Soft Tissue Pathology Detected By Ultrasound Seem To Be Risk Factors for Painful Flare in Osteoarthritic Knee.

Background: To our knowledge, the importance of US findings, pain (brief pain inventory (BPI)) and disability in osteoarthritic knee (OA) pain patients remain uncertain.

Aim: The objectives are to evaluate the correlation of US findings, pain (brief pain inventory (BPI)) and disability in OA pain patients.

Materials And Methods: Eighty - three patients with OA knee were divided into two groups.

Ultrasonographic Enthesopathy and Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis.

Background: To our knowledge, the correlation between ultrasonographic enthesopathy and severity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been done before. However, the correlation between ultrasonography of enthesopathy and the Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Activity Score (PASDAS) have not been done.

Aim: To compare the results of ultrasonographic enthesopathy of foot and PASDAS in PsA.

Relationship between Gait Parameters and Postural Stability in Early and Late Parkinson's Disease and Visual Feedback-Based Balance Training Effects.

Background: Gait disorders or postural instability has been done before. However, lack of reviews has addressed the relation between gait and postural stability in Parkinson's disease (PD).

Aim: The aim was to evaluate the relation between gait parameters and postural stability in early and late stages of PD.

Stress-induced physiologic changes as a basis for the biopsychosocial model of chronic musculoskeletal pain: a new theory?

Objectives: (1) To integrate the scientific literatures of the biopsychosocial model of chronic musculoskeletal pain and of stress-induced physiologic wound and muscle changes, and (2) to propose a clinical assessment and treatment model that incorporates this dual literature into the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Methods: English language literature search from January 1990 to February 2008 using the MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases and the keywords "wound healing," "musculoskeletal injury," "skeletal muscle injury," "psychological," "social," "stress," "anxiety," and "pain."

Results: An illustrative case report is introduced.