Isolated Non-ascitic Peritoneal Carcinomatosis from Metastatic Prostate Cancer.

Prostate cancer most commonly metastasizes to bone, lung and liver. Omental metastasis of prostate cancer is extremely rare, with only a few cases reported in the literature, many of which have associated ascites. We present a case of non-ascitic omental metastasis of prostate cancer without any bone metastases.

Fascia--Current knowledge and future directions in physiatry: narrative review.

Fascia can be considered part of the connective tissues that permeates the human body. However, in medical training its definition is not clear, and even among specialists its role is not completely understood. Physiatrists have a unique opportunity to add to the growing scientific and clinical knowledge about fascia, particularly about how this connective tissue network may apply clinically to musculoskeletal disorders.

Deformations experienced in the human skin, adipose tissue, and fascia in osteopathic manipulative medicine.

Context: Osteopathic manipulative medicine techniques involve compressive and tangential forces to target the fascia. These forces are transmitted to the skin and adipose tissue before the fascia is encountered. Knowing the extent of deformation of these 2 tissue layers relative to the fascia will assist osteopathic physicians in evaluating techniques for manual therapies and adjusting these therapies to reduce patient discomfort and improve results.

Mathematical analysis of the flow of hyaluronic acid around fascia during manual therapy motions.

Context: More research is needed to understand the flow characteristics of hyaluronic acid (HA) during motions used in osteopathic manipulative treatment and other manual therapies.

Objective: To apply a 3-dimensional mathematical model to explore the relationship between the 3 manual therapy motions (constant sliding, perpendicular vibration, and tangential oscillation) and the flow characteristics of HA below the fascial layer.

Methods: The Squeeze Film Lubrication theory of fluid mechanics for flow between 2 plates was used, as well as the Navier-Stokes equations.

Fascia Research Congress evidence from the 100 year perspective of Andrew Taylor Still.

More than 100 years ago A.T. Still MD founded osteopathic medicine, and specifically described fascia as a covering, with common origins of layers of the fascial system despite diverse names for individual parts.

Veterans with diabetes receive arthroplasty more frequently and at a younger age.

Background: A future increase in total joint arthroplasties in patients with diabetes seems likely considering the prevalence of osteoarthritis and diabetes mellitus are increasing. However, the rates of arthroplasty in the population of patients with diabetes are unclear.

Questions/purposes: We sought to determine whether lower extremity arthroplasties in a veteran population with diabetes is different from a similar population without diabetes.

Fascia Research from a Clinician/Scientist's Perspective.

The upcoming Third International Fascia Research Congress will have much exciting information for the clinician, as well as for the clinical and basic science researcher. This paper provides a perspective from a clinician/scientist, including the fascial network of body-wide connections between and within individual cells, and sharing of loads between muscle and fascia. Basic studies of fibroblast cell shape show the impact of manual therapy, acupuncture, and yoga-like stretching at the cellular level.

Second international fascia research congress.

Findings from papers published by key speakers at the 2007 Fascia Research Congress are presented in preparation for the second congress, October 2009, in Amsterdam.The role of fascia is demonstrated in new scientific findings in mechanotransduction between the cytoskeletal structure and the extracellular matrix, and its implications for health and disease.the presence of contractile cells (myofibroblasts) within the fascial fabric.

Department of Veterans Affairs-Medicare dual beneficiaries with stroke: where do they get care?

This study examined care patterns among stroke patients with diabetes who were dually eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Medicare services. We investigated the location (VA hospital or community-based hospital reimbursed by Medicare) of initial and postacute stroke care during a 1-year follow-up period. We used logistic regression to identify the factors associated with the locations of initial and subsequent stroke care.

Fatigue in the elderly population.

Fatigue in the elderly population is a complex phenomenon. Although a number of factors contributing to the fatigue have been identified, its basic mechanism remains elusive. Additional research on prevalence, identification, diagnosis, severity of fatigue, and associated factors and the role of exercise as an effective treatment modality could lead to a better understanding of the causal factors.