Yoshida R, et al. Analysis of cervical and upper thoracic spinal segmental rotation angles during end-range neck rotation: Comparison with and without neck pain. J Man & Manip Therapy, April 6, 2022.

According to the authors of this study, as many as 70% of the individuals will experience neck pain at least once in their life, and nearly 60% of these people will continue to report pain 5 years after initial onset of pain. The economic cost of managing both back...

Taddei U, Matias A, Duarte M, Sacco I. Foot core training to prevent running-related injuries: a survival analysis of a single-blind, randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med 2020; 48:3610-3619.

In any given year, nearly 80% of long-distance runners are injured. The authors of this study point out that to date, no satisfactory treatment has ever been developed to prevent running-related injuries. To that end, the authors set out to determine if foot...

Kotsifaki A, Van Rossom S, Whiteley R, et al. Single leg vertical jump performance identifies knee function deficits at return to sport after ACL reconstruction in male athletes. Br J Sports Med 2022;56:490–498.

Following ACL reconstruction, most practitioners determine when an athlete should return to sport by measuring horizontal distance during various hop tests. Hop tests have been widely adopted by the rehab community, mostly because they are easy to perform and do not...

Park K, Keyak J, Kulig K Powers W. Persons with patellar tendinopathy exhibit greater patellar tendon stress during a single-leg landing task. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 2022.

These are some of the best authors in the field of biomechanics. The research facility at the University of Southern California consistently puts out clinically significant studies. This paper is no different as the authors demonstrate that compared to a control...

Harutaichun P, Vongsirinavarat M, Pakpacorn P, et al. Can orthotic wedges change the lower-extremity and multi-segment foot kinematics during gait in people with plantar fasciitis? Gait & Posture 2022;97:174-183.

Plantar fasciitis is a common overuse syndrome that can take years to recover from. The authors of this paper theorized that you could effectively manage chronic plantar fasciitis by incorporating a 2-piece varus posting system placed beneath the patient’s insoles....

Differences in foot muscle morphology and foot kinematics between symptomatic and asymptomatic pronated feet. Zhang et al. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2019;00:1–8.

This was an interesting study in that researchers took 30 young physically active adults with pronated feet and divided them into two groups: one group with a history of prior injury, and another group that had not been injured. The authors analyzed three-dimensional...