Background: Overuse or task-specific dystonia has been described in a number of professions characterized by repetitive actions, typically affecting the upper extremities. Cervical dystonia (CD), however, has rarely been associated with overuse. Case Report: We present a case report of typical CD that developed in the context of chronic repetitive movements associated with the patient’s profess...

With the increasingly competitive nature of many youth sports and with single-sport specialization occurring at young ages, overuse injuries are common among young athletes. Several growth-related factors contribute to the development of overuse injuries in children and adolescents, including the susceptibility of growth cartilage to injury and the adolescent growth spurt. This article will dis...

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference between the subtalar joint ratio (transverse plane component to frontal plane component) in subjects with overuse symptoms in the foot compared with subjects with overuse symptoms in the leg and knee. Superior and posterior photographs were taken with the subtalar joint in pronation and supination while the subjects were in a ...

In a one-year prospective study of 42 elite orienteers, 73 recent injuries (1.7 per runner per year) were found. Acute injuries totalled 52% and 48% were due to overuse. Ankle sprains made up 37% of acute injuries while the remaining were mainly contusions caused by falls or bumps against branches or rocks. Medial shin pain, Achilles peritendinitis, peroneal tenosynovitis and iliotibial band fr...

BACKGROUND There has been rapid growth in the technical and physiologic demands made on skaters who perform more and more difficult jumps, spins, lifts, throws, and free skating movements. PURPOSE To investigate the frequency of injuries and overuse syndromes in elite junior skaters. STUDY DESIGN Questionnaire. METHODS During four consecutive Junior World Figure Skating Championships and ...

Engaging in sports activities has various health benefits, but also carries the risk of injury. Overuse injuries in young adults is one of them which is challenge to the treating clinician. In the present study, we studied the association of mal-alignment as a risk factor for overuse injuries of lower extremity in young adults. In this prospective case-control study, we enrolled all the adult p...

Abstract Climate change and antimicrobial resistance are two of humanity’s most imminent problems. Reducing the use fossil fuels antibiotics is essential for managing threats, theory-based policies required to stimulate urgently needed behaviour change. This article analyses climate within context game theory. Previous literature has identified these problems as Commons tragedies, where inheren...

Translation from Spanish to English by T.A. Zuur and The Language Workshop ......................................... Received: 13-04-11 Accepted: 02-08-11 Abstract The management of patients with both types of infl ammatory bowel disease (IBD), Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease, varies in medical centers around the world. Recognition of this variability in patient management is the initial...

INTRODUCTION In many countries out of hours (OOH) care is offered by different health care services. General practitioners (GP) tend to offer services in competition with emergency departments (ED). Patients behaviour depends on a number of factors. In this study, we highlight the knowledge and ideas of patients concerning the co-payment system. METHODS We used a mixed methods design, combini...