This research sought to quantify the association between neck range of motion and patient-reported pain and disability in people with neuromusculoskeletal neck pain. The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 45 observational studies.

Soltanabadi, S., Vatandoost, S., Bayattork, M., Lukacs, M. J., Rushton, A., & Walton, D. M. (2026). Association between cervical spine clinical active range of motion and pain or disability in people with neuromusculoskeletal neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLOS One, 21(7), e0353504. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0353504   Alison Rushton

Understanding how motor and cognitive functions contribute to mobility impairment requires methods that can detect subtle changes in walking. To evaluate a new analysis algorithm, researchers collected data using ankle-worn accelerometers from participants diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment as they performed preferred walking and dual-task walking activities.

Cornish, B., Van Ooteghem, K., Pieruccini-Faria, F., Montero-Odasso, M., & McIlroy, W. (2026). Ankle-worn Accelerometers for Gait Analysis in Individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Reliability of a Finite State Machine Approach. Medical Engineering & Physics. https://doi.org/10.1088/1873-4030/ae8dd0   William McIlroy   Manuel Montero-Odasso

The role of passive stiffness in the lower spine for maintaining spinal stability has not been fully investigated. To explore this, researchers measured the lumbopelvic sway and body dimensions of twenty participants during a standing trial.

Lowery, J. S., & Fewster, K. M. (2026). The Influence of Lumbar Spine Passive Stiffness on Spinal Mechanical Stability: Applications of Lumbopelvic Angle Sway. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1123/jab.2025-0299   Kayla Fewster