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- Lundqvist, Lars-Olov, 1958-, et al.
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Effects of Feldenkrais Method on Chronic Neck/Scapular Pain in People With Visual Impairment : A Randomized Controlled Trial With One-Year Follow-Up
- 2014
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In: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. - : Saunders Elsevier. - 0003-9993 .- 1532-821X. ; 95:9, s. 1656-1661
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Objective: To determine whether the Feldenkrais method is an effective intervention for chronic neck/scapular pain in patients with visual impairment.Design: Randomized controlled trial with an untreated control group.Setting: Low vision center.Participants: Patients (N=61) with visual impairment (mean, 53.3y) and nonspecific chronic (mean, 23.8y) neck/scapular pain.Interventions: Participants were randomly assigned to the Feldenkrais method group (n=30) or untreated control group (n=31). Patients in the treatment group underwent one 2-hour Feldenkrais method session per week for 12 consecutive weeks.Main Outcome Measures: Blind assessment of perceived pain (visual analog scale [VAS]) during physical therapist palpation of the left and right occipital, upper trapezius, and levator scapulae muscle areas; self-assessed degree of pain on the Visual, Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints questionnaire; and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey bodily pain scale.Results: Patients undergoing FeldenIcrais method reported significantly less pain than the controls according to the VAS and Visual, Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints questionnaire ratings at posttreatment follow-up and 1-year follow-up. There were no significant differences regarding the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey bodily pain scale ratings.Conclusions: Feldenkrais method is an effective intervention for chronic neck/scapular pain in patients with visual impairment. (c) 2014 by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
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- Richter, Hans O., et al.
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Eye-neck interactions triggered by visually deficient computer work
- 2011
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In: Work. - : IOS Press. - 1051-9815 .- 1875-9270. ; 39:1, s. 67-78
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Objectives: To study the joint occurrence of eye-and-neck/scapular area symptoms and their association with occupational risk factors in a cross-sectional sample of professional information technology users.Study population: The participants consisted of 3,971 employees who worked with computers for a minimum of one hour a day. 2,551 (73%) were men and 945 (27%) women, with an age range of 18 up to 64 years. The mean age was 38.1 (SD = 10.7) for men and 37.6 (SD = 12.0) for the women. The measures were obtained via a self-administered survey in combination with a visual examination conducted by an optometrist.Methods: Two complementary logistic regression analyses with forced entry was conducted on n = 3,496 (88% adjusted response rate) cases. The effect of ocular symptoms on the risk of reporting musculoskeletal symptoms, or vice versa, was examined first in two separate binominal logistic regression analyses. Age, Gender, Near work variable and Visual functioning variables were included in these analyzes. Variables associated with the risk of developing an increase in either symptom category were also examined in two additional binomial logistic regression analyses.Results: Exposure to spectacles (single vision, multifocal, or progressive correction) in combination with a visual acuity < 1 surfaced as a key mediator of symptoms from the neck/scapular area (p < 0.01). A vergence disparity (uncompensated vergence error) similarly was associated with an augmented risk of developing an increase in neck/scapular area symptoms (p < 0.05). The most influential risk factor for neck/scapular area symptoms were ocular symptoms and vice versa (p < 0.0001).Conclusions: The results support the hypothesis which postulates that eye-neck/scapular area symptoms interaction may be due to a functional coupling from and between the eye-neck/scapular area muscles [28].
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- Zetterlund, Christina, 1956-, et al.
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Visual, Musculoskeletal, and Balance Complaints in AMD : A Follow-Up Study
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In: Journal of Ophthalmology. - New York, USA : Hindawi Limited. - 2090-004X .- 2090-0058. ; 2016
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Purpose. To investigate whether patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) run a potentially higher risk of developing visual, musculoskeletal, and balance complaints than age-matched controls with normal vision. Methods. Visual assessments, self-rated visual function, self-rated visual, musculoskeletal, and balance complaints, and perceived general health were obtained in 37 AMD patients and 18 controls, at baseline and after an average of 3.8 years later. Results. At follow-up both groups reported decreased visual acuity (VA) and visual function, but only AMD patients reported significantly increased visual, musculoskeletal, and balance complaints. Decreased VA, need for larger font size when reading, need for larger magnification, and decreased self-rated visual function were identified as risk markers for increased complaints in AMD patients. These complaints were also identified as risk markers for decreased health. For controls, decreased VA and self-reported visual function were associated with increased visual and balance complaints. Conclusions. Visual deterioration was a risk marker for increased visual, musculoskeletal, balance, and health complaints in AMD patients. Specifically, magnifying visual aids, such as CCTV, were a risk marker for increased complaints in AMD patients. This calls for early and coordinated actions to treat and prevent visual, musculoskeletal, balance, and health complaints in AMD patients.
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