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Volume 24, Number 6, 2010

 

The Nexus 

 

 

 

David D Palmer Health Sciences Library 

 

 

 

Volume 24 Number 6 2010 

 

 

 

CITATIONS OF INTEREST 

 

Which medical schools produce rural physicians? A 15-year update. F Chen et al. Academic Medicine April 2010; 85(4):594-8 

 

Efforts to graduate more primary care physicians and physicians who will practice in rural areas: examining outcomes from the University of Minnesota–Duluth and the Rural Physician Associate Program. T Zink et al. Academic Medicine April 2010; 85(4):599-604 

 

Attributes affecting the medical school primary care experience. A Jerant et al. Academic Medicine April 2010; 85(4):605-13 

 

Perspective: private schools of the Caribbean: outsourcing medical education. N Eckhert. Academic Medicine April 2010; 85(4):622-30 

 

A baccalaureate–MD program for students from medically underserved communities: 15-year outcomes. W Thomson et al. Academic Medicine April 2010; 85(4):668-74 

 

How, when, and why do physicians choose careers in academic medicine? A literature review. N Borges et al. Academic Medicine April 2010; 85(4):680-6 

 

Perspective: successfully negotiating the clerkship years of medical school: a guide for medical students, implications for residents and faculty. L Greenberg et al. Academic Medicine April 2010; 85(4):706-9 

 

Efficacy of acupuncture in patients with chronic neck pain – a randomised, sham controlled trial. N Sahin et al. Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research 2010; 35(1/2):17-27 

 

Reliability of the physical medicine and rehabilitation resident observation and competency assessment tool: a multi-institution study. D Musick et al. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation March 2010; 89(3):235-44 

 

The worldwide battle against soft drinks in schools. C Hawkes. American Journal of Preventive Medicine April 2010; 38(4):457-61 

 

Relationship between low back pain and competitive sports activities during youth. M Hangai et al. The American Journal of Sports Medicine April 2010; 38(4):791-6

 

Stability limits, single-leg jump, and body awareness in older Tia Chi practitioners. A Gyllensten et al. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation February 2010; 91(2):215-20 

 

Validity of clinically derived cumulative somatosensory impairment index. N Deshpande et al. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation February 2010; 91(2):226-32  

 

Effectiveness of interventions of specific complaints of the arm, neck, and/or shoulder: 3 musculoskeletal disorders of the hand. An update. B Huisstede et al. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation February 2010; 91(2):298-314 

 

Ulnar neuropathy with normal electrodiagnosis and abnormal nerve ultrasound. J Yoon et al. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation February 2010; 91(2):318-20 

 

Musculoskeletal sonography in physical and rehabilitation medicine: results of the first worldwide survey study. L Ozçakar et al. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation February 2010; 91(2):326-31 

 

Meditative exercise, such as yoga, can help you eat less. M Dilonardo. Arthritis Today March/April 2010; 24(2):18

 

Gluten-free goes mainstream. Supermarkets offer a wide range of tasty products without gluten. M Dilonardo. Arthritis Today March/April 2010; 24(2):21

 

Antidote to sitting: get moving to reverse the toll sitting takes on your joints. M Dunkin. Arthritis Today March/April 2010; 24(2):34

 

Teach doctors economics, not management fads. C Donaldson et al. BMJ (British Medical Journal) March 2010; 340(7747):657 

 

Is underdiagnosis the main pitfall when diagnosing bipolar disorder? D Smith et al. BMJ (British Medical Journal) March 2010; 340(7748):686-7 

 

The quality of reports of randomised trials in 2000 and 2006: comparative study of articles indexed in PubMed. S Hopewell et al. BMJ (British Medical Journal) March 2010; 340(7748):697 

 

Copper deficiency as a cause of poor balance. Z Khaleeli et al. BMJ (British Medical Journal) April 2010; 340(7751):864-6 

 

Effects of foot orthoses on gait patterns of flat feet patients. Y Chen et al. Clinical Biomechanics March 2010; 25(3):265-70 

 

Fever of unknown origin: a diagnostic approach to this vexing problem. R Tolan. Clinical Pediatrics March 2010; 49(3):207-13 

 

Does picky eating affect weight-for-length measurements in young children? S Ekstein et al. Clinical Pediatrics March 2010; 49(3):217-20 

 

