Scurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is rarely presented to a rheumatology clinic. It can mimic several rheumatologic disorders. Although uncommon, it may present as pseudovasculitis or chronic arthritis. Scurvy still exists today within certain populations, particularly in patients with neurodevelopmental disabilities, psychiatric illness or unusual dietary habits.Scurvy presentation to the rheuma...

There has been no previous side-by-side comparison of the diagnostic criteria for restless legs syndrome (RLS) (Willis-Ekbom disease) and growing pains. In our review, we explore this comparison emphasizing overlaps and disconnects, summarize recent literature exploring the relationship between the 2 entities, and make suggestions for future research. There is considerable overlap in the diagno...

O ne of the main aims of neuroscience is to understand how the CNS deals with and adapts to external inputs and internal events. The altered molecular and cellular events form a basis for abnormal processing that underlies physiopathological events. Understanding these events can allow translation from bench science to the patient, and a key step in this process is using models of a clinical co...

There is no doubt that children suffer from limb pains more than adults. Since the most obvious difference between the child and the adult is the process of growth, it is hardly surprising that these pains have been dubbed 'growing pains'. An immediate objection is that the pains occur most commonly when growth is far from rapid: the years from 8 to 12, when the pains are most common, form, in ...

There is no doubt that children suffer from limb pains more than adults. Since the most obvious difference between the child and the adult is the process of growth, it is hardly surprising that these pains have been dubbed 'growing pains'. An immediate objection is that the pains occur most commonly when growth is far from rapid: the years from 8 to 12, when the pains are most common, form, in ...

Outside the groves of academe few people today read George Crabbe's trenchant rhymed couplets describing the life and landscape of his native Suffolk in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This is a pity because Crabbe is a real original: an unpoetical poet who believed that it was his duty to instruct his readers as accurately as possible about the painful realities ofhuman lif...

Abstract Background Workplace musculoskeletal disorders are the leading cause of morbidity and disability in Australian workforce. Over one five occupational therapists report workplace disorders, with almost half reporting symptoms. In other health professions, students novice clinicians (≤5 years practice) experience greater risk but little is known about therapy students. Methods this cross-...

Plantar foot pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions affecting foot. It regularly experienced by population with occupations that require prolonged standing hours, especially in nurses. The etiology plantar remains unclear, but it likely to be multi-factorial, many associated risk factors including increased hours standing. Orthoses and insoles are often recommended patients, ...