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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"joint pain"”.
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Attributions and representations of joint pain symptoms in seniors : implications for self-reported health care behaviours
… that 30-83% of seniors suffer from some form of pain, which often interferes with their daily functioning. This study assessed seniors' health care behaviours that are elicited by joint pain symptoms and three sets of predictor factors (demographic, need, & belief). These predictor factors were …
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Effects of a hyperimmunized egg product on voluntary physical activity levels, serum inflammatory markers, and owner perception of joint pain of dogs with osteoarthritis
… inflammatory markers, and owner perception of joint pain in dogs diagnosed with OA. Eighty-two client-owned dogs with clinical signs and veterinary diagnosis of OA were enrolled and sixty-nine dogs (mean age = 8.0 ± 3.4 yr; mean BW = 32.3 ± 11.3 kg) completed a 49-d study composed of a 7-d …
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A Study Of Why Older People 65+ Do Or Do Not Exercise
… for avoiding exercise included fear of injury, joint pain, poor health, complications from various degenerative diseases, and a lack of enjoyment of exercise. The reasons for exercising included necessity due to post-heart attack motivation, work-site exercise program or equipment availability, …
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An evidence-based classification framework for Hallux Rigidus
… affecting the first metatarsophalangeal joint and a primary cause of morbidity and disability. Classification of this condition helps to inform management. Over the years a number of formal HR classification systems have been devised but despite this collective experience there is no …
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Efficacy of pain scales in athletic populations and paired with aglometric measurements
<p>Objective: Pain is the most common symptom and reason for why affected individuals seek out medical attention for injuries. The most common pain scales are: the numerical rating scale (NRS), 5-point verbal rating scale (VRS-5), and visual analog scale (VAS) but there is no gold standard …
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A Comparison of Myofascial Release and Ultrasound in the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain
… to ultrasound (US) in treating musculoskeletal pain. Data in the form of number of trigger points, active range-of-motion of the affected joint, pain scale measurement, and a Treatment Response Questionnaire score, were collected.</p> <p>The Mann-Whitney U value supported that the MFR group …
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Meta-Analysis of Open vs Closed Surgery of Mandibular Condyle Fractures
… protrusion, deviation on opening, asymmetry, and joint pain or muscle pain. Several common statistical methods were used to test for differences between open and closed surgery, including the weighted average method for fixed and random effects as well as the Mantel-Haenszel method for fixed …
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Symptoms Experienced By Post-Menopausal Breast Cancer Survivors On Aromatase Inhibitors: A Secondary Analysis Of Baseline Data
… were musculoskeletal and vasomotor specifically joint pain (75%), hot flashes (75%), general aches and pains (75%), and muscle stiffness (69.4%). The highest reported mean severity distress score was unhappiness with body image. Conclusions: There is no confirmed etiology or established evidence …
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Design and Prototype of an Active Knee Exoskeleton to Aid Farmers with Mobility Limitations
… because it reduces their physical strength, joint range of motion and is a source of joint pain, all culminating in the lack of ability to perform routine activities regularly and safely. One way to decrease the rate of injuries is by reducing the strength and joint loading required to …
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Mechanisms of synovial fluid lipid-mediated neuronal sensitisation in arthritis
… costs billions to the global economy. Although joint pain is the leading patient-reported symptom of those with arthritis, current analgesics often fail to produce consistent pain relief and, with chronic use, are associated with detrimental side effects. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common …
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Characterization of Deoxycholate-Responsive Genes Utilized by Brucella abortus 2308 During Oral Infection
… host macrophages, causing an undulant fever, joint pain, and other flu-like symptoms, in addition to more severe problems like hepatosplenomegaly and endocarditis. Brucella infection is most often acquired via inhalation through the respiratory route, or via consumption of unpasteurized dairy …
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Expanding the Phenotype of SETD5-related Disorder through a Facebook Support Group
… 0.001). Our findings elucidated novel phenotypes–joint pain (27%) and persistent leg pain (31%)–and higher prevalence of seizures (25%). We found that <em>SETD5-</em>related disorder is best characterized heterogeneously by developmental delays, musculoskeletal, head-eyes-ears-nose-throat, …
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CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF POST-OPERATIVE EXERCISE AND REHABILITATION FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS FOLLOWING TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY : A QUASI-SYSTEMATIC AND NARRATIVE REVIEW
… tends to develop arthritis in the weight-bearing joints, specifically the knees. The elderly patients were thereby being hindered from pain-free mobility and physical independence. Surgical intervention of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) should be implemented to treat the joint pain condition. …
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Pneumatic ergonomic crutches
… walking have reported to cause discomfort, joint pain, wrist strain, carpal tunnel syndrome and other serious injuries. To address these issues, we developed the pneumatic ergonomic crutches (PEC) that consisted of a pneumatic sleeve orthosis, an energy harvesting system and an energy …
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The effect of a single application of muscle energy technique on pressure pain thresholds in the lumbar spine
… manual therapists in the treatment of spinal and joint pain, but there has been little investigation of its effectiveness on pain reduction, particularly in the lumbar region. The aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effect of a single application of MET on pressure pain thresholds …
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Studying Rare Patients with Commonly-Available Information: Social Mediomics for Researching Patient Histories in Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
… associated with AIH including severe fatigue, joint pain, depression, anxiety, and insomnia. While precision medicine’s genomics has attempted to shed light on the disease, other non-molecular “-omics” approaches can be taken in studying AIH patients, who often utilize social media to gather …
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The Effects of Change in Barometric Pressure on Arthritis Pain
… and others show no influence of weather on pain, swelling, and stiffness. The wealth of anecdotal evidence of the effect of weather changes on arthritis symptoms. Human Beings are systems that are affected by outside influences, such as a change in pressure. Arthritis is a prevalent disease, …
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Construction of a COL11A1 Transgene Vector
… ranging from poor skeletal development and joint pain to shortened lifespan and perinatal lethality. Many of these disorders have their root in defects of collagen, type XI collagen being among the most important. A mouse model of such a type XI collagen defect is the chondrodysplasia (cho) …
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Proprioception, balance and lower limb strength in Nigerian children (7-10 years) with Generalized Joint Hypermobility and Developmental Coordination Disorder
… as having a higher prevalence of generalised joint hypermobility (GJH) than their Caucasian counterparts. It is believed that abnormal joint biomechanics as a result of the joint laxity contribute to the damage of joints. The ability to perceive movement or position sense at joints …
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Pain alleviating effects of mesenchymal stem/stromal cells and derived extracellular vesicles in osteoarthritis
… years old. It is characterised by debilitating joint pain and stiffness that only partially correlates with joint structural damage. Clinically used OA treatments fail to halt disease progression and yield limited pain relief. During the search for new therapies for OA, mesenchymal stem cells …
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