Pathophysiology of musculoskeletal pain : a narrative review
Musculoskeletal pain (excluding bone cancer pain) affects more than 30% of the global population and imposes an enormous burden on patients, families, and caregivers related to functional limitation, emotional distress, effects on mood, loss of ...
Puntillo, Filomena +26 more
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Objective Elevated C‐reactive protein (CRP) levels in systemic sclerosis (SSc) have been linked with severe disease and worse survival, but the role of platelet levels remains unclear. This study examined whether elevated platelet levels, CRP levels, or both are associated with disease severity, progression, and survival in SSc.
Brian S. Lee +4 more
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The Role of Brain-Reactive Autoantibodies in Brain Pathology and Cognitive Impairment
Antibodies to different brain proteins have been recently found to be associated with an increasing number of different autoimmune diseases. They need to penetrate the blood–brain barrier (BBB) in order to bind antigens within the central nervous system (
Simone Mader +2 more
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Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System Modeling of Data Uncertainty and Knowledge
The topic of this book is the modeling of data uncertainty and knowledge for a health engineering problem such as the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system. This is the first book on this subject.
Dao, Tien Tua +1 more
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Special Issue “Role of Exercises in Musculoskeletal Disorders—6th Edition”
The sixth edition of the Special Issue entitled “Role of Exercise in Musculoskeletal Disorders” has been collated, substantially advancing the conversation on the effectiveness and practicality of exercise-based interventions for individuals ...
Giuseppe Musumeci
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Development of a Disease Activity Index for the Assessment of VEXAS Syndrome (VEXAS‐DAI)
Objective Vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X‐linked, autoinflammatory, somatic syndrome (VEXAS) syndrome is characterized by a complex spectrum of inflammatory and hematologic manifestations. Clinical research to identify effective therapies is urgently needed but is hindered by the lack of validated outcome measures.
Kevin Byram +25 more
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Pain in musculoskeletal tumors
Pain is the most common complaint in musculoskeletal tumors. It should be addressed appropriately to increase the health quality of life of these patients. There are operative and medical treatment options.
Okay, Erhan, Yenigül, Ali Erkan
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Rationale, design and methods of the Study of Work and Pain (SWAP): a cluster randomised controlled trial testing the addition of a vocational advice service to best current primary care for patients with musculoskeletal pain (ISRCTN 52269669) [PDF]
Background Musculoskeletal pain is a major contributor to short and long term work absence. Patients seek care from their general practitioner (GP) and yet GPs often feel ill-equipped to deal with work issues.
Foster, N.E. +52 more
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Objective We aimed to determine whether the short‐term response to biologics in biologic‐naive psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is better in patients initiating biologic treatment early in the disease course. Methods Patients with PsA who started on biologic therapy from the year 2000 to 2025 were included for analysis.
Sung Min Cho +4 more
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Response to: Risk Factors Affecting Cage Retropulsion into the Spinal Canal Following Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Association with Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis [PDF]
Shinichi Kato +3 more
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