Trigger Point Injections.

Myofascial pain and myofascial pain syndromes are among some of the most common acute and chronic pain conditions. Many interventional procedures can be performed in both an acute and chronic pain setting to address myofascial pain syndromes. Trigger point injections can be performed with or without imaging guidance such as fluoroscopy and ultrasound; however, the use of imaging in years past has been recommended to improve patient outcome and safety.

Treatment strategies for genu recurvatum in adult patients with hemiparesis: a case series.

Objective: To report our clinical experience and propose a biomechanical factor-based treatment strategy for improvement of genu recurvatum (GR) to reduce the need for knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) or surgical treatment.

Design: Case series.

Setting: Outpatient clinic of a Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in an academic medical center.

Fluoroscopy procedure and equipment changes to reduce staff radiation exposure in the interventional spine suite.

Background: Fluoroscopic guided percutaneous interventional spine procedures are increasingly performed in recent years as they have been shown to be target specific and enhance patient safety. However, ionizing radiation has been associated with stochastic effects such as cancer and genetic defects as well as deterministic effects such as cataracts, erythema, epilation, and even death. These are dose related, and hence, measures should be taken to minimize radiation exposure to patients and health care personnel to reduce these adverse effects.

Evaluation of the relationship between follicular fluid oxidative stress, ovarian hormones, and response to gonadotropin stimulation.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between oxidative stress and the underlying causes of infertility, preovulatory ovarian hormones, and ovarian response to gonadotropin stimulation in patients undergoing assisted reproductive techniques.

Design: Prospective, cross-sectional study.

Setting: Assisted conception unit, university hospital.