bursitis/headache

We report the case of a 28-year-old transgender (male-to-female) patient that had a partial tear of the rhomboid major tendon, scapulothoracic bursitis, and glenohumeral instability on the same side. These conditions resulted from traumatic events during circus acrobatic maneuvers. Additional

Pterygoid hamular bursitis is a rare craniofacial pain syndrome used to describe palatal and pharyngeal pain due to an enlarged pterygoid hamulus. The pterygoid hamulus is a hook-shaped bony process located bilaterally on each medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone, posterior and medial to each

BACKGROUND Subacromial bursitis is caused by inflammation of the bursa that separates the superior surface of the supraspinatus tendon from the overlying coraco-acromial ligament and acromion. While multiple cytokines are implicated, interleukin-1 beta appears to play a prominent role. Rilonacept,

OBJECTIVE To compare the short- and long-term effects of a structural-oriented (convential) with an activity-oriented physiotherapeutic treatment in patients with frozen shoulder. METHODS Double-blinded, randomized, experimental study. METHODS Outpatient clinic. METHODS We included patients

The effects of 1,200 mg of oxaprozin once daily, 100 mg of phenylbutazone four times daily, and placebo were compared in the treatment of 125 patients with acute tendinitis and bursitis in a seven-day double-blind study at six clinical sites. Patients in all three treatment groups showed significant

BACKGROUND We report a man with septic olecranon bursitis who had an early development of meningitis. METHODS A 74-year-old man presented to the emergency room with malaise, headache, mental confusion, a fever unsuccessfully treated with oral NSAIDs and ice, and with a 10-day history of pain and

The safety profile of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (anakinra) has been studied with randomised, placebo-controlled trials involving 2932 patients affected by rheumatoid arthritis. The most frequently reported adverse events were represented by injection site reactions (71%) and headache

The role of trauma in the etiology of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is controversial. The objectives of this study were to compare presenting signs, symptoms, and diagnoses in patients who had motor vehicle accident trauma-related TMD to patients who had nontrauma-related TMD. Files of 50 trauma

BACKGROUND Shoulder arthroscopy is not common in the pediatric and adolescent population, but the frequency may be on the rise. The purpose of the study was to determine the incidence of acute complications of arthroscopic shoulder surgery in children and adolescents. METHODS A retrospective,

OBJECTIVE Our study explored ambulatory practice differences between rural and urban primary care physicians. Because most rural practitioners are not educated through special rural tracks, all primary care medical educators need to ensure that training prepares physicians for the demands of rural

Five myofascial pain syndromes, some mimicking more serious diseases, have been presented. They were diagnosed as and treated for: headache, shoulder bursitis, lumbar herniated disc with radiculopathy, angina pectoris and appendicitis. An understanding of these pain problems, produced from trigger

The author reports the case of a 36 year old man with cervical cord injury in whom autonomic dysreflexia developed into intracerebral hemorrhage during inpatient rehabilitation. This patient showed complete quadriplegia (motor below C6 and sensory below C7) due to fracture of the 6th cervical

BACKGROUND Shoulder pain is one of the most common complaints in pain clinics and rheumatology departments, usually originates from trauma, degeneration, inflammation, vascular disease and also be referred from the hand and neck pain or headache. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study is to find an objective method of help for the clinician in the diagnosis of the pathology of the temporomandibular joint, different of the image methods habitually utilized until this moment. METHODS This study is based initially on the data obtained of a sample

Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is characterized by rapidly evolving shoulder and pelvic girdle pain with fatigue, weight loss, night sweats and elevated CRP and ESR. Giant cell arteritis (GCA) can occur in PMR and vice versa. Headache and scalp tenderness are typical for GCA. GCA may be complicated by