... multi-modality imaging, radiographs, skeletal scintigraphy, CT and MRI all play an important roleinimagingpatientswithbackpain Planar bone scintigraphy has a long history inthe diagnosis ofpatients ... interarticularis [18-21] The diagnosis of spondylolisthesis is not made with scintigraphy Once spondylolisthesis develops, bone stress may be absent at the site of spondylolysis However, in this case, ... be the cause ofthelowbackpain and MRI may be helpful in identifying other causes ofbackpain [6,26] Complete bony union offers the best long term prognosis Some patients attain a fibrous...
... base-line, total duration ofpaininthe past year, painin other parts ofthe spine past year, general health, and outcome at the 4th visit There were also no differences in relation to the psychological ... 712) There were no other differences between the groups in relation to type of work, smoking, fee subsidization, leg pain, pain intensity at base-line and at the 4th visit, dura- tion ofpain at ... "definitely better" (Table 4) The response rate at the months follow-up was 63% (464 ofthe 731 from the base-line sample) The percentage reporting thepain intensity to be weak or non-existing...
... written in bold, and where the majority ofthe practitioners agree withthe research team, the answer is also in italics The use of maintenance care based on patientswith a history of one episode of ... answers to the 12 questions relating to the indications for the use of MC For example, within this definition, it was considered unsuitable to offer MC to patientswith no previous history ofback ... presented inthe survey have very limited information and many other factors (e.g the psychological profile ofthe patient, various types of spinal problems, etiology ofthebackpain etc.) might influence...
... data on myofascial painis found inthe literature, but it isthe perception ofthe clinicians involved in this study, based on discussions over the five years prior to the gathering of these data, ... study is to document the types of working diagnoses inpatientswith LBP that are formed by clinicians trained inthe use ofthe DBCDG This will serve as the basis for further refining the approach ... Usefulness of a 2-question coping screening tool inpatientswithlowbackpain In: American Academy ofPain Management 21st Annual Clinical Meeting, Exploring the Science Practicing The Art Las...
... considered This interesting approach was successful inthe experimental setting of acute lung injury and needs to be verified in clinical indications other than lung transplantation Competing interests ... solution The remaining grafts were perfused withlow potassium dextran (LPD) solution the hypothesis that this combination prevents intrapulmonary shunt more effectively than does either intervention ... transplantation Inthe cases of graft failure, brain death and infection ofthe donor lung, reduced surfactant function is aggravated by preservation ofthe graft, ischaemia and reperfusion Therefore,...
... lungs of sheep have a special feature, a single bronchial artery, and a single lymphatic draining ofthe lung A 10-fold increase in bronchial blood flow could be shown within 20 minutes of smoke inhalation ... into the pulmonary microcirculation To test this hypothesis, several investigators have tied off the bronchial artery of sheep and then exposed the animals to smoke In these studies the hypothesis ... neutrophils and determine how this affected the response to inhalation injury In these studies of sheep depleted of their leukocytes, a high percentage ofthe response to smoke inhalation was blocked...
... by smoking, drinking, exercising and the body mass index - contribute to explaining the gradient The size of this contribution is larger when we consider the entire history of behaviors rather ... three binary indicators: whether the mother died early, whether the father died early and whether the mother and the father where present when the individual was aged 10 The extracted principal ... males) While the precision ofthe estimates ofthe effects of behaviors declines with respect to the micro data, we cannot reject the null hypothesis that these effects are jointly statistically significant...
... VAT using a 3.5 MHz probe, cm above the umbilicus The SAAT was defined as the thickness between the skin-fat interface and the linea alba, and the VAT was defined as the distance between the anterior ... future interventions in NAFLD and indeed in all the metabolic diseases [20] On the other hand, a recent observation has highlighted theroleof spleen as further non invasive marker of chronic low- grade ... the moment of study Discussing possible mechanisms and explanations for our findings, we can argue that IR presence isthe most important factor in determining the fat deposition in organs (in...
... a monthly basis attended by the treating intensivist, the radiologist and the pathologist Interesting cases should be published withthe aim of education and improving knowledge of epidemiology ... inpatientswith pneumonia or other already known infections This finding emphasises the difficulty of diagnosing unexpected or new pathogens inpatientswith existing infections Pulmonary embolism ... since infectious diseases are rising, pathologists fear the risk of infection [10] Finally, autopsies now contribute little to the scientific output ofthe pathology department, with only 6% of the...
... were missing Since the catastrophising domain ofthe CSQ only consisted of questions, we used the average value on that scale to impute the missing value, if only one item was missing In case of ... patientsinthelow risk group reported leg pain as compared to the other groups, which is partly explained by leg pain being one ofthe SBT items Gender and age were equally distributed over the risk ... medical careseeking due to low- backpainin scaffolders Am J Ind Med 2001, 40:275-281 Maniadakis N, Gray A: The economic burden ofbackpaininthe UK Pain 2000, 84:95-103 Kent PM, Keating JL: Can...