Acupuncturists’ perspectives on outcome measures to evaluate acupuncture care for chronic low back pain. N Stomski et al. Complementary Therapies in Medicine February 2010; 18(1):28-41 

 

Cardiovascular benefits of acupressure (Jin Shin) following stroke. K McFadden et al. Complementary Therapies in Medicine February 2010; 18(1):42-56 

 

Acupressure for primary dysmenorrhoea: a systematic review. S Cho et al. Complementary Therapies in Medicine February 2010; 18(1):49-56 

 

Head-torso-hand coordination in children with and without developmental coordination disorder. V Elders et al. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology March 2010; 52(3):238-43 

 

Characterization of motor control in handwriting difficulties in children with or without developmental coordination disorder. S Chang et al. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology March 2010; 52(3):244-50 

 

Development of motor speed and associated movements from 5 to 18 years. T Gasser et al. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology March 2010; 52(3):256-63 

 

Classification of thoracolumbar fractures and dislocations. M Aebi. European Spine Journal 2010; 19(S1):S2-S7 

 

Role of conservative treatment of cervical spine injuries. P Lauweryns. European Spine Journal 2010; 19(S1):S23-S26 

 

Outcome and cost of spinal fractures and spinal tumors. M Du Bois et al. European Spine Journal 2010; 19(S1):S74-8 

 

Sagittal back contour and craniofacial morphology in preadolescents. C Lippold et al. European Spine Journal 2010; 19(3):427-34 

 

Sagittal spinal alignment in patients with lumbar disc herniation. K Endo et al. European Spine Journal 2010; 19(3):435-8 

 

Identifying the unauthorized use of examination material. T Wood et al. Evaluation & The Health Professions March 2010; 33(1):96-108 

 

Smoking prevalence among US veterans. D Brown. JGIM (Journal of General Internal Medicine) February 2010; 25(2):147-9 

 

Prevention of type 2 diabetes: risk status, clinic, and community. K Narayan et al. JGIM (Journal of General Internal Medicine) February 2010; 25(2):154-7 

 

Are residents’ decisions influenced more by a decision aid or a specialist’s opinion? A randomized controlled trial. M Medow et al. JGIM (Journal of General Internal Medicine) April 2010; 25(4):316-20 

 

Update in women’s health. J Walsh et al. JGIM (Journal of General Internal Medicine) April 2010; 25(4):363-8 

 

Philosophy, ethics, medicine and health care: the urgent need for critical practice. M Loughlin et al. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice April 2010; 16(2):249-59 

 

The limitations of randomized controlled trials in predicting effectiveness. N Cartwright et al. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice April 2010; 16(2):260-6 

 

Ockham’s Razor or Procrustes’ Axe? Why we should reject philosophical speculation that ignores fact. P Fisher. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice April 2010; 16(2):282-3 

 

From Popperian science to normal science. Commentary on Sestini (2009) ‘Epistemology and ethics of evidence-based medicine’. M Goldenberg. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice April 2010; 16(2):306-9 

 

The concept of health: beyond normativism and naturalism. R Hamilton. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice April 2010; 16(2):323-9 

 

The politics of professional ethnics. B Brecher. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice April 2010; 16(2):351-5 

 

Evidence: philosophy of science meets medicine. J Worrall. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice April 2010; 16(2):356-62 

 

Evidence-based medicine and philosophy of science. R Bluhm. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice April 2010; 16(2):363-4 

 

The challenge of evidence in clinical medicine. M Tonelli. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice April 2010; 16(2):384-9 

 

Narrative evidence and evidence-based medicine. C Misak. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice April 2010; 16(2):392-7 

 

Evidence-based medicine. The good the bad and the ugly. A clincian’s perspective. K Wilson. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice April 2010; 16(2):398-400 

 

Important missing links in the treatment of chronic low back pain patients. L DeCarvalho. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain March 2010; 18(1):11-22 

 

Myofascial examination leads to diagnosis and successful treatment of migraine headache. M Sorrell. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain March 2010; 18(1):31-7 

 

Development and properties of the Dutch neurophysiology of pain test in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome. M Meeus et al. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain March 2010; 18(1):58-65 

 

Symptoms and signs of thoracic outlet syndrome in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. R Burnham. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain March 2010; 18(1):66-70 

Effectiveness of exercise on work disability in patients with non-acute non-specific low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. P Oesch et al. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine March 2010; 42(3):193-205 

