Microdiscectomy and Minimally Invasive Discectomy Using a Tubular Retractor System for Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Comparative Study by Keerthan Ranga Nayak U, Shyamasunder N. Bhat, Nishanth Ampar, Raghuraj S. Kundangar

“…The visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess the intensity of radicular pain. Clinical evaluation involved the straight leg raising test and the assessment of motor and sensory functions. …”
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Taquicardia ortostática postural em adolescentes: como e por que diagnosticar by Camila Magalhães Silva, Ludimila Dos Anjos Teixeira Romão, Lalleinny Franthiesca da Costa Alves, Roberta Leão Bassi, Rose Mary Ferreira Lisboa da Silva, Fátima Derlene da Rocha Araújo, Zilda Maria Alves Meira

“…We present a case report of an adolescent referred to pediatric cardiology to investigate intermittent and recurrent episodes of sweating, chest pain, muscle weakness without loss of consciousness, palpitations, pallor, and tachycardia. …”
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Maternal-neonatal care with an ancestral approach by Liliana Alexandra Ríos García, Angélica Salomé Herrera Molina, Viviana del Rocío Mera Herrera, Mayra Carola León Insuasty, Yuleydi Alcaide Guardado, Jacobo Cambil Martín

“…The vast majority recommend that pregnant women have four or more check-ups, and consider vaginal bleeding, headache, swelling of hands and feet, and intense abdominal pain as the main symptoms that endanger pregnancy. 82% consider the kneeling position as the main position for childbirth care, and more than a third said that the placenta is planted in the field. …”
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Study on the safety and efficacy of HIFU in the treatment of VaIN by Susu Wu, Xiang Li, Dabao Xu, Mingzhu Ye

“…Patients tolerated the treatment well, experiencing only slight pain with VAS score of 3. There was a mild postoperative burning sensation, which resolved within approximately 10-20 min. …”
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From thrombosis to tamponade: unveiling severe pericardial effusion in a misdiagnosis case by Amin Bagheri, Morteza Sheikhi Nooshabadi, Pouya Ebrahimi, Roozbeh Nazari, Pedram Ramezani, Toktam Alirezaei

“…Case Presentation An 83-year-old Iranian female was transferred to the emergency department of a tertiary cardiology hospital complaining of neck swelling concomitant with chest pain and dyspnea. The patient had been diagnosed with jugular vein thrombosis in another local center, and since the chief complaint was neck swelling, she underwent Doppler sonography, and the diagnosis was confirmed. …”
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Lasers in Esthetic Dentistry: Soft Tissue Photobiomodulation, Hard Tissue Decontamination, and Ceramics Conditioning by Karen Müller Ramalho, Patrícia Moreira de Freitas, Ana Cecília Correa-Aranha, Marina Stella Bello-Silva, Roberta Marques da Graça Lopes, Carlos de Paula Eduardo

“…Low power lasers act at cellular level leading to pain reduction, modulation of inflammation, and improvement of tissue healing. …”
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Health Status and Patient Satisfaction after Corneal Graft: Results from the Corneal Transplant Epidemiological Study by Adriano Fasolo, Cristina Capuzzo, Michela Fornea, Anna Chiara Frigo, Cristina Monterosso, Alfonso Zampini, Antonio Avarello, Alessandro Galan, Sandro Sbordone, Adele Elisabetta Ragucci, Claudio Gorla, Francesco Grigoletto, Diego Ponzin

“…., psychological attitude, social interaction, and emotions) with minor effects on physical health (limitation, pain, and vitality).…”
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Risk Factors Associated with Post-COVID-19 Conditions Among Diabetes Patients in the United Arab Emirates by Aysha Alkhemeiri, Ziad El-Khatib, Abrar Hassan Alameri, Athari Ahmed AlKaabi, Jeyaseelan Lakshmanan, Niyi Awofeso

“…Patients with diabetes reported a significant decline in functional status post-COVID-19, with 34.8% experiencing impaired physical activity and 32.6% reporting pain and discomfort, compared to 15.4% and 11.5%, respectively, among participants without diabetes. …”
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Occupational injuries, mental workload and coping strategies among the nursing workforce in the Eastern Region of Ghana: a multi-centre study by Collins Atta Poku, Abital Ayergo Ahulu, Janet Otomo, Doris Hagan, Catherine Kroamah Dwumfour, Joseph Shahadu Issifu, Veronica Dzomeku

“…Results Needle pricks, injuries from sharps, exposure to blood and other body fluids, and back pain and injury from patient handling tasks were shared among participants in the past year. …”
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Effect of phenylbutazone administration on the enteroinsular axis in horses with insulin dysregulation by Kate L. Kemp, Jazmine E. Skinner, François‐René Bertin

“…Abstract Background Phenylbutazone is prescribed for laminitis‐associated pain and decreases glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose test (OGT) in horses with insulin dysregulation (ID). …”
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Parental Sociodemographic Characteristics and Bruxism’s Risk Factors Among Children: Saudi Arabian Evaluation by Almabadi ES, Felemban D, Alekhmimi RK, Aynusah MA, Alsharif A, Althagafi N, Kassim S

