumbar lordosis, and hamstring flexibility predicts the development of low back pain: a systematic review of prospective cohort studies https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30821 Wed 02 Mar 2022 14:27:00 AEDT ]]> Gluteus medius muscle function in people with and without low back pain: a systematic review https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:36555 Tue 30 Jun 2020 11:51:34 AEST ]]> Acromiohumeral distance and supraspinatus tendon thickness in people with shoulder impingement syndrome compared to asymptomatic age and gender-matched participants: a case control study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45359 Thu 27 Oct 2022 15:30:09 AEDT ]]> Telehealth sounds a bit challenging, but it has potential: participant and physiotherapist experiences of gym-based exercise intervention for Achilles tendinopathy monitored via telehealth https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49930 Thu 15 Jun 2023 13:19:41 AEST ]]> An exploratory study investigating the effect of foot type and foot orthoses on gluteus medius muscle activity https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38519 Mon 29 Jan 2024 17:55:30 AEDT ]]> The effectiveness of shoe insoles for the prevention and treatment of low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20555 Mon 18 Mar 2019 12:45:01 AEDT ]]> Flip-flop footwear with a moulded foot-bed for the treatment of foot pain: a randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25325 Mon 18 Mar 2019 12:44:50 AEDT ]]> Greater muscle volume and muscle fat infiltrate in the deep cervical spine extensor muscles (multifidus with semispinalis cervicis) in individuals with chronic idiopathic neck pain https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52810 3 months and age- and sex-matched asymptomatic controls, muscle volumes of levator scapulae, multifidus including semispinalis cervicis (MFSS), semispinalis capitis, splenius capitis including splenius cervicis (SCSC), sternocleidomastoid and longus colli from C3 through T1 were quantified from magnetic resonance imaging. Between-group differences were determined using linear mixed models, accounting for side (left or right), muscle, spinal level, sex, age, and body mass index (BMI). Individuals with pain had greater muscle volume (mean difference 76.8mm3; 95% CI 26.6–127.0; p = .003) and MFI (2.3%; 0.2–4.5; p = .034) of the MFSS compared to matched controls with no differences in relative volume, accounting for factors associated with the outcomes: muscle, spinal level, side (left had smaller volume, relative volume and MFI than right), sex (females had less volume and relative volume than males), age (older age associated with less relative volume and greater MFI), and BMI (higher BMI associated with greater muscle volume and MFI). Greater MFI in individuals with chronic idiopathic neck pain suggests a possible underlying mechanism contributing to neck pain. Perspective: These findings suggest MFI in the MFSS may be radiologic sign, potentially identifying patients with a less favourable prognosis. Future studies are needed to confirm this finding and determine if MFI is a contributor to the development or persistence of neck pain, or consequence of neck pain.]]> Fri 27 Oct 2023 15:44:23 AEDT ]]> A randomised controlled trial of a lifestyle behavioural intervention for patients with low back pain, who are overweight or obese: Study protocol https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23092 Fri 09 Aug 2019 14:04:14 AEST ]]>