UNLABELLED There is emerging evidence that chronic musculoskeletal pain is associated with anatomic and functional abnormalities in gray matter. However, little research has investigated the relationship between chronic musculoskeletal pain and white matter. In this study, we used whole-brain tract-based spatial statistics and region-of-interest analyses of diffusion tensor imaging data to demo...

Title of Thesis: An Interpreter’s Interpretation: Sign Language Interpreters’ View of Musculoskeletal Disorders. Author: William L. Johnson, Master of Science, 2004 Thesis directed by: Michael Feuerstein, PhD, MPH Professor Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology Sign language interpreters are at increased risk for musculoskeletal disorders. The present study used content analysis to obta...

Temporomandibular pain has a musculoskeletal origin because it occurs as a consequence of masticatory muscle function disorder and temporomandibular joint disorder. Most common diagnoses of disorders are disc displacement and osteoarthritis, but their comorbidity can also occur. Pain is the most common symptom, where chronic temporomandibular pain may con- tribute to the occurrence of psycholog...

Dystonia is a symptom defined by involuntary and irregular contractions of the muscles, which cause movement disorders and postural problems. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in globus pallidus interna (GPi) is a good option for controlling dystonia. DBS has already been shown to have significant effects on primary dystonia as well as Parkinson's disease. Dystonia is very difficult to manage, as se...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the screen time inclination and its accompanying visual musculoskeletal discomfort in young smartphone users. Thirty-one users aged between 20 - 30 years old were recruited through convenient sampling. patterns recorded daily for a week documented using Action Dash on Google Play Store according times day (morning, afternoon evening night). Accompanyi...

INTRODUCTION Community nurses are exposed to high physical demands at work resulting in musculoskeletal disorders. The present study examined the short- and long-term benefits of a multifaceted intervention program designed especially for community nurses in Hong Kong. METHODS Fifty community nurses working in 4 local hospitals participated in the study. All of them underwent an 8-week interv...

BACKGROUND Danish patients with musculoskeletal disorders are commonly referred for primary care physiotherapy treatment but little is known about their general health status, pain diagnoses, clinical course and prognosis. The objectives of this study were to 1) describe the clinical course of patients with musculoskeletal disorders referred to physiotherapy, 2) identify predictors associated w...

OBJECTIVE to identify predictive morbidities for urinary storage syndromes including indicators for neurological, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, immune, lower bowel and psychological systems. This is the first study to test prior hypotheses, based on a literature review. DESIGN this was a prospective cohort study involving 12,570 female respondents aged 40 or more registered with general pr...