The effect on clinical outcomes when targeting spinal manipulation at stiffness or pain sensitivity: a randomized trial

CG Nim, GN Kawchuk, B Schiøttz-Christensen… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The mechanisms underlying pain relief following spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) are not
understood fully although biomechanical and neurophysiological processes have been …

Risk factors associated with the prevalence of upper and lower back pain in male underground coal miners in Punjab, Pakistan

M Ijaz, M Akram, SR Ahmad, K Mirza… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is not enough data available on occupational health and safety issues of underground
coal miners in Pakistan. This study focuses on spinal disorders in association with personal …

A comparison of clinical spinal mobility measures to experimentally derived lumbar spine passive stiffness

LM Tennant, E Nelson-Wong… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
Spinal stiffness and mobility assessments vary between clinical and research settings,
potentially hindering the understanding and treatment of low back pain. A total of 71 healthy …

[HTML][HTML] Variability of spinal stiffness and its relation to daily activities: A prospective cohort study using a mechanical assisted indentation technique

C Nim, CT Hansen, JR Laursen, NL Falkenham… - Journal of Bodywork and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Spinal stiffness is a potentially important cause of spinal pain but we have
limited knowledge of its variability in relation to daily activities. This study investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] Posterior to anterior spinal stiffness measured in a sample of 127 secondary care low back pain patients

S Harsted, L Nyirö, A Downie, GN Kawchuk… - Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The sensation of spinal stiffness is a commonly reported symptom among back
pain patients, with the clinical assessment of spinal stiffness usually being part of the …

Comparison of long segmental dorsal stabilization with complete versus restricted pedicle screw cement augmentation in unstable osteoporotic midthoracic vertebral …

UJ Spiegl, M Weidling, S Schleifenbaum… - World neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To compare the construct stability of long-segmental dorsal stabilization in
unstable midthoracic osteoporotic fracture situation with complete pedicle screw cement …

Reliability Modeling of Human Lumbar Functional Spinal Units System Degeneration

T Wu, K Li, L Ma, K Zhang, Y Yang… - IISE Annual …, 2024 - search.proquest.com
The degeneration of the human lumbar functional spinal units (FSUs) system is a great
concern in healthcare. Existing statistical models fail to characterize the system's temporal …