BACKGROUND Neck pain has been found to be a prevalent musculoskeletal complaint among Caucasians living in Europe and North America. The prevalence of and risk factors for this condition have not been studied among Chinese living in urbanised cities. The objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of and risk factors for neck pain in Hong Kong Chinese. METHODS A household survey wa...

AIMS To describe the presence of musculoskeletal co-morbidity of the neck and upper extremities among industrial workers with low back pain, and to examine whether it has an impact on healthcare utilisation and sickness absence for low back pain. METHODS A self administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 505 industrial workers (response 86%). RESULTS The 12 month prevalence of ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to develop and validate a symptom inventory for patients with head and neck cancer and to assess the occurrence and severity of symptoms, the overall symptom burden, and the interference the symptoms cause in daily life. METHODS Items were generated from a comprehensive literature review, our prior work, and focus groups with head and neck cancer patients,...

OBJECTIVES This study aims emphasize oropharyngeal tularemia in the differential diagnosis of infected lymphadenopathy in the neck region. PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty patients (13 males, 7 females; mean age 23 years; range 9 to 43 years) diagnosed with tularemia among those who admitted to our clinic between October 2008 - October 2010 with the complaint of lymphadenopathy in the neck, and un...

The aim of this research project was to determine the extent to which neck pain is present in violin/viola players and to investigate if fine motor control and dexterity are influenced by dysfunctions as such. This is important to know as impairments in dexterity are expected to have an impact on motor control in violin/viola playing and contribute to a decrease in performance excellence. Playi...

Background: Noncutaneous cancers of the head and neck occasionally metastasize to skin. We present a case series of patients with skin metastases from non-cutaneous malignancies of the head and neck. A literature review is presented to assess the morphology, pattern of distribution, and morbidity of skin metastases. Methods: Relevant cases were identified by a dermatopathologist and cases were ...

BACKGROUND Upper airway obstruction is a common complaint in children presenting to otolaryngology clinics. In such children, adenoid hypertrophy is often suspected. There are numerous ways to determine adenoid size, including palpation, mirror examination, endoscopic examination, lateral neck roentgenogram (X-ray), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and acoustic rhinometry. Pediatric patient co...

One of the most distressing and dramatic causes of xerostomia is radiotherapy for the cure of maxillofacial and neck carcinomas. Patient with radiotherapy induced xerostomia presents with challenges in prosthodontic management and in unique radiation caries control. This clinical report illustrates step by step execution of complex treatment planning that lead to successful outcome in 34-year-o...

OBJECTIVE This retrospective study evaluated the results of sclerotherapy with low doses of ethanol for treatment of head and neck venous malformations. METHODS We treated 51 patients, 37 females. Median age was 23 years. Patients were treated with percutaneous intralesional injection of alcohol every two weeks and followed up prospectively for a median period of 18 months. Most lesions affec...