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41 Prescription Opioids for Back Pain and Use of Medications for Erectile Dysfunction Spine, May 13, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
42 Value of SPECT/CT in the Evaluation of Knee Pain Clinical Nuclear Medicine , May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
43 Decreased Pain Threshold in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Cross-sectional Study The Journal of Rheumatology, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
44 Obesity effect on a multimodal physiotherapy program for low back pain suffers: patient reported outcome Full Text Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, May 13, 2013 Review Article
45 Sensory and sensorimotor features in violinists/violists with neck pain Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
46 Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Results in Inferior SRS Pain Subscores in Adult Deformity Patients Spine, May 13, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
47 Agreement Between Telerehabilitation and Face-to-Face Clinical Outcome Assessments for Low Back Pain in Primary Care Spine, May 13, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
48 Effectiveness of off-the-shelf footwear in reducing foot pain in Australian Department of Veterans Affairs recipients not eligible for medical grade footwear: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Full Text Trials, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
49 Getting the pain right: how low back pain patients manage and express their pain experiences Disability & Rehabilitation, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
50 Critical factors for the prevention of low back pain in elite junior divers British Journal of Sports Medicine, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
51 Physiotherapy for sleep disturbance in people with chronic low back pain: results of a feasibility randomized controlled trial Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
52 Do pregnant women follow exercise guidelines? Prevalence data among 3482 women, and prediction of low-back pain, pelvic girdle pain and depression British Journal of Sports Medicine, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
53 Validation of an advanced practice physiotherapy model of care in an orthopaedic outpatient clinic Full Text BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, May 9, 2013
54 Musculoskeletal problems in Parkinsons disease: Neglected issues Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, May 9, 2013 Clinical Article
55 The patient-physician relationship in patients with chronic low back pain as a predictor of outcomes after rehabilitation Journal of Behavioral Medicine, May 9, 2013 Review Article
56 Widespread Sensitization in Patients with Chronic Pain after Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty Pain, May 9, 2013 Review Article
57 Postoperative pain following hospital discharge after knee replacement surgery: a patient survey Pain Management, May 9, 2013 Review Article
58 Effectiveness of an 8-week exercise programme on pain and specificity of neck muscle activity in patients with chronic neck pain: A randomized controlled study European Journal of Pain, May 8, 2013 Clinical Article
59 Percentage of patients with spondyloarthritis in patients referred because of chronic back pain and performance of classification criteria: experience from the Spondyloarthritis Caught Early (SPACE) cohort Rheumatology, May 8, 2013
60 Do physical activity level and body mass index predict recovery from persistent neck pain in men and women of working age? A population-based cohort study European Spine Journal, May 8, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
As reported in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, the anti-fracture effect of zoledronic acid is apparent as early as 12 months after treatment and persists for at least 3 years. The study involved 9355 women with osteoporosis who were followed for 3 y. Compared with the placebo group, the ORs for fractures in the women 1, 2, and 3 years after treatment with zoledronic acid were 0.74, 0.53, and 0.61, respectively.
Read the article summaryAs published in Physical Therapy, a combined 8-month exercise plus weight loss program in overweight or obese patients with hip OA (n=35) resulted in a 32.6% self-reported improvement in physical functioning, as well as pain and walking. This is the first report to demonstrate a benefit in patients with hip OA, which is consistent with the reported benefit of exercise plus weight loss in patients with knee OA.
Read the article summaryAs published in Infection, iv moxifloxacin (400 mg qd) is as effective as iv piperacillin/tazobactam (4.0/0.5 g tid) followed by oral amoxicillin/clavulanate (875/125 mg bid x 7-21 d) in the treatment of diabetic foot infections (69.9%-76.4% vs. 69.1%-78.8%, respectively).
Read the article summaryIndexed Journals in Orthopedics: Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Journal of Arthroplasty, Spine, The Knee more
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