Introduction : L’évaluation clinique du contrôle neuromusculaire des muscles du tronc est criante en réhabilitation et en entraînement. L’objectif principal de cette étude a été d’évaluer la reproductibilité intra et inter-évaluateur d’un test clinique le soulèvement actif de la jambe tendue (SAJT) chez une population active et saine. Méthode : Chaque sujet (18 joueurs de tennis) a été testé à deux reprises par 2 physiothérapeutes avec le SAJT. Résultats : La reproductibilité intra-évaluateur s’est avérée élevée à très élevée (ICC = 0.81 à 0.93) tandis la reproductibilité inter-évaluateur s’est avérée cliniquement non viable. Conclusion : À notre connaissance, le SAJT est le premier test clinique reproductible évaluant le contrôle neuromusculaire du tronc avec des compensations musculaires et cinétiques chez des sujets actifs et sains. Une formation plus importante des évaluateurs aurait certainement amélioré la reproductibilité inter-évaluateur. / Introduction: The clinical assessment of the trunk muscles neuromuscular control is lacking in rehabilitation and in conditioning. The main goal of this study was to assess the intra and inter-rater reliability of a clinical test, the active straight leg raise (ASLR), on an active and healthy population. Method: Each subject (18 tennis players) was tested twice by 2 physiotherapists with the ASLR. Results: The intra-rater reliability turned out to be high to very high (ICC = 0.81 à 0.93) while the inter-rater reliability came out clinically unsustainable. Conclusion: To our knowledge, the ASLR is the first reliable clinical test to assess the core neuromuscular control based on muscular and kinetic compensation observations with active and healthy subjects. A more exhaustive training of the assessors would definitely improve the inter-rater reliability.

6 ABSTRACT Background The existence of risks of new work-related disorders and occupational diseases in the society is constantly increasing in relation to the fast and continuous development of working conditions, techniques used, materials and overall acceleration of the working pace. Aim of the study The aim of the study is to analyse new risks in the working environment and to evaluate early diagnostic possibilities of new occupational diseases including their prevention. The study also compares the current situation in this field in the Czech Republic and other European countries. Materials and methods The doctoral dissertation is a multiple manuscript thesis focusing on one common topic - new occupational diseases. The first publication studied the acknowledgement of low-back pain disease caused by overload as an occupational disease. Specialists from European countries were inquired via questionnaire focusing on diagnostic and evaluation criteria of this disease in their countries. Representatives from countries acknowledging low-back pain diseases caused by overload provided further evaluation criteria and number of cases. Correspondingly, the second publication studied the evaluation of burnout syndrome as an occupational disease. Representatives from countries acknowledging the burnout syndrome as...

A dor na coluna vertebral é a principal causa de incapacidade no mundo, com altas taxas de prevalência global. A partir de estudos sobre a fisiologia da dor e suas relações com estados psicológicos, tornou-se essencial a avaliação psicológica dos indivíduos com quadros dolorosos, para selecionar os perfis mais favoráveis às diferentes formas de tratamento. O questionário DRAM (Distress Risk Assessment Method) foi desenvolvido como instrumento de triagem para portadores de dor na coluna vertebral subclassificando os indivíduos em quatro grupos distintos (normal, sob risco, somático e depressivo), conforme a pontuação dos dois questionários que compõem o DRAM (MSPQ e Zung). O objetivo desse estudo é traduzir e adaptar o DRAM para o português brasileiro da versão original em inglês, além de analisar a confiabilidade da versão traduzida e adaptada. Segundo a metodologia IQOLA, consagrada em inúmeras publicações, foi desenvolvida uma versão em português brasileiro que foi aplicada a uma amostra inicial de 30 pacientes e a seguir à amostra final de 85 indivíduos dos três centros participantes portadores de dor lombar. Os resultados comprovaram a confiabilidade e reprodutibilidade da versão traduzida e adaptada do questionário DRAM com índice de Cronbach alfa de 0,815 para o MSPQ e 0,794 para o Zung e coeficiente de correlação intraclasse de 0,688 para o MSPQ e 0,659 para o Zung. Tais dados permitiram concluir que a versão do questionário DRAM traduzida e adaptada culturalmente para o português brasileiro é confiável e está disponível para uso na prática clínica / Back pain is the leading disability cause worldwide, with high global prevalence rates. Based on studies regarding pain physiology and its relation to emotional distress conditions, psychological evaluation became essential to determine the most favorable patient profiles to distinct therapeutic approaches. DRAM (Distress Risk Assessment Method) has been developed as screening instrument for patients with lumbar pain, classifying them in subgroups as normal, at risk, distressed somatic and distressed depressive, based on the two components of DRAM scores (MSPQ and Zung questionnaires). The objective of this study is to translate and culturally adapt DRAM to Brazilian Portuguese language, and determine the final version reliability. As proposed by IQOLA method, a Brazilian Portuguese version of DRAM has been applied to an initial sample of 30 patients and finally to a 85 individuals from three participant centers. Results confirmed the reliability and reproducibility of DRAM in its Brazilian Portuguese final version: Cronbach alpha of 0.815 (MSPQ) and 0.794 (Zung) and ICC (intraclass correlation coefficient) of 0.688 (MSPQ) and 0.659 (Zung), thus concluding that the presented DRAM version in Brazilian Portuguese is reliable as available to clinical practice use

