Published in Schmerz (Berlin, Germany)
Die Nutzung von Yoga, insbesondere auch als Intervention bei chronischen Schmerzen, nimmt weltweit zu. Vorliegende Daten zu chronischen Rückenschmerzen, mit Einschränkungen auch zu chronischen Nackenschmerzen und bestimmten Kopfschmerzarten, zeigen statistisch signifikant positive Effekte bezogen auf Schmerzintensität und schmerzbedingte Einschränk...
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Published in Physiotherapy theory and practice
The Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) is among the most used measures to evaluate physical function. The PSFS has not been translated into Turkish for patients with low back pain to date. The purpose of the present study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the PSFS into Turkish (PSFS-T) and to assess its reliability and validity in p...
Published in Disability and rehabilitation
In the USA, low back pain related illness accounts for approximately 149 million workdays lost each year. Initial management of back pain typically involves allied healthcare professionals who implement various treatments, such as chiropractic manipulation, physiotherapy, and acupuncture which have varying outcomes and levels of supporting evidence...
Published in Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
Image-guided minimally invasive radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of sensory nerves has emerged as a treatment option for pain and swelling associated with advanced symptomatic joint and spine degeneration to bridge the gap between optimal medical therapy and surgical treatments. RFA of articular sensory nerves and the basivertebral nerve use image-gui...
Published in Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
A 73-year-old male patient presented with a 3-month history of back pain. In bone scintigraphy and the FDG PET-CT scan (fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission computed tomography), highly suspect uptake levels were found in TH12-L1. Accordingly, an osteodestructive process was found on MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). Following a successfully perfor...
Published in Skeletal radiology
Facet joint (FJ) disease is a common cause of axial low back pain with many minimally invasive image-guided treatment options. This article discusses fluoroscopic and CT-guided intraarticular FJ injections, medial branch (MB) radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and lumbar facet synovial cyst (LFSC) aspiration, rupture, or fenestration. Additionally, the...
Published in Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine
Comorbidities are common in older people with back pain but little is known about the influence of comorbidities on outcomes. To explore the influence of the most prevalent comorbidities, and the number of comorbidities, on short (at 3 months) and long-term (at 12 months) outcomes of back pain in older people. We analyzed data from the 'Back Compla...
Back pain is a growing problem worldwide, not only in adults but also in children. Therefore, it is becoming increasingly important to investigate and understand the factors that influence the early onset of back pain. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of back pain in children and adolescents and to identify predisposing risk fa...
peer reviewed / [en] OBJECTIVES: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), particularly neck and low back pain, constitute a major public health issue worldwide with a heavy morbidity and economic impact. However, the relationships between the stomatognathic system and MSDs are subjected to debate, data sorely lacking. The study objective was to investigat...
