Analysis of the center of pressure variables in women with migraine does not reflect differences in balance: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Migraine is a neurological disease that affects proportionally more women. It has been documented that migraineurs often experience balance disturbances.

Objective: To evaluate the balance between migraineur patients (MG) and healthy volunteers classified as control group (CG).

Somatosensory and psychosocial profile of migraine patients: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Migraine is a chronic neurological disorder that involves the brain, characterized by a series of abnormal neuronal networks interacting at different levels of the central and peripheral nervous system. Furthermore, it is known that psychosocial features contribute to the exacerbation and chronicity of symptoms.

Objective: To compare the somatosensory and psychosocial profiles of migraine patients with a control group.

Septic shock: an atypical complication of alimentary tract duplication.

Alimentary tract duplications are heterogenous congenital anomalies of the digestive tract. Their form of presentation is varied, and they may lead to different complications, depending on their natural course. Infection is a rare complication, but it cannot be ignored because of its severity.

Effects of an exercise program plus manual therapy in a patient with failed neck surgery syndrome: A case report.

Background: Patients who have undergone cervical surgery may present pain and dysfunction in the upper limb, which is often referred to as failed neck surgery syndrome. Little is known about the effects of an exercise program plus manual therapy in the treatment of prolonged neuropathic pain of the upper quadrant in a patient with failed neck surgery.

Case Description: A 66-year-old woman consulted for neuropathic pain and dysfunction during grasping activities, as a result of failed neck surgery after 12 months.

Immediate effects of rhythmic joint mobilization of the temporomandibular joint on pain, mouth opening and electromyographic activity in patients with temporomandibular disorders.

Background: Rhythmic joint mobilizations (RJM) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are employed to relieve pain and improve function in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD). However, the evidence on the immediate effects of RJM in patients with TMD is scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the immediate clinical and functional effects of RJM in patients with TMD.

Effect of different postures of the scapular girdle and arm on the pressure pain threshold in the infraspinatus muscle.

Background: Mechanosensitivity changes and trigger points in the infraspinatus muscle are associated with several painful conditions of the upper limb. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of different postures of the upper quadrant on the pressure pain threshold (PPT) of the infraspinatus muscle.

Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional study.

Effect of pain neuroscience education and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on trigeminal postherpetic neuralgia. A case report.

Introduction: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is a complex neuropathic painful condition in which pain is a direct consequence of the response to peripheral nerve damage experienced during herpes zoster attack. PHN is the most common chronic complication of herpes zoster and it causes considerable suffering, affecting the physical functioning and psychological well-being of patients.

Objective: To describe the effect of a conservative treatment using pain neuroscience education (PNE) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in a patient with trigeminal PHN.

Uric acid levels: a useful index of the severity of preeclampsia and perinatal prognosis.

Maximum serum uric acid (SUA) levels during the third trimester of pregnancy were selected in 215 hypertensive pregnant women: 100 with mild preeclampsia (PE), 25 with severe PE, 70 with essential hypertension (EH) and 20 with EH with superimposed PE (EH + PE). The increase in SUA levels was statistically significant in women with severe PE (6.22 mg% +/- 1.