Background Currently, non-surgical treatments for glenohumeral osteoarthritis (GH-OA) mainly aim to reduce pain. Autologous conditioned serum (ACS), Orthokine, an interleukin-1 inhibitor from the patient's own blood has anti-inflammatory effect. The objective was determine whether intra-articular injections of this ACS improved symptoms in patients with GH-OA and delayed need a shoulder replace...

The objective of this study was to evaluate if a single session actual or placebo cupping and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) therapy in patients with Nonspecific low back pain would be enough temporarily reduce intensity functional disability. outcome measures were Numerical rating scale Oswestry Disability Index questionnaire. This is an experimental clinical trial; after...

BACKGROUND Epidemiologically-based rheumatology healthcare needs assessment requires an understanding of the incidence and prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in the community, of the reasons why people consult in primary care, and of the proportion of people who would benefit from referral to secondary care and paramedical services. This paper reports the first phase of such a needs assess...

introduction: william's flexion exercise is recommended for any kind of non-specific low back pain. however, no clinical trial study has yet determined its effect. this study examines the effect of william's flexion exercise on pain intensity and disability in patient s with chronic non-specific and referral low back pain. materials and methods: this clinical t rial study included 32 patients w...

BACKGROUND Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) for patients with chronic painful osteoporotic compression fractures has not been extensively studied. OBJECTIVE To prospectively evaluate the efficacy of PVP for patients with chronic painful osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). METHODS Sixty-two consecutive patients with chronic painful osteoporotic VCFs for ≥3 months underwent ...

BACKGROUND In prognostic research, prediction rules are generally statistically derived. However the composition and performance of these statistical models may strongly depend on the characteristics of the derivation sample. The purpose of this study was to establish consensus among clinicians and experts on key predictors for persistent shoulder pain three months after initial consultation in...

OBJECTIVE To translate, to perform a cultural adaptation of and to test the reproducibility of the Cochin Hand Functional Scale questionnaire for Brazil. METHODS First, the Cochin Hand Functional Scale questionnaire was translated into Portuguese and was then back-translated into French. These translations were reviewed by a committee to establish a Brazilian version of the questionnaire to b...

Cervical disorders and the shortening of pectoralis minor are advocated to play an important role in patients with subacromial pain syndrome, despite absence evidence. This study aimed compare deep cervical flexor muscle function between syndrome controls. Secondarily, this analyze relationship clinical tests disability among patients. is a case-control 32 [mean age: 33 ± 6.9 years; sex: 22 (65...

AIM To investigate physical activity level in patients with chronic low back and neck pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS 32 preoperative patients, 32 outpatients with low back or neck pain and 32 healthy controls were included in study. The physical activity level of the participants was evaluated with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. The Oswestry Disability Index an...