Outcome measures for assessing the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions in frequent episodic or chronic migraine: a Delphi study Recommendations are for the use of the MIDAS, the HIT-6 and headache frequency, in combination with an outcome measure for quality of…
Cervical Spondylosis and Hypertension: A clinical study of 2 Cases We report here 2 patients of cervical spondylosis with concomitant cervical vertigo and hypertension that were treated successfully with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Stimulation of sympathetic nerve fibers in…
The sensory and sympathetic nerve supply within the cervical spine: review of recent observations Additional to the sympathetic nerves accompanying the vertebral artery, the innervation patterns of dura and posterior longitudinal ligament in the upper cervical spine are distinctive features…
Anterior Cervical Osteophytes and Sympathetic Hyperactivity in Patients with Tinnitus: Size Matters The size of anterior cervical osteophytes is associated with a higher success rate of radiofrequency lesions of the superior sympathetic ganglion for tinnitus. The current results imply a…
Neck Pain and Lower Back Pain The causes of neck pain vary broadly, with leading causes being inadequate ergo-nomics at work, sitting and maintaining neck posture in a nonphysiologic position forlong periods of time. Duration of symptoms may classify the…
Association between stages of medial compartment osteoarthritis and three-dimensional knee alignment in the supine position: A cross-sectional study The severely osteoarthritic knee joint was flexed and the tibia was displaced posteriorly with respect to the femur. Preventing these changes in…
Effect of Normal Saline Injections on Lateral Epicondylitis Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials NS injections yielded a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in pain and functional outcomes in patients with lateral epicondylitis. New research…
Degenerative findings in lumbar spine MRI: an inter-rater reliability study involving three raters Inter-rater reliability for 3 raters, evaluating 177 disc levels, was found to be overall acceptable for 6 out of 8 degenerative MRI-findings in the lumbar spine. Ratings…
An Overview of Systematic Reviews of Randomized Controlled Trials on Acupuncture Treating Migraine.” We found that acupuncture on treating migraine has the advantage for pain improvement and safety, but the quality of SR/MAs of acupuncture for migraine remains to be…
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