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Servicemembers and veterans with major traumatic limb loss from Vietnam war and OIF/OEF conflicts: Survey methods, participants, and summary findings.
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Authors: Reiber GE, McFarland LV, Hubbard S, Maynard C, Blough DK, Gambel JM, Smith DG
Care of veterans and servicemembers with major traumatic limb loss from combat theaters is one of the highest priorities of the Department of Veteran Affairs. We achieved a 62% response rate in our Survey for Prosthetic Use from 298 Vietnam war veterans and 283 servicemembers/veterans from Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) who sustained major traumatic limb loss. Participants reported their combat injuries; health status; quality of life; and prosthetic device use, function, rejection, and satisfaction. Despite the serious injuries experienced, health status was rated excellent, very good, or good by 70.7% of Vietnam war and 85.5% of OIF/OEF survey participants. However, ma...MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm\'s medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising.
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Newborn babies should not be given sugar as pain relief, says study
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Research in The Lancet warns that existing medical practice does not work and may cause brain damageDoctors should stop giving newborn babies sugar to relieve the pain of minor medical procedures because it does not work and may damage their brains, new research in The Lancet warns today.The study says that small doses of oral sucrose do not reduce the pain which a baby feels when its heel is pricked to yield a blood sample or it has a drip put in to receive antibiotics.Its conclusions directly challenge existing medical practice. Infants are routinely given tiny amounts of sugar in hospitals, both in the UK and around the world, as a way of limiting the pain they feel when they undergo short but painful procedures. Sick babies who receive sustained treatment in the early weeks of their li...
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Below Level Central Pain Induced by Discrete Dorsal Spinal Cord Injury
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Journal of Neurotrauma , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Journal of Neurotrauma)
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Metronidazole-Induced Pancreatitis
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Conclusion. This case provides the eighth report of Metronidazole induced pancreatitis. All of the cases were reported in females and ran a benign course.Early diagnosis, discontinuation of the drug and supportive care will lead to a successful recovery in the majority of cases. (Source: HPB Surgery)
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The Nordic maintenance care program: what are the indications for maintenance care in patients with low back pain? A survey of the members of the Danish Chiropractors\' Association
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Conclusions:
There is relatively high consensus on when MC should and should not be used. A history of prior low back pain combined with a positive response to treatment encourages the use of MC, whereas no previous history of back pain or a worsening of symptoms discourages the use of MC. There seems to be a difference in the proportional use of MC between chiropractors with more experience educated in North America and those with less experience educated in Denmark. (Source: Chiropractic and Osteopathy)
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Comparison of Trunk Proprioception Between Patients With Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls
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Abstract: Lee AS, Cholewicki J, Reeves NP, Zazulak BT, Mysliwiec LW. Comparison of trunk proprioception between patients with low back pain and healthy controls.Objective: To determine whether proprioceptive impairments exist in patients with low back pain (LBP). We hypothesized that patients with LBP would exhibit larger trunk proprioception errors than healthy controls.Design: Case-control study.Setting: University laboratory.Participants: 24 patients with nonspecific LBP and 24 age-matched healthy controls.Interventions: Not applicable.Main Outcome Measures: We measured trunk proprioception in all 3 anatomical planes using motion perception threshold, active repositioning, and passive repositioning tests.Results: LBP patients had significantly greater motion perception threshold than co...MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm\'s medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising.
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Impact of Pain Question Modifiers on Spine Augmentation Outcome [Neuroradiology]
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Conclusion:
Wide variation in the reported pain can be achieved simply by modifying specific pain questions to patients with spine augmentation.
© RSNA, 2010 (Source: Continuous Publishing articles)
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\"The Divine Downsizing: Champagne & Caviar Corporate Divorce\"*
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The good divorce or downsizing is a rarity in our personal and professional lives. The divine downsizing and loving divorce seems to border on the ridiculous. In the words of an ancient rock ân roller, \"breaking up is hard to do.\" But as I illustrate in Transforming Toxic Leaders, successful leaders must increasingly figure out ways to steer their employees and organizations through the land mines of a recession and difficult workplace realities. We need no convincing that terminating a lover or an employee is quite unpleasant. But how do we explain a couple pledged to continue on as lovers while attorneys type up their divorce decree? What logic explains a CEO committed to transforming a massive downsizing into golden opportunities for her soon-to-be-departed engineers? It is all about ...
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Treatment of Chronic Low-Back Pain: A 1-Year or Greater Follow-Up
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The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine)
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Fast Recovery After Having Your Tubes Untied
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One of the first questions women might have about tubal reversal surgery is how long recovery will be and when they can begin trying to conceive. \'AllC\'s\' is planning to have her tubes untied with Dr. Gary Berger and Dr. Charles Monteith and wonders when she can begin trying to have a baby after tubal reversal. Members of the Tubal Reversal Message Board respond to \"AllC\'s\" about the ease of their recovery and how well they were able to travel to return home following surgery. Tubal reversal patients at Chapel Hill Tubal Reversal Center report an average pain score of 2.2 (on a 0-10 scale) on the first day following surgery. This means that patients can move around comfortably and discomfort is easily controlled with the medications provided when patients leave the facility. The majority o...
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