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{"title":"Effects of an artificial intelligence-based exercise program on pain intensity and disability in patients with neck pain compared with group exercise therapy: A cohort study","authors":"Griefahn Annika ,&nbsp;Hartmann Rica ,&nbsp;Avermann Florian ,&nbsp;Zalpour Christoff ,&nbsp;Luedtke Kerstin","doi":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study compares the effects of an artificial intelligence app-based exercise program with group exercise therapy on pain intensity and neck-related disability in patients with neck pain.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>84 patients with neck pain. 70 fulfilled the study requirements. 52 were in the intervention and 18 in the comparison group.</div></div><div><h3>Intervention</h3><div>The intervention group utilized an AI-based exercise program accessible via digital devices. The AI provided 3–5 daily exercises tailored to individual feedback, pain intensity, and well-being. The exercise duration was up to 15 min per day. The comparison group attended up to two 45-min group exercise sessions weekly.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Pain intensity and neck-related disability were assessed using an 11-point numerical rating scale and the Neck Disability Index via online questionnaires at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks. The non-parametric Mann-Whitney <em>U</em> test was used to test for between group differences.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>After 8 weeks, the intervention group showed a significantly lower pain intensity than the comparison group (U = 287, Z = −2.447, p = 0.042, r = 0.3). Compared to baseline, the intervention group showed a significant reduction in neck pain (Chi² (2) = 15.775, p &lt; 0.001, W = 0.15) and an improvement in neck-related disability (Chi² (2) = 25.094, p &lt; 0.001, W = 0.24). The comparison group showed no significant change over time.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The app-based exercise program demonstrated promising results for the reduction of pain intensity and neck-related disability, offering a personalized and mobile alternative to group exercise therapy for patients with neck pain.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51431,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES","volume":"42 ","pages":"Pages 1031-1038"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143578540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of repeated cervical active range of motion with overpressure on fascial displacement of the upper trapezius muscle among individuals with and without myofascial pain syndrome: A case-control study","authors":"Valentin C. Dones III ,&nbsp;Chrizelle Joy Del Rosario ,&nbsp;Andrea Janelle Co ,&nbsp;Sean Jerimiah Agbayani ,&nbsp;Patricia Denise Cabrera ,&nbsp;Edrin Isabel Dellosa ,&nbsp;Daniel Rey Ibo ,&nbsp;Ivy Sophia Pagente ,&nbsp;Angelika Camille Sua ,&nbsp;Clarence Pryce Joshua Almazan ,&nbsp;Marie Arallu Capistrano ,&nbsp;Kimberly-Anne Enriquez ,&nbsp;Jorell Angelo Inarda ,&nbsp;Maria Hellena Quebral ,&nbsp;John Aldee Rigor ,&nbsp;Angelica Supangan","doi":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.019","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.019","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is marked by myofascial trigger points and associated fascial adhesions that limit mobility and cause pain, reducing active cervical range of motion (AROM). This study examined differences in upper trapezius fascial displacement between individuals with and without MPS after repeated cervical AROM and analyzed its association with diagnosis, symptom laterality, age, sex, occupation, and symptom chronicity.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Twelve researchers—six measuring the superficial fascia and six measuring the deep fascia—all with reliable methods (K ≥ 0.40), analyzed 3383 superficial fascia and 3438 deep fascia ultrasound videos, respectively. An independent samples <em>t</em>-test compared fascia movement between participants with and without MPS. Multiple regression analyses determined the relationship between dependent variable differences in fascia displacement and independent variables diagnosis, shoulder symptom laterality, age, sex, occupation, and symptom chronicity. A p-value of &lt;0.05 indicated significant differences.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Three hundred participants (174 MPS: 126 non-MPS) were included with a median age (interquartile range) of 36 (28–43) years old. Diagnosis and shoulder symptom laterality explained only &lt;1% of variations in the logarithmic differences in superficial fascial displacements during active cervical right rotation (p = 0.71). The dependent variables explained only 5% of the variations in logarithmic differences in deep fascial displacements during active cervical left lateral flexion (p = 0.39).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Limited fascial displacement was not a characteristic of MPS participants. Diagnosis, shoulder symptom laterality, age, sex, occupation, and symptom chronicity did not explain the variations in fascial displacements in MPS and non-MPS participants.</div></div><div><h3>Ethics approval number</h3><div>SI-2020-046-R2.</div></div><div><h3>Protocol trial registration number</h3><div>PHRR210302-003264.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51431,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES","volume":"42 ","pages":"Pages 955-965"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143526876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Convergent validity of the functional movement screen regarding stability and joint mobility: A systematic review","authors":"Maria Bhudarally ,&nbsp;Rodrigo Martins ,&nbsp;Tiago Atalaia ,&nbsp;João Abrantes ,&nbsp;Pedro Aleixo","doi":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>The Functional Movement Screen is a clinical tool that evaluates stability and joint mobility. This systematic review aims to analyze the convergent validity of the Functional Movement Screen regarding stability and joint mobility, i.e., the association between the Functional Movement Screen scores and the results of other tests that evaluate stability and/or joint mobility.