Falla, Deborah Lorraine

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","876"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","10"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Clinical Journal of Pain"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","885"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","31"],["dc.contributor.author","Vaisy, Morad"],["dc.contributor.author","Gizzi, Leonardo"],["dc.contributor.author","Petzke, Frank"],["dc.contributor.author","Consmueller, Tobias"],["dc.contributor.author","Pfingsten, Michael"],["dc.contributor.author","Falla, Deborah"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:51:07Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:51:07Z"],["dc.date.issued","2015"],["dc.description.abstract","Objectives:Individuals with low back pain (LBP) present with alterations or limitations of spinal mobility. The identification of simple clinical methods for evaluating functional movement of the spine is necessary to allow quantification of the degree of movement impairment and permit monitoring of patient improvement with rehabilitation. This study evaluated movement of the spine in 20 patients with chronic nonspecific LBP compared with 19 pain-free participants using a novel measurement device that permits the dynamic assessment of spinal movement in a rapid and subject-specific manner.Methods:Two flexible sensor strips were fixed paravertebrally to the spine with each sensor strip measuring angles in 12 predetermined, adjacent, 25-mm-long segments. Maximum range of motion (ROM) and average angular velocity (AAV) of lumbar and pelvic movement were measured within identical angular and temporal frames during the descending and ascending phase of active lumbar flexion, extension, rotation, and lateral flexion following a standard choreography. Participants with LBP completed a number of questionnaires including the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia, Pain Catastrophizing Scale, and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.Results:Across all movements, the individuals with LBP displayed 10% to 15% less ROM (P<0.05) and 15% to 30% less AAV (P<0.05) at both the pelvis and lumbar regions compared with controls. ROM as well as AAV, in most cases, were negatively correlated (R=-0.49 to -0.75) with the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia, Pain Catastrophizing Scale, and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory in the LBP group (all P<0.05) especially during the initial descending phase of movement.Discussion:This study provide support for the utility of this device for quantifying movement impairments in individuals with fairly low levels of LBP and general functional limitations. The results show that velocity measurements rather than ROM show the greatest differences in individuals with LBP compared with asymptomatic participants. Impaired lumbar and pelvis movement was correlated to the individuals with LBP's degree of anxiety, fear, and catastrophizing."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1097/AJP.0000000000000190"],["dc.identifier.isi","000361477600005"],["dc.identifier.pmid","25503596"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/35847"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Lippincott Williams & Wilkins"],["dc.relation.issn","1536-5409"],["dc.relation.issn","0749-8047"],["dc.title","Measurement of Lumbar Spine Functional Movement in Low Back Pain"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","268"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","4"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","277"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","47"],["dc.contributor.author","Falla, Deborah"],["dc.contributor.author","Gizzi, Leonardo"],["dc.contributor.author","Parsa, Hesam"],["dc.contributor.author","Dieterich, Angela V."],["dc.contributor.author","Petzke, Frank"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T10:25:46Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T10:25:46Z"],["dc.date.issued","2017"],["dc.description.abstract","STUDY DESIGN: Controlled laboratory study, case-control design. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate spine kinematics and gait characteristics in people with nonspecific chronic neck pain. BACKGROUND: People with chronic neck pain present with a number of sensorimotor and biomechanical alterations, yet little is known about the influence of neck pain on gait and motions of the spine during gait. METHODS: People with chronic nonspecific neck pain and age- and sex-matched asymptomatic controls walked on a treadmill at 3 different speeds (self-selected, 3 km/h, and 5 km/h), either with their head in a neutral position or rotated 30. Tridimensional motion capture was employed to quantify body kinematics. Neck and trunk rotations were derived from the difference between the transverse plane component of the head and thorax and thorax and pelvis angles to provide an indication of neck and trunk rotation during gait. RESULTS: Overall, the patient group showed shorter stride length compared to the control group (P<.001). Moreover, the patients with neck pain showed smaller trunk rotations (P<.001), regardless of the condition or speed. The difference in the amount of trunk rotation between groups became larger for the conditions of walking with the head rotated. CONCLUSION: People with chronic neck pain walk with reduced trunk rotation, especially when challenged by walking with their head positioned in rotation. Reduced rotation of the trunk during gait may have long-term consequences on spinal health."