Research indicates that musculoskeletal surgery shouldn't be the first stop for a health plan member in chronic pain.

Behind-the-knee pain could be due to muscle strain or arthritis—or something far more serious. Orthopedic experts say these ...

The number of musculoskeletal pain sites is a strong predictor for disability pensioning and, hence, is considered to be an important dimension in symptom reporting. The simple method of counting ...

The experts reached consensus on the following criteria to support the RTP decision: medical staff clearance, absence of pain on palpation, absence of pain during strength and flexibility testing, ...

Methods Prospective studies that performed US imaging of Achilles OR patellar tendon structure among asymptomatic patients at baseline and a clinical measure of pain and/or function at follow-up were ...

Research has shown that taking willow bark may be as effective as taking conventional anti-inflammatory medications for the relief of knee pain and musculoskeletal pain. In addition to salicin, willow ...

Objectives To summarise the evidence for generic prognostic factors across a range of musculoskeletal (MSK ... 51 studies were on spinal pain/back pain/low back pain, 12 on neck/shoulder/arm pain, 3 ...

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An injury to the groin from falling on an object that is being straddled. Examples are playground equipment, crossbars of a bike, or a fence. Girls usually get a bruise or small cut of the outer labia ...

aPsoriasis Research and Treatment Center, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology and Institute of Medical Immunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie ...