A Case of Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome Resulting from an Invasive Pneumococcal Infection in a Patient with a Hypoplastic Spleen by Kazumasa Emori, Nobuhiro Takeuchi, Junichi Soneda

“…A 50-year-old male was brought to our emergency department by ambulance with complaints of pain and numbness in both legs. At arrival, purple spots were evident on his neck and face. …”
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The synergism of occlusal splints along with therapeutic exercise on individuals with temporomandibular joint disorders – A pilot study by Tanuj Bachani, Fathima Banu Raza, Anand Kumar Vaidyanathan

“…Conclusion: Combination therapy, which included stabilization splint and home care exercises for moderate to severe TMD patients, led to earlier curative changes in the temporomandibular joint and improved functional jaw movements, along with a reduction in pain. An isotonic muscle activity pattern was also observed, confirming the effect of combination therapy.…”
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Effects of a 12-week digital training equipment program on cognitive function and mental health in older women: a randomized controlled trial by Byung-Sun Lee, Bong Du Choi, Ho Sung Park, Chae Won Seo, Kyung-Ae Kim

“…Quality of life subdomains, including Physical Function ( P  = .009), Limitation of Physical Function ( P  = .004), and Pain ( P  = .002), demonstrated significant interaction effects, though no interaction effects were found in other subdomains. …”
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On the optimal selection of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the management scheme of cataract patients by T.A. Morozova

“…The authors highlight the key objectives of using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents after cataract surgery during the entire postoperative period, primarily to control inflammatory response and pain and to reduce the risk of cystoid macular edema. …”
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Dysmenorrhea: Predisposing Factors, Effects on Activities and Health-seeking Behavior among University Students in Ibadan, Nigeria by Ayodeji Adeyemo, Oluwasomidoyin O. Bello

“…Severity and duration of pain, duration and heaviness of flow, and previous treatment for sexually transmitted infection were associated with their health-seeking behavior (P < 0.05). …”
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Spontaneous Rupture of the Omental Artery Treated by Transcatheter Arterial Embolization by Masamichi Takahashi, Yujiro Matsuoka, Tsuyoshi Yasutake, Hiroyuki Abe, Kazuhiro Sugiyama, Kazuyuki Oyama

“…A 27-year-old man presented to our emergency room with upper abdominal pain that suddenly occurred during sleep. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed fluid collection in the peritoneal cavity and a left subphrenic hematoma with extravasation. …”
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Biodegradable triboelectric nanogenerator as a implantable power source for embedded medicine devices by Gang Jian, Shangtao Zhu, Xiao Yuan, Shengqiao Fu, Ning Yang, Chao Yan, Xu Wang, Ching-Ping Wong

“…However, traditional implanted devices require battery replacement and a second surgery for device removal, which can cause pain to the patient. This work presents a biodegradable triboelectric nanogenerator (BI-TENG) made from both natural and synthetic biodegradable materials that is utilized to collect mechanical energy in vivo and transduce it into electricity. …”
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A Case of Perforated Cholecystitis into a Parastomal Hernia by Sereibanndith Seang, Amy Hort, Preet K. S. Gosal, Mark Richardson

“…In this report, an 87-year-old female with a history of previous open cystectomy and ileal conduit formation, presented with right upper quadrant pain and worsening parastomal swelling. A computed tomography scan showed a parastomal herniation of the gallbladder, cholelithiasis, and possible early acute cholecystitis. …”
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Somatic symptoms in schizophrenia: Association with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, disability and quality of life by Mamta Sood, Ragul Ganesh, Ananya Mahapatra, Rohit Verma, Rakesh K. Chadda

“…Mean somatic symptoms score on PHQ-15 was 7.28 (± 3.83); 96.8% reported feeling tired, 76.3% had constipation or diarrhoea, 67.7% trouble in sleeping, 61.3% nausea or indigestion, 52.7% back pain and 51.6% headache. Patients with somatic symptoms were older in age, had longer duration of illness and treatment, and had more negative symptoms. …”
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Metallic Full-Length Ureteral Stents: Does Urinary Tract Infection Cause Obstruction? by James A. Brown, Christopher L. Powell, Kristopher R. Carlson

