Published in Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions
Objective: Changes in body composition are a common feature of Huntington’s disease (HD) and are associated with disease progression. However, whether these changes in body composition are associated with degeneration of the striatum is unknown. This study aimed to explore the associations between body composition metrics and striatal brain volume ...
Published in Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions
Objective: Flexible flatfoot is a common deformity in adults that has been thought to be a causative factor of a lot of lower limb injuries and back pain. Core muscles act as stabilizers for the trunk and weak core places a person at greater risk of low back pain and lower limb injuries. We aimed to compare the core muscles’ endurance between indiv...
Published in Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions
Objective: The lymphatic system plays an important role in joint diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ginsenoside Rg1 on lymphatic drainage and accumulation of inflammatory products in the joints. Methods: Two-month-old transgenic mice that overexpress tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α; TNF-Tg) were used as the animal models. Gins...
Published in Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions
Objective: To investigate the expression of interleukin-17 (IL-17) in zoledronic acid combined with PVP technology for patients with postmenopausal osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) and its predictive value for relapse. Methods: 101 OVCF patients treated in our hospital from April 2013 to January 2015 were collected as a research g...
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Objective: This study aimed to evaluate changes in i) muscle contractile properties of both lower extremities by using tensiomyography (TMG); ii) patients’ physical function, and iii) electromechanical efficiency (EME) of the gastrocnemius medialis muscle in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients from before to one-month after TKA. Methods: Twenty-...
Published in Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions
Objectives: Hip development is influenced by mechanical loading, but associations between prenatal loading and hip shape in later life remain unexplored. Methods: We examined associations between prenatal loading indicators (gestation length, oligohydramnios (OH) and breech) obtained from obstetric records and hip shape modes (HSMs) generated using...
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Calcitonin regulates blood calcium levels and possesses certain clinically useful anti-fracture properties. Specifically, it reduces vertebral fractures in postmenopausal osteoporotic women significantly compared to a placebo. Nevertheless, the use of calcitonin has declined over the years and salmon calcitonin is no longer the first-line treatment...
Published in Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions
Objectives: To examine the effect of denosumab administration in the peripheral blood white cell population, to further elucidate a plausible pathophysiological link between denosumab and osteonecrosis of the jaw. Methods: Thirty women with osteoporosis, after denosumab treatment were included. Peripheral blood samples were obtained prior to and 48...
Published in Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of a home-based stretching exercise on multi-segmental foot motion and clinical outcomes in patients with plantar fasciitis (PF). Methods: A single group pre- and post-test design was conducted for this study in 20 patients with PF. They had the self home-based stretching program of calf muscle...
Published in Journal of Musculoskeletal & Neuronal Interactions
Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference in back extensor muscle endurance before and after kinesiology tape application to all back stabilizer muscles and to the erector spinae alone. Methods: We assessed 32 adults (16 men and 16 women), randomly divided into two groups. In the erector spinae taping (EST) group, kines...