 

Original research: whole-grain ready-to-eat oat cereal, as part of a dietary program for weight loss, reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in adults with overweight and obesity more than a dietary program including low-fiber control foods. K Maki et al. Journal of the American Dietetic Association February 2010; 110(2):205-14 

 

Research and professional briefs: lifestyle intervention in primary care settings improves obesity parameters among Mexican youth. R Díaz et al. Journal of the American Dietetic Association February 2010; 110(2):285-90 

 

The internet and informed dissent. S Maskell et al. The Lancet February 2010; 375(9715):640 

 

Biological, clinical, and ethical advances of placebo effects. D Finniss et al. The Lancet February 2010; 375(9715):686-95 

 

The role of academic health science systems in the transformation of medicine. V Dzau et al. The Lancet March 2010; 375(9718):949-53 

 

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss. B Schreiber et al. The Lancet April 2010; 375(9721):1203-11 

 

Recognition of central sensitization in patients with musculoskeletal pain: application of pain neurophysiology in manual therapy practice. J Nijs et al. Manual Therapy April 2010; 15(2):135-41 

 

International identification of research priorities for postgraduate theses in musculoskeletal physiotherapy using a modified Delphi technique. A Rushton et al. Manual Therapy April 2010; 15(2):142-8 

 

The effects of manual pelvic compression on trunk motor control during an active straight leg raise in chronic pelvic girdle pain subjects. D Beales et al. Manual Therapy April 2010; 15(2):190-9 

 

Kinematics of rising from a chair: image-based analysis of the sagittal hip-spine movement pattern in elderly people who are healthy. M Fotoohabadi et al. Physical Therapy April 2010; 90(4):561-71 

 

Motor and sensory nerve conduction are affected differently by ice pack, ice massage, and cold water immersion. E Herrera et al. Physical Therapy April 2010; 90(4):581-91 

 

Conceptual model for physical therapist management of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis. T Davenport et al. Physical Therapy April 2010; 90(4):602-14 

 

The social meaning and function of humour in physiotherapy practice: an ethnography. D Thomson. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice January 2010; 26(1):1-11 

 

Use of physical performance tests in a group of Brazilian Portuguese-speaking individuals with low back pain. I Teixeira da Cunha-Filho et al. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice January 2010; 26(1):49-55 

 

Influenza vaccination rates of children in households with high-risk adults. R Chi et al. Public Health Reports March/April 2010; 125(2):192-8 

 

The association of workplace hazards and smoking in a U.S. multiethnic working-class population. C Okechukwu et al. Public Health Reports March/April 2010; 125(2):225-33 

 

Associations between work-related factors and specific disorders of the shoulder – a systematic review of the literature. R van Rijn et al. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health 2010; 36(3):189-201 

 

The efficacy of a short education program and a short physiotherapy program for treating low back pain in primary care: a cluster randomized trial. C Albaladejo et al. Spine March 2010; 35(5):483-96 

 

The association between lumbar disc degeneration and low back pain: the influence of age, gender, and individual radiographic features. E de Schepper et al. Spine March 2010; 35(5):531-6 

 

The costs and benefits of nonoperative management for adult scoliosis. S Glassman et al. Spine March 2010; 35(5):578-82 

 

Neck pain during combat operations: an epidemiological study analyzing clinical and prognostic factors. S Cohen et al. Spine April 2010; 35(7):758-63 

 

The impact of body mass index on the prevalence of low back pain: The HUNT Study. I Heuch et al. Spine April 2010; 35(7):764-8 

 

Motion changes in adjacent segments due to moderate and severe degeneration in C5-C6 disc: a poroelastic C3-T1 finite element model study. M Hussain et al. Spine April 2010; 35(9):939-47 

 

What factors have influence on persistence of neck pain after a whiplash? E Cobo et al. Spine April 2010; 35(9):E338-E343 

 

Why vehicle design matters: exploring the link between line-of-sight, driving posture and risk factors for injury. T Eger et al. Work 2010; 35(1):27-37 

 

Predicting discomfort scores reported by LHD operators using whole-body vibration exposure values and musculoskeletal pain scores. Work 2010; 35(1):49-92 

 

Exposure to whole-body vibration and seat transmissibility in a large sample of earth scrapers. A Salmoni et al. Work 2010; 35(1):63-75