Ergonomics and Related Physical Symptoms Among Neurosurgeons.

Objective: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) among neurosurgeons can lead to consequences for themselves, the hospital, and society. In the current study, the working conditions of neurosurgeons from an ergonomic point of view is evaluated, together with WMSD.

Methods: Members of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons were surveyed with an online survey covering 1) demographics, 2) working conditions, 3) ergonomic features during 3 neurosurgical procedures, and 4) whether they experienced WMSD.

The evidence for pharmacologic treatment of neuropathic cancer pain: beneficial and adverse effects.

Context: The prevalence of neuropathic pain in patients with cancer pain has been estimated to be around 40%. Neuropathic pain may be caused by tumor invasion and is considered as mixed nociceptive-neuropathic pain, or caused by an anticancer treatment and considered as purely neuropathic pain. The use of adjuvant analgesics in patients with cancer is usually extrapolated from their efficacy in nononcological neuropathic pain syndromes.