Physiotherapy has long been part of the overall intervention for the attempted rehabilitation of patients with pain and disability following peripheral (and central) nerve damage. In musculoskeletal physiotherapy (a subspecialty), a movement-based assessment and treatment protocol has been devised that is guided by, among other things, therapists’ perceptions of patients’ responses to mechanica...

BACKGROUND Comorbidity may be associated with the clinical phenotype of disease and may affect prognostication and treatment decisions. Using the North American Research Committee on Multiple Sclerosis Registry, we described comorbidities present at onset and diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and examined whether comorbidities present at onset were associated with clinical course or age of M...

Tinnitus is the perception of sound in the absence of an acoustic external stimulus. It affects 10-17% of the world's population and it a complex symptom with multiple causes, which is influenced by pathways other than the auditory one. Recently, it has been observed that tinnitus may be provoked or modulated by stimulation arising from the somatosensorial system, as well as from the somatomoto...

Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal symptom encountered in medical practice after back and neck pain (1), accounting for almost 3 million patient visits each year in the United States (2). A wide range of potential pathoanatomic entities can give rise to shoulder pain, from simple sprains to massive rotator cuff tears. The majority of these conditions are amenable to conserva...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Rheumatic manifestations are a common feature of leprosy. The present study was performed to assess the incidence of rheumatic manifestations in leprosy. METHODS Seventy cases of leprosy attending the indoor and outdoor departments were studied. RESULTS Out of the 70 cases studied, rheumatic manifestations were seen in 61.42% of cases: arthritis in 54.28% and soft tissue...

Pelvic pain is a common condition which significantly deteriorates health-related quality of life. The most commonly identified causes of pain in the pelvic region are gynaecologic, urologic, gastrointestinal, neurological, and musculoskeletal. However, in up to 33% of patients the source of this symptom is not identified, frustrating both patients and health-care professionals. Pelvic pain may...

objective(s): drug addiction is one of the fastest growing social problems that researchers, for many years, have been trying to find proper strategies for its prevention and treatment. short-term physical activity is considered as acceptable for the treatment and prevention of addiction. on the other hand, prefrontal cortex is known to be responsible for many of the complex behavioral response...

The fundamental cause of teenagers’ addiction to smart phone is due to stress arising from family and school. Smartphone can cause many problems including musculoskeletal symptom which can develop due to staying in one position for a long time. Furthermore, starring at a small screen for an extended time can cause decreased eye sight, along with amblyopia. Smart phone addiction causes depressio...

Chest pain is a common presenting symptom in emergency departments, and its evaluation management require careful consideration of various potential causes, ranging from benign musculoskeletal to serious cardiac conditions. Myocardial infarction (MI) well-known cause chest pain, particularly older individuals with risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, smoking history. However, MI y...