scholarly journals Three Tuberculosis Spondylitis Patients With Resistant Rifampicin From the Transpedicular Debridement Surgery Network

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-156
Author(s):  
Yenny Widowati ◽  
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Yani Sugiri ◽  
Suryanti Pratiwi ◽  
Syaifullah Asmiragani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Physical Examination ◽  
Medical Management ◽  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Mdr Tb ◽  
Rapid Tests ◽  
Frequent Infection

Background: TB spondylitis is a disease that can cause neurological disorders, ranging from 1-2% of the total cases of tuberculosis where the most frequent infection is the spine followed by other large joints such as hips, knees and shoulders. The increase in TB spondylitis associated with MDR TB in 2015 showed 52% or about 32,000 incidences globally.Collaboration of individual alloy MDR TB therapy with surgery in TB spondylitis can reduce patient mortality and morbidity. Case: We report three cases of patients in 2017-2018 in Dr. Saiful Anwar with complaints of back pain and lumps in the back, from the results of anamnesa, physical examination and supporting examination of patients diagnosed with TB spondylitis, patients were given medical management, operative and rehabilitation. Conclusion: This case is interesting because from the results of Molecular Rapid Tests whose samples were obtained from a biopsy of the transpendicular debridement surgery tissue obtained the results of Resistant Rifampicin, all three patients received individualized OAT treatment, the development of the conditions of the three patients improved and quality of life improved.

Musical Anhedonia

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-68
Author(s):  
Sara E. Holm ◽  
Alexander Schmidt ◽  
Christoph J. Ploner
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Nucleus Accumbens ◽  
Brain Damage ◽  
Parietal Cortex ◽  
Neurological Disorders ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Precise Information ◽  
Exact Localization ◽  
High Prevalence

Abstract. Some people, although they are perfectly healthy and happy, cannot enjoy music. These individuals have musical anhedonia, a condition which can be congenital or may occur after focal brain damage. To date, only a few cases of acquired musical anhedonia have been reported in the literature with lesions of the temporo-parietal cortex being particularly important. Even less literature exists on congenital musical anhedonia, in which impaired connectivity of temporal brain regions with the Nucleus accumbens is implicated. Nonetheless, there is no precise information on the prevalence, causes or exact localization of both congenital and acquired musical anhedonia. However, the frequent involvement of temporo-parietal brain regions in neurological disorders such as stroke suggest the possibility of a high prevalence of this disorder, which leads to a considerable reduction in the quality of life.

Disability and quality of life in patients with low back pain: Focus on sex and gender: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Yen-Mou Lu ◽  
Chung-Hwan Chen ◽  
Yi-Jing Lue
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Gender

BACKGROUND: Sex and gender affect responses to pain, but little is known about disability and quality of life. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of sex and gender on disability and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with low back pain. METHODS: Ninety-three patients with low back pain were included in this cross-sectional survey study. Disability, HRQOL and gender identity were respectively assessed with the Oswestry Disability Index, Short Form-36 and Bem Sex Role Inventory. The participants were classified into four gender role orientations (masculinity, femininity, androgyny and undifferentiated). One-way analysis of variance was used to analyze both the sex and the gender role orientation. RESULTS: Females had higher disability than males (p< 0.05), but in gender identity, no significant difference was found. Seven domains of HRQOL were lower than the healthy norms. Males experienced greater impacts than females on vitality and mental health (p< 0.05). For gender identity, five domains of HRQOL had significant differences (p< 0.05). Masculinity orientation had the least impact on four domains (p< 0.05), while undifferentiated orientation had the largest impact on all domains. CONCLUSION: Sex and gender effects can be used to analyze disability and HRQOL in patients with low back pain. Females have higher disability, while HRQOL is greatly influenced by different gender role orientations.

scholarly journals Influence of Pilates Method on Nonspecific Lumbar Pain

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (04) ◽  
pp. 300-305
Author(s):  
Ana Carla Schimidt ◽  
Paula de Oliveira Herzinger ◽  
Danielle Pacheco Matias ◽  
Leonardo C. Welling
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Pain Perception ◽  
Randomized Clinical Trials ◽  
Lumbar Pain ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Reduction Of Pain ◽  
Pilates Method

AbstractLow back pain is defined as pain located between the lower rib cage and the gluteal folds, and its etiology is multifactorial, considerably affecting quality of life. The aim of this literature review was to analyze the influence of the Pilates method on the symptoms of patients with nonspecific low back pain, which is considered a promising treatment for this type of pathology. A narrative review of the literature was carried out using the PubMed, Pedro, Scopus and Scielo databases. To perform the search, Pilates AND Low back nonspecific AND Pain were used as keywords. Articles published in the last 5 years, randomized clinical trials that verified the influence of the Pilates method in adult individuals with unspecified low back pain and full text in English were included. Of the 77 articles identified, 7 articles met the inclusion criteria, 7 analyzed the primary outcomes of pain intensity and disability, 5 articles compared Pilates with other rehabilitation techniques and 2 studies compared the effectiveness of Pilates solo with Pilates apparatus. It was concluded that all the techniques that were compared with Pilates are effective, being difficult to affirm the superiority of Pilates over them in relation to the reduction of pain and disability and improvement of quality of life. However, the Pilates method has shown good results in pain perception and intensity, functional capacity, fear of movement and the idea that movement can worsen your condition, muscle strength, range of motion and flexibility.

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