Chronic knee pain is a common problem that can make it difficult to walk and carry out daily activities. It can be a long-term problem that can affect one or both knees. It can affect one part or all of the knee. The pain may be felt with bending, walking, or other movements. Chro...
Carolyn MAmerican Journal of MedicineChatzopoulos D, Moralidis E, Markou P, Makris V, Arsos G. Baker's cysts in knees with chronic osteoarthritis pain: a clin- ical, ultrasonographic, radiographic and scintigraphic evalua- tion. Rheumatol Int 2008;29:141e6....
Musculoskeletal pain is a condition that characterises several diseases and represents a constantly growing issue with enormous socio-economic burdens, highlighting the importance of developing treatment algorithms appropriate to the patient’s needs and effective management strategies. Indeed, the algic condit...
Vickers and coauthors conducted a systematic review to identify RCTs of acupuncture for chronic pain in which allocation concealment was determined
This post is part of a series on my knee surgery and recovery journey, and how I coped with all that down time. I spent a good part of a year bed bound, in pain, and also bored. Afternoons were the toughest, as it felt like a state of limbo, where the world was speeding […]...
A different myofascial pain trial showed LP to reduce pain as well as bupivacaine trigger-point injection and better than placebo, but the study period was only nine days [17]. In a comparison of LP and placebo for chronic low back pain, both groups reported 50 % relief and there were ...
is compromised. The sciatic nerve starts in the lower back and goes down along the back of the leg. So when the nerve is affected, pain can occur either in the low back or the back of your thigh. Sciatic pain usually only happens on one side, but it can occasionally affect both legs...
Today is a day that if I’m not mindful and aware that I could end up caught in one of those emotional traps. Physical pain is debilitating. The inability to stand from a seated position without severity is overwhelming. I need my legs and feet to lift my back and I need my back to...
BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing global health concern. Chronic pain, as a common symptom of CKD, particularly among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is influenced by complications, dialysis procedures, and comorbidities.
6Center for Neuroplasticity and Pain (CNAP), SMI, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark; 7Institute of Stress Medicine, Region Västra Götaland and Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden Correspondence: Helene van Ettinger-Veenstra Center for...