Questions Is rehabilitative ultrasound imaging a valid measure of trunk muscle size and
activation? Are rehabilitative ultrasound imaging measures sensitive to change? Design …

Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To systematically review the literature on the
rater reliability of Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging (RUSI) measurements to assess the …

Although individual reports suggest that baseline morphometry or activity of transversus
abdominis or lumbar multifidus predict clinical outcome of low back pain (LBP), a related …

Koppenhaver SL, Hebert JJ, Fritz JM, Parent EC, Teyhen DS, Magel JS. Reliability of
rehabilitative ultrasound imaging of the transversus abdominis and lumbar multifidus muscles. …

Background In North America, care recommendations for adolescents with small idiopathic
scoliosis (AIS) curves include observation or bracing. Schroth scoliosis-specific exercises …

Background Several studies have investigated criteria for classifying patients with low back
pain (LBP) into treatment-based subgroups. A comprehensive algorithm was created to …

Background The North American non-surgical standard of care for adolescent idiopathic
scoliosis (AIS) includes observation and bracing, but not exercises. Schroth physiotherapeutic …

Study Design Clinical measurement, reliability study. Objectives To investigate the
improvements in precision when averaging multiple measurements of percent change in muscle …

Previous research describes an inconsistent relation between temporal changes in transversus
abdominis or lumbar multifidus and temporal changes in clinical outcomes. Unfortunately…

Objective. To determine whether patients with low back pain (LBP) who respond to spinal
manipulative therapy (SMT) differ biomechanically from nonresponders, untreated controls or …