This is an important finding that should help reduce patients’ and parents’ worries concerning bracing.
NOVEMBER 4, 2013 POSTED BY AMANDA SCHAFFER Full Story: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/11/do-our-bones-influence-our-minds.html In the mid-nineteen-nineties, a young French geneticist and physician named Gerard Karsenty became curious about a mysterious protein, called osteocalcin, that is found at high concentrations in the skeleton. He worked with mice that had been engineered to lack the substance, expecting to find problems […]
S. Gumina, Stefano Carbone, P. Albino, M. Gurzi, F. Postacchini European Spine Journal July 2013, Volume 22, Issue 7, pp 1558-1563 Abstract Purpose Objective of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic values of the Arm Squeeze Test. The test consists in squeezing the middle third of the upper arm. Methods 1,567 patients were included […]
Sali Asih, M.S The Spine Journal Available online 10 December 2013 In Press Abstract Background Context Insomnia is frequently experienced by patients suffering from chronic musculoskeletal disorders, but is often seen as simply a symptom of pain or depression, and not as an independent disorder. Compared to those who experience only chronic pain, patients with […]
Takahito Fujimori, MD, PhD The Spine Journal Available online 10 December 2013 In Press Abstract Background Context In vivo three-dimensional kinematics of the thoracic spine in trunk lateral bending with an intact rib cage and soft tissues has not been well documented. There is no quantitative data in the literature for lateral bending in consecutive thoracic […]
By Kevin G. Hearon, DC, CCEP, CCSP The shoulder girdle consists of three bones: the clavicle, scapula and humerus. It is suspended at its posterior margins from the cervical and thoracic spine by the trapezius muscles, levator scapula, rhomboid, serratus and latissimus dorsi. The anterior muscle attachments include all of the pectoral muscles, subclavius and […]
By Guy Hains, DC Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common and most clinically significant of all nerve entrapment syndromes,1 present in 2.7 percent of the adult population.2 Numbness and paresthesia along the distribution of the median nerve in the hand, i.e., the thumb, index, major and half the ring finger, are common symptoms […]
Chin J Integr Med. 2013 Dec;19(12):900-4. doi: 10.1007/s11655-012-1218-4. Epub 2012 Dec 21. Bi-meng Zhang 1, Li-wei Zhong, Si-wei Xu, Hui-ru Jiang, Jian Shen PMID: 23263998 DOI: 10.1007/s11655-012-1218-4 Abstract Objective: To examine whether acupuncture treatment would improve outcome in chronic Achilles tendinopathy. Methods: A randomized, controlled trial at two centers of 64 randomized patients aged 18 […]
Tricia C Elliott MD, FAAFP Original Article: http://www.practiceupdate.com/expertopinion/644 Dr. Patricia Elliott, Associate Professor, C.E. Woodson Endowed Professorship in Family Medicine, and Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs in the Family Medicine Department at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, speaks with PracticeUpdate about managing patients with migraines from a primary care perspective. PracticeUpdate: Dr. Elliott,migraine […]
12.06.2013 by Nancy Walsh Staff Writer, MedPage Today Patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee — some 10% to 12% of the world’s population — are at heightened risk for cardiovascular disease, a prospective longitudinal study suggested. After adjustment for risk factors, men older than 65 with osteoarthritis had a 15% increased risk for […]