Browsing AECC University College Research Collection by Author "Breen, Alan"
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An in-vivo study exploring correlations between early-to-moderate disc degeneration and flexion mobility in the lumbar spine
Breen, Alan; Mellor, Fiona; Morris, Andrew; Breen, Alex (European Spine Journal, 2020)Purpose: Early disc degeneration (DD) has been thought to be associated with loss of spine stability. However, before this can be understood in relation to back pain, it is necessary to know the relationship between DD and ... -
Investigator analytic repeatability of two new intervertebral motion biomarkers for chronic, nonspecific low back pain in a cohort of healthy controls
To, Daphne; Breen, Alex; Breen, Alan; Mior, Silvano; Howarth, Samuel (Chiropractic and Manual Therapies, 2020)Background: Understanding the mechanisms underlying chronic, nonspecific low back pain (CNSLBP) is essential to advance personalized care and identify the most appropriate intervention. Recently, two intervertebral motion ... -
Passive intervetebral motion characteristics in chronic mid to low back pain: A multivariate analysis
Brownhill, Kevin; Mellor, Fiona; Breen, Alex; Breen, Alan (Medical Engineering and Physics, 2020)Purpose: Studies comparing back pain patients and controls on continuous intervertebral kinematics have shown differences using univariate parameters. Hitherto, multivariate approaches have not been applied to this high ... -
Novel assessment of the variation in cervical inter-vertebral motor control in a healthy pain-free population
Lindstrøm, René; Breen, Alex; Qu, Ning; du Rose, Alister; Andersen, Victoria Blogg; Breen, Alan (Scientific Reports, 2021)Spinal control at intervertebral levels is dependent on interactions between the active, passive and neural control elements. However, this has never been quantifiable, and has therefore been outside the reach of clinical ... -
Re-stabilization of an unstable lumbosacral segment in a patient with chronic back pain: A case report
Breen, Alan; Maynard, Clive; Ayer, Ravi (EC Orthopaedics, 2021)Background: Spinal instability is poorly understood. This case report describes the re-stabilization of an unstable vertebral motion segment in a patient with chronic low back pain. Case Presentation: A 50-year-old ... -
Association of spinal manipulative therapy with changes in cervical motion segment interactions in patients with neck pain: an observational study with matched asymptomatic controls
du Rose, Alister; Branney, Jonathan; Breen, Alan (Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2021)Objective: The objectives of this study were to determine (1) if maximal intervertebral range of motion (IV-RoMmax) and laxity interactions exist in the cervical spine during flexion, (2) if there are differences in IV-RoMmax ... -
Disc degeneration and cervical spine intervertebral motion: A cross-sectional study in patients with neck pain and matched healthy controls
Branney, Jonathan; Breen, Alexander; du Rose, Alister; Mowlem, Philip; Breen, Alan (Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2024-03-19)While neck pain can be defined in clinical terms, in most cases the underlying pathophysiology is largely unknown. Regional cervical spine range of motion is often found to be reduced in patients with neck pain compared ...