Having made several short stays at Aachen whilst en route for the Rhine, opportunities were afforded me of inspecting the mineral springs and baths, and I was thus led to form a favourable opinion of them as remedies for rheumatism, as also to send several rheumatic patients there, most of whom derived benefit by going. Having broken down from a severe attack of lumbago and sciatica this year, ...

Our patient, an 83-year-old man, suddenly experienced acute lumbago and was prescribed bed rest. Later, pneumonia was diagnosed, even though he had no predisposing illness, and endophthalmitis developed in both eyes. Cultures of anterior chamber and vitreous specimens were positive for group B streptococcus. Treatment with systemic antibiotics, to which this bacteria is sensitive, was begun and...

The authors report clinical studies on lumbar disorders (clinical symptoms, X-ray findings) in athletes in various sports. The sport items were divided into three groups according to the main dynamic load applied to the lumbar region. As a result, over 60% of the athletes suffered from "lumbago", and among them spondylolysis reached the high rate of 27%. Arising from these clinical observations...

During the ethnobotanical survey of Mayurbhanj district about 380 uses of plants have been recorded for various purposes. Of these, 23 plants belonging to 22 genera and 18 families are being used in the treatment of joint diseases (rheumatism, arthritis, gout and lumbago) by the tribal and non-tribal people of the district. These plants are arranged alphabetically with their family, local name(...

Low back pain (lumbago) is a common health problem globally. It is related to age, modern lifestyle (no exercise etc), and injuries. Its treatment includes a very broad spectrum of methods and its prevention is still unclear.We present Aristides, a 52-year old male, who has been suffering from low back pain for 10 years, and discovered a preventive and therapeutic maneuver that has helped him t...

Article history: Received on: 03/01/2017 Accepted on: 05/03/2017 Available online: 30/08/2017 Jewel weed is a common name of Impatiens balsamina Linn. (Family, Balsaminaceae). It is often grown as garden plant due to its attractive foliage and flowers. It is traditionally used as diuretic, emetic, laxative, demulcent and tonic. It is reported to possess beneficial effects in lumbago, intercosta...

The patient was a 64-year-old man. He developed fever and lumbago 6 months after the EVAR. Because CT showed an abscess in the aortic aneurysm surrounding the stent graft, stent-graft infection was diagnosed, and treatment with intravenous antibiotics was initiated. However, the fever and inflammatory markers persisted; therefore, CT-guided drainage catheter placement was performed. After all t...