Objectives: Chronic low back pain (CLBP), along with physical limitations that affect the quality of life, is one of the most important problems in the health community. The pain causes a wide range of structural, functional, and neurological changes in the brain. However, these changes have not been well studied, as brain changes in other chronic pains. This study aimed to evaluate the changes...

OBJECTIVE To chronicle the conservative treatment and management of an osteoporotic patient presenting with acute back pain resulting from a lumbar compression fracture. CLINICAL FEATURES A 74-year old male presented with acute back pain in the thoracolumbar region after an episode of lifting. Radiographic evaluation revealed generalized demineralization and a moderate wedge compression fract...

Photochromic azo materials have stirred considerable interest for their ability to mechanically respond polarized light through large photoinduced migration and orientation processes. In order apprehend the microscopic dynamics behind extensive mass transport occurring under interferential illumination, two compounds differing by propensity form hydrogen bonds are synthesized processed as nondo...

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a musculoskeletal disorder which is characterized by pain, muscle spasms, and muscle tenderness, as well as a limited range of motion, weakness, and rarely, autonomous dysfunction. Management includes exercise programs in particular, and many other invasive and non-invasive therapies, depending on the clinical status of the patient. The main options include med...

OBJECTIVE To detail the presentation of two elite female soccer players with right thigh pain that occurred during training. This article will outline the investigation, diagnosis and management of their cases. CLINICAL FEATURES The patients presented with anterior thigh pain following injuries incurred during training camp. Both were diagnosed with acute muscular strain and associated muscul...

An electrochemical based system with multiple layers coated on a functionalized graphene oxide Au electrode was developed to measure glucose concentration in urine in a more stable way. Two types of gold printed circuit boards were fabricated and graphene oxide was immobilized on their surface by chemical adsorption. Multiple layers, composed of a couple of polymers, were uniformly coated on th...