background: identifying the predisposing factors of neck and shoulder complaints and finding solutions to avoid them could improve the occupational health condition of the nurses. in this study, we aimed at determining the role of psychological and physical occupational factors in developing neck and shoulder complaints among the participants.   methods: this analytic cross-sectional study was ...

Introduction: Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is the most common endocrine malignancy. This malignancy generally has an excellent prognosis with more than 90% long term survival. Consequently, life quality improvement is the first priority especially in the young DTC survivors. In classic management of a new DTC patient, each therapeutic modality can significantly induce morbidities. In the...

OBJECTIVE To study the incidence and prevalence of neck and upper extremity musculoskeletal complaints in Dutch general practice. METHODS Data were obtained from the second Dutch national survey of general practice. In all, 195 general practitioners (GPs) from 104 practices across the Netherlands recorded all contacts with patients during 12 consecutive months. Incidence densities and consult...

[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...

N eck pain in children is not an uncommon presenting complaint in a paediatric accident and emergency department. Sheffield has a population of approximately 97 000 children of whom 33 874 attended the accident and emergency department at the children’s hospital in a one year period from 1998 to 1999. Of these, about 817 had pain in the neck region as part of their presenting complaint. Neck pa...

introduction: differentiated thyroid cancer (dtc) is the most common endocrine malignancy. this malignancy generally has an excellent prognosis with more than 90% long term survival. consequently, life quality improvement is the first priority especially in the young dtc survivors. in classic management of a new dtc patient, each therapeutic modality can significantly induce morbidities. in the...

Criteria for excluding cervical spine injury in patients who have sustained blunt head or neck trauma were prospectively studied at four hospitals in the Chicago area. The authors attempted to define a subset of these adult patients who, based on clinical criteria, could reliably be excluded from cervical spine radiography, thus avoiding unnecessary radiation and saving considerable time and mo...

BACKGROUND Non-specific neck pain is a common complaint in general practice. Little is known about GPs' experiences of managing non-specific neck pain. OBJECTIVE This qualitative study aims to elucidate GPs' opinions on the cause, diagnosis and management of non-specific neck pain and their experiences with patients suffering from this complaint. METHODS A purposive sample of 19 German GPs ...

Bruits of the Head and Neck • Three hundred twenty male ambulatory outpatients were studied for the presence of bruits of the head and neck as well as for other clinical and laboratory characteristics pertinent to the vascular system. One hundred sixteen were referred for evaluation without medical or neurological complaint. Neck bruits were heard in only three of the 320 men. ADDITIONAL

background: occupational diseases are worldwide. some dentists believe that they are at a higher risk for development of some musculoskeletal disorders for the postures they should have during work. objective: to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and their associated occupational factors among dentists from shiraz, southern iran. methods: in a cross-sectional study, 90 dentists o...