Tamer Mohamed ShoushaUniversity of Sharjah | US · Department of Physiotherapy
Tamer Mohamed Shousha
Ph.D
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September 2015 - present
April 2003 - present
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Publications (40)
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a common condition lacking strong diagnostic criteria; these criteria continue to evolve as more and more studies are performed to explore it. This investigation sought to identify whether participants with FMS have more frequent and larger postural/spinal displacements in comparison to a matched control group without...
Purpose
The current investigation aimed to compare the sensorimotor integration, sensorimotor control, and cost of cognitive-motor dual task during walking, in persons with chronic WAD as compared to matched chronic idiopathic neck pain and normal healthy controls.
Methods
A cross-sectional, case control design comparing 30 participants in each of...
This study investigates thoracic hyper kyphosis (THK) rehabilitation using the Denneroll™ thoracic traction orthosis (DTTO). Eighty participants, with chronic non-specific neck pain (CNSNP) and THK were randomly assigned to the control or intervention group (IG). Both groups received the multimodal program; IG received the DTTO. Outcomes included f...
Objective. To compare the effects of applying Extra-Corporal Shockwave treatment (ESWT) and Muscle Energy Technique (MET) to the Quadratus lumborum (QL) with regards to pain and function. Methods. 77 participants were included in this study. Patients were included if they were diagnosed as Myofascial pain syndrome, pain localized on the QL muscle;...
Purpose
To investigate the effectiveness of perturbation-based training (PBT) on balance and balance confidence in patients with stroke.
Methods
Systematic searching was performed from inception to November 2021. The inclusion criteria were RCTs assessed the effectiveness of PBT in patients with stroke. Data regarding participants, intervention pa...
Background
The Simple Shoulder Test (SST) is a simple and short patient-reported outcome measuring functional limitations of the affected shoulder in patients with shoulder dysfunction. Although it is widely used in different clinical cultures, literature review to date revealed that the SST has not been yet translated nor validated in the Arabic l...
Background and aims
Wearing an accelerometer during night-time could conflate sedentary behavior time and sleep hours. It is important to assess the impact of including night-time data on sedentary and upright behavior in a sedentary population. Therefore, we investigated differences in sitting and upright time and associated energy expenditure (EE...
Background
Low level lasers have been used as an alternative pain relief therapy for muscle and joint pain, since it induces analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and biomodulation effects of the physiological cell functions. The effectiveness of low-level laser therapy in temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) treatment, however, is not well establishe...
Background:
Maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP), maximum expiratory pressure (MEP) and maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) measurements assist in determining the respiratory muscle strength and endurance. These determinants of respiratory muscles vary significantly by age, gender, height, and ethnic origin. Normative values for maximum respiratory...
Background. The aim of this study was to investigate between-day reliability of postural measurements and to examine the effects of prolonged sitting (2 hours) on standing spinal posture using the DIERS Formetric 4D®device.
Methods. A test-retest reliability study was performed on 14 healthy university students to assess spinal shape parameters in...
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Evidence-based practice (EBP) is an important factor determining the quality of healthcare. The field of physiotherapy is still limited by indirect access in several countries including the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which creates added pressure to justify the merit in its practitioner’s capabilities. This study explores the behavior, attitudes, aw...
Background
There are two primary ways of accessing physiotherapy for service users around the world. The direct access, as opposed to the indirect access which requires a referral from a general physician, has several merits including better quality, timeliness, cost effectiveness of treatment and better probability of preventing acute conditions f...
Introduction
Ankle instability is a common injury in athletes affecting the quality of life, functional limitation, as well as static and dynamic balance. Aim: To compare the efficacy of virtual reality and Biodex balance training in the treatment of ankle instability in adolescent athletes.
Material and methods
Participants and Methodology: Ninet...
Background
To investigate the feasibility and effect of a multimodal program for improving chronic cervicogenic headache (CGH) via the addition of sagittal cervical spine alignment correction.
Design
Pilot, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial.
Participants
60 patients with CGH, straightening of the cervical lordosis, and forward head post...
Background: To investigate the feasibility and effect of a multimodal program for improving chronic cervicogenic headache (CGH) via the addition of sagittal cervical spine alignment correction. Design: Pilot, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial. Participants: 60 patients with CGH, straightening of the cervical lordosis, and forward head pos...
Background
There is a growing interest in the impact of body posture influences on outcome measures of cervicogenic headache (CGH).
Objective
To evaluate differences in the 3D spinal alignment in cases suffering from chronic CGH compared to a group of strictly matched control participants without CGH.
Design
A single-blinded, comparative cohort d...
