BACKGROUND Low back pain is a common and costly condition internationally. There is high need to identify effective and economically efficient means for managing this problem. This study aimed to explore the cost-effectiveness of a novel motion-sensor biofeedback treatment approach in addition to guidelines-based care compared to guidelines-based care alone, from a societal perspective over a 1...

Findings have been mainly observational and thus may be influenced in part by health related selection for work. Nevertheless, a “best evidence synthesis” based largely on a review of systematic reviews concluded that the overall weight of evidence pointed strongly to health benefits from employment. When treating patients of working age, doctors should therefore always consider the impact of t...

appendicitis is the most common abdominal disease that requires surgery in the emergency ward. it usually presents as right lower quadrant pain, but may rarely present as left upper quadrant (luq) pain due to congenital anatomical abnormalities of the intestine. we report a patient who complained of persistent luq abdominal pain and was finally diagnosed by computed tomography (ct) as congenita...

Abstrak: Low Back Pain. Pain (LBP) adalah salah satu masalah kesehatanyang paling umum dikeluhkan pasien. Enam puluh persen sampai delapan puluhpersen (60-80%) orang di Eropa pernah mengeluhkan gangguan ini. Menurutpedoman klinis penatalaksanaan LBP yang dikeluarkan oleh American PhysicalTherapy Association terbaru, angka kejadian episode pertama dalam 1tahun berada antara 6,3-15,3% dan untuk j...

Introduction: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare malignancy in children. Nasal obstruction, otitis media with effusion, pain in the ear, hearing problems, and unusual neck mass are among the signs and symptoms of this malignancy.   Case Report: We report the case of a 13-year-old girl with NPC who later developed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) through the course of her disease. To our...