Recent study found lameness to be 36% in diary farms but control would take effort and there are financial constraints to fixing it. It just like being on WCB. Continue reading
Of those post hernia pain cases that responded to ilioinguinal nerve freezing block, “complete or partial pain relief was achieved in 66.7%” Continue reading
What can be worse than not being able to sleep because your shoulders are sore – what can you do? Am trying to put together a list. One author advises people to sleep on one’s back. Continue reading
I have reluctant to use ketamine because of undesirable side effects including hallucinations. Now it looks like much can be achieved even with low dose using S isomer form. Continue reading
Oxytocin nasal spray (18 or 24 IU) improved emotional recognition in autistic children. This is not the first time it has been shown to have social effects. May not last long so might be relegated to emergencies.. Continue reading
FCE study shows it can predict working in short term but reinjury Continue reading
Medical Hypotheses generated makes a case for that scenario Continue reading
Lady with ulcerative colitis and sacroiliitis improved after leukocytapheresis (LCAP). Continue reading
Recent study found variations of RA by latitude and suggested low vitamin D might be cause. I don’t think it’s that simple Continue reading
Technique was devised to beef up dextromethorphan (DM cough syrup) ) by combining it with quinidine sulfate which prevents the former from being metabolized Continue reading
Recent Article takes a survey of concerns of low back pain patients sent for rehab. The results are no surprise. Continue reading
Answer appears to be yes according to one study Continue reading
Contagious crying – where one baby cries when hears another cry is now considered the first signs of empathy development.
Recent Hypothesis forwarded that low Vitamin C sets the stage for disc disease and once disc degeneration started, it is a self fueling inflammatory disease. Continue reading
Looks like extension wrist splint straps help a bit but tennis elbow bands don’t do much Continue reading
Epidemiological study found aged on over 50 mg morphine equivalents had double the fracture rates. Question is why… Continue reading
Recent article suggests Magnesium might help depression but has more theoretical than actual data to prove it Continue reading
There is a growing tendency to separate out responders and non-responders in studies and report on the success of responders. This stinks like fish… Continue reading
Recent study found 41.5% of chronic fatigue cases had abnormal parvovirus antibodies versus 7% of controls and with these antibodies. 73% of the positive CF cases had problems with joint pains. Actual Parvovirus B19 DNA was found in 5.5% of the chronic fatigue cases and in none of controls. Continue reading
Have a patient with this problem. Recent article goes over an option. Continue reading
I have a patient who has widespread pain and can’t sleep on her sides. What is most comfortable is my massage table with a hole for the face. I have looked for portable versions of that and came across a possibility Continue reading
Pamidronate has been show to work in Complex Regional Pain – Often triggered by fractures. Now severe pain after a leg fracture was helped by pamidronate in a child
Recent article found 10-15% of inguinal groin pain actually comes from an abnormality of the front of the hip joint. These people often are involved in multiple investigations when, injection of hip joint with local, proves the diagnosis. Continue reading
Article in press using large number of cases, demonstrates statistical superiority of Milnacipran in Fibromyaglia. Although thoroughly disguised, absolute results don’t look that great.
Large legs, with little pitting, is an abnormal accumulation of fat in the legs, often hereditary in nature and very often mis-diagnosed. The pain is treatable.