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Review conducted according to PRISMA Guidelines. The databases MEDLINE Complete, CINAHL Complete, and SportDiscus were accessed. The search included articles published between January 1st^, 1998 and July 5th^, 2022. Inclusion criteria for the articles were: peer reviewed conference proceedings abstracts or scientific journals articles that related the Functional Movement Screen scores with the results of other instruments that evaluate stability and/or joint mobility. No restrictions regarding language. The Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies was used to evaluate the methodological quality of the included articles.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 718 studies were identified. Only 43 studies were included. All studies presented weak methodological quality. Most studies revealed no significant correlations between the Functional Movement Screen scores and the results of other tests that evaluate stability and joint mobility. Few studies identified high correlations.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>High correlations between FMS scores and the results of other tests are scarce. Most studies revealed no significant correlations. The nonexistence of high correlations might be due to lack of quality of comparison measures. Future research using gold-standard methods is needed.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Functional Movement Screen does not appear to have convergent validity regarding the assessment of stability and joint mobility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51431,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES","volume":"42 ","pages":"Pages 902-918"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143471308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Photogrammetry as a tool to assess knee alignment on sagittal plane: A systematic review with meta-analysis","authors":"Bruna Nichele da Rosa ,&nbsp;Fernanda Plentz Pacheco ,&nbsp;Emanuelle Francine Detogni Schmit ,&nbsp;Cláudia Tarragô Candotti","doi":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Photogrammetry has been widely used in postural assessment. However, many of the available protocols do not present information about measurement properties.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To identify which methods using photogrammetry to assess knee alignment on the sagittal plane are valid and/or reliable.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>Systematic review with meta-analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Searches were conducted on databases systematically and manually according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA). The selection, data extraction, and assessment of the methodological quality of the studies were conducted by two independent raters. The studies were assessed using a tool proposed by Brink and Louw. Meta-analyses of the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were performed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Twelve studies were included, ten assessing reliability, one assessing the validity, and one assessing both reliability and validity of the methods used to assess the knee using photogrammetry. We did not find any method that presented both the reliabilities and validities attested. It was possible to identify only values of ICC for intra-rater and inter-rater reliabilities.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The results show the need for more investigation, since we did not find any method that has both validity and reliability attested for assessing knee alignment on the sagittal plane using photogrammetry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51431,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES","volume":"42 ","pages":"Pages 966-975"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143526875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of an inpatient physical rehabilitation program on body temperature distribution and functionality in individuals with stroke sequel","authors":"Natália Cristina de Oliveira ,&nbsp;Caren da Silva Dias ,&nbsp;Fábio Marcon Alfieri ,&nbsp;Linamara Rizzo Battistella","doi":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>About 60% of patients who had a stroke present sensory deficit, especially sensation of cold in the affected limb. Although unpleasant, this sensation has been little explored. The aim of this study was to assess the distribution of body temperature before and after a rehabilitation program and its association with functionality in individuals with stroke sequels.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>This experimental study included 18 patients whose thermal images were captured by an infrared sensor for analysis in 8 regions of interest. Volunteers also underwent functionality tests before and after participating in an inpatient rehabilitation program.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>One third of the participants perceived temperature difference between limbs, tough mean discomfort was low (&lt;2 on a scale of 1–10). After the program, patients presented better agility (p &lt; 0,001), less movement impairment (p &lt; 0,001), and better balance (p = 0,03). They exhibited slightly lower skin surface temperature in the affected hemisphere, and this persisted after the intervention. Nevertheless, this did not affect functional performance, as there was no difference in functionality among patients with or without the sensation of cold in the affected side.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The inpatient rehabilitation program did not alter the observed superficial temperature difference between body hemispheres but improved physical function of patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51431,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES","volume":"42 ","pages":"Pages 816-822"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143403457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The effect of three different angles of the working seat on lumbar spine curvatures and comfort: An observational study","authors":"Ana Caren Siqueira Labrego ,&nbsp;Anna Carolina Mendes Esperedião ,&nbsp;Chaeny Dias Gonçalves Oliveira ,&nbsp;Caique de Melo do Espirito Santo ,&nbsp;Rubens Corrêa Araujo","doi":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The purpose of this study was to verify the influence of three different seat inclinations for work as measured by comfort and changes in vertebral curvatures for the position of work.