... for thepatient's continued well-being or for maintaining the optimum state of health while minimizing recurrences ofthe clinical status" In "Advances in Chiropractic" from 1996, the word "maintenance ... did not include a definition of maintenance care or descriptions ofwhat therapies might be included, in our instructions to the participants In fact, we informed them that the reason for the study ... "clinical findings-guided maintenance care" We were interested in finding out whether there is agreement among chiropractors regarding their management for various types of patient groups In...
... even further The LBP history would, as inthe case above, be recurrent LBP and the patient being satisfied and compliant Discussion This study isthe third in a series of three, dealing withthe ... option in all ofthe groups, if thepain had been intermittent and, for one ofthe groups, also if the symptoms had increased over the past year "Quick fix": Most ofthe comments relating to this ... the following day, a summary ofthe results was provided to the chiropractors, followed by a discussion Results Fifteen ofthe 48 members ofthe Finnish Chiropractors' Union participated in the...
... visits for patientswithlowbackpain attending chiropractic clinics, and also the first study to look at the point of initiative for the subsequent visit We found that there were two distinct ... Leboeuf-Yde, Lise Hestbæk: The Nordic maintenance care program: what are the indications for maintenance care inpatientswithlowback pain? A survey ofthe members ofthe Danish Chiropractors’ ... meeting at which the project leaders informed their fellow students ofthe purpose ofthe study and theroleofthe students The involved students attended a meeting where detailed verbal instruction...
... town of Salisbury inthe UK for an appointment were asked by the clinic receptionists to confirm if their primary complaint was a new episode ofpaininthe lower back If it was, they were informed ... its conciseness within an otherwise large questionnaire battery [32] The main measure ofpain symptoms in this questionnaire was how much thepain bothered the patient In a study seeking to classify ... (simple) backpain had not changed This was done by review ofthepatient's clinical notes at the practice The results of this re-examination ofthepatient's notes were also recorded inthe log...
... considered ispain interference” and intensity level ofpain Some investigators stated that muscle dysfunction in LBP patients might be related to pain, called pain interference” [35] They proposed ... assessment of muscle strength The subjects who had pain during the testing procedure were excluded from the analysis However, one ofthe limitations of this study was this issue that intensity level of ... joints The examiner, standing behind the subject, with one hand, stabilized the pelvis and passively abducted and extended the upper leg withthe knee flexed withthe other hand Maintaining extension...
... managers The objective of this skill is to enhance mutual understanding and respect on the basis of identification and recognition ofthe values and needs ofthe communication object This isthe basis ... to the person you are talking to • 4.Take into account that you can be wrong • 5.Leave the space for others to think • 6.Timing isthe key • 7 .What you send iswhat you get • 8 .What kind of rules ... practices 7)Information processing and thinking capacity • The power of your brain is incalculably large The manager have an enormous potential for creativity, innovation and invention They knowing how...
... serial PCI ofthe remaining diseased coronary arteries according to hemodynamic relevance and morphology ofthe stenosis during the further clinical course Basic clinical data are listed in Table ... analysis for the detection of previous segmental myocardial infarction by strain, sSR, dSR or S´ after AMI The main finding of this study isthe significant difference of strain, SRe and tissue ... considering a control group In our opinion, as the infarct is a regional process, there is no better match than the non-infarcted segment ofthe same patient for an infarcted segment Otherwise there...
... productivity, finance, travel, the Internet just about anything you could think of "There are only two places you will find answers," the old man said "One is within yourself The other isin these blogs ... a nice ring to them They roll off the tongue and flow withthe blog." "I see And what about this one? This one is long, has five words, and they're even misspelled Is this a bad domain name?" ... heavily influenced by The Zen of Juggling by Dave Finnigan Additional inspiration came from The Matrix by The Wachowski Brothers, The Lord ofthe Rings by J R R Tolkien, The Legend of Zelda by Nintendo,...
... paradigm where a predefined level of demand is managed internally and the remainder augmented with cloud services The apothegm is ‘Own the base and rent the peak’ Conclusion The customer’s overall ... starts with an assessment of value The assessment of value of cloud services can only include a comparison against other cloud providers The comparison of cost between traditional IT investment ... Outsourcing pain Sourcing’s Five Critical Governance Processes The Five Dimensions of Sourcing Value The relationship between the five dimensions of sourcing value Connect with Me Online: My...
... high quality following our quality appraisal were included in our synthesis of findings Studies were first sorted into the matrix below We then focused on synthesising findings of: • omparative ... synthesis of findings relating to the impact of microfinance on the wealth ofthe poor Appendix 4.3: Narrative synthesis of findings relating to the impact of microfinance on the non-wealth outcomes ... microfinance Invest inthe future Lift out of poverty Increase education, health etc 1.2.1 Whatis microfinance? The term ‘micro-credit’ was first coined inthe 1970s to indicate the provision of...