The "Genesis" of sciatic nerve injury.

In the Old Testament book of Genesis, Chapter 32, Jacob wrestled with an angel. After that encounter, Jacobs limped. Through careful understanding of the original meaning of the words in Verses 25, 31, and 32 of Genesis 32, we seek to learn what type of injury the angel might have inflicted on Jacob.

Anococcygeal Nerve and Sitting Pain: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment Results.

Background: The plastic surgeon is often asked to reconstruct the sacral area related to pilonidal cysts or a tumor, or after other surgery, such as coccygectomy. When sitting pain is not due to the pudendal or posterior femoral cutaneous nerve injury, the anococcygeal nerve (ACN) must be considered. Clinically, its anatomy is not well known.

Report on 7 Years' Experience Implementing an Undergraduate Medical Curriculum for Osteopathic Medical Students Using Entrustable Professional Activities.

Calls for changes in undergraduate medical education and the advent of the single graduate medical education accreditation system have challenged the osteopathic medical profession to maintain its identity and distinctiveness while adapting to innovations. For the osteopathic medical profession to thrive, its colleges must provide students with an educational framework that solidifies their osteopathic identity. The authors developed an integrated anatomy-clinical skills course at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Osteopathic Clinical Skills, that used the performance benchmarks of the Entrustable Professional Activities and the Osteopathic Core Competencies for Medical Students from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.

Form and Force Closure of the Sacroiliac Joints.

The principles of form and force closure were introduced to describe the complex mechanism of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) stability. Form closure refers to a theoretical stable state of a joint with close fitting articular surfaces, where no extra forces are needed to maintain the stable state of the system during loading and unloading situations. If the sacrum would fit in the pelvis with perfect form closure, no lateral compressional forces would be needed to maintain stability.

Effects of Group Fitness Classes on Stress and Quality of Life of Medical Students.

Context: Medical school can produce intense psychological distress in its students; however, there is a paucity of research exploring potential means of improving medical students' well-being.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between physical exercise and stress and quality of life (QOL) in a medical student population.

Methods: This nonrandomized, controlled, 12-week study used a survey research design.