Growing pains are the most common form of recurrent musculoskeletal pains in childhood and are present in 10-20% of children, mainly between the ages of 3-12 years. The diagnosis is based on typical historical clinical characteristics with a normal physical examination. The etiology is still unknown but current theories include low pain thresholds, as in fibromyalgia and local overuse pain that...

A 55-year-old man was admitted for impaired health status and lower back pains. Analysis of serum proteins by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) was performed on a Capillarys Protein(e) 6. The 1-globulin fraction showed a peak suggestive of the presence of a monoclonal component (Fig. 1A, dashed arrow). However, subsequent serum protein immunotyping (Capillarys Immunotyping) failed to demonst...

Pains were taken during the recent research on the pancreatic duct system. Now, it has been advised that such a research should be carried out after understanding its historical antecedents. Therefore, this paper looks into an account dating back to 1876 and dealing with cancer affecting the pancreatic duct system. It is deemed to be worthy of documentation.

objectives: low back pain is one of the main health problems which affect many people worldwide. the daily course of life is highly disrupted due to the chronic back pain problem. this study aims to explore the occupational performance of individuals with chronic low back pain. methods: fifteen people with chronic low back pain were included in this study using purposeful sampling. the particip...

background: musculoskeletal disorders are one of difficulties in communities that has negative effect on various aspect of life. the aim of this study was to evaluate musculoskeletal disorders in students.   materials and methods: in this study cross-sectional descriptive-analytic approach, 306 college students were enrolled by using no probability purposive sampling method and also availabilit...

INTRODUCTION Computer related musculoskeletal disorders affect millions of computer users yearly in developed nations as reported in the literature. With proliferation of computer systems in the developing nations, the associated musculoskeletal pain has yet to be investigated. This serves as impetus for this study. METHODS A structured questionnaire was used to obtain information from comput...

Introduction: dentists are vulnerable to work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) of the neck and upper extremities. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal pains and disability among dentists in Zahedan. The results of this study can be used to take effective preventive measures to improve the quality of life of dentists. Materials and Methods:this descriptive-a...

was placed on the side, back, and knees, alternately; and a dose of ergot and borax was given, which-brought on a few mild pains. During one of these the membranes ruptured; but the pains again recurred, at long intervals, and she slept. 16th.?The head has descended partially through the brim. The pains, under the influence of the cold douche and galvanism, have become' stronger and more freque...

This study aims to clarify the effects of stress perception and related social indicators on three major musculoskeletal symptoms: low back, shoulder, and joint pains in a Japanese population. Twenty health-related variables (stress perception and 19 social indicators) and the three symptoms were obtained from the following Japanese national surveys: the Comprehensive Survey of Living Condition...