A 54-year-old woman developed signs and symptoms consistent with reflex sympathetic dystrophy in her left upper extremity following arterial puncture. Diagnosis was confirmed by bone scan, and sympathetic blockade with intravenous regional bretylium completely relieved her severe, intractable pain.

Electromyographic (EMG) signals play a key role in many clinical and biomedical applications. They can be used for identifying patients with muscular disabilities, assessing lower-back pain, kinesiology and motor control. There are three common applications of the EMG signal: (1) to determine the activation timing of the muscle; (2) to estimate the force produced by the muscle and (3) to analyz...

The diagnosis of radicular pain secondary to Piriformis Muscle Syndrome has been historically difficult due to lack of accurate means to identify and selectively inject the piriformis muscle. This paper describes a simple and reproducible technique to safely inject the piriformis muscle, using a combination of fluoroscopic guidance and a standard neuro-muscular stimulator.

BACKGROUND Shin pain is a common complaint among running athletes and can be caused by bony, muscular, vascular or neural pathology. OBJECTIVE This article discusses the likely causes, assessment and management of shin pain in athletes presenting in the general practice setting. DISCUSSION Accurate diagnosis is important as treatment differs depending on the cause. The characteristics of th...

Endogenic factors as one of possible reasons for low back pain were investigated and discussed in this study. The study included 122 male bus drivers, average age 44.2 years, average period of active service 24.4 years. The following anthropometric indexes have been calculated: Quetelet's index, percentage of body fat, relative body weight, Olivier's typologic index, Lorenz's constitution index...

background and aims: aromatherapy means application of concentrated essences from different types of plants (such as flowers) for treatment of different types of diseases. aromatherapy works for stress, anxiety, psychosomatic problems, muscular and rheumatic pains, gastrointestinal problems, menopause and postpartum depression. the present study aimed to study the effect of aromatherapy on anxi...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of oral, intra muscular and transdermal diclofenac sodium for pain treatment in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and their effect on postoperative opioid consumption. METHODS Following informed consent, 90 ASA I-II patients scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy were randomized into three groups. Group PO got ora...

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common joint diseases, with the majority of OA related changes being observed in the medial tibiofemoral compartment. Biomechanical changes in gait have been observed in patients with medial compartment knee OA (MC-KOA). In particular, the external knee adduction moment (KAM) has been linked with the presence, severity and progression of MC-KOA [1, 2]...

Muscular hypertrophy of the internal anal sphincter in association with proctalgia was first described a few years ago, but has remained largely unnoticed (1-4). In some cases autosomal-dominant inheritance has been demonstrated. Physical examination identifies an enlarged anal sphincter, which sometimes the patient has already noticed. This muscular mass may mimic an anal tumor and even hamper...