Published: May 17, 2013 | Updated: May 18, 2013 By Kristina Fiore , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points In this prospective case-cohort study of hip fractures, there was an increased risk of hip fracture in subjects in the lowest compared to the highest quartile of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level. The association was stronger in […]
Lee, Mark C. MD Spine: 15 May 2013 – Volume 38 – Issue 11 – p E656–E661 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31828d255d Diagnostics Abstract Study Design. Retrospective. Objective. To demonstrate a relationship between adolescent idiopathic scoliosis Cobb angle measurements obtained with standing plain radiographs and standard supine magnetic resonance (MR) images. Summary of Background Data. Patients with adolescent […]
Am J Med Sci. 2013 May;345(5):343-8. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31825b8edf. Mansi IA1, Mortensen EM, Pugh MJ, Wegner M, Frei CR. Abstract BACKGROUND: Because of their beneficial cardiovascular effects, several studies have recently advocated starting statins at a young age for primary prevention. However, some reports suggest that statin therapy may be associated with an increased incidence of […]
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 May;94(5):961-76. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.11.041. Epub 2012 Dec 12. van der Sande R1, Rinkel WD, Gebremariam L, Hay EM, Koes BW, Huisstede BM. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To present an evidence-based overview of the effectiveness of pharmaceutical interventions, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroid injections, and other injections, used to treat the subacromial impingement […]
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2013 May;36(4):218-25. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.04.005. Epub 2013 May 22. Peterson CK1, Leemann S, Lechmann M, Pfirrmann CW, Hodler J, Humphreys BK. Abstract OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to compare self-reported pain and “improvement” of patients with symptomatic, magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed, lumbar disk herniations treated with either high-velocity, low-amplitude spinal manipulative […]
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroid, or other injections: a systematic review The term subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) encompasses a wide range of disorders, including rotator cuff syndrome, tendinopathy of the various rotator cuff tendons and bursitis in the shoulder region. The prescription of analgesics (often NSAIDs) and corticosteroid injections is common in primary care. This systematic […]
Published: May 13, 2013 By Elizabeth DeVita Raeburn , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Asking three simple questions of patients with non-inflammatory musculoskeletal pain improved primary care physicians’ ability to predict which patients would still be in pain 6 months later, a study found. Note that the three relevant prognostic indicators were duration of […]
Published: May 13, 2013 Action Points This study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. Note that this cross-sectional survey revealed an association between low-dose oral contraceptives and pelvic pain. Be aware that, barring longitudinal data, […]
R.A. Hauser The Open Rehabilitation Journal, 2013, 6, 1-20 Abstract: Ligament injuries are among the most common causes of musculoskeletal joint pain and disability encountered in primary practice today. Ligament injures create disruptions in the balance between joint mobility and joint stability, causing abnormal force transmission through the joint, which results in damage to other […]
Published: May 6, 2013 By Todd Neale , Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today 2 Neurology FDA: Migraine Drugs Dangerous in Pregnancy Published: May 6, 2013 By Todd Neale , Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today save|AA Pregnant women should not use valproate sodium and related drugs to prevent migraine because of the potential for lower IQ […]
Lee JJ, et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2013 May 1;95(9):850-9. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.L.00375. Abstract Cigarette smoking decreases bone mineral density and increases the risk of sustaining a fracture or tendon injury, with partial reversibility of these risks with long-term cessation of smoking. ➤ Cigarette smoking increases the risk for perioperative complications, nonunion and delayed […]
April 29, 2013 by Dr. Dino Pappas The weather is warming up and out comes the endurance athletes (runners, bikers and triathletes) again. The old aches and pains re-emerge. An endurance athlete that can’t participate in their sport anymore is kind of like a dog owner that’s lost their dog (depressed). For more on that […]
Effect of plantar intrinsic muscle training on medial longitudinal arch morphology and dynamic function Edward P. Mulligan Manual Therapy Volume 18, Issue 5, Pages 425–430, October 2013 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, School of Health Professions, Department of Physical Therapy, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-8876, USA Received: May 12, 2012; Received in […]
Spine: 20 April 2013 – Volume 38 – Issue 9 – p 786–794 doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182837c95 Literature Review What Is the Effect of Surgery on the Quality of Life of the Adolescent With Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?: A Review and Statistical Analysis of the Literature Rushton, Paul R. P. MRCSEd; Grevitt, Michael P. FRCS (orth) Collapse BoxAbstract […]
Presented to the European Federation of Neurological Societies Congress, September 9–12, 2012, Stockholm, Sweden. Konstantinos Chiotis, MD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 94, Issue 4 , Pages 737-744, April 2013 Abstract Objective To investigate the possible association of external and ultrasonographic measurements of the hand and wrist with median nerve conduction studies. Design […]
Br J Sports Med doi:10.1136/bjsports-2012-091990 Review Does effectiveness of exercise therapy and mobilisation techniques offer guidance for the treatment of lateral and medial epicondylitis? A systematic review Peter Hoogvliet Abstract Background Owing to the change in paradigm of the histological nature of epicondylitis, therapeutic modalities as exercises such as stretching and eccentric loading and mobilisation […]