The aim of the present study was to investigate the relation between self-reported pain, muscular activity and postural load during cleaning tasks. Eighteen cleaners performed usual cleaning tasks in both a laboratory and a lecture room. The level of perceived pain in the neck-shoulder region during the last 7 days was recorded. Bipolar surface electromyography (SEMG) was recorded bilaterally f...

OBJECTIVES The data regarding the health of professional tattooists is inexistent. Tattooists are usually heavily tattooed and exposed daily to body fluids and skin-to-skin contacts with customers, tattoo inks, solvents, allergens, irritants, and work for hours often in inadequate positions using vibrating tattoo machines. We analyzed the health status of active French professional tattooists. ...

Litsea garciae is an underutilized plant found in certain parts of South East Asia. The part has been traditionally used to treat, among others, skin infections, boil, rectal bleeding, muscular pain, and sprains. Besides its medicinal properties, seasonal fruit consumed for avocado-like flavor. This article aims provide information on what known so far about the nutritional composition pharmaco...

The aim of this study was the evaluation of the discomfort level during the utilization of non oclusal intraoral appliance during sleep in patients with muscular temporomandibular dysfunction; time of acceptance; and the effectiveness of non oclusal intraoral appliance related to the relief of pain symptoms. We evaluated 30 patients from Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Dysfunction Clinic (...

how to cite this article: barzegar m, habibi p, bonyady m, topchizadeh v, shiva sh. exon deletion pattern in duchene muscular dystrophy in north west of iran. iran j child neurol. 2015 winter; 9(1): 42-48. abstract objective duchene and becker muscular dystrophy (dmd/ bmd) are x-linked disorders that both are the result of heterogeneous mutations in the dystrophin gene. the frequency and distri...

Chronic pain in the orofacial region is a common complaint faced by clinicians. It is important for the dentists to have a thorough knowledge of various causes of jaw pain. Most common type reported is toothache. Since toothache is so common, it is important to determine if pain is from odontogenic or nonodontogenic origin. The need for careful diagnosis before undertaking any invasive treatmen...

BACKGROUND This article describes and discusses the case of an adult female with cholecystitis characterized on initial presentation as acute thoracolumbar pain. CASE PRESENTATION A 34-year-old female presented for care with a complaint of acute right sided lower thoracic and upper lumbar pain with associated significant hyperalgesia and muscular hypertonicity. The patient was examined, refer...