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Chronic Low Back Pain Levels Vary Between Sex and Race
Differences exist in race and gender in patients with chronic lower back pain, especially in pain sensitivity and severity due to aftersensations from mechanical punctuate pain and deep muscle hyperalgesia.
Elevated Late Mortality Persists After Blood or Marrow Transplant
But in past 3 decades, decrease in late mortality seen among those who underwent BMT in childhood.
Antirheumatic Medication Management for Orthopedic Surgery: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
A rheumatologist and orthopedic surgeon provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the perioperative management of antirheumatic medications in patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery.
Opinion
Muscle pain in older adults may be polymyalgia rheumatica
Asking older patients about their muscle pain can help prevent undiagnosed polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis.
Detecting sleep abnormalities early helps reduce fibromyalgia risk
Patients with sleep abnormalities are three- to five- times more likely to develop chronic pain from fibromyalgia, research shows.
Clinical Feature
Stat Consult: Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic low back pain (LBP) defined as persistent or fluctuating musculoskeletal pain of lower back and lumbar spine lasting >3 months.
Case Study: Cardiac conditions of rheumatoid arthritis
A 69-year-old man with no prior medical history presents over the course of several months with new-onset nonspecific joint pain and swelling without evidence of erosions.
Advisor Forum
Rapidly worsening eye pain and ankylosing spondylitis
A women presenting with eye pain and photo sensitivity was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis.
Underlying problems of scoliosis
A girl with scoliosis returns to the clinic complaining of ankle pain.
Osteoporosis in a patient taking anti-seizure medication
Are dual-energy x ray absorptiometry scans safe for patients taking anti-seizure medication?
Intra-articular injections for severe osteoarthritis
For patients with severe osteoarthritis, dangling their legs can help with intra-articular injections.
Weighing the pros, cons of craniosacral therapy
The benefits of CranioSacral Therapy may not outweigh the intensive training and medical costs associated with the treatment.
Secondary malignancy following breast and uterine cancer
Could a patient's anterior thigh pain signify osteosarcoma?
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