BACKGROUND It has been observed that psychical suffering (e.g. the feeling of losing a significant person) tends to reduce the physical pain tolerance threshold, as well as to increase the subjective sense of painfulness. The purpose of this study was to assess pain sensation among a group of caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease, and to determine the psychological factors (emotional ...

Jellyfish (cnidarians) have a worldwide distribution. Despite most being harmless, some species may cause local and also systemic reactions. Treatment of jellyfish envenomation is directed at: alleviating the local effects of venom, preventing further nematocyst discharges and controlling systemic reactions, including shock. In severe cases, the most important step is stabilizing and maintainin...

Physiotherapy in patients after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (CHL) is impeded by postoperative pain which causes a decline in patients' activity, reduces respiratory muscles' function, and affects patients' ability to look after themselves. The objective of this work was to assess the influence of Kinesio Taping (KT) on pain level and the increase in effort tolerance in patients after CHL. The ...

OBJECTIVE To examine factors that predict the probability of an employee being granted in-patient multidisciplinary rehabilitation to sustain worklife participation. DESIGN A prospective cohort study. SUBJECTS A total of 49,264 public sector employees. METHODS Baseline characteristics were measured from survey responses and registers. Two types of rehabilitation were identified: early (fo...

Lumbar radiculopathy is one of the most common diseases of modern civilisation. Multimodal pain management (MPM) represents a central approach to avoiding surgery. Only few medium-term results have been published in the literature so far. This study compared subjective and objective as well as anamnestic and clinical parameters of 60 patients who had undergone inpatient MPM because of lumbar ra...

BACKGROUND Radiotherapy (RT) to the head and neck region often results in oral complications. In this explorative study, the pretreatment and posttreatment (6 months and 12 months) quality of life (QOL) was analyzed for patients with head and neck cancer. The associations between QOL and salivary secretion rates were analyzed. METHODS In 29 patients (19 men and 10 women; mean age, 59 ± 8 year...

BACKGROUND Patients often consider health professionals to be role models for leading a healthy lifestyle but no data is available on tobacco, alcohol, or substance use among GPs in Flanders (northern Belgium). AIM To estimate the prevalence of smoking, alcohol, and substance use among GPs, in order to determine factors that influence these habits and to elucidate GPs' attitudes toward a heal...

Several studies indicate that the nuclear factor-kappa B (NFB) -activation cascade plays a crucial role not only in immune responses, inflammation, and apoptosis but also in the development and processing of pathological pain. Accordingly, a pharmacological intervention into this pathway may have antinociceptive effects and could provide novel treatment strategies for pain and inflammation. In ...

Endometriosis is a benign disease of the female genital system, characterized by the appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Endometriosis commonly affects the women of 25-29 age group. Main symptoms are pelvic pain and infertility. Many studies have suggested that endometriosis has a profound but negative impact not only on their social life but also on their personal life. Quanti...

BACKGROUND To assess the oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of head and neck cancer patients and to find association between QoL, demographic and disease variables. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on 153 patients diagnosed and being treated for head and neck cancer in Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital, India. Data collected from the survey included demographic detail...