scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF ANKLE AND SUBTALAR JOINT SOMATIC DYSFUNCTION CORRECTION TO IMPROVE ORIENTEER STATIC BALANCE

Author(s):  
Baiba Smila ◽  
Andra Fernāte ◽  
Velga Zaļaiskalna

The most frequent injuries among sports orienteers are the ankle injuries. The one of the most effective means to prevent the ankle injuries and recurrent ankle injuries is balance and stability development. The aim of this study is to find out the most effective method to develop static stability in the previously injured ankle for orienteers: osteopathic treatment of the ankle and subtalar joints or balance exercises, or the combination of osteopathic treatment of the ankle and subtalar joints and balance exercises. The effectiveness analysis of the intervention methods was conducted with the use of Digital Balance Analyzer (DBA) for the assessment of statical balance. 36 orienteers (12 to 18 years old) were randomized in three groups to an intervention, after being assessed at baseline and then reassessed one week later. Static balance improvements are only when using osteopathy and ankle joints subtalar somatic dysfunction correction together with balance exercises. Separate osteopathy or balance exercises will not give results as effective as the combination of these two effects.

1942 ◽  
Vol 20c (3) ◽  
pp. 174-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. D. Blair

An adaptation of the Rossi and Cholodny glass slide technique was found to be an effective means of measuring the growth of Rhizoctonia Solani in soil. After a 6 day and a 12 day period, the extent of growth of 11 isolates of this fungus was, for each growth period, less in a vertical than in a radial direction. Certain isolates grew faster than others. A comparison of the radial growth of a faster and of a slower growing isolate at soil depth of 2, 4, and 6 in. showed that the extent of growth decreased with depth, being significantly greater for both isolates at the 2 in. than at the 6 in. level.In pathogenicity tests on wheat with 10 of these isolates, the disease rating for each isolate was greater in natural than in steam sterilized soil, and in soil with a proportion of inoculum to soil of one to six than of one to three. The addition of cellulosic organic material, grass- or straw-meal, to unsterilized soil was effective in reducing the parasitic action of all isolates. Two distinct types of injury were observed: the one, a severe form of root injury, resulting in reduced plant growth; the other, a girdling of the coleoptile or lower stem tissue, usually unaccompanied by adverse effects on plant growth. The first type was produced by two slow growing isolates of English origin, the second by faster growing isolates of Canadian origin. On the basis of these differences, it is suggested that the root injuring isolates be regarded as a variety of R. Solani Kühn.


2021 ◽  
pp. 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001121
Author(s):  
Charles R Joseph ◽  
Michael D Lockwood ◽  
Michael P Cargill ◽  
Alyssa M Jackson ◽  
Jessica K Morris

AbstractThe global burden of neurologic disorders are a leading cause of disability and death worldwide and has increased the demand for treatments and rehabilitation. Our proposed integrated Osteopathic-Neurological Examination (ONE) provides the physician with expanded diagnostic and point of care treatment modalities while allowing the physician to make a more tangible impact in patient care. By incorporating the osteopathic structural somatic examination with the complete neurological evaluation, somatic dysfunction, occurring as a consequence or independent of neurologic injury, can be identified and treated using osteopathic manipulative techniques at time of visit. Utilizing the proposed integrated examination, the physician can determine the interplay between structural and neurological findings to identify patterns of change that coincide with more specific diagnoses and the chronicity of a condition. Tangible benefits from the ONE approach translate to more accurate clinical assessment and enhanced patient and physician satisfaction.


1953 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deno Geanakoplos

The Union of Lyons between the Greek and Latin churches was largely the result of the political aims of the Byzantine Emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus. It was he who initiated the negotiations and who almost single-handedly attempted to force the union upon his Empire. He was convinced, as both Greek and Western historians repeatedly observe, that union was the one effective means to avert the menace of an expedition against Constantinople by the powerful coalition of Charles of Anjou, then King of Sicily. Recently recovered from the Latins by Palaeologus, Constantinople was still relatively weak, and it was mainly the Emperor's flexible diplomacy that had hitherto been able to maintain it against the Latins. To Palaeologus' mind only the offer of union could induce the Holy See to restrain Charles from his plan of conquest.


