Aim Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) is an inherited disorder of the connective tissue and can lead to widespread pain, joint instability and fatigue. In order to understand where patients with musculoskeletal symptoms and JHS present to secondary care we have established the prevalence of JHS within the pain management service, a general rheumatology clinic and an orthopaedic clinic of a sin...

Back pain is a common problem in general practice, and is of enormous economic importance. A recent report urges general practitioners (GPs) to refer early for manual therapies, such as osteopathy. The key concept to understanding osteopathic principles is somatic dysfunction. This is a disorder of function, rather than pathology, of the musculoskeletal and related systems. Its characteristic f...

Background Musculoskeletal chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) has a multidimensional impact. Opioid treatments have key role in their management but expose to risks of serious adverse effects and particular opioid use disorder misuse. There is lack data on this topic France. This work assesses the proportion patients with problematic treatment rheumatology department center University Hospital Tour...

hutchinson-gilford progeria syndrome (hgps) is a rare premature ageing disorder that is characterized by accelerated degenerative changes of the cutaneous, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular systems. mean age at diagnosis is 2.9 years and generally leading to death at approximately 13 years of age due to myocardial infarction or stroke. orthopedic manifestations of hgps are multiple and shoulde...

Background and aim Musculoskeletal disease, that is recognized in diabetes and diabetes mellitus (DM) has shown a higher prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal complications. This study aimed at assessing the frequency of upper limb musculoskeletal disorders among patients with diabetes type II with normal cases in Mashhad, Iran. Methods A cross-section of 100 patients with upper limb musculos...

OBJECTIVE Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are commonly experienced in dentistry. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of ergonomics and MSDs among dental professionals. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 170 dentists of different specialties. The questionnaire gathered information regarding demographic details, MSDs, work duration, workin...

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are common health problem throughout the world and a major cause of disability in the workplace. This study was conducted among workers of a small scale forging Industries. The small scale forging units involve various kinds of high repetitive processes like Blanking, cutting, shearing, furnace loading, hammering, punching and trimming etc. the workers performin...

We investigated the range and frequency of significant adverse events (AEs) in use of pharmacopuncture and acupuncture using large-scale, single-center safety data as evidence supporting safety of acupuncture with pharmacopuncture, used extensively in Asia, is scarce. Status reports (nurse records in ambulatory and inpatient care units, and administrative event records) as a part of an internal...