Design of Personalized Cervical Fixation Orthosis Based on 3D Printing Technology by Yangyang Xu, Xiangyu Li, Yafei Chang, Yi Wang, Lifang Che, Guopeng Shi, Xiaofen Niu, Haiyan Wang, Xiaohe Li, Yujie He, Baoqing Pei, Guoqiang Wei

“…The CT data of the patient’s cervical spine were collected, then mimics were used for reconstructing the skin of the cervical spine, the Geomagic Studio was used for surface fitting, the Inspire Studio was used for structural topology optimization, redundant structures were removed, the resulting orthotics were postprocessed, and finally, it was printed with a 3D printer. No signs of pain or discomfort were observed during the wearing. …”
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Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorder and its association with anxiety in academics: a cross-sectional study by Bianca Paludo, Paula Comin Trevizan, Nana Abena Asantewaa Boamah, Lilian Rigo

“…ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are a major cause of non-dental pain in the oral and facial regions. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of TMD and anxiety among academics and to investigate the relationship between TMD and its associated factors. …”
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Endometriosis Surgery during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Brazilian Single Institution Experience by Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Eduardo de Almeida Nogueira, Pietro Cardoso Balthar, Camilla Gabriely Souza Guerra, Marlon de Freitas Fonseca

“…As a result, some women with endometriosis faced chronification of their pain and decreased prospects for pregnancy. The aim of this study was to describe individual responses to minimally invasive complete excision of endometriosis through 40 days of follow-up of women whose endometriosis was considered severe enough to proceed with surgery during the fourth, fifth, and sixth months of constraints imposed by the pandemic. …”
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Enhanced dynorphin expression and secretion in pancreatic beta-cells under hyperglycemic conditions by Miranda Movahed, Ruy A. Louzada, Manuel Blandino-Rosano

“…Objective: Dynorphin, an endogenous opioid peptide predominantly expressed in the central nervous system and involved in stress response, pain, and addiction, has intrigued researchers due to its expression in pancreatic β-cells. …”
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Effects of 8 week step-aerobic exercises on (state and trait) anxiety levels and quality of life of women by Duygu Sevınc, Mergul Colak, Necip Kıshalı

“…Following 8 week exercise program, significant positive changes were observed (p lt;0.01) in the trait anxiety and life quality level of the experimental group except state anxiety level and bodily pain state, which is one of the physical health condition subscales. …”
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Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Originating from Transverse Colon Mucinous Adenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Yingbo Gong, Xin Wang, Zhi Zhu

“…The patient’s diet was normal, and she had no abdominal pain or bloating. The abdomen mass increased in the month before treatment. …”
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Non-invasive physical plasma improves conventional wound management of cut and bite wounds in wild European hedgehogs by Jürgen Eichler, Björn Rulik, Alexander Abazid, Matthias B. Stope

“…Under NIPP treatment, patients showed no signs of pain, stress or discomfort, even after several applications. …”
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Shine on: Review of Laser- and Light-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Burn Scars by C. Scott Hultman, Renee E. Edkins, Clara N. Lee, Catherine T. Calvert, Bruce A. Cairns

“…Restoration of form and function after burn injury remains challenging, but emerging laser and pulsed light technologies now offer hope for patients with hypertrophic scars, which may be associated with persistent hyperemia, chronic folliculitis, intense pruritis, and neuropathic pain. In addition to impairing body image, these scars may limit functional recovery, compromise activities of daily living, and prevent return to work. …”
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Rehabilitation Technical Operation Standard for Du Meridian Moxibustion of Traditional Chinese Medicine by Working Group of Rehabilitation Technical Operation Standard for Du Meridian Moxibustion of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiaotong WANG, Xinxin WANG, Yan LI, Yue WANG, Shengbo JIN, Jiu WANG, Dongning LIU

“…It can concentrate the comprehensive effect on the lesion to maximize the effect in a short time such as meridian, acupoint, moxibustion, medicine and so on, which has the effects of reinforcing kidney and unblocking Du meridian, warming yang and dispelling cold, unblocking Du meridian and relieve pain, regulating yin and yang, etc.. It has been widely used to treat various diseases and health care. …”
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Abdominal Tumor in a 14-Year-Old Adolescent: Imperforate Hymen, Resulting in Hematocolpos—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by George Marios Makris, Doris Macchiella, Dennis Vaidakis, Charalampos Chrelias, Marco Johannes Battista, Charalampos Siristatidis

