Low back pain functional disability in athletes; conceptualization and initial development of a questionnaire.

Background: Low Back Pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent causes of disability not only in the general population but also in athletes. Despite a large number of self-reported back specific disability questionnaires, there is no specific, well documented, outcome measure for athletes suffering from back pain.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify the main descriptive themes representing functional disability in athletes due to LBP.

Validation of the Persian version of the fear avoidance belief questionnaire in patients with low back pain.

Objectives: Fear of pain or re-injury and avoidance attitudes have a great impact on maintenance of chronic low back pain (CLBP) and disability. Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ) is developed to assess these psychosocial factors. The aim of this study was to provide a translated and validated version of the FABQ for Persian speaking population.

Comparison of intradermal injection with iontophoresis of abobotulinum toxin A for the treatment of primary axillary hyperhidrosis: a randomized, controlled trial.

Background: Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BTX-A) injection is the treatment of choice for idiopathic axillary hyperhidrosis (IAH) refractory to conventional treatments.

Objective: This study compared the efficacy of BTX-A injection and iontophoresis for treatment of IAH in a randomized controlled trial.

Methods: In eleven patients with the diagnosis of IAH, one axilla was randomly treated with injections of 1.