Supple flat feet is frequent condition having diverse effects on the entire lower limb kinetic chain including the pelvis. Thus, this study was conducted to compare the effects of an 8-weeks, conservative physiotherapy treatment program to a medial arch support on pelvic deviation. A prospective, randomized, single-blind, controlled trial was condu...
Abstract
Purpose/Hypothesis: Because of biomechanical, anatomical and nerve relationships between the cervical and thoracic spine, disturbances in the thoracic region could contribute to the maintenance of neck pain. For these reasons, it seems possible that therapeutic interventions directed at the thoracic spine may have therapeutic effects on th...
After publication of this paper, the authors determined that the name of the author Tamer Mohamed Shosha was incorrectly spelled. The correct presentation should be Tamer Mohamed Shousha.
Background:
Spinal disorders are common health problems which include wide categories of diseases that affect the spinal soft tissues, joints and bone.
Objective:
The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of high intensity laser therapy (HILT) on pain and function in patients with spinal disorders.
Methods:
Six databa...
Purpose] This study compared the effects of a short-term conservative physiotherapy program versus those of occlusive splinting on pain and range of motion in cases of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction. [Par-ticipants and Methods] This study included 112 male and female participants with ages ranging from 15-27 years. Outcome measures were pain a...
[Purpose] The aim of this systematic review was to assess the efficacy of high intensity laser therapy (HILT) on wound surface area in patients with foot ulcers. [Subjects and Methods] Four databases including PubMed, MEDLINE, the Cochrane library, and the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) were searched up to the end of April 2018 to identify...
[Purpose] This study compared the effects of a short-term conservative physiotherapy program versus those of occlusive splinting on pain and range of motion in cases of Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction. [Participants and Methods] This study included 112 male and female participants with ages ranging from 15–27 years. Outcome measures were pain a...
Background:
Deficits of dynamic balance in chronic low back pain patients have been reported by different studies in terms of impaired postural control. However, they excluded the degree of pain as a determinant affecting dynamic balance.
Objective:
To evaluate the effect of pain intensity on dynamic balance control in terms of postural stabilit...
Objective: To assess the effect of patella femoral pain syndrome (PFPS) on the postural stability.
Materials and Method: Two groups, each of 30 subjects participated in this study. The first group
consisted of 30 patients who had PFPS with mean age 20.50 (±0.97) years, mean weight 69.3(±3.71)
Kg. and mean height 173.8(±4.29) Cm. The second group co...
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT), alone or combined with exercise, in the treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP). A total of 72 male patients participated in this study, with a mean (SD) age of 32.81 (4.48) years. Patients were randomly assigned into three groups and treated with HILT plus ex...
ABSTRACT:
Objective
To evaluate the effect of mechanical low back pain on postural balance and fall risk.
Materials and Methods
This study was conducted on 20 mechanical low back pain (MLBP) subjects compared with 20 norms using the Biodex Balance System to evaluate balance as the dependent variable including postural stability, fall risk and limit...
ABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate the effect of mechanical low back pain on postural balance and fall risk.
Materials and Method: This study was conducted on 20 mechanical low back pain (MLBP) subjects
compared with 20 norms using the Biodex Balance System to evaluate balance as the dependent
variable including postural stability, fall risk and limit...
Background: Although a large body of evidence exists on the effect of long term exercise training program on pulmonary function, much less attention has been dedicated to investigating the acute effect of short term exercise program on improving the ventilatory function.
Objective: The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of sho...
Purpose: This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that improvement of cervical lordosis in CSR, using 3-point bending traction, will improve the clinical features in a sample population of patients suffering from Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy( CSR )with defined cervical hypo-lordosis.
Relevance: This study assists in the understanding o...
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of shock wave therapy on spasticity and hand function in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Thirty children with ages ranged from 5 to 7 years participated in this study. They were randomly divided into experimental and control group. The experimental group received shock wave therapy o...
Study Design:
Two group test-retest design.
Objective:
1- To assess the use of measures of energy expenditure particularly the energy expenditure (EE) and Respiratory exchange ratio (RER) as an indication of fatigue induced proprioceptive defect.
2- To support that with even with the preservation of the ACL stump, reconstruction does not improv...
Projects
Projects (2)
To investigate the conservative care effects of true spine correction of abnormal Sagittal plane profiles. By comparing standard spine rehabilitation care (SMT, Massage, Functional Based Exercise, etc.) to standard care plus care known to truly correct the structure of the spine (structural rehabilitation care), we can test whether or not interventional care specifically derived from abnormal radiographic findings makes a difference to patient relevant outcomes. We plan to investigate corrective care vs. standard care outcomes for a variety of common patient chronic conditions: back pain, leg pain, neck pain, headaches, arm pain, dizziness, etc...
