Jones Technique Research Articles

Effectiveness of Manual Therapy Versus Electrotherapy in Patients with Neck Pain Due to Poor Posture –A non-randomized trial

Background: Neck pain has become increasingly common in families and individuals. Due to prolong bending of cervical spine the following structure are compromised shoulders , scapular, thoracic spine that leads to flexion deformity of upper segment and extension deformity of lower cervical spine. The overuse of the muscles causes muscular imbalances.
 Objective: The main objective of this study was to determine the comparative effectiveness of manual therapy versus electrotherapy in patients with neck pain due to poor posture.
 Methodology: The data was collected from different Physiotherapy Clinics of Lahore. The study was completed in four months after the approval. The sample size was 40 participants. The participant’s male and females patients, age range 18-45 years. Numeric Pain rating score of 3 from last 3 months with forward head posture were included. In group a manual therapy (Post-isometric stretching, Jones technique) were used. .A portable digital TENS model BE-660 was used with frequency 80Hz, intensity level 6(strong but comfortable) in Group B. Outcome was assessed using Numeric pain rating, Goniometry and Neck disability index (NDI). The data was analyzed using SPSS Version 16. Paired t test and independent sample t test was used for within and between group analysis.
 Results: In group A 6(30%) were underweight and 2(10%) were overweight whereas in group B 10(50%) were under weight and 1(5%) was obese with a mean age of 29.5±8.23. This study showed that study variables were not statistically significant at the time of baseline. In both groups, pre post mean difference of pain, neck disability index, neck flexion (and neck extension was statistically significant. The mean value of pain and neck disability index of both groups were statistically significant at the end of study
 Conclusion: The current study shown that both treatment strategies including manual therapy and electrotherapy play a significant role in treating the patients with chronic neck pain due to poor posture.
 Key words: Manual therapy, Electrotherapy, Patients, Neck pain, Posture, Exercise, Neck disability, Range of Motion

PENGARUH KARAKTERISTIK AUDITOR INDEPENDEN DAN AFILIASI KANTOR AKUNTAN PUBLIK BEREPUTASI TERHADAP KUALITAS AUDIT

This study aims to provide empirical data about the impact of workload and auditor specialty, two independent auditor characteristics, on audit quality as well as the impact of affiliation with a reputable public accounting firm. In this study, absolute discretionary accruals using the Modified Jones technique are used as a proxy for audit quality. 129 manufacturing businesses registered on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the years 2017 through 2020 comprise the sample for this study. Data from the Public Accounting Firm's 2017–2020 audited financial reports as well as PPPK data on the number of partners and clients are utilized. Purposive sampling was used to do the sampling. The study found that while the auditor specialization variable had no effect on audit quality, the workload variable had a positive effect on audit quality. The affiliation with a reputable public accounting firm has an effect on audit quality, however this study cannot prove it.

An Internet of Things (IoT) Based Image Process Screening to Prevent COVID-19 in Public Gatherings

The global community is now coping with such a significant issue as the Covid-19 virus, public gatherings are experiencing certain restrictions in order to stop the virus from spreading further. The issue takes on a bigger significance during religious pilgrimages such as the Hajj and the Umrah, when tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of people gather in holy cities to participate in religious rituals. During such a time period, it is quite difficult to single out an infected person from among the big crowd that is there. The current screening approach only includes a single element of identity, which means that there is a possibility that the screening process may fail because there will not be enough identification. The use of thermal imaging provides a higher level of accuracy when compared to more conventional ways of testing for viral infections in the detection of these symptoms in crowded locations. The primary method that is utilised to determine whether or not a person is infected with the virus is an image processing algorithm that is built in MATLAB. The first step in the process of acquiring an image is to divide the video that is being captured into individual frames. Following this step, the frames that have been focussed are processed in a number of ways. The temperature of a person’s body may be estimated by taking a thermal image and then using the RGB separation feature on it. In order to categorise and sort the data, the k-means approach was used as part of the segmentation operation. In addition to eliminating the skin frequency, it also gets rid of the background noise, which often has a higher frequency than the skin frequency. The Viola–Jones technique, which may be used to identify the person’s breathing rate, can be used to locate the end of a person’s nose, specifically the tip of the nose. The Cascaded Adaboost Classifier is an option that may be used to finish the classification process after the operation has been completed. The suggested method has an accuracy rate of 89.23 percent and a simulation period of around 60 seconds, which guarantees the safety of huge groups of people’s public health.

