Massage has been a therapeutic modality in all cultures since early civilization and has had
a long tradition of use in the sporting context. However, there has been a paucity of scientific …

Regenerative medicine focuses on new therapies to replace or restore lost, damaged, or
aging cells in the human body to restore function. This goal is being realized by collaborative …

… Royal Liverpool University Hospital and Velodrome Physiotherapy and Sports Injuries
Clinic, Manchester, United Kingdom M J Callaghan … No difference in kinetic gait Callaghan* …

The trafficking of circulating stem and progenitor cells to areas of tissue damage is poorly
understood. The chemokine stromal cell–derived factor-1 (SDF-1 or CXCL12) mediates …

Patellofemoral pain affects physically active and sedentary individuals, accounting for 11–17%
of knee pain presentations to general practice 1 2 and 25–40% of all knee problems …

Ischemia is a known stimulus for vascular growth. Bone marrow (BM)–derived endothelial
progenitor cells (EPCs) are believed to contribute to new blood vessel growth, but the …

Study Design. A clinical trial comparing a back pain group with a pain-free group. Objectives.
To investigate whether proprioceptive deficits existed in a group of individuals reporting …

Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is often seen in physically active individuals and may account for
25–40% of all knee problems seen in a sports injury clinic. 1 2 Patellofemoral-related …

Results: We found no significant differences between the tape and no-tape conditions in any
of the 3 proprioceptive tests (P>. 05). However, when the subjects' results for active angle …

Patellofemoral pain affects a large proportion of the population, from adolescents to older
adults, and carries a substantial personal and societal burden. An international group of …