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Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, which entails the destruction of knee cartilage and remodeling of the adjacent bone, is one of the leading causes of disability among elderly adults. Consequences of severe knee OA, including loss of mobility and limited daily activities, affect individuals and
RECRUITMENT: Participants will be recruited from the community through online and newspaper advertisements. Campaigns in local buses and print publications (e.g., LA Weekly) will also be implemented. Targeted recruitment will also take place through a lab database of previous study participants who
Vulvar pain affects the psychological and sexual health of more than one in five Canadian women, yet its pathophysiology is poorly understood. Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is one major subtype of vulvodynia, affecting close one in ten women and resulting in sharp, burning pain during attempts at
Stroke is a frequent, serious and disabling condition. Spasticity interferes with the classic motor pattern and reflects reflex motor activities normally inhibited by the central nervous system. This term most frequently refers to a disorder that causes a speed increase dependent on the tonic
Zanthozylum armatum (Z. armatum) is an perennial shrub found in India and across Southeast Asia. Preparations of the bark, fruit and seeds of Z. armatum have been extensively used in traditional Indian medicine. For example, the fruits and seeds have been employed as an aromatic tonic in fever and
Bruxism is different from temporomandibular joint disease because of long periods of muscle contraction. It is considered an eloquent contributory factor in the etiology of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The incidence of bruxism is estimated to be approximately between 5% and 10% of the adult
The clinical manifestation of disc degeneration and/or disc herniation can be low back pain and/or sciatica. The patterns of sensory and motor signs and symptoms that develop after neuropathy vary between individual patients with disc degeneration and/or disc herniation. The expression of these
The advancement of laparoscopy and minimal access surgery has greatly influenced the evolution of anaesthetic techniques. However, postoperative pain intensity may be significant, with up to 40% of patients unsatisfied by routine analgesia and up to 80%may require rescue opioids during their
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health problems in the United States, occurring in about 18% of adults per year, and a lifetime prevalence of approximately 28% (25). Importantly, anxiety disorders are associated with increased risk for sudden cardiac death and non-fatal myocardial
Aim: To study the effect of limb proprioceptive stimulation using a vibratory device on apneic events, intermittent hypoxic episodes and bradycardias in a premature infant with apnea of prematurity.
The objective is to provide support and to assist impaired ventilation and oxygenation in apnea of
The main goal of this phase 1 clinical trial was to evaluate the safety of an autologous mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) application as therapy for drug-resistant symptomatic epilepsy in a one-center study. It is well known that drug-resistant symptomatic epilepsy is a dramatically invalidating disorder
The treatment of symptomatic asthma currently focuses on the use of medications - inhaled or systemic - that have the principal goals of relieving airway pathology, namely airway narrowing, inflammation, mucus metaplasia and hyper-reactivity. There are no therapies directed at the chest wall or its
Indication Lacosamide is a functionalized amino acid with antinociceptive properties in inflammatory and neuropathic pain, and displays a unique mechanism: it enhances slow inactivation of Nav1.3, Nav1.7, and Nav1.8.
Rationale A significant body of evidence implicates sodium channels in mediating