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.2519/jospt.2017.6768"],["dc.identifier.isi","000398334200007"],["dc.identifier.pmid","28158961"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/42920"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.publisher","J O S P T"],["dc.relation.issn","1938-1344"],["dc.relation.issn","0190-6011"],["dc.title","People With Chronic Neck Pain. Walk With a Stiffer Spine"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","340"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","4"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","348"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","29"],["dc.contributor.author","Testa, Marco"],["dc.contributor.author","Geri, Tommaso"],["dc.contributor.author","Gizzi, Leonardo"],["dc.contributor.author","Petzke, Frank"],["dc.contributor.author","Falla, Deborah"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T10:02:44Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T10:02:44Z"],["dc.date.issued","2015"],["dc.description.abstract","Aim: To assess whether patients with persistent neck pain display evidence of altered masticatory muscle behavior during a jaw-clenching task, despite the absence of orofacial pain or temporomandibular disorders. Methods: Ten subjects with persistent, nonspecific neck pain and 10 age- and sex-matched healthy controls participated. Maximal voluntary contractions (MVCs) of unilateral jaw clenching followed by 5-second submaximal contractions at 10%, 30%, 50%, and 70% MVC were recorded by two flexible force transducers positioned between the first molar teeth. Task performance was quantified by mean distance and offset error from the reference target force as error indices, and standard deviation of force was used as an index of force steadiness. Electromyographic (EMG) activity was recorded bilaterally from the masseter muscle with 13 x 5 grids of electrodes and from the anterior temporalis with bipolar electrodes. Normalized EMG root mean square (RMS) was computed for each location of the grid to form a map of the EMG amplitude distribution, and the average normalized RMS was determined for the bipolar acquisition. Between-group differences were analyzed with the Kruskal Wallis analysis of variance. Results: Task performance was similar in patients and controls. However, patients displayed greater masseter EMG activity bilaterally at higher force levels (P<.05). Conclusion: This study has provided novel evidence of altered motor control of the jaw in people with neck pain despite the absence of orofacial pain or temporomandibular disorders."],["dc.description.sponsorship","German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)"],["dc.identifier.isi","000364609600005"],["dc.identifier.pmid","26485381"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/38289"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Quintessence Publishing Co Inc"],["dc.relation.issn","2333-0376"],["dc.relation.issn","2333-0384"],["dc.title","Alterations in Masticatory Muscle Activation in People with Persistent Neck Pain Despite the Absence of Orofacial Pain or Temporomandibular Disorders"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","177"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","183"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","30"],["dc.contributor.author","Crawford, Rebecca J."],["dc.contributor.author","Gizzi, Leonardo"],["dc.contributor.author","Mhuiris, Áine Ni"],["dc.contributor.author","Falla, Deborah"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-12-10T14:25:06Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-12-10T14:25:06Z"],["dc.date.issued","2016"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.jelekin.2016.07.006"],["dc.identifier.issn","1050-6411"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/72437"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-354"],["dc.title","Are regions of the lumbar multifidus differentially activated during walking at varied speed and inclination?"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","25"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Manual Therapy"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","31"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","19"],["dc.contributor.author","Lluch, Enrique"],["dc.contributor.author","Schomacher, Jochen"],["dc.contributor.author","Gizzi, Leonardo"],["dc.contributor.author","Petzke, Frank"],["dc.contributor.author","Seegar, Dagmar"],["dc.contributor.author","Falla, Deborah"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:44:20Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:44:20Z"],["dc.date.issued","2014"],["dc.description.abstract","This study compared the immediate effects of an assisted plus active cranio-cervical flexion exercise (exercise group) versus a passive mobilisation plus assisted cranio-cervical flexion (mobilisation group) on performance of the cranio-cervical flexion test (CCFT), cervical range of motion (ROM) and pain in patients with chronic neck pain. Eighteen volunteers with chronic idiopathic neck pain participated in the study and were randomised to one of the two intervention groups. Current level of pain, cervical ROM and pain perceived during movement, pressure pain threshold (PPT) and surface electromyography (EMG) during performance of the CCFT were measured before and immediately after the intervention. A significant reduction in resting pain and PPT measured over cervical sites was observed immediately following both interventions, although a greater change was observed for the exercise group. No change in cervical ROM was observed after either intervention. Reduced sternocleidomastoid and anterior scalene EMG amplitude were observed during stages of the CCFT but only for the participants in the active exercise group. Although both active and passive interventions offered pain relief, only the exercise group improved on a task of motor function highlighting the importance of specific active treatment for improved motor control of the cervical spine. