Evaluation of the physical and emotional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with fibromyalgia and chronic low back pain: A multicenter cross-sectional controlled study.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the physical and emotional effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients.

Patients And Methods: The cross-sectional controlled study was performed with 1,360 participants (332 males, 1,028 females; mean age: 42.3±12.

New Inflammatory Marker Associated with Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index.

Objective: This study aimed to discover a new index for disease activity by reviewing the relationship between the Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and Systemic Inflammation Response Index in rheumatoid arthritis.

Method: A total of 109 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 31 healthy controls were involved in the study. Based on disease activity score (DAS-28) calculated by the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, rheumatoid arthritis patients were divided into two groups: Group 1 comprised patients in remission (DAS-28<2.

Effects of Benign Joint Hypermobility Syndrome on the Clinical Characteristics of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Females.

Background And Purpose: The study aim was to determine the effects of benign joint hypermobility syndrome (BJHS) on symptom severity and functional capacity in females with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) based on the findings of physical examinations.

Methods: One hundred female patients diagnosed with bilateral CTS in electrophysiological testing were included in this study. The participants were evaluated for BJHS using the Brighton 1998 criteria, and divided into two groups: one consisting of 56 CTS patients with BJHS, and the other comprising 44 CTS patients without BJHS.

Time and Repetitions Needed to Train Patients with Knee Pain on a Home Exercise Program: Are Learning Styles Important?

Objective This study was designed to identify the amount of time and number of repetitions needed to explain a home exercise program recommended for most of our patients, as well as to gauge how many items patients managed to remember at their 15-day follow-up. We also considered whether the learning method had any effect on these results. Methods Sixty-two patients with mechanical knee pain who were admitted to our clinic were included in this study.

Bilateral Multilevel Cervical Rib and Bilateral Omovertebra in Klippel-Feil Syndrome.

Background: Klippel-Feil syndrome was first described in 1912; a short neck, low posterior hairline, and decreased cervical joint range of motion are the classical triad of this disease. In this syndrome, which is rarely observed, the characteristics that have been reported include the following: scoliosis; Sprengel deformity; cervical rib; ear, nose, oral, and laryngeal abnormalities; structural abnormalities of the urinary system; and congenital heart diseases. However, bilateral omovertebra and bilateral multilevel cervical ribs have not been reported.

Jarcho-Levin Syndrome and Concomitant Carotid Glomus Tumor: First Reported Case.

Background: Jarcho-Levin syndrome (JLS) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by different clinical and radiologic findings. The disease was first reported by Jarcho and Levin in 1938, and it was described as the presence of various malformations or abnormal fusion in the thoracic vertebrae and ribs, short trunk, and respiratory distress.

Case Description: In our case, fusion at the thoracic and cervical vertebrae, butterfly vertebrae, and a crablike-shaped thorax was present.