Conscious perception and unconscious effects originating from the vertebral column and its neural structures, although complex, have definite pathways represented in a network of peripheral and central nervous system (CNS) ramifications. These neural relationships consequently result in superimposed focal and diffuse, local and remote conscious perceptions and unconscious effects. Any one or co...

[Purpose] This study aimed to quantitatively assess postural alignment in both frontal and sagittal planes, as well as pain in children and adolescents victims of burn injuries. [Subjects and Methods] This cross-sectional study included 21 victims of burns, nine children (age [mean ± SD], 7.3 ± 1.1 yrs) and 12 adolescents (12,0 ± 1.4 yrs), classified as medium and large burns, being investigate...

INTRODUCTION Peripheral nerve tumours are rarely acknowledged as a cause of radiating pain in lower limbs and suspicion is almost always pointed towards lumbo-sacral causes. Schwannomas are tumours of peripheral nerve sheaths occurring anywhere along the peripheral nervous system. Often it can produce symptoms, which can be misleading in cases where obvious swelling is not present. The diagnosi...

To determine the staphylococcal colonization pattern in healthy and diseased dogs, living in two particular environments, a number of microbiological samples were taken. Overall, twenty dogs, either healthy or with infected skin lesions, were examined. In each case bacterial swabs were collected from the nasal mucosa, ear, perineum, lumbo-sacralis triangle, and from the infection sites if such ...

To date, a range of exercises have been used to improve the function of the lumbar multifidus (LM) and transversus abdominis (TrA) muscles in people with low back pain, but uncertainty remains as to what exactly constitutes meaningful LM and TrA training. We examined the effects of exercising with a new device which combines weight-bearing, an unstable base of support (BOS) (feet), an upright p...

The term subluxation has been used in this title because it denotes forward displacement of the last lumbar vertebra on the sacrum without a defect of the interarticular part of the neural arch. Some authorities accept the term spondylolisthesis only when a neural arch defect is present, and describe those cases without such a lesion as subluxation despite the marked attenuation of the neural a...