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.math.2013.05.011"],["dc.identifier.isi","000331701100006"],["dc.identifier.pmid","23806488"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/34369"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Churchill Livingstone"],["dc.relation.issn","1532-2769"],["dc.relation.issn","1356-689X"],["dc.title","Immediate effects of active cranio-cervical flexion exercise versus passive mobilisation of the upper cervical spine on pain and performance on the cranio-cervical flexion test"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","148"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","2"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Clinical Journal of Pain"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","159"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","33"],["dc.contributor.author","Testa, Marco"],["dc.contributor.author","Geri, Tommaso"],["dc.contributor.author","Gizzi, Leonardo"],["dc.contributor.author","Falla, Deborah"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-12-10T18:19:46Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-12-10T18:19:46Z"],["dc.date.issued","2017"],["dc.description.abstract","Objectives: To characterize the distribution of masseter muscle activity and force control during bilateral jaw clenching tasks in people with chronic nonspecific neck pain, without an associated temporomandibular disorder. Methods: Twelve volunteers with nonspecific neck pain and 12 age-matched and sex-matched healthy individuals participated. Submaximal symmetrical and asymmetrical bilateral jaw clenching was performed with and without visual feedback of force. Force performance was assessed with indices of accuracy (mean distance, offset error) and precision (standard deviation, coefficient of variation of force). High-density, 2-dimensional, surface electromyography (EMG) was recorded to characterize bilateral masseter muscle activity. The EMG root mean square was computed for each location of the electrode grid to form a map of the EMG amplitude distribution, and the location of the center of activity was measured. Results: The patient group showed a different distribution of masseter muscle activity compared with pain-free individuals during both symmetrical and asymmetrical bilateral jaw clenching. The position of the center of activity was positioned more cranial (P < 0.001; right masseter only) and more anteriorly in the patient group (P < 0.0001). In addition, the patients with chronic neck pain displayed higher levels of masseter muscle activation compared with the control participants regardless of the specific task performed (P < 0.0001). Discussion: People with chronic neck pain display increased activation and altered distribution of masseter muscle activity during a jaw-clenching coordination task. These results provide a greater appreciation of how secondary orofacial pain or temporomandibular disorders may develop in people with neck pain."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1097/AJP.0000000000000381"],["dc.identifier.isi","000392305500008"],["dc.identifier.issn","0749-8047"],["dc.identifier.pmid","28060782"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/75376"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-354"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","PUB_WoS_Import"],["dc.publisher","Lippincott Williams & Wilkins"],["dc.relation.issn","1536-5409"],["dc.relation.issn","0749-8047"],["dc.title","High-density EMG Reveals Novel Evidence of Altered Masseter Muscle Activity During Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Bilateral Jaw Clenching Tasks in People With Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1663"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","8"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Clinical Neurophysiology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","1668"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","125"],["dc.contributor.author","Dideriksen, Jakob Lund"],["dc.contributor.author","Gizzi, Leonardo"],["dc.contributor.author","Petzke, Frank"],["dc.contributor.author","Falla, Deborah"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:37:00Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:37:00Z"],["dc.date.issued","2014"],["dc.description.abstract","Objectives: To apply a novel method to assess the characteristics of spinal movement in subjects with low back pain (LBP) in a functional task. Methods: 17 subjects suffering from chronic non-specific LBP (average pain intensity: 1.8 +/- 1.6), and 17 age and gender matched controls performed a repetitive lifting task. Spinal movement was recorded using a novel sensor strip with 12 angle sensors recording the spinal dynamics in evenly spaced (25 mm) locations along the spine. Recurrence quantification analysis was applied to different components of the angles to assess the structure of its variability. Results: Mechanically, the LBP and control group performed the task similarly. Reported pain increased in the LBP group, yet task-related angular movement was not different. However, the percentage of determinism for the accessory angular movement (movement variability not directly related to task execution) was significantly higher for the LBP group, indicating a more deterministic (less random) structure of the muscle activation pattern variability. Conclusion: The structure of the variability of spinal movement differs in subjects with chronic non-specific LBP. Significance: The determinism of accessory spinal movement may be a useful measure for evaluation of movement impairment in LBP and for monitoring rehabilitation effects. (C) 2013 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.clinph.2013.11.037"],["dc.identifier.isi","000340841600019"],["dc.identifier.pmid","24418221"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/32740"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Elsevier Ireland Ltd"],["dc.relation.issn","1872-8952"],["dc.relation.issn","1388-2457"],["dc.title","Deterministic accessory spinal movement in functional tasks characterizes individuals with low back pain"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

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