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The kinematic analysis was recorded at the vertebral levels of T5, T10, L3 and S2 to measure the lumbar and thoracic-lumbar angles. The seat allowed adjustments of the angles (0^o, 15^o and 30^o) and the Likert scale was used to assess the subjects’ level of comfort. Each data collection session was performed in a 60-min period. The statistical analysis compared groups through multivariate analysis of variance considering the factors: gender, seat angles and instant. As dependent variable, the comfort level, spine angles were considered.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We included 32 healthy subjects with aged 18–25 years. Male present bigger thoracic-lumbar angles and smaller lumbar angles. Male present more comfort levels. The seat inclination at 30° causes less thoracic-lumbar angle and less comfort, whereas the seat angle at 0^o causes less lumbar angle. There are several and frequent variations in the spine curvatures along a 60-min period and, after 27 min in sitting posture there was a gradual decrease in the comfort level, independent on the angle of seat inclination.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The best inclination of the seat was that maybe it is between 0° and 15°, since the results show that in both analysis, the thoracic-lumbar and lumbar angles, and, comfort level, the inclination of 30° seems to be inadequate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51431,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES","volume":"42 ","pages":"Pages 838-845"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143419188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Postural evaluation of patients with idiopathic scoliosis through telehealth: A systematic review","authors":"Isis Juliene Rodrigues Leite Navarro ,&nbsp;Fernanda Plentz Pacheco ,&nbsp;Eric Parent ,&nbsp;Cláudia Tarragô Candotti","doi":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.01.043","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.01.043","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The increasing use of remote patient care for individuals with scoliosis has created opportunities for the development and utilization of different tools and methods of evaluation. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical postural variables evaluated in patients with scoliosis through telehealth.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Systematic searches were conducted by two independent reviewers in the PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, and IEEE databases using the MeSH terms “scoliosis” and “telemedicine” and their synonyms. This study followed the MOOSE guideline (Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology). The methodological quality assessment was performed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP).</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>136 studies were found in the databases, and 20 were found through manual search of references. After removing duplicates (n = 41), 81 studies were excluded, leaving 14 for full-text reading. Of these, six studies were included for qualitative synthesis, with a total of 1002 subjects. Were identified: angle of trunk rotation (ATR), angle between body segments (in development), movement - oscillations per second (Hz/s), impedance (Ohms/mm), synchronous postural observation, and aesthetic deformity. Only two studies provided validity and reproducibility coefficients, however, it was not possible to conduct a meta-analysis because the presented coefficients were different.</div></div><div><h3>Interpretation</h3><div>The angle of trunk rotation, angle between body segments, movement - oscillations per second (Hz/s), impedance (Ohms/mm), synchronous postural observation, and aesthetic deformity were the clinical postural variables evaluated through telehealth. Further research is needed to focus on the development, validation, and reproducibility of assessment instruments for patients with scoliosis through telehealth.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51431,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES","volume":"42 ","pages":"Pages 803-809"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143387613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of adding global postural reeducation to kendall exercises for treating asymptomatic forward head posture: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial","authors":"Walaa Abu-Taleb ,&nbsp;Abeer Abdelrahman Yamany ,&nbsp;Yasser M. Aneis ,&nbsp;Shimaa T. Abu El Kasem","doi":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.01.039","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.01.039","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Forward head posture (FHP) is a common postural malalignment in young population that is associated with limitation of mobility and functional disability. Kendall exercises are one of the commonly used postural correction techniques to treat FHP. Global postural reeducation (GPR) is a postural correction exercise commonly used for musculoskeletal disorders. The current study aimed to investigate the combined effect of GPR and Kendall Exercises in the treatment of FHP.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A single-blinded parallel-groups randomized controlled trial was conducted. Forty-three participants aged 18–30 years were recruited with FHP marked by a craniovertebral angle (CVA) less than 50°. Participants were randomly allocated into two groups: group A (GrA) received GPR plus Kendall Exercises, and group B (GrB) received Kendall Exercises only. Variables were measured before and immediately after 12 sessions of treatment including CVA, gaze angle (GA), shoulder angle (SA), cervical range of motion (CROM), neck disability index (NDI), chest expansion, and spinal mobility.