The primary role of radiological imaging in the diagnosis of rare musculoskeletal diseases. Emphasis on ultrasound [PDF]
Objective: In July 2017 a multidisciplinary clinical Center specialized in rare diseases was activated. A rare disease can involve the musculoskeletal system. A multimodality musculoskeletal imaging approach allows for a rapid diagnosis.
Ferone, Diego+6 more
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MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS IN MIDWIVES IN HOSPITALS [PDF]
The work of the midwives is highly demanding and responsible, as well as associated with significant load on the musculoskeletal system. The aim of the study was to follow the frequency and localization of musculoskeletal disorders and diagnosed diseases
Stanchev, Verislav+2 more
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Endogenous musculoskeletal tissue engineering - a focused perspective [PDF]
Two major difficulties facing widespread clinical implementation of existing Tissue Engineering (TE) strategies for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders are (1) the cost, space and time required for ex vivo culture of a patient’s autologous cells ...
Adam, Clayton
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Lived experiences of informal caregivers of people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-ethnography [PDF]
BACKGROUND: People with chronic pain often seek support from friends and family for everyday tasks. These individuals are termed informal caregivers. There remains uncertainty regarding the lived experiences of these people who care for individuals with ...
Bowlby J.+6 more
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Management of work-relevant upper limb disorders: a review [PDF]
Background Upper limb disorders (ULDs) are clinically challenging and responsible for considerable work loss. There is a need to determine effective approaches for their management.
A. K. Burton+57 more
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Morbidity Pattern Among Out-Patients Attending Urban Health Training Centre in Srinagar [PDF]
The current study was designed to identify the morbidity pattern of out-patients attending Urban Health Training Centre in an urban area of a medical college in Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, North India.
Ali, H. (Haroon)+3 more
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Reduced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in chronic multi-site musculoskeletal pain : partly masked by depressive and anxiety disorders [PDF]
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Dekker, Joost+6 more
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What is the association between sickness absence, mortality and morbidity? [PDF]
This paper examines the area-level relationships in England and Wales between sickness absence (‘incapacity benefit’), mortality and morbidity. It uses a random sample of incapacity benefit claims, and population counts of mortality and Census morbidity ...
C. Bambra+11 more
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Optimal treatment strategies for musculoskeletal diseases [PDF]
This paper presents a model which aims to find an optimal treatment time for patients with musculoskeletal diseases. The stochastic dynamic programming model presented is based on minimizing expected costs given a stochastic processes for cure with ...
Haugen, Kjetil K.
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Therapeutic Ultrasound and Pain in Degenerative Diseases of Musculoskeletal System [PDF]
Therapeutic ultrasound is a physical modality which is constantly expanding range of indications. Analgesic effect of ultrasound is still under discussion. Regardless the extensive application of pulsed ultrasound of low intensity, continuous ultrasound has a better analgesis effect, which is explained by its mechanism of action.The main research ...
Mirsad Muftić, Ksenija Miladinović
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