BACKGROUND CONTEXT There are few comparisons of Modic changes (MCs) in the lumbar and cervical spine. PURPOSE Compare the prevalence of MCs in the lumbar and cervical spine, and determine how MC prevalence depends on spinal pain, age, disc degeneration, spinal level, and the presence or absence of kyphosis. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective clinical survey. MATERIALS AND METHODS Magnetic resonan...

An 89-year-old woman admitted to the Emergency Care Department with reported back pain nine days earlier that started suddenly when sitting. This subsequently evolved into progressive paraparesis (Frankel D). An MRI of the lumbosacral spine revealed an extensive lumbar epidural hematoma (Figure). The patient underwent decompressive laminectomy of T12-L1. Spontaneous epidural hematoma is a rare ...

BACKGROUND This paper describes a case of C7 radiculopathy in a professional rugby league player after repeated cervical spine trauma. The report outlines the management of the patient following an acute cervical hyperflexion injury with chiropractic manipulation and soft tissue therapies. It also presents a change in approach to include distractive techniques on presentation of a neurological ...

BACKGROUND Medical treatment of cranio-cervical pain can be suboptimal in patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection. We report the use of cervical sympathetic block for treatment of pain in two patients with ICA dissection. CASE REPORTS A 58-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman presented with severe cranio-cervical pain associated with left and right ICA dissection confirmed by m...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present pilot study was to describe pain complaints of TMD patients and cervical spine dysfunction. METHODS Fourteen women with myogenous TMD, cervical motion limitation and rotation of at least one of the three first cervical vertebrae evidenced by radiographic examination participated in this study. The multidimensional pain evaluation was accomplished by a Braz...

BACKGROUND Similar upper extremity symptoms can present with varied physiologic etiologies. However, due to the multifaceted nature of musculoskeletal conditions, a definitive diagnosis using physical examination and advanced testing is not always possible. This report discusses the diagnosis and case management of a patient with two episodes of similar upper extremity symptoms of different eti...

The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) consists primarily of 3 major classes of word descriptors -sensory, affective and evaluative that are used by patients to specify subjective pain experience. It also contains an intensity scale and other items to determine the properties of pain experience. The questionnaire was designed to provide quantitative measures of clinical pain that can be treated st...

objective: to identify the non-obstetric causes and presentation of acute abdomen among pregnant women. materials and methods: this was a cross sectional hospital-based study among 128 pregnant women by face to face interview using a semi-structured questionnaire. this study was conducted at the gynecology & obstetric ward of 250 bed general hospital, noakhali, bangladesh, from january to augus...

Introduction: The prevalence of cervical spondylosis is rising. The objective was to figure out the various features and their related factors among cervical spondylosis patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Methodology: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted enrolling 40 patients from NITOR at Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data were collected from the physiotherapy department of NITOR using con...

BACKGROUND CONTEXT In a small prospective study assessing 10 symptomatic and 10 asymptomatic subjects, Schellhas et al. compared cervical discography to magnetic resonance imaging. Within that study he reported on the distribution of pain for the C3-C4 to C6-C7 levels. Four years later, Grubb and Ellis reported retrospective data from his 12-year experience using cervical discography from C2-C3...