Ian Gilron
Neuropathic pain, caused by various central and peripheral nerve disorders, is especially problematic because of its severity, chronicity and resistance to simple analgesics. The condition affects 2%-3% of the population, is costly to the health care system and is personally devastating to the peopl...
Ricardo Vigatto, Neusa Maria Costa Alexandre, Heleno Rodrigues Corrêa Filho
In Brief Study Design. Translation, revision, back-translation, and 3-way validity were performed. Objective. The objective of this study was to translate a version of the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) into Brazilian Portuguese and evaluate its reliability. Summary of Background Data. Reports in t...
Denise Kendrick, Katherine Fielding, Elaine Bentley, Robert Kerslake et al.
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that radiography of the lumbar spine in patients with low back pain is not associated with improved clinical outcomes or satisfaction with care. DESIGN: Randomised unblinded controlled trial. SETTING: 73 general practices in Nottingham, north Nottinghamshire, southe...
Mohammad Didar Hossain, Afzal Aftab, Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Ilias Mahmud et al.
Work related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSDs) are one of the most common occupational diseases which mainly affects the lower back, neck and upper and lower extremities. The aim of this study was to determine prevalence of WMSDs in nine body regions among Ready Made Garment (RMG) workers in Banglad...
Helena Miranda, Eira Viikari‐Juntura, Rami Martikainen, Esa‐Pekka Takala et al.
STUDY DESIGN: In this prospective study, a cohort of 2077 workers free of sciatic pain and another cohort of 327 workers with severe sciatic pain were followed up for 1 year. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of different risk factors on the incidence and persistence of sciatic pain. SUMMARY OF BAC...
Dawn M. Elliott, Joseph J. Sarver
STUDY DESIGN: Measure the mechanical properties of the mouse and rat disc in compression and torsion. OBJECTIVES: Validate mouse and rat disc as a biomechanical model of the human disc by comparing the normalized properties in compression and torsion loading. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Rodents have...
Michael Sullivan, William D. Stanish, Maureen E. Sullivan, Dean A. Tripp
The psychological predictors of pain and disability were examined in a sample of people who sustained whiplash injuries during rear-end motor vehicle accidents. Sixty-five patients referred to a specialty pain clinic with a diagnosis of whiplash injury completed measures of depression, anxiety, cata...
Maziar Moradi‐Lakeh, Mohammad H. Forouzanfar, Stein Emil Vollset, Charbel El Bcheraoui et al.
Objectives We used findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 to report the burden of musculoskeletal disorders in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). Methods The burden of musculoskeletal disorders was calculated for the EMR's 22 countries between 1990 and 2013. A systematic analysis...
Jeremy M. Jacobs, Robert Hammerman‐Rozenberg, Aaron Cohen, Jochanan Stessman
In Brief Study Design. A longitudinal age homogeneous cohort study. Objective. To describe the prevalence, nature, and predictors of chronic back pain (CBP) in older people. Summary of Background Data. CBP is a growing source of morbidity among the elderly. Few longitudinal studies exist, and its ti...
Ben Palmer, Gary J. Macfarlane, Cara Afzal, Aneez Esmail et al.
BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal pain is reported more commonly by South Asians in the UK than by white Europeans. This may result from a variety of factors, including cultural differences, and thus we investigated the extent to which differences in the prevalence of pain within the South Asian populatio...
Humayun Kabir, Myfanwy Maple, Kim Usher, Md Shahidul Islam
There is a paucity of literature that addresses the health vulnerabilities of readymade garment (RMG) workers in South and Southeast Asian regions. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review is to identify the distinctive types of health vulnerabilities along with the causes and consequences of th...
Behnam Sharif, Jacek A. Kopec, Nick Bansback, Mamunur Rahman et al.
Objectives To estimate the future direct cost of OA in Canada using a population-based health microsimulation model of osteoarthritis (POHEM-OA). Methods We used administrative health data from the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, a survey of a random sample of BC residents diagnosed with ...
Saeid Safiri, Ali‐Asghar Kolahi, Marita Cross, Kristin Carson‐Chahhoud et al.
OBJECTIVES: To describe the level and trends of point prevalence, deaths and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for other musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders, i.e. those not covered by specific estimates generated for RA, OA, low back pain, neck pain and gout, from 1990 to 2017 by age, sex and socio...
Md. Raihan-Al-Masud, M. Rubaiyat Hossain Mondal
This paper focuses on the application of machine learning algorithms for predicting spinal abnormalities. As a data preprocessing step, univariate feature selection as a filter based feature selection, and principal component analysis (PCA) as a feature extraction algorithm are considered. A number ...
Feng Wang, Rui Shi, Feng Cai, Yuntao Wang et al.
Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration results in segmental instability and irritates neural compressive symptoms, such as low back pain and motor deficiency. The transplanting of stem cell into degenerative discs has attracted increasing clinical attention, as a new and proven approach to alleviati...