BACKGROUND There are many different reasons why patients could be experiencing pain in the gluteal area. Previous studies have shown an association between radicular low back pain (LBP) and gluteal pain (GP). Studies locating the specific level responsible for gluteal pain in lumbar disc hernias have rarely been reported. METHODS All patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH) in the Kanghua h...

Variations in the course of the inferior gluteal nerve and artery were observed in Japanese cases (4/94 sides). In these variation cases, the inferior gluteal nerve exited the pelvis from the upper edge of the piriformis (suprapiriformis foramen) in 4/4 sides (4.26%). In 2/4 sides (2.13%), the normal inferior gluteal artery was not observed, except that a fine artery exited the pelvis from the ...

During 1949 and 1950, 38 cases of neonatal sciatic palsy after injection of umbilical vessels were described (Mills 1949. Hudson, McCandless and O’Malley 1950; McFarland 1950). Typically, paralysis was accompanied by ipsilateral discoloration of the buttock skin which progressed to scarring. McFarland (1950) proposed arterial thrombosis as the aetiology. The cause was thought to be mistaking on...

Superior gluteal nerve emerges through the greater sciatic foramen above the piriformis muscle. The nerve curves upwards and forwards between the gluteus medius and minimus muscles, supplies both of them and ends by supplying the tensor fasciae latae muscle, from its deep surface. During hip surgeries, this nerve often gets injured resulting in complications. An exact knowledge of its course is...

BACKGROUND Discontinuation of antipsychotic treatment for schizophrenia can interrupt improvement and exacerbate the illness. Reasons for discontinuing treatment are multifactorial and include adherence, efficacy and tolerability issues. Poor adherence may be addressed through non-pharmacological approaches as well as through pharmacological ones, ie ensured delivery of medication, such as that...

Haloperidol decafloate (HPL-D) is a useful depot neuroleptic on several counts : it has a duration of action of 4-6 weeks, there is no dumping effect associated with its administration, and the adverse effects milligram for milligram are fewer and milder than those observed with the oral form of haloperidol (Beresford and Ward, 1987, Glazer and Kane, 1992). HPL-D requires to be administered by ...

Gluteal compartment syndrome is an uncommon and rare disease. Most reasonable causes for the development of this disease are trauma, drug induced coma, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, sickle cell associated muscle infarction, incorrect positioning during surgical procedures and prolonged pressure in patients with altered consciousness levels. The diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion, especially...

[Purpose] We assessed the effects of a suspension seat support chair on the trunk flexion angle and gluteal pressure during computer work. [Subjects] Ten males were recruited. [Methods] The suspension seat support was developed to prevent abnormal gluteal pressure and a slumped sitting posture during computer work. The gluteal pressure was measured with a TekScan system and the trunk flexion an...