OBJECTIVES (1) To determine the importance of quadriceps strength, structural change, and psychological status in terms of knee pain in the community. (2) To determine the relative importance of quadriceps function, structural change, and psychological status with respect to disability in subjects with knee pain. METHODS 300 men and women with pain and 300 controls without pain (aged 40-79) w...

STUDY DESIGN Multiphase cross-sectional survey of musculoskeletal pain. OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of all reported and clinically significant spinal pain. To identify independent predictors of spinal pain. METHODS A total of 5752 adults sampled from three general practice registers were mailed a screening questionnaire. Subjects who reported the spine as a predominant site of pai...

AIM Surgeons make up a unique group that is at risk for developing work-related musculoskeletal symptoms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Kinesiotape technique on pain and functional performance in surgeons who have musculoskeletal system pain after performing surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS 32 surgeons between the ages of 27 and 44 yrs working in a unive...

conclusions the pil epidural injection is as effective as tf epidural injection in improving pain and functional status, in patients with chronic lumbosacral low back pain, due to disc degeneration. results effective pain relief [numeric rating scale (nrs) < 3] was observed in 77.3% (95% ci: 67‒90.5%) of patients in pil group and 74.2% (95% ci: 62.4 - 89.4%) of patients in the tf group (p = 0.3...

background: several prognostic factors exist influencing the outcome of surgical discectomy in the patients with lumbar disc herniation (ldh). the aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between severity of preoperative impaired ankle reflex and outcomes of lumbar discectomy in the patients with l5-s1 ldh. methods: we retrospectively evaluated 181 patients (108 male and 73 female) who...

background whiplash patients regard cervicogenic headache (ceh) as the most burdensome symptom of their condition. sufferers experience a significant degree of disability from headache, associated neck pain and disability, and sleep disturbance. lateral c1/2 joint pulsed radiofrequency (prf) treatment has been shown to produce significant relief from headache in patients with ceh. objectives th...

AIM To investigate the relationship between health locus of control and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS Pain intensity by visual analog scale, quality of life related to health by the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) assessment and disability level by Turkish version of Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were evaluated. Multidimensio...

Background: Lumbar Spondylosis is an age-related degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine. It almost universal with increasing age. considered to be related low back pain and disability. Conventional treatment for spondylosis commonly includes anti-inflammatory medications, analgesics, muscle relaxants, Non-steroidal drugs. Objectives: The objectives present study were assess effects indiv...

BACKGROUND Lumbar paraspinal muscle dysfunction and Low Back Pain are strongly correlated. The best treatment for non-specific Low Back Pain is still controversial. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of lumbar multifidus muscle retraining exercises and perifacet multifidus injections in the treatment of Low Back Pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS 63 patients with non-specific LBP, with or without l...

BACKGROUND Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunction is a prevalent cause of chronic, unremitting lower back pain. OBJECTIVE To concurrently compare outcomes after surgical and nonsurgical treatment for chronic SIJ dysfunction. METHODS A total of 148 subjects with SIJ dysfunction were randomly assigned to minimally invasive SIJ fusion with triangular titanium implants (n = 102) or nonsurgical mana...