“…Four (80%) of five patients had obstruction of their stents demonstrated with nuclear renography and/or other imaging, and three (60%) required removal and alternative means of urinary tract drainage within 4 months of placement due to obstruction, intractable pain, or migration. Four patients (80%) had urinary tract infections (UTIs) within 4 months of stent placement. …”
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A Case of Pregnancy Complicated with ATIII Deficiency in a Patient Who Developed Severe Venous Thromboembolism in Her Fourth Pregnancy and Had a Favourable Outcome in Her Subsequen... by Mie Sakai, Jumpei Ogura, Koji Yamanoi, Takahiro Hirayama, Tsutomu Ohara, Haruka Suzuki, Yoshihide Inayama, Koji Yasumoto, Koh Suginami

“…A 30-year-old female, 4 gravida and 2 para, came to the emergency department with a complaint of oedema and pain in the left lower leg at 11 weeks of gestation. …”
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Effect of combined therapy by pinaverium bromide and itopride hydrochloride on clinical semiology and quality of life of patients with combination of constipation variant of irrita... by O. V. Krapivnaya, S. A. Alekseyenko

“…Combined therapy by pinaverium bromide and itopride hydrochloride for 4 wks in comparison to monotherapy by pinaverium bromide promoted more prominent reduction of abdominal pain intensity (p&lt;0,001), meteorism (p&lt;0,001), epigastric heaviness (p&lt;0,001), complete disappearance of nausea and belching in many patients with combination of IBS-C and PDS. …”
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Educational Needs assessment (and Exposure Rate) of Emergency Medicine Technicians - One Step toward Accountable Education by farzaneh zarei, ghobad moradi, reza pira

“…Also, regarding the signs and symptoms, the most exposure was related to hypertension (4.52±0.77), Respiratory distress (4.42±0.78), and chest pain (4.40±0.87), and the most need for education was related to convulsions (3.41±1.21) and hemiplegia (3.40±1.20) and tracheal deviation (3.38±1.23). …”
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Hydrocele of the Canal of Nuck with Endometriosis: Right-Side Dominance Confirmed by Literature Review and Statistical Analysis by Shunsuke Nagase, Kanako Ogura, Karin Ashizawa, Asumi Sakaguchi, Ryo Wada, Toshiharu Matsumoto

“…The patient is a 45-year-old woman who presented with left inguinal mass with persistent pain. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a 30 mm cystic mass, and a hydrocele of the canal of Nuck (HCN) was suspected. …”
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A Case of Trichinellosis in a 14-Year-Old Male Child at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia by Abebe Melese, Musa Mohammed, Worku Ketema, Alemayehu Toma

“…Among the symptoms are muscle pain, swelling, and myopathy. High-grade fever and other systemic symptoms are not unusual. …”
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Differential Characterization of Two Kinds of Stem Cells Isolated from Rabbit Nucleus Pulposus and Annulus Fibrosus by Chenglin Sang, Xuecheng Cao, Fangjing Chen, Xuekang Yang, Yongxian Zhang

“…The findings of this study may provide basic scientific data for understanding the properties of IVD cells and the mechanisms of lower back pain.…”
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Effects of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Older Patients with Gastrointestinal System Cancer by Melike OZKAN, Irfan KARAHAN, Selim YALCIN, Gozde SENGUL AYCICEK

“…The most common side effects of chemotherapy are nausea, vomiting, kidney injury, and pain. The most frequently used prescriptions among the 98 PIMs were gliclazide, hyoscine N-butylbromide, simethicone, diphenoxylate atropine, and thiocolchicoside. …”
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The prevalence of functional dyspepsia using Rome IV questionnaire among chronic kidney disease patients by Omar Abdelazim, Alshymaa A. Hassnine, Basma Fathy, Ahmed Mgdy, Nady Semeda, Shereen R. Mahmoud, Zeinab M. Saad, Haitham A. Mahmoud

“…Among those affected by functional dyspepsia, the most prevalent subtype was found to be Epigastric Pain Syndrome (EPS), accounting for 59% (13 out of 22 cases). …”
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Pressure-point-garments: haptic stimulation of the body enabled through a fashionable 3D-textile interface by Dominique Almendariz, Nikolaj Munk Nielsen, Laura Deschl

“…Stimulating pressure points on the skin has a wide range of applications in manual therapy – both to eliminate functional disorders in the musculoskeletal system and to relieve pain. An acupressure-like effect can be achieved when the practitioner or the person pressures the skin with the thumb on specific pressure-points on the body. …”
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Respiratory Epithelium Lined Cyst of the Maxilla: Differential Diagnosis by C. P. Martinelli-Kläy, S. Chatelain, F. Salvado, T. Lombardi

“…The patient, a 35-year-old male, presented with a generalized chronic periodontitis and complained of a pain in the tooth #16 region. A periodontal pocket extending to the root apices with pus coming out from the gingival was found. …”
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