background: there are various factors that may cause pain and dysfunction in the pelvic region. myofascial trigger points can likewise contribute in pelvic pain. common treatments for myofascial trigger points include electrotherapy, laser therapy, massage, ischemic compression, dry-needling, stretch, icing, heating, and biofeedback. case report: a 26 year old man with an exertion-related pain ...

background: to evaluate safety and efficacy of percutaneous release of trigger finger in multiple digits involvement in comparison with  single digit involvement.   method: a number of 100 patients (131 fingers) were treated by percutaneous release and divided into two groups: single digit (group a) and multiple digits (group b). they were followed up for one year. success rate, pain, complicat...

background: the purpose of present study was to evaluate the role of pre-ovulatory gnrh agonist therapy on ivf outcomes in gnrh antagonist cycles. methods: in this prospective study we recruited 100 infertile women undergoing ivf cycles with gnrh antagonists. the patients were assigned to two groups: group a (the study group, n=42) were assigned for receiving hcg+triptorelin for the final oocyt...

Paediatric bilateral multiple trigger fingers are extremely rare. The underlying etiopathogenesis and hence the surgical principles of management of trigger finger in children are different from those of pediatric trigger thumb and adult trigger finger. In this paper, we report the case of a 5 year old girl with congenital trigger digits involving the middle, ring and little fingers of both han...

background: this study examined the effects of dry needling on chronic heel pain due to plantar fasciitis.   methods: during this single-blinded clinical trial, 20 eligible patients were randomized into two groups: a case group treated with dry needling and a control group. patients' plantar pain severity, (using modified visual analog scale [vas] scoring system), range of motion of ankle joint...

purpose: the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of kinesio-taping on the range of motion of cervical lateral flexion point in subjects with trigger point in upper trapezius muscle. methods: a total of 32 subjects with myofascial trigger point in upper trapezius participated in this randomized controlled trial (rct). the subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: kinesio-tap...

objective: patients with chronic daily headache (cdh) suffer from several significant psychiatric comorbidities and have unhealthy lifestyle. we aimed at studying psychiatric comorbidities, environmental triggers, lifestyle factors, and intensity of cdh in patients referred by the department of neurology from 2011 to 2014. method: through medical and psychiatric interviews and using 0 to 10 vis...