2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-221
Author(s):  
Claudia Carlos

In seventeenth-century France, the one context in which it was possible to publicly criticize the monarch was the pulpit. Yet, in delivering criticism, the court preacher had to avoid sounding too harsh not only for fear of giving offense but for fear the sovereign might cease listening altogether. This paper examines the rhetorical techniques by which the preacher could indirectly—and hence “safely”—criticize the king. As we see from Bossuet's “Sermon sur la prédication évangélique” (1662), far from being a simple means of cajoling, these techniques attempted to provide the preacher with the most effective means for delivering bold criticism.


BMJ ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 328 (7442) ◽  
pp. 747 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Wonderling ◽  
Andrew J Vickers ◽  
Richard Grieve ◽  
Rob McCarney

AbstractObjective To evaluate the cost effectiveness of acupuncture in the management of chronic headache.Design Cost effectiveness analysis of a randomised controlled trial.Setting General practices in England and Wales.Participants 401 patients with chronic headache, predominantly migraine.Interventions Patients were randomly allocated to receive up to 12 acupuncture treatments over three months from appropriately trained physiotherapists, or to usual care alone.Main outcome measure Incremental cost per quality adjusted life year (QALY) gained.Results Total costs during the one year period of the study were on average higher for the acupuncture group (£403; $768;€598) than for controls (£217) because of the acupuncture practitioners' costs. The mean health gain from acupuncture during the one year of the trial was 0.021 quality adjusted life years (QALYs), leading to a base case estimate of £9180 per QALY gained. This result was robust to sensitivity analysis. Cost per QALY dropped substantially when the analysis incorporated likely QALY differences for the years after the trial.Conclusions Acupuncture for chronic headache improves health related quality of life at a small additional cost; it is relatively cost effective compared with a number of other interventions provided by the NHS.


2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 216-221
Author(s):  
Muhammad Rahmani Jaffar ◽  
Zulkarnain Jaafar ◽  
Goh Siew Li

ABSTRACT Introduction: Participation in sport among university athletes in Malaysia has progressed right up to Olympic level. However, some of these athletes are prevented from competing due to injuries. Ankle injuries, in particular, are among the common types of injury. Even so, there is still lack of local data and research describing the incidence of ankle injuries. Objectives: To determine peroneus longus muscle activity in different taped ankles and positions among subjects with functional ankle instability (FAI). Methods: Twenty-three subjects with ankle instability (AJFAT score > 26) volunteered to take part in the study. The subjects were tested under three conditions; 1) no tape (NT), 2) Kinesio(r) tape (KT), and 3) rigid tape (RT). The subjects completed two postural stability tests, followed by a sudden inversion perturbation test with EMG, recording throughout the procedures. The EMG data were analyzed, filtered, full-wave rectified and normalized. The data were analyzed by analysis of variance (Independent T-test and ANOVA) to evaluate differences in peak muscle activation (mV) and peroneal latency (ms). Results: Peak muscle activation of the peroneus was activated more in the RT group during both the Static and Dynamic Stability Tests. Apart from that, there were no statistically significant differences. During sudden inversion perturbation, the RT group was the one that was most activated (p=0.001). Peroneal latency was even delayed in KT and RT during the three tests, and shorter in the NT group. There were significant differences during the Dynamic Stability Test, between the NT and KT groups (p=0.001) and between the NT, RT and KT groups (p=0.001). Conclusion: RT tape may enhance the peroneus longus response by maintaining a higher level of muscle activation, especially during dynamic movements and sudden inversion of the ankle, and may selectively benefit individuals with FAI. The KT ankle did not show superior effect to the NT ankle, and demonstrated minimal benefit when used in FAI. Also, its use may be more likely to cause reinjury to the ankle.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-48
Author(s):  
A. R. Sultanov

