A recent report in the Lancet medical journal reports that in a survey of 3,982 Americans, 29% of men and 27% women reported feeling some pain. Those who have higher levels of pain are usually those with lower income and less education working in manual labor and...
Of most frequent types of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) conditions of patients treated in the Astrodome Clinic after a historic hurricane Katrina showed the majority (75%) of PMR conditions presented in the first week. Most frequent were swollen feet and...
There is limited research on the connection between the Holocaust and chronic pain, despite evidence suggesting that medical and psychological sequelae are common in survivors. The goals of this study were: (1) to define Holocaust survivors’ (n = 33) chronic...
Retrospective review of medical records was done to examine basketball-related injuries among adults presenting to ambulatory settings in the United States. An annual average of 507,000 adults were treated in an ambulatory care setting for injuries related to playing...
A study to describe the mechanisms of anterior cruciate ligament injury in basketball based on videos of injury situations showed the following: There was contact at the assumed time of injury in 11 of the 39 cases (5 male and 6 female players). Four of these cases...
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