[Purpose] Complaint of pain is common in computer workers, encouraging the investigation of pain-related workplace factors. This study investigated the relationship among work-related characteristics, psychosocial factors, and pain among computer workers from a university center. [Subjects and Methods] Fifteen subjects (median age, 32.0 years; interquartile range, 26.8-34.5 years) were subjecte...

introduction: tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries in the world and the most common problem is post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding. the relief of postoperative pain helps increase early food intake and prevent secondary dehydration. one method for relieving pain is peritonsillar injection of epinephrine along with an anesthetic, which has been shown to produce variable results in ...

Mason type I fractures are the most common fractures of the radial head. The fractures have a benign character and often result in good, pain-free function. Nevertheless, up to 20% of patients with a Mason type I fracture report loss of extension and residual pain. Currently, there is a lack of consensus concerning diagnosis and treatment of these fractures. The goal of this study was to system...

Neuropathic pain treatment remains unsatisfactory despite a substantial increase in the number of trials. This EFNS Task Force aimed at evaluating the existing evidence about the pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain. Studies were identified using first the Cochrane Database then Medline. Trials were classified according to the aetiological condition. All class I and II controlled trial...

This study investigated the relationship between chronic head, face and neck pain, and the level of depression in Croatian war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The presence of self-reported pain, pain on digital palpation, and pain severity in masticatory and neck muscles, temporomandibular joints and sinuses, as well as the level of depression were assessed in a group of wa...

BACKGROUND Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) and aneurysm (TAA) are rare but catastrophic. Prompt recognition of TAD/TAA and differentiation from acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is difficult yet crucial. Earlier identification of TAA/TAD based upon routine emergency department screening is necessary. METHODS A retrospective analysis of patients that presented with acute thoracic complaints to th...

BACKGROUND Despite the high prevalence and cost of neck-pain problems, there is currently little data available on the physical characteristics associated with different levels of neck pain. OBJECTIVE To investigate associations between categories of response to neck pain/discomfort and (1) the endurance time of neck muscles, neck range of motion (ROM), and neck and head morphology, (2) sensi...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The objective of this study was to determine the predictors of sleep quality among head and neck cancer patients 1 year after diagnosis. STUDY DESIGN This was a prospective, multisite cohort study of head and neck cancer patients (N = 457). METHODS Patients were surveyed at baseline and 1 year after diagnosis. Chart audits were also conducted. The dependent variable wa...

Iván Kiss was born in the South-Hungarian town Pécs 1945. He studied at University Medical School, between 1963-1969. After a specialisation pathology, he qualified also anesthesiology Postgraduate Institute, Budapest. leaving Hungary 1977 gained position Hospital, Freiburg, Germany, soon appointed as head of unit. In 1987 attained “Doctor Medicinae Habilitatus” degree upon his thesis on cancer...