Effectiveness of manual therapy in the treatment of cervicogenic headache: A systematic review.

The aim of this study was to identify the manual therapy (MT) methods and techniques that have been evaluated for the treatment of cervicogenic headache (CH) and their effectiveness. MT seems to be one of the options with the greatest potential for the treatment of CH, but the techniques to be applied are varied and there is no consensus on which are the most indicated. A systematic search in Scopus, Medline, PubMed, Cinahl, PEDro, and Web of Science with the terms: secondary headache disorders, physical therapy modalities, musculoskeletal manipulations, cervicogenic headache, manual therapy, and physical therapy. We included articles published from 2015 to the present that studied interventions with MT techniques in patients with CH. Two reviewers independently screened 365 articles for demographic information, characteristics of study design, study-specific intervention, and results. The Oxford 2011 Levels of Evidence and the Jadad scale were used. Of a total of 14 articles selected, 11 were randomized control trials and three were quasi-experimental studies. The techniques studied were: spinal manipulative therapy, Mulligan's Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides, muscle techniques, and translatory vertebral mobilization. In the short-term, the Jones technique on the trapezius and ischemic compression on the sternocleidomastoid achieved immediate improvements, whereas adding spinal manipulative therapy to the treatment can maintain long-term results. The manual therapy techniques could be effective in the treatment of patients with CH. The combined use of MT techniques improved the results compared with using them separately. This review has methodological limitations, such as the inclusion of quasi-experimental studies and studies with small sample sizes that reduced the generalizability of the results obtained.

Relação cêntrica: comparação entre 3 técnicas de registro

Thirty patients were examined, selected and individual impression made. After the impressions made, the casts were mounted in a special apparathus the Gnathothensiometer to measure the differences among three different centric relation techniques. Technique 1 - A bite rim, refined with zinc-oxide-eugenol. Technique 2 - A bite rim, refined with zinc-oxide-eugenol plus a jig. Technique 3 - A bite frame with gauze and zinc-oxide-eugenol. According to the measurements, the technique more accurate, for register the centric relations, seem to be the one using the frame of Jones (Technique nº 3).

Improving the Component-Based Face Recognition Using Enhanced Viola–Jones and Weighted Voting Technique

This paper enhances the recognition capabilities of the facial component-based techniques using the concepts of better Viola–Jones component detection and weighting facial components. Our method starts with enhanced Viola–Jones face component detection and cropping. The facial components are detected and cropped accurately during all pose-changing circumstances. The cropped components are represented by the histogram of oriented gradients (HOG). The weight of each component was determined using a validation process. Combining these weights was done by a simple voting technique. Three public databases were used: the AT&T database, the PUT database, and the AR database. Several improvements are observed using the weighted voting recognition method presented in this paper.

An efficient PCA based pose and occlusion invariant face recognition system for video surveillance

In the proposed work introduced a pose-invariant face recognition process for the videos so as todiminish the calculation intricacy of the traditional technique. The intended approach includes four phases, namely (i) preprocessing, (ii) object detection, (iii) feature extraction along with (iv) dimensionality reduction. The initial phase is segmenting the database video clips into the frames where the preprocessing is done using an adaptive median filtering such that to eradicate the noise. The subsequent phase is detecting the preprocessed image through the viola–jones technique. With this technique, the mouth, left eye, face, nose, right eye were identified. After that, the training image attributes like the texture, edge, and wavelet are extorted with the assistance of dissimilar feature extortion approaches. The extorted attributes will then be inputted to the PCA approach. The similar process is replicated for query images. At last, perform the similarity measurement amid the trained database images and query images such that to attain the distinguished image. In addition, the genuine general performance assesses of the projected technique is assessed with that of the traditional ICA and also LDA techniques.

Smart Tablet Monitoring by a Real-Time Head Movement and Eye Gestures Recognition System

Different research works are studying to integrate new ways of interaction with mobiles devices such as smartphone and tablets to provide a natural and easy mode of communication to people. In this paper we propose a new system to monitoring tablets through head motions and eye-gaze gestures recognition. This system is able to open browser application with simples' motions by the head and the eyes. For the face detection, we use a Viola and Jones technique, and for the eyes detection and tracking we used Haar classifier to the detection part and the template matching for the tracking part. We develop this system on android based tablet. Through the front-facing camera the system capture a real-time streaming video on which we implement the detection and recognition module. We test the system on 5 persons and the experiment results shows that this system is robust and it is invariant for the lightness and the moving state of the user. As known the tablet's resources are limited, in consequence the response time of our system is not satisfied for the real time condition. That is why we apply the cloud computing to solve this problem.

