Calcaneal Osteomyelitis due to Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria: A Case Report.

Osteomyelitis is a bone infection caused by bacteria or other germs. Gram-positive cocci are the most common etiological organisms of calcaneal osteomyelitis; whereas, non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are rarely documented. We reported a case of NTM calcaneal osteomyelitis in a 51-year-old female patient.

Participation in leisure activity and exercise of chronic stroke survivors using community-based rehabilitation services in seongnam city.

Objective: To clarify how participation in leisure activities and exercise by chronic stroke survivors differs before and after a stroke.

Methods: Sixty chronic stroke survivors receiving community-based rehabilitation services from a health center in Seongnam City were recruited. They completed a questionnaire survey regarding their demographic characteristics and accompanying diseases, and on the status of their leisure activities and exercise.

The relationships between determination of treatment success and emotional factors in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Objective: To investigate the relationship of the patient's criteria of successful treatment to emotional factors in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Methods: Patients who visited our outpatient hospital due to chronic musculoskeletal pain were evaluated using a questionnaire survey. Patients were evaluated with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Questionnaire (PCOQ) to investigate their expectation and criteria for success regarding treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain.