In a study to estimate the prevalence and population impact of work-related neck and upper limb pain in 10,000 adults in UK, it was found that there were significant independent associations between neck and upper limb pain and: repeated lifting of heavy objects;...
Various hypotheses account for the manifestations of fibromyalgia syndrome, including immunogenic, endocrine, and neurological mechanisms. Treatments for fibromyalgia are directed toward symptomatic relief without the benefit of targeting known, underlying pathology....
The festive season is celebrated by many with more than usual degrees of energy expenditure associated with holiday traveling. Traveling long distances involves sitting for long hours as the driver of a car or as a passenger in buses, trains or airplanes. Sitting may...
Chronic fatigue and Fibromyalgia have special common traits and a literature search showed the following findings:Generally considered a “precursor” of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia is overwork since such patients have been described in these terms:...
Complex regional pain syndromes (CRPS, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, causalgia) are painful neuropathic disorders that develop after trauma affecting a limb with (I) or without (II) nerve injury. Clinical features are pain, impairment of motor function, swelling and...
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