Enfermedad de Charcot-Marie-Tooth: consideraciones ortopédicas

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is a degenerative hereditary disease of the peripheral nervous system. The change is progressive and causes deformities in the feet and hands. The musculature of the leg and foot are most affected. The form of presentation is very diverse owing to the muscle involvement being different in each patient. The high-arched foot is the most common form of presentation. Conservative treatment consists of correction splints, in-soles and rehabilitation. Surgery may be indicated when conservative treatment fails. The deformity and pain are the main problems. In flexion deformities surgery is indicated to conserve the joints. Claw hammer toes should be treated with tendon transfers and arthroplasty. The claw deformity in the big toe is caused by the descent of the first metatarsal and hyperactivity of the hallucis longus extensor muscle. The Jones technique is performed as treatment for this deformity of the big toe. The descent of the first metatarsal requires a dorsiflexion osteotomy in the base of the first metatarsal. For the hind foot varus a calcaneal vagus osteotomy is used. The tightening of the plantar fascia, gastrocnemius and Achilles is treated with an extension of the muscle contractures. When the deformities are rigid, it will be necessary to perform an arthrodesis of the affected joints. The arthrodesis most used is the triple arthrodesis.

Determination of the difference of flexoelectric coefficients in a nematic liquid crystal using a conoscopic technique

The conoscopic images of twisted nematic liquid crystal devices filled with E7 are analysed under the application of in‐plane electric fields. The differences observed between the images for positive and negative applied fields are attributed to the flexoelectric effect. By comparison of the conoscopic images with theoretical predictions made using an extended Jones technique, the sign and magnitude of the difference between the splay and bend flexoelectric coefficients is determined for E7.

Modified retractor plication technique in lower lid entropion repair: a 4-Year follow-up study

Background: Lower eyelid entropion is an eyelid malposition characterized by inward rotation of the eyelid margin associated with potentially significant discomfort and, occasionally, keratopathy. In this study we evaluated and compared the efficacy of two surgical techniques of retractor plication for involutional lower lid entropion repair.Methods: Sixty-two consecutive patients (62 eyes) with involutional lower lid entropion were included. Of the 62, 34 underwent the Jones retractor plication technique, and 28 underwent a modification of this technique that simplifies the procedure.We evaluated horizontal lid laxity, medial canthal tendon laxity and lower lid excursion before and after surgery, and determined the rate of entropion recurrence in the two groups. All measures were obtained before and I month, 6 months, I year, 2 years, 3 years and 4 years after surgery.Results: Preoperatively, there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in any of the measures studied. Postoperatively, the mean amount of horizontal lid laxity was significantly less in the modified technique group than in the Jones technique group (6.86 mm [standard deviation (SD) 0.41 mm] vs. 7.30 mm [SD 0.64 mm]) (p < 0.05). Similarly, the mean amount of medial canthal tendon laxity in the resting position was significantly less in the modified technique group than in the Jones technique group (1.90 mm [SD 0.56 mm] vs. 1.25 mm [SID 0.43 mm]) (p < 0.05).The rate of entropion recurrence was significantly lower in the modified technique group (7. 1%) than in the Jones technique group (14.7%) (p < 0.05).Interpretation: The modified retractor plication technique showed encouraging results in terms of successful and long-lasting lower lid entropion repair.

Transfer of extensor hallucis longus tendon (modified robert jones procedure)

Transfer of the extensor hallucis longus tendon to the neck of the first metatarsal to correct a claw toe deformity of the great toe. This transfer counteracts the pathologic action of the extrinsic toe muscles and produces an active elevation of the first metatarsal. Activity-related complaints due to a claw deformity of the great toe secondary to a hyperactivity of the extrinsic muscles or a predominance of the extrinsic over the intrinsic muscles. Prerequisite: normal or near normal power of the extensor hallucis longus. This procedure is only indicated in instances of a flexible malposition of the first metatarsal. It must be combined with an extension osteotomy of the first metatarsal for a fixed deformity. Insufficient power of the extensor hallucis longus. State after compartment syndrome or after posttraumatic malalignment. Detachment of the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus close to its insertion and transfer to the neck of the first metatarsal. Between June 1990 and July 1997, the modified Jones technique was used in 65 patients. In 51 patients (19 women, 32 men) with 81 transfers, a follow-up examination was done after an average of 42 months (9 to 88 months). Using the assessment criteria of Tynan and Klenerman, the patients regarded the result as excellent in 36 cases, as satisfactory in 38 and as unsatisfactory in 7. The malposition of the toe was corrected in all feet.

The control of higher dimensional chaos: comparative results for the chaotic satellite attitude control problem

Using simulations this paper reports the success and failure of three experiments each using a different technique to control the same higher dimensional chaotic system. The three techniques are: a simple delayed feedback control method originally suggested by Pyragas, the Otani–Jones technique, and a higher dimensional variation of the OGY method. The three methods are applied to a six-dimensional system which describes the attitude dynamics of a satellite (rigid body) subjected to deterministic external perturbations which induce chaotic motion when no control is effected. The attitude of the satellite is controlled by three orthogonal pairs of thrusters aligned with the principal axes and the system can be described by a modified set of Euler equations. The three control methods are compared in terms of the prior calculations required, the real-time computational requirements, and the effectiveness of the method in stabilizing the system. The results show that the method of Pyragas compares very favourably with the other two techniques, requiring no prior calculation and having a very low real-time computational overhead. Pyragas’ method also provides the most satisfactory control solution. The problems in presenting a theoretical justification of Pyragas’ method are briefly discussed and the connection between the method and a recent technique for the location of unstable fixed points in chaotic systems is highlighted.

Surgical correction of muscular torticollis in older children with Peter G. Jones technique.

In the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Uludağ University Medical Faculty in Bursa, during the last 11 years, the Peter G. Jones technique for the surgical correction of muscular torticollis in older children has been introduced. Twenty children between 4 and 13 years of age were treated for muscular torticollis. They were followed up from 3 months to 10 years after surgery. All patients had a middle-third open transection of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Preoperative and postoperative assessment by a rigid scoring system showed that all patients improved in terms of function as well as cosmesis. Children younger than 10 years showed the most improvement, with 90% excellent and good results. Late middle-third open transection of the sternomastoid in muscular torticollis may give acceptable results.

Surgical Correction of Muscular Torticollis in Older Children with Peter G. Jones Technique

Surgical Correction of Muscular Torticollis in Older Children with Peter G. Jones Technique

Benefits of laparoscopy and the jones technique for the nonpalpable testis: E.L. Gheiler, J.S. Barthold, and R. Gonzalez. J Urol 158:1948–1951, (November), 1997

Benefits of laparoscopy and the jones technique for the nonpalpable testis: E.L. Gheiler, J.S. Barthold, and R. Gonzalez. J Urol 158:1948–1951, (November), 1997

A radiological technique for measurement of the height of the trapezial cavity: Applications in pre- and post-operative assessment in osteoarthritis of the base of the thumb

The authors present an original radiological technique which allows a precise measurement of the height of the trapezial cavity. The measurement is performed on an antero-posterior radiological projection of the trapezio-metacarpal joint in a neutral position, as described by Kapandji. The first point of reference is fixed and consists of a line projected through the radial articular surface of the second metacarpal with the trapezium. Two perpendicular lines to this first point of reference, are then projected respectively from the distal extremity of the scaphoid and the base of the first metacarpal, so defining a space which corresponds to the height of the trapezial cavity. We have used this measurement for assessment of the column of the thumb, in a series of 33 patients operated on for trapezio-metacarpal osteoarthritis (18 patients were treated by trapezectomy, ligamentous stabilisation and tendon interposition following Burton's or Jones technique and 15 patients underwent insertion of a Swanson trapezium implant. Radiologic measurement pre- and post-operatively provided information relative to the change of the height of the trapezial cavity after the two different surgical techniques, and to assess the kinetics of collapse of the trapezial gap following trapezectomy.

Metroplasty and fetal survival.

