Background: Neck pain is a common problem, but the effectiveness of frequently applied
conservative therapies has never been directly compared. Objective: To determine the …

OBJECTIVE. We compared sonography and MRI for assessing hamstring injuries in professional
football players (Australian football) 3 days, 2 weeks, and 6 weeks after an injury and …

OBJECTIVE: As therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) becomes more effective, more sensitive
imaging methods are required to assess disease activity and joint damage. We compared …

Objective: To determine whether a short course of prednisolone is superior to placebo for
improving pain, function, and range of motion in adhesive capsulitis. Design: Double blind, …

The Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ) were
developed to measure self-perceived disability from neck pain, including that which may arise …

Background Physicians evaluating hamstring strains in professional football players are
increasingly turning to magnetic resonance imaging to support the clinical diagnosis and …

Study Design. A criteria-based appraisal of review articles on neck pain. Objectives. To assess
the methodologic quality, conclusions, and extent of concordance among reviews on the …

… The range of acute to chronic subjects in the current study was also reflected in the study
by Hoving et al. Fifty percent of subjects in the Hoving et al 15 study were <12 months …

Background Reproducibility measurements of the range of motion are an important prerequisite
for the interpretation of study results. The aim of the study is to assess the intra-rater and …

This study continued the validation of a Whiplash Specific Disability Questionnaire (WDQ)
that was developed from the Neck Disability Index (NDI) using self-reported disabilities in a …