Dysmenorrhea exercise is a type of or physical specifically designed to help reduce the symptoms dysmenorrhea severe menstrual pain. common condition in most women and can cause pain, lower abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, other discomfort during period. This study aimed determine effect on reducing primary pain (dysmenorrhea) adolescent girls at SMPN 3 Pabuaran, Subang Regency, Indonesia. e...

Aerophagia is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by repetitive air swallowing, abdominal distension, belching and flatulence. Pathologic aerophagia is a condition caused by the swallowing of excessive volumes of air with associated various gastrointestinal symptoms, such as burping, abdominal cramps, flatulence and a reduced appetite. It is a clinical entity that can simulate ...

Editor’s note: Each month, this department features a discussion of an unusual diagnosis in genetics, radiology, or dermatology. A description and images are presented, followed by the diagnosis and an explanation of how the diagnosis was determined. As always, your comments are welcome via email at [email protected]. For diagnosis, see page xxx Apreviously healthy 7-year-old Hispanic boy p...

We describe a case series of 4 patients with varying degrees of obstructive sleep apnea who incidentally had a history of nocturnal leg cramps. None of the patients had periodic limb movements during the study and denied symptoms consistent with restless legs syndrome. In 3 of the 4 patients, nocturnal leg cramps resolved with CPAP treatment for OSA, while the fourth patient noted near-resoluti...

E xercise-associated muscle cramping (EAMC) is a common condition that requires medical attention during sporting events. It is common among athletes who participate in long-distance endurance events, such as triathlon and marathon or ultra-marathon distance running, and it is documented in many other sports, including basketball, the various football codes, tennis, cricket and cycling.1 The pr...

counselling. Fellow workers as well as employers should be well informed and concerned. A protective code of practice was thought desirable; but the Manpower Services Commission produced a good one on disability in general last year, and that is not well enough known.7 It is highly relevant to epilepsy both on recruitment and on promoting the interests of existing employees. In the spirit of th...

Purpose. Imatinib treatment causes muscle cramps in up to 40% of patients, but their pathogenesis is unknown. We present a case series illustrating an association between imatinib, relative hypocalcaemia, and the development of cramps. Patients. The index patient developed muscle spasms and cramps after receiving imatinib for gastrointestinal stromal tumour (GIST) for 5 months. The adjusted ser...

INTRODUCTION To assess the frequency and causative role of Giardia lamblia infection in children with recurrent abdominal pain in our setup. METHODS Prospective observational study of 239 children with recurrent abdominal pain was conducted at Department of Paediatrics, Postgraduate Medical institute, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, from November 2004 to July 2006. Inclusion criteria was...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the activity of the abdominal muscles during coughing between smokers and nonsmokers. [Subjects] A total of 30 healthy adults (15 smokers, 15 nonsmokers) participated. [Methods] The percentage maximal voluntary isometric contraction values (%MVIC) of the rectus abdominis (RA), external abdominal oblique (EO), and internal abdominal oblique (IO)...