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Shoulder examination geekymedics.com Shoulder Examination medistudents.com Clinical Examination of the Shoulder postgraduateorthopaedics.com Physical examination tests of the shoulder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test performance Physical examination tests…
Facial Pain and Headache: Overview, Relevant Neuroanatomy, Sinogenic Facial Pain and Headache Headache and facial pain are common complaints in the emergency and outpatient setting. The lifetime… emedicine.medscape.com Trigeminal Neuralgia,…
Sciatica Causes Learn the six most common sciatica causes and the conditions responsible for sciatica pain. When discussing sciatica it is important to understand the underlying medical cause of the…
Facet arthropathy: Symptoms, causes, and risk factors Facet arthropathy occurs when the facet joints degenerate, or become worn down. This can cause pain, stiffness, and swelling. Learn more. medicalnewstoday.com Lumbar…
Healing Hands: Massage May Ease Chronic Back Pain People over 50 tended to respond best, study finds consumer.healthday.com Mindfulness-based stress reduction only slightly improves low back pain (Reuters Health) -…
Spine examination geekymedics.com Spine Examination medistudents.com Clinical Examination of the spine postgraduateorthopaedics.com Clinical classification in low back pain: best-evidence diagnostic rules based on systematic reviews Clinical examination findings are…
For acute low back pain, spinal manipulation provides modest relief, study finds For acute low back pain, spinal manipulation provides modest relief, study finds sandiegouniontribune.com Spinal Manipulation Equal to NSAIDS…
Patella Alta Sees You, Do You See It? Numerous anatomic factors have been shown to contribute to patellar instability. Patellar height remains a critical, yet underappreciated contributor to instability that…
A Systematic Review of 21 Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy Studies and More Than 1000 Knees: Indications, Clinical Outcomes, Complications, and Reoperations mdedge.com
AAOS: Non-Surgical Tx Best for Hip OA NSAIDs, steroid injections, physical therapy favored medpagetoday.com AAOS: High Prevalence of Low-Value Interventions in Pre-Op Knee OA The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons…
