Articles related toMusculoskeletal Medicine and Pain

This article will discuss the roadmap to help guide the field of traumatic brain injury (TBI) care and research, including key conclusions and recommendations for actions to advance progress over the next decade while embracing a comprehensive bio-psycho-socio-ecological model of TBI care.

This study aimed to measure the risk of recovery from chronic low back pain based on low back pain intensity and back-related functioning measures reported by participants within a pain research registry over 12 months of observation and to consider the implications for osteopathic medicine.

The authors assess the value and utility of an eHealth intervention for patients with chronic low back pain that was primarily based on health-related quality of life measures and also measure the clinical outcomes associated with its use.

Atraumatic shoulder pain is frequently encountered in primary care and surgical clinics. With increased recognition of the biopsychosocial model, there has been an increased emphasis on identifying patient factors associated with less effective coping strategies such as pain catastrophizing. It remains uncertain what impact self-efficacy has on the response to nonoperative treatment of shoulder pain. The authors sought to determine the influence of patient coping strategies (self-efficacy) on the outcome of nonoperative treatment of atraumatic shoulder pain.

This paper provides comprehensive review of the epidemiology, anatomy, alarm findings, standard treatment, osteopathic assessment, and osteopathic manipulative treatment of the sacroiliac (SI) joint, and it provides a general and in-depth understanding of the SI joint pain in pregnant patients and its management.

This paper aims to focus on the clinical evaluation of calcific tendinopathy by reviewing the anatomy, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, examination, and approach to imaging as well as by providing an overview of evidence-based treatment options.

In this study, the authors determine whether publishing in peer-reviewed journals during orthopedic residencies was an indicator of continued academic achievement after graduation.

It is generally acknowledged that osteopathic physicians take a holistic approach to patient care. This style may help prevent the progression of painful musculoskeletal conditions, particularly if combined with osteopathic manipulative treatment. This study aimed to determine if osteopathic medical care lowers the risk of progression from localized chronic low back pain to widespread pain and lessens the impact of pain on health-related quality of life.