Cryoneurolysis for non-cancer knee pain: A scoping review.

Background And Objective: Cryoneurolysis involves percutaneous insertion of a cryoprobe induced to extremely cold temperatures to disrupt peripheral nerve conduction. The primary objective of this scoping review is to summarize and critically appraise the current evidence for the benefits and safety of cryoneurolysis for non-cancer knee pain. The secondary objective is to describe the variations in cryoneurolysis techniques used.

Fibularis Intersection Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Lateral Foot Pain in Runners.

Running is a common cause of foot and ankle injuries. Accurate diagnosis is important for appropriate management to resolve the issue. For clarity of diagnoses, the physician should be able to perform a thorough physical examination in conjunction with point-of-care ultrasound.

Effectiveness of Dextrose Prolotherapy for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review.

Objective: To systematically review and evaluate the efficacy and complication profile of prolotherapy using hyperosmolar dextrose solution injection for rotator cuff tendinopathy.

Literature Survey: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (from inception to 1 July, 2019).

Methodology: A comprehensive search was completed to identify randomized controlled trials addressing prolotherapy using hyperosmolar dextrose solution for rotator cuff tendinopathy.

A Retrospective Study of the Association between Pain Intensity and Opioid Use with Length of Stay during Musculoskeletal Inpatient Rehabilitation after Primary Knee and Hip Arthroplasty.

Background: The relationship between pain intensity, opioid consumption, and length of stay (LOS) has received little attention in primary, lower extremity joint arthroplasty patients admitted to inpatient musculoskeletal rehabilitation.

Objective: To assess how initial pain and other clinical factors are associated with rehabilitation LOS.

Design: Retrospective chart review.

Mitochondrial absorption of short wavelength light drives primate blue retinal cones into glycolysis which may increase their pace of aging.

Photoreceptors have high energy demands and densely packed mitochondria through which light passes before phototransduction. Old world primates including humans have three cone photoreceptor types mediating color vision with short (S blue), medium (M green), and long (L red) wavelength sensitivities. However, S-cones are enigmatic.

Ultrasound-Guided Incisionless Carpal Tunnel Release Using a Hook Knife: A Cadaveric Study.

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment mononeuropathy of the median nerve. In comparison to open surgical and endoscopic carpal tunnel release, a new ultrasound-guided hook knife carpal tunnel release (CTR) procedure was reported to have superior results in terms of reduced morbidity and early return to work.

Objective: To evaluate the reproducibility of the hook knife CTR procedure when performed by musculoskeletal ultrasound trained physicians without prior experience in this technique.

Hydrodilatation With Corticosteroid for the Treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis: A Systematic Review.

Background: Current evidence suggests that corticosteroid injection alone expedites the recovery of pain-free range of motion (ROM) in patients with adhesive capsulitis compared to physiotherapy or placebo. However, it remains unclear whether the addition of hydrodilatation with corticosteroid provides improvement in pain-free ROM as well as pain relief.

Objective: A review of the literature was conducted to determine whether the combined intervention of hydrodilatation and corticosteroid injection expedites restoration of pain-free ROM compared to a control treatment of corticosteroid injection in patients with adhesive capsulitis.

Spontaneous resolution of quadrilateral space syndrome: a case report.

A case of quadrilateral space syndrome is presented, where a large near-circumferential glenoid labrum tear led to a paralabral cyst that dissected into the quadrilateral space and caused a compressive neuropathy of the axillary nerve. This led to a 6-mo history of left shoulder pain, parasthesias, marked weakness to abduction, and marked denervation in both the deltoid and teres minor on electro-diagnostics. This is a presentation of interest as it is the only case report in the literature, to the authors' knowledge, where spontaneous resolution of entrapment occurred.

Recovery from stroke: differences between subtypes.

The objective of this study was to compare the differences in patterns of recovery and incidence of medical complications in hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke patients admitted for rehabilitation, using a retrospective case series design. It was set in three tertiary care facilities in London, Ontario, Canada. Eight-hundred-and-nineteen consecutive patients, admitted from 1997 to 2001 for rehabilitation following cerebrovascular event, were reviewed.

A comparison of the Barthel Index and the Functional Independence Measure as outcome measures in stroke rehabilitation: patterns of disability scale usage in clinical trials.

In order to compare the frequency and patterns of use of the Barthel Index (BI) and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) in stroke rehabilitation trials, all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of stroke rehabilitation published between 1968 and 2002 were identified and reviewed to determine the frequency with which the BI and FIM measures were used relative to other measures of disability. The date and location of each study citing either the FIM or the BI were also recorded. Studies were assigned ratings of methodological quality based on the physiotherapy evidence database (PEDro) scoring system.

Effect of patient socioeconomic status on perceptions of first- and second-year medical students.

Background: Physician decision-making and perceptions of patients are affected by a patient's socioeconomic status (SES). We sought to determine if the perceptions of first- and second-year medical students are similarly affected. We also wanted to determine whether a student's own SES affects his or her perceptions of patients from a low or high SES background.