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Prevalence, Evaluation and Management of Chronic Spinal Pain and Musculoskeletal Disorders

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Infectious Diseases, Chronic Diseases, and Disease Prevention".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2024 | Viewed by 3637

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Gustavo Plaza-Manzano

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Department of Radiology, Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: manual therapy; myofascial pain syndromes; neuropathic pain; neck pain; low back pain; chronic pain
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Dr. Juan Antonio Valera-Calero

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VALTRADOFI Research Group, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health, Universidad Camilo José Cela, Villanueva de la Cañada, 28692 Madrid, Spain
Interests: ultrasound imaging; neck pain; low back pain; myofascial pain syndromes; elastography; chronic pain; dry needling; manual therapy
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Musculoskeletal conditions are the leading contributor to disability globally, affecting up to 1.71 billion people according to the World Health Organization. Despite low back pain causing the highest economic burden, there are more than 150 musculoskeletal conditions compromising the locomotor system. Since musculoskeletal health is essential for human function and the ability of work and daily living activities, a major issue for clinicians and researchers is to provide appropriate recommendations for guiding diagnosis and management. Please join us in presenting this Special Issue currently focused on the prevalence, evaluation and management of chronic musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., neck pain, low back pain, osteoarthritis, etc.) in order to provide a multidisciplinary approach and update on recent advances and perspectives for this health problem, including prevalence and epidemiological, imaging, diagnosis accuracy and experimental studies.

Prof. Dr. Gustavo Plaza-Manzano
Dr. Juan Antonio Valera-Calero
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • neck pain
  • low back pain
  • musculoskeletal diseases
  • myofascial pain syndromes
  • pain management
  • clinical medicine
  • ultrasound imaging
  • chronic pain
  • dry needling
  • manual therapy

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Physical Function in Amateur Athletes with Lumbar Disc Herniation and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Case-Control Study
by Diego Miñambres-Martín, Patricia Martín-Casas, Ibai López-de-Uralde-Villanueva, César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Juan Antonio Valera-Calero and Gustavo Plaza-Manzano
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(6), 3743; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063743 - 21 Mar 2022
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This study aimed to analyze if chronic low back pain (LBP) and lumbar disc herniation induce biomechanics, flexibility, body balance, physical activity, and muscular function alterations compared to a similar asymptomatic cohort. Fifty male volunteers (n = 25 with chronic LBP and [...] Read more.
This study aimed to analyze if chronic low back pain (LBP) and lumbar disc herniation induce biomechanics, flexibility, body balance, physical activity, and muscular function alterations compared to a similar asymptomatic cohort. Fifty male volunteers (n = 25 with chronic LBP and lumbar disc herniation and n = 25 pain-free subjects) were enrolled. Range of motion (internal and external hip rotation, ankle dorsiflexion, and active straight leg raise, ASLR), trunk flexibility (finger–floor distance), body balance (Y-balance test) and muscle function (Biering–Sorensen test, prone and lateral bridges) outcomes were assessed. Comparative analyses between sides and group were conducted. Results: Patients showed greater weight and BMI compared with controls (p < 0.05). None of the outcomes bilaterally assessed showed side-to-side differences for pain-free participants (all, p > 0.05) or LBP patients (all, p > 0.05). Regarding the differences between groups, LBP patients showed limited internal hip rotation (p < 0.001), finger–floor distance (p < 0.001), body balance (p < 0.001), and muscle endurance (planks p < 0.001; Biering–Sorensen test p < 0.05). External hip rotation, ASLR, and ankle dorsiflexion range of movement were comparable in both groups (p > 0.05). The sample of pain-free amateur athletes showed greater range of movement for internal hip rotation, lower finger–floor distance, better body balance, and muscle function. However, the external hip rotation, ankle dorsiflexion, and ASLR tests showed no difference between cases and controls. Full article
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