During the period 1973-83, metroplasty for infertility was performed in 20 cases of symmetric uterine malformation. Apart from a vaginal septum in 2 cases, no other genital malformations were noted. A modified Jones & Jones technique was performed in 16 cases. 3 were unified a.m. Tompkins and 1 a.m. Strassman. No operative complications were noted. Prior to operation, 19 of the 20 women were pregnant, 46 times in all. Of these, 40 ended in spontaneous abortion, 5 in preterm birth, of which 2 infants survived, and 1 in birth at term. Postoperatively, 17 of the 20 women became pregnant, 22 times in all, and of these, 3 ended in spontaneous abortion and 19 with live infants born at term. The metroplasty changed the fetal survival rate from 6.5% prior to operation, to 86.4% after the operation. Pregnancy occurred 15 months, on average, after the operation. Only a few minor complications occurred during the pregnancies. Cesarean section was performed electively in 13 cases and acutely in 3 cases. A vaginal delivery occurred in the last 3 cases. There were only a few abnormal presentations and all the infants were born at term with a mean weight of 3,400 g. Metroplasty seems to be an operation which clearly improves fetal survival rate in women with both symmetric uterine malformations and a history of habitual abortions and/or preterm births. Subsequent pregnancies are not associated with any increased risk of complications.

Direct counts of soil organisms using a fluorescent brightener and a europium chelate

THE Jones and Mollison (1948) technique is regarded as a suitable method for enumeration of soil bacteria and fungi. However, even in the hands of experienced soil microbiologists, distractions presented by non-microbiological particles and the close associations of cells with such particles, are often difficult to resolve. Fluorescence microscopy could aid in overcoming these difficulties but for the autofluorescence of agar and many of the nonmicrobiological particles of plant, animal and insect origin. Acridine orange, which in any event does not clearly distinguish living and dead cells is absorbed by organic matter and also cannot be used in conjunction with the Jones and Mollison technique because of the strong autofluorescence of agar (Gray, Baxby, Hill and Goodfellow, 1968). We have found the use of a fluorescent brightener and europium chelate to be satisfactory in overcoming some of these difficulties. The fluorescent brightener (FB) found to be most suitable was the disodium salt of 4,4’-bis(4-anilino-6-bis(2-hydroxyethyl) amino-S-triazin-2-ylamino)2,2’-stilbene disulphonic acid* which Darken (1962) showed to be effectively absorbed by growing cultures of bacteria, yeasts, actinomycetes and higher fungi. The chelate, tris (4,4,4-trifluoro-1-(2thienyl)-1,3 butanediono) europium,? designated Eu (TTA),, has been shown to be firmly bound within microorganisms and is particularly easy to observe since its emission spectrum is in the 630 nm region (Staff, Dyer and Mori, 1969). In assessing these compounds, comparisons were made against counts by the standard Jones and Mollison soil-agar film method using phenol aniline blue (PAB). Three soils, a sandy loam, a loam and a clay loam were used and films prepared on a haemocytometer in a sterile-air cabinet using Oxoid No. 1 agar previously suction-filtered whilst hot, through a Millipore pre-filter pad. This procedure helps to reduce the numbers of bacterial cells which Harris (1969) found to be present in several agar powders. All other aqueous or solvent materials were membrane filtered (0.22~ porosity) and glass slides (0.6-0.8 mm thickness) were thoroughly cleaned and sterilized. Initially, both the FB and Eu (T’TA), were used as separate stains to replace PAB. A 2.5 x 10e5M aqueous solution of FB, or a 10d3M Eu (TTA), solution in 50 per cent ethanol were found to give suitable results. In both cases, efficient removal of excess stain was important and a minimum of 20 ml of either water or 50 per cent ethanol, applied over the film from a pipette, was used. When illuminated with an HB-200 mercury vapour lamp,

Re-examination of the Effect of Daily Rotation in the Horizontal Plane on Growth of Cyclamen Plants and Etiolated Avena Seedlings

JONES1, in New Zealand, has reported that rotating cyclamen and bean plants in a clockwise direction about a vertical axis at one revolution per day resulted in a loss of turgidity and accelerated the death of leaves, whereas normal growth was maintained when the direction of rotation was anti-clockwise. In other experiments it was shown that when etiolated Avena seedlings were rotated in darkness in the same manner, clockwise rotation caused a reduction in root and shoot extension growth, while, by contrast, anti-clockwise rotation brought about increased growth. Jones did not interpret these results, which were reported as being distinct and unequivocal, and they do not appear to be gravitational or centrifugal responses. However, Jones's technique of slowly rotating plants about a vertical axis has recently been used2,3 in experiments to support claims that in some plants, notably cereals, growth and root orientation is affected by the horizontal component of the magnetic field of the Earth. To seek independent confirmation of Jones's findings, similar experiments have been carried out in Griffith, Australia, at latitude 34.18° S., using cyclamen and etiolated Avena seedlings. Negative findings are reported here.