BACKGROUND Spondylolisthesis is the major cause of refractory low back pain. There are many studies of the surgical treatment of spondylolisthesis, but few of conservative treatments. There is also no optimal conservative treatment protocol, however, low back pain caused by low-grade spondylolisthesis is controlled with non-surgical pain management. Acupuncture has become a useful method for tr...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To determine the outcome of over-anticoagulated patients who were treated with vitamin K and those who were treated conservatively by holding doses and increasing monitoring frequency. A secondary objective was to compare conservative management with American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) treatment guidelines when followed. DESIGN Retrospective chart review of all patient...

Anal incontinence (AI) in adults is a troublesome condition that negatively impacts upon quality of life and results in significant embarrassment and social isolation. The conservative management of AI is the first step and targets symptomatic relief. The reported significant improvement with conservative treatments for AI is close to 25% and involves prescribed changes in lifestyle habits, a r...

Omphalocele is a congenital malformation characterized by the failure of the abdominal walls to join together on the middle line as a consequence of a developmental defect. The diameter of the resulting opening may range from a few centimetres to the almost total absence of the abdominal wall. The diameter of the defect usually ranges from 3 to 8 cm. Naturally, the wider the opening, the more c...

Based on the pathophysiology of Bell's palsy that edema as well as ischemia lead to both compression and hypoxia, Stennert employed high doses of cortisone and dextran and reported a high recovery rate. In the past 5 years, we have been treating patients with Bell's palsy and Hunt syndrome with a high dose of steroids or low-molecular dextran (SD therapy). SD therapy was administrated in 71 cas...

we report a rare case of a two-rooted maxillary central incisor, stressing the importance of three-dimensional imaging in treatment planning and conservative approach of management. endodontic treatment of this central incisor was carried out with a successful outcome.

Treatment of the congenital clubfoot (CCF) starts its development in the early 20 century and is still continuing today. Surgical techniques provide functional and radiographic data, but the subsequent later data of poor function and recurrence of deformity gave grounds the overall therapeutic process to be reconsidered in the middle of the last century. There are two methods that are generally...