“…While children whose mothers had lower education level and were unaware of bruxism-related symptoms (such as teeth, jaw, or face pain) were less likely to be reported as having SB (0.35 [0.16– 0.75], p = 0.007; 0.36 [0.14– 0.97], p = 0.043, respectively). …”
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A Case of Recurrent Hemorrhagic Corpus Luteum with Elevated Follicle-Stimulating Hormone, Controlled by Estrogen/Gestagen Therapy by Yoshihide Inayama, Koji Yamanoi, Baku Nakakita, Shimpei Shitanaka, Jumpei Ogura, Tsutomu Ohara, Mie Sakai, Haruka Suzuki, Koji Yasumoto, Ichiro Kishimoto, Yusuke Sagae, Yoshimi Kitawaki, Koh Suginami

“…A 22-year-old nulligravid woman with a history of bilateral hemorrhagic corpus luteum and subsequent ovarian torsion presented with acute abdominal pain. An emergency salpingo-oophorectomy of the right side was performed, and the right ovarian torsion due to hemorrhagic corpus luteum was diagnosed. …”
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Impact of extended-course oral nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in established Long COVID: a case series by Alison K. Cohen, Toni Wall Jaudon, Eric M. Schurman, Lisa Kava, Julia Moore Vogel, Julia Haas-Godsil, Daniel Lewis, Samantha Crausman, Kate Leslie, Siobhan Christine Bligh, Gillian Lizars, JD Davids, Saniya Sran, Michael Peluso, Lisa McCorkell

“…One participant stopped early due to intense stomach pain. For the two participants who took an extended course of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir within the context of an acute reinfection, both report eventually returning to their pre-re-infection baseline. …”
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Cardiac Tamponade Caused by Cutibacterium acnes: An Updated and Comprehensive Review of the Literature by Ghina Fakhri, Christelle Tayeh, Ghassan Dbaibo, Omar El Sedawy, Nour Abdul Halim, Fadi Bitar, Mariam Arabi

“…In our institution, a 20-year-old man with history of atrial septal defect presented with chest pain radiating to the back along with symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection including headaches and myalgia. …”
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Improved Function After Anterior Controllable Antedisplacement and Fusion for Cervical Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Long‐Term Follow‐Up by Yangyang Shi, Kaiqiang Sun, Linhui Han, Chen Yan, Jinyu Wang, Jingyun Yang, Yuan Wang, Ximing Xu, Jingchuan Sun, Jiangang Shi

“…The secondary outcomes included pain, Cobb angle, spinal canal invasion rate, and surgery‐related complications. …”
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Menstrual Hygiene Awareness, Practices and Health Implications Among Adolescent Girls in Ukpom Abak, Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria by Ekpin VI, Johnson OE, Ukpong DE, Akpan EB, Obimah S, Udo ME, Bassey CD, Uyoho PE, Inemesit AE

“…Some health issues around menstruation were reported, including abnormal vaginal discharge (60.4%), lower abdominal pain (47.3%) and genital itching (36.1%). There was a significant association between the type of menstrual hygiene products used and lower urinary tract symptoms (p<0.0001). …”
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Diabetic Myonecrosis: An Atypical Presentation by José Hernán Martínez, Oberto Torres, Michelle M. Mangual García, Coromoto Palermo, María de Lourdes Miranda, Eva González, Ignacio Chinea Espinoza, Ivan Laboy, Mirelis Miranda, Kyrmarie Dávila, Rafael Tirado, Mildred Padilla

“…The clinical presentation is swelling, pain, and tenderness of the involved muscle, most commonly the thigh muscles. …”
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Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Samir Abdallah Hanna, Bruna Salani Mota, Fabio Ynoe de Moraes, Gustavo Nader Marta, Heloísa de Andrade Carvalho, Rachel Riera

“…The 2-year telangiectasia rate was decreased with IMRT (RR 0.66, 95%CI 0.47 to 0.93; P = 0.02); however, edema, pain, pigmentation, or fibrosis remained unaffected. …”
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Treatment of limb skin defect with self-made skin distractor by Gao Lei, Li Kai, Zhang Yanlong, Wang Hongrun, Liu Shibo, Wang Yong, Peng Aqin

“…No skin stretch was terminated due to pain. All wounds were healed. The elasticity and color of the skin on the wound surface were not different from the surrounding skin. …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of the Efficacy of Two Novel Desensitising Dentifrices by Ashley P. Barlow, Jane He, Cindy Tian, Peter Jeffery, Stephen C. Mason, Bao-Jun Tai, Han Jiang, Gareth D. Rees, Min Quan Du

“…After 8 weeks, the treatment groups using Dentifrice A and Dentifrice B exhibited mean reductions from baseline of 49% and 45% in air sensitivity visual analogue scale (VAS) score, 61% (both) in examiner-based Schiff Sensitivity score, and clinically significant reductions in tactile pain threshold; all reductions were statistically significant (P<0.0001). …”
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