September 2025 - 6 articles
Aim of the study: This paper focuses on the correlation of nicotine use with chronic lumbar back pain (CLBP). Methods: This is a cross-sectional observational