INTRODUÇÃO: A incapacidade relacionada à lombalgia crônica é um fenômeno complexo, multideterminado e pouco compreendido. OBJETIVO: Identificar a prevalência, caracterizar a incapacidade e identificar os fatores preditores independentes de incapacidade em pessoas com dor lombar crônica. MÉTODO: Estudo transversal com amostra não probabilística de 215 adultos com dor lombar crônica (idade média 45 anos; DP=11,1, 65% eram mulheres, média de escolaridade de 11 anos, média da intensidade da dor de 7,3; DP=2,3) atendidos em 3 serviços de saúde e trabalhadores de duas indústrias. Os dados foram coletados entre janeiro e novembro de 2008 e os participantes responderam a 8 instrumentos: a Ficha de Caracterização, o Oswestry Disability Index, o Questionário de atividade física habitual de Baecke, a Escala de Auto-eficácia para Dor Crônica, Inventário de Atitudes frente à Dor, a Escala Tampa de Cinesiofobia, Inventário de Depressão de Beck, a Escala de Fadiga de Piper Revisada. Após testes de confiabilidade de todos os instrumentos, o Questionário de atividade física habitual de Baecke foi excluído. Utilizaram-se os pontos de corte previstos nas Escalas e determinaram-se pontos de corte para as variáveis: auto-eficácia, medo e evitação da dor e fadiga. RESULTADOS: A prevalência de incapacidade foi de 53% e a maior parte dos indivíduos apresentou incapacidade de moderada a severa (68%). Na análise univariada, 19 dos 20 fatores investigados apresentaram associação com incapacidade: sexo, idade, escolaridade, situação de trabalho, renda familiar, IMC, intensidade da dor, duração da dor, depressão, fadiga, crença de auto-eficácia, crença de medo e evitação da dor, crença de controle, crença de emoção, crença de que dor incapacita, crença de dano físico, crença de solicitude, crença de medicação e crença de cura médica. Na análise de regressão múltipla identificaram-se quatro fatores associados independentemente à incapacidade: afastamento do trabalho, crença de auto-eficácia frente à dor baixa, crença de medo e evitação da dor alta e dor intensa. CONCLUSÕES: A chance de incapacitação para indivíduos sem trabalho foi 219% maior; aqueles com auto-eficácia baixa apresentaram chance 113% maior de ter incapacidade; os indivíduos com elevado medo e evitação da dor apresentaram chance de incapacidade 41% maior do que para os demais e, para os indivíduos com dor intensa, a chance de ter incapacidade foi 30% maior. Os quatro fatores preditores observados são passíveis de mudança. Intervenções como a recolocação do indivíduo no trabalho, a minimização da intensidade da dor e a reconceituação das crenças de auto-eficácia baixa e de elevado medo e evitação da dor devem ser implementadas nos programas de reabilitação, visando à prevenção e redução da incapacidade em pessoas com dor lombar crônica. / INTRODUCTION: Disability related to chronic low back pain is a complex, multidimensional and misunderstood phenomenon. AIMS: To identify the disability prevalence, its characteristics and independent predictors in chronic low back pain adults. METHOD: Cross-sectional study, non-probabilistic sample of 215 individuals from three health services and two industries: mean age=45 years (SD=11.1), female (65%), 11 years of schooling (SD=3.5) and mean pain intensity=7.3 (SD=2.3). Data collection was from January to November, 2008. Respondents answered 8 instruments: Identification Form, The Oswestry Disability Index, The Baecke Habitual Physical Activity Questionnaire, The Chronic Pain Self-efficacy Scale, Survey of Pain Attitudes, Tampa Scale Kinesiophobia, Beck Depression Inventory, Revised Piper Fatigue Scale. The psychometric properties of the instruments were analyzed and The Baecke Habitual Physical Activity Questionnaire was excluded after unsatisfactory reliability tests results. The instruments that had cut-points previously defined were assumed and specific cut-points were established to self-efficacy, fear-avoidance pain and fatigue for this sample. RESULTS: The prevalence of disability was 53% and it was moderate to severe in 68% of the sample. 19 out of 20 explored variables were associated with disability (p<0.05): sex, age, education, work situation, family income, BMI, pain intensity, pain duration, depression, fatigue, self-efficacy beliefs, fear-avoidance beliefs, control beliefs, emotion beliefs, disability beliefs, physical damage beliefs, solicitude beliefs, medication beliefs and medical cure beliefs. The multiple regression model identified four independent predictors of disability: work situation, low self-efficacy beliefs, high fear-avoidance beliefs and severe pain intensity. CONCLUSIONS: To non-workers the disability chance was 219% higher than for workers; those with low self-efficacy showed 113% higher chance of disability; the individuals with higher fear-avoidance beliefs showed 41% higher chance of disability and the individuals with severe pain showed 30% higher chance of disability. The predictive factors identified are modifiable. Interventions like work relocation, reduction of pain intensity and reconceptualization of self-efficacy and fear-avoidance beliefs must be implemented in rehabilitation programs, aiming to prevent and reduce disability in chronic low back pain patients.

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In the last decade, prescription of anticonvulsants for treatment of low back pain (LBP) increased 4-fold. Among them, topiramate has frequent side effects and a mechanism of action that is not fully understood. The authors describe a 65-year-old woman with dependence on topiramate prescribed for chronic LBP and discuss how she was successfully weaned off topiramate using duloxetine. A significant agonistic effect by topiramate on α-2 adrenergic receptors in the brain likely accounts for the symptoms of withdrawal that were seen. We attribute the resolution of her topiramate withdrawal symptoms to reduced norepinephrine (NE) release, a known effect of duloxetine administration.