“…We present a case of an unusually massive asymptomatic abdominal bulk in a 14-year-old female patient, who sought for medical advice after unusual abdominal pain lasting for few weeks. The patient was otherwise asymptomatic, apart from an unusual dramatic expansion of her abdominal wall during the last month. …”
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The Association between Adiponectin Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Side Effects of Isotretinoin in Acne Patients by Munir Garba, Omar F. Khabour, Karem H. Alzoubi, Ahmed Abu-Siniyeh, Firas Al-Qarqaz

“…However, interindividual variability in therapeutic response to isotretinoin and many side effects such as musculoskeletal pain, headache, and alteration in lipid profile can be seen with this treatment. …”
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Postoperative MR Defecography following Failed STARR Procedure for Obstructive Defecation Syndrome: A Three-Centre Experience by Vittorio Piloni, Marco Possanzini, Mattia Bergamasco, Gianluca Santi

“…Regardless of the centre, most relevant imaging features and related complaints were (a) impaired emptying (82.11%), related complaint ODS; (b) persistent rectocele >2 cm and intussusception (39.3%), split evacuation and digitation; (c) pelvic organ descent on straining (39.8%), prolapse sensation; (d) small neorectum and loss of contrast (32.5%), urgency and incontinence; (e) anastomotic stricture and granuloma (28.4%), pain; and (f) nonrelaxing puborectalis muscle (19.5%), tenesmus. …”
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Hypercalcemia, Anemia, and Acute Kidney Injury: A Rare Presentation of Sarcoidosis by Neeraj Sharma, Hassan Tariq, Kalpana Uday, Yevgeniy Skaradinskiy, Masooma Niazi, Sridhar Chilimuri

“…We discuss a case of a 61-year-old woman who presented with substernal chest pain. She was found to have elevated calcium levels, anemia, and acute kidney injury. …”
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Pyloric Balloon Dilatation for Delayed Gastric Emptying in Children by DM Israel, G Mahdi, E Hassall

“…Delayed gastric emptying may manifest with symptoms of epigastric pain, early satiety and delayed vomiting, and at times may be associated with failure to thrive. …”
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Active Cycle Of Breathing Technique Terhadap Fungsi Paru pada Pasien Paska Operasi Bedah Jantung by Fakrul Ardiansyah, Elly Nurachmah, Muhamad Adam

“…It is not required stretgh to discharge mucous and reduce pain. ACBT can be used as a nursing intervention for airway management to recovery pulmonary function in postoperative cardiac surgery. …”
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Disseminated Cerebrospinal Embryonal Tumor in the Adult by Alessandro Caporlingua, Daniele Armocida, Federico Caporlingua, Gennaro Lapadula, Grazia Maria Elefante, Manila Antonelli, Maurizio Salvati

“…A 49-year-old male presenting with low back pain, dysuria, and hypoesthesia of the lower extremities referred to our emergency department. …”
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Internal Fixation of Type I Capitellum Fracture with Headless Screws: A Case Report by Charlie Sanjaya, I Ketut Gede Arta Bujangga

“…Case Report: A 26-year-old woman came to the emergency department with complaints of swelling and localized pain on the lateral side of her left elbow 2 hours after she fell off her motorcycle. …”
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Self-Injurious Behavior in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Units: Actual Aspects of the Complex Care Provision by Sigita Lesinskienė, Mariam Afrahi, Kamilė Pociūtė

“…Results: Self-injurious behavior in psychiatric inpatient settings was managed through risk assessment, monitoring, communication, medication, counselling, removal of sharp objects, patient allocation, and a several of other methods such as safety contracts, rewards or alternate pain-inducing or self-harm mimicking stimuli. Despite the hospital’s safety procedures patients frequently devised alternate methods to self-harm, such as hitting and scratching themselves and using nonspecific materials. …”
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Retrospective study on patient comfort and post-operative condition associated with intravenous sedation versus general anesthesia for third molar extraction in ambulatory surgery... by Légroz Eloise, Bratiloveanu Petre Lupu, Varazzani Andrea

“…The study found no difference for the pain level (p < 0.62) between the two anesthesia techniques. …”
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Diagnosis of spondyloarthritis: Application of criteria in clinical practice by Sham Santhanam, Vinod Ravindran

“…Inflammatory low back pain is one of the most important features in history to be elicited in the diagnosis of axSpAs. …”
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