OBJECTIVE To determine whether plasma homocysteine (Hcy) concentration is associated with mild parkinsonian signs (MPS) in community-dwelling elderly individuals. DESIGN Cross-sectional analyses of a population-based cohort study. SETTING Washington Heights-Inwood, New York. Patients Persons without dementia 65 years and older. Main Outcome Measure Participants underwent an abbreviated moto...

Introduction. Botulinum toxin inhibits acetylcholine (ACh) release and probably blocks some nociceptive neurotransmitters. It has been suggested that the development of myofascial trigger points (MTrP) is related to an excess release of ACh to increase the number of sensitized nociceptors. Although the use of botulinum toxin to treat myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) has been investigated in many ...

BACKGROUND Low cortisol levels are associated with several functional pain syndromes. In patients with secondary adrenal insufficiency (SAI), the lack in endogenous cortisol production is substituted by the administration of oral hydrocortisone (HC). Our previous study showed that a lower dose of HC led to an increase in reported subjective pain symptoms. Whether different doses of HC substitut...

conclusions the addition of ketamine to intravenous fentanyl plus acetaminophen pca had not extra effects in relieving post abdominal surgery pain. results there were no significant demographic differences between two groups. pain scores (at rest, while moving and coughing) during the first 48 hours were not significantly different between two groups (p values = 0.361, 0.367 and 0.204, respecti...

Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are palpable, tender nodules in taut bands of skeletal muscle that are painful on compression. MTrPs are characteristic findings in myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). The role of MTrPs in the pathophysiology of MPS is unknown. Localization, diagnosis, and clinical outcome measures of painful MTrPs can be improved by objectively characterizing and quantitatively me...

OBJECTIVE To reveal the relationship between depression and WMSD. METHOD Five physiatrists participated in the workplace musculoskeletal survey and diagnosed 724 office workers with WMSD by performing detailed history taking and physical examination. All subjects were asked to answer the Korean version of the Beck depressive inventory (K-BDI), and to express their pain according to the visual...

UNLABELLED Technetium-99m methoxy-isobutylisonitrile (Tc-99m MIBI) is a routinely used radiopharmaceutical for myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS). It is also a tumor seeking agent. Here, we present a case of 51 year old male who underwent Tc-99m MIBI myocardial perfusion study due to permanent chest pain after coronary angiography. Abnormal MIBI uptake in the thorax was detected in the raw...