Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Review: Global pooled prevalence of tinnitus 14.4 percent
The pooled prevalence of any tinnitus is 14.4 percent, according to a review published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Neurology.
Aug 8, 2022
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Page 11 - News tagged with back pain
Medical economics
Early physical therapy associated with less health care resource use for patients with acute lower back pain
Early initiation of physical therapy (PT) for U.S. patients with acute lower back pain (LBP) was associated with less health care resource use in the first month and the first year after the initial onset of symptoms, according ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Medical research
Effective new treatment for chronic back pain targets the nervous system
People challenged with chronic back pain have been given hope with a new treatment that focuses on retraining how the back and the brain communicate, a randomized controlled trial run by researchers at UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience ...
Aug 2, 2022
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Pediatrics
South Africa's barefoot children wear ill-fitting school shoes
Many children in South Africa run the risk of developing foot abnormalities such as hammer-, clawed- and retracted toes and heel spurs because they wear school shoes that don't fit properly.
Jul 14, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Q and A: Strategies for staying active with joint pain
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I enjoy an active lifestyle, from gardening to playing golf, cross-country skiing and participating in water fitness. I also walk daily. My knees have begun to bother me, and I am noticing some other aches ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Is an ectopic pregnancy abortion legal? Overturn of Roe v. Wade leaves states to decide
The overturn of Roe v. Wade leaves the decision of whether abortion is legal or not up to the states to decide. Concerns on what restrictions this will place on life-threatening cases have been voiced by medical professionals ...
Jun 30, 2022
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Medications
Many pain medications can be used for spine-related pain in older adults
Spine-related pain is increasingly common in older adults. While medications play an important role in pain management, their use has limitations in geriatric patients due to reduced liver and kidney function, comorbid medical ...
Jun 28, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
The world's first synthesis of scientific information on musculoskeletal pain
Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is currently the second cause of disability in the world, the first being mental illness. This is affirmed by the researcher of the Department of Physiotherapy of the University of Malaga Alejandro ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Neuroscience
Early study suggests a new, injectable gel may greatly reduce chronic low back pain
An experimental formulation of a hydrogel, injected into spinal discs, proved safe and effective in substantially relieving chronic low back pain caused by degenerative disc disease (DDD), according to new research to be ...
Jun 8, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Importance of screening breathing patterns in athletic populations
Dysfunctional breathing patterns are associated with a high risk of musculoskeletal conditions, resulting in poor physical performance. Now, a study by researchers in Japan has found that among athletes across age groups, ...
May 27, 2022
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