OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to describe the interdisciplinary care, including chiropractic services, in a military health care facility of an active duty member of the United States Navy with low back pain, leg pain, and foot numbness. CLINICAL FEATURES A 40-year-old patient developed low back pain, leg pain, and foot numbness after moving furniture. The patient described his symptoms ...

UNLABELLED Long-standing groin pain is a persistent problem that is commonly difficult to rehabilitate. Theoretical rationale indicates a relationship between the motor control of the pelvis and long-standing groin pain; however, this link has not been investigated. PURPOSE The current experiment aimed to evaluate motor control of the abdominal muscles in a group of Australian football player...

Osteoporotic vertebral fractures (OVFs) are the common disease found in elderly population. Neurological deficit in OVFs is rare despite the involved posterior cortex of the fractured vertebral body, severe kyphotic deformity, or the instability at the fracture site. OVF with resulting neurological deficit was considered as a contraindication for vertebral augmentation techniques. We reported a...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate racial differences in pain and pain medication use in response to cryotherapy or usual care (UC) for leg skin inflamed by chronic venous disorders (CVDs). DESIGN Randomized clinical trial. SETTING Academic medical center in Charleston, South Carolina. PARTICIPANTS Sixty Black and White participants with severe CVDs randomized to receive cryotherapy or UC during the o...

A 37 year old recreational long distance triathlete complained of right leg pain during running since early 2002. The problems mainly occurred when running uphill, with a cramp-like pain and tightness in the anterior and lateral aspect of the right lower leg, associated with a loss of power and numbness in the foot. After periods of rest and treatment with physiotherapy, acupuncture and nutriti...

Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive procedure that is increasingly used to treat pain caused by compression fractures of vertebral bodies. A 56-year-old woman who had a compression fracture on the vertebral body of L5 vertebra was admitted to the Algology Department with a severe low back and leg pain. Kyphoplasty was planned for pain relief. She suffered severe pain in her back and left leg im...