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Back pain, especially low back pain (LBP), is one of the most common conditions for Americans to visit their physicians and therapists. In a recent survey, chronic neck and/or back pain was found to affect 54% of American adults in 2017. Another survey found that 32.5% of those 65 years and older
Background: The purpose of this pilot study was to test the efficacy of an open-looped Audio-visual Stimulation program (AVS) for sleep promotion in older adults with osteoarthritis pain. In this study, the AVS program was tested in a randomized controlled design. Specifically, this pilot study
Injured articular cartilage has limited capacity for self repair. Without timely, early and effective treatment, damage to the articular cartilage progressively worsens, resulting in joint swelling, pain and dysfunction. The patient ultimately develops osteoarthritis and will be required to undergo
Introduction Vitamin D deficiency has recently been linked with a range of diseases including chronic pain. Range of vitamin D levels are classified as deficiency less than 50nmols, insufficient 50 to 75 nmols, and adequate 75 to 150 nmoles, excessive more than 150nmol. Vitamin D deficiency was also
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is the most common chronic neurological disease affecting young adults, with onset usually at age 20-40 years. Women are affected 3-4 times more than men. The disease is characterized by 2 main phenotypes: relapsing-remitting or progressive
Gabapentin and the related more potent compound pregabalin have been shown to reduce postoperative pain in animal models (1). Pregabalin given before and after surgery reduced opioid use following spinal fusion surgery (2). Studies have identified the alpha 2 delta auxiliary subunit of voltage-gated