The article examines the problem of the parties explanations as evidence in arbitration courts. The author analyzes this problem through the prism of the admissibility of lies in the arbitration process. This problem is resolved from both legal and philosophical and ethical positions. The untruth is something that destroys trust the foundation of society, among other things, it undermines the credibility of the court, which accepts a lie; a lie destroys the person himself. The author reasonably believes that the one who considers a lie in court to be permissible allows the victory of untruth in court, thereby contributing to the transformation of a liar into a triumphant villain with the complicity of the court. Lying leads to dysfunction of justice, allowing lies in the trial is contrary to the very foundations of justice. The entry into force of a judgment based on a lie in one dispute only gives rise to a new dispute between the same parties. The author proves that a negative attitude towards lies is characteristic of both substantive and procedural law. It is concluded that the availability of effective means of protection against lies in the process is consistent with the principle of maintaining citizens confidence in the law and the actions of the state; justice is expected from the courts, not the encouragement of lies and deceit. The author reveals a contradiction between the attitude to judicial errors formed in the Soviet era and the consideration of the procedure of revision based on newly discovered circumstances only to the procedure of revision in the order of self-control, and the actual task of the court to correct judicial errors. It is rightly noted that this approach is extremely difficult to overcome, since new evidence showing the lie of the party is not considered by the courts as newly discovered circumstances. Meanwhile, a decision based on a lie is a miscarriage of justice.


2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antal Berkes

The absence of control of a territorial state over part of its physical territory is closely associated with online human rights violations, on the one hand, and the state's restricted (but not necessarily absent) control over the cyberspace, on the other. Notwithstanding the lack of its effective territorial control, the territorial state continues to be entitled to exercise its sovereignty over both territory and cyberspace. The consequence of sovereignty in international human rights law is the territorial state's presumed jurisdiction over its entire national territory. The article claims that the territorial state, while lacking the effective means to control its cyberspace fully as it does in the government-controlled areas, has continuing jurisdiction, and consequently obligations, to protect human rights online from wrongful acts that originate, occur or have effect in the area outside its effective control. Treaty monitoring bodies have recommended various positive measures that any territorial state is required to take while seeking to restore its ‘internet sovereignty’ in the separatist region, depending on the means in its power that are feasible in the particular situation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
Pascal J. Grolaux ◽  
Timothy J. Sparrow ◽  
François Lalonde

Abstract Historically, Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO, differentiated osteopathic medicine from allopathic medicine with its unique approach to treatment using manual therapy. Those treatments, known as osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), are currently used to treat somatic dysfunction. The Educational Council on Osteopathic Principles (ECOP) includes different treatment methods, such as muscle energy, high-velocity, low-amplitude, Still techniques, myofascial release, and counterstrain, amongst others, under the category of OMT. Conversely, osteopathic practitioners outside the USA, mostly from Europe, use some techniques that are not necessarily documented as OMT by the ECOP. This is the case of the General Osteopathic Treatment (GOT). The GOT found its origin with Dr. Still and was promoted, amongst his contemporaries, by Dr. John Martin Littlejohn, DO, who founded the British School of Osteopathy in London. The general treatment, based on a strong biomechanical background, was further spread in Europe by John Wernham, DO, a British osteopath and one of Littlejohn’s students. Wernham developed and taught the GOT in its original form based on the principles and philosophy of osteopathic medicine. The goals of this article are to give an historical perspective of the GOT, to describe the foundation and concepts behind it, and to provide a review of the scientific literature of this treatment approach. The GOT can be used to diagnose and directly treat somatic dysfunction using the TART principle in a clinical setting. Besides the recognized contra-indications of treating somatic dysfunction, there are no clear scientifically published findings of contraindications for the use of the GOT. Like other OMTs, the GOT needs more scientific evidence to better understand its clinical applications.


2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-97
Author(s):  
Ali Roshandel Hesari ◽  
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Amin Roshandel Hesari ◽  

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the static and dynamic balance in basketball students with an ankle injury history. Methods: Subjects of this study were 36 elementary school basketball male students who participated in this study purposefully and voluntarily. Subjects were divided into two groups of 18 people with an ankle injury and the control group without ankle injury. To measure the static balance from the stork test and the dynamic balance from the star test was used. Descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Shapiro-Wilk test and independent t-test) were used to analyze the results. Results: There was a significant difference between the static balance of basketball students and the control group (P=0.001), but no significant difference was found between basketball studentschr('39') dynamic balance with ankle injuries and the control group (P=0.0887). Conclusion: Based on research results, it can be concluded that lower limb injuries, especially ankle injuries they can influence postural control and static balance of basketball students and caused some functional disability. Also recommended coaches during the sports era of basketball players to design specific exercises to strengthen ankle muscles and ligaments and use static balance exercises not to witness this type of injury.


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