periostitis/back pain

Musculoskeletal injuries occur frequently in connection with physical activity. More information was sought on pretraining factors that may predispose to such injuries. Data were obtained on the age, height, weight, aerobic fitness as measured by a 3000-m run test, and health as assessed on the

The authors studied the files of 440 patients with low back pain over a period of 8 years. The constant absence of signs of lumbar sciatica led them to study the aetiology of such a pain. Pain in the ilio-lumbar ligament is due to the development of a syndesmo-periostitis (syndesmos = ligament) from

BACKGROUND Pachydermoperiostosis is a rare, hereditary disease commonly presenting with digital clubbing, pachydermia and periosteal hypertrophy. Therapeutic options for pachydermoperiostosis are few because of the unknown pathogenesis. Here, we report the complicated case of a patient with

Compulsory military service entails a change in the patterns of physical activity of many conscripts, and an accompanying risk of musculoskeletal injury. The present study was carried out to determine the incidence and types of musculoskeletal injury among Norwegian conscripts, and their

OBJECTIVE Axial involvement is an important manifestation of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). We aimed to identify risk factors associated with the presence of axial PsA (AxPsA) in patients with PsA. METHODS Patients with AxPsA (bilateral sacroiliitis >or= grade 2/unilateral sacroiliitis >or= 3 and