BACKGROUND Chinese medicine Wuzi Yanzong pill (WZYZP) was firstly documented in ancient Chinese medical works "She Sheng Zhong Miao Fang" by Shi-Che Zhang in 1550 AD. The traditional herbal formula is widely used in treating nephrasthenia lumbago, prospermia, erectile dysfunction and male sterility. The present study was to explore the effects of WZYZP on ionizing irradiation-induced testicular...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate in scientific literature the more frequent work injuries among the occupational categories examined (construction workers, healthcare workers, night workers and shift work, drivers) and to identify occupational stressors that increase the risk of injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS The research was conducted through review of the scientific literature...

The lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is defined as a narrowing of the spinal canal together with neuronal and vascular structures via circumjacent bone and soft tissue. In patients aged over 65 years, the LSS is among the most frequent causes of lumbago, either with or without sciatica. The prevalence will continue to augment because of the increased life expectancy. The leading symptom is neurogen...

Neurotropin, an extract from the inflamed skin of vaccinia virus-inoculated rabbits, has been observed clinically to be effective for treating pain in patients with lumbago, SMON and other neuropathies. In the present study, we examined the mechanism of the antinociceptive effect of neurotropin in mice in relation to administration routes, opioids, and noradrenergic or GABAergic drugs, by the t...

A 58-year-old male presented to our division complaining of mild lumbago and transient gross hematuria during the recent 1 month. Physical examination revealed Grade 2 hypertension and low-grade fever. Laboratory tests showed mild anemia and slightly elevated serum C-reactive protein level (6.55 mg/dl). Contrast-enhanced computed tomography depicted a heterogeneously enhanced tumor in the left ...

BACKGROUND Spinal epidural abscess is a rare condition with high morbidity and mortality, for which a delay in diagnosis and treatment can lead to irreversible neurologic deficit or even death. Although patients with spinal epidural abscess have systemic predisposing immunocompromised conditions, spinal intervention, or trauma, this condition has been reported as a result of perforation or fist...

Introduction Radiofrequency-targeted vertebral augmentation (RF-TVA) is a recognized treatment for painful compression fractures. RF-TVA in a patient with multiple compression fractures due to type I osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) has not been previously reported. Case Presentation A 54-year-old patient with type I OI is presented with a segmental thoracic hyperkyphosis and 7 recent vertebral c...

In order to assist in the analysis of working postures which might cause lumbago in the field of industrial health, a system was developed for the synchronous recording and analyzing of postures, work content and physiological data. The system is composed of a portable unit for recording 3 channels of goniometers, 1 channel of inclinometer and 1 channel of surface electromyogram, a video camera...

Objective: To analyze the Patient Functionality Questionnaire (PFQ) scores of the patients treated with either Diclofenac + B vitamins (Group DB) or Diclofenac monotherapy (Group D) in order to better understand the impact of the combination of diclofenac with vitamins B1, B6, and B12 on quality of life. Research Design/Methods: We performed a post-hoc analysis of tabulated data generated durin...

An 82-year-old Japanese man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presented with lumbago and a consequent fever. He was subsequently diagnosed with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia (minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of vancomycin: 2 μg/mL) complicated with a psoas abscess, facet joint and septic arthritis. Following the start of vancomycin tr...