Objective The purpose of this review was to identify risk factors, prognostic factors, and
comorbidities associated with common spinal disorders. Methods A scoping review of the …

Background: Scoliosis refers to deviation of spine greater than 10 degrees in the coronal
plane. Idiopathic Scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity that develops in otherwise …

The Schroth method is a non-operative treatment for scoliosis and kyphosis, used
standalone or as an adjunct to bracing. While supporting evidence for its effectiveness is …

Lumbar disc herniation is the most common diagnosis among the degenerative
abnormalities of the lumbar spine (affecting 2 to 3% of the population), and is the principal …

Purpose Determinants of successfully introducing passive exoskeletons in the working
environment to decrease mechanical loading on the back, are acceptability of the device to …

The purpose of this study was to determine if an on-body personal lift assistive device
(PLAD) 1 affected oxygen consumption during a continuous lifting task and to investigate if …

A hérnia discal lombar é o diagnóstico mais comum dentre as alterações degenerativas da
coluna lombar (acomete 2 a 3% da população) e a principal causa de cirurgia de coluna na …

Objectives: To establish the period prevalence of spinal disorders referred to physical
therapy in a university hospital over a 3-year period, and to determine the relationships of …

The paucity of early Pleistocene hominin fossils in Eurasia hinders an in-depth discussion
on their paleobiology and paleoecology. Here we report on the earliest large-bodied …

The aim of this study was to assess functional performance and user satisfaction of workers
with and without a history of low-back pain (LBP) when wearing a SPEXOR passive trunk …