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Between groups analysis revealed no statistically significant difference between either treatment in CVA, CROM, and NDI. There was a statistically significant improvement of chest expansion and spinal mobility in favor to GrA. Within-group analysis revealed that both interventions were statistically significant in improving CVA, CROM, and NDI (P &lt; 0.05). Both treatments showed no statistical difference in GA and SA.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The added effect GPR technique to Kendall exercises significantly improved craniovertebral angle, cervical mobility and functional disability, chest expansion, and spinal mobility in people with FHP.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51431,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES","volume":"42 ","pages":"Pages 938-947"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143488587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of sacral mobilization (repositioning) on shoulder abduction range of motion restriction “Case Report”","authors":"Pezhman Masoudi ,&nbsp;Zahra Naqavi ,&nbsp;Arash Tahamtan ,&nbsp;Gholamhasan Mirzayi","doi":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.01.027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.01.027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study evaluates the impact of sacral mobilization on restricted shoulder abduction Range of Motion (ROM), examining potential connections between sacral dysfunction and scapular mobility.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Two participants with sacral dysfunctions and limited shoulder abduction ROM were evaluated for active and passive ROM before and after sacral mobilization. One participant had lumbar pain, while the other had previously undergone surgery for a humeral greater tubercle fracture. During assessment, participants stood in front of a scaled wall and performed active shoulder abduction in the frontal plane, with their torso and pelvis stabilized using a barbell squat setup to prevent additional movements in the thoracic and lumbar regions. For passive ROM, a 10 kg weight attached to a pulley system was used to assist full abduction. Six ROM measurements were recorded across three sessions for each participant.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Active ROM increased in both participants following sacral mobilization across the three sessions. Passive ROM showed significant improvement in the participant with lumbar pain, while the surgical participant demonstrated modest gains within each session and notable improvements over the three sessions. Abduction strength progressively increased across sessions for the participant with low back pain. In contrast, the surgical participant experienced an increase in strength within each session, but it returned to baseline by the next session.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>These findings suggest that sacral dysfunction may contribute to restricted scapular movement. The observed improvements in ROM and strength indicate potential muscular and fascial connections between segments, as well as possible alterations in muscular activation following sacral mobilization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51431,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES","volume":"42 ","pages":"Pages 751-755"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143372065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Similar neuromuscular and perceptual responses to low-intensity training with blood flow restriction at short versus long inter-set rest intervals","authors":"Vitor de Salles Painelli ,&nbsp;Helderson Brendon ,&nbsp;André Yui Aihara ,&nbsp;Bergson de Almeida Peres ,&nbsp;Emerson Luiz Teixeira","doi":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jbmt.2025.02.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Increasing inter-set rest interval during low-intensity exercise with blood flow restriction (LI-BFR) may exacerbate metabolic stress, potentially enhancing muscle strength and hypertrophy responses to LI-BFR. Contrarily, perceptual responses (rate of perceived exertion [RPE] and pain) might be further impaired under increased inter-set rest interval.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>We compared the neuromuscular and perceptual responses to LI-BFR performed with short vs. long inter-set rest intervals.</div></div><div><h3>Design</h3><div>randomized within-subject design.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Thirteen physically-active men (22 ± 6 y; 1.75 ± 0.06 m; 75.9 ± 13.8 kg) were submitted to unilateral LI-BFR (30% one-repetition maximum, 1-RM) in the incline leg press exercise with one leg resting 60s between sets (G60) and the other resting 120s (G120). The training protocol consisted of 15 reps/set, 3 sets/session, 4 sessions/week for 3 weeks, while training pressure was established as 80% of the arterial occlusion pressure. Cross-sectional area (CSA) from whole quadriceps femoris was measured through magnetic resonance imaging. CSA and 1-RM were assessed at baseline and after training. RPE and pain were evaluated immediately after each set during the initial, middle and last training sessions.</div></div><div><h3>Result</h3><div>Both G60 and G120 were similarly effective in increasing whole quadriceps CSA (+5.7 ± 3.0% and +5.4 ± 2.5%, respectively; both P &lt; 0.0001) and 1-RM (+9.7 ± 14.1% and +9.4 ± 13.5%, respectively; both P ≤ 0.05), with no significant between-group differences (all comparisons P &gt; 0.05). RPE and perceived pain significantly reduced for G60 and G120 across training sessions (both P &lt; 0.0001), but no between-group differences were shown (P = 0.98 and P = 0.52, respectively).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Both short and long inter-set rest intervals induce comparable neuromuscular and perceptual responses to LI-BFR.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51431,"journal":{"name":"JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES","volume":"42 ","pages":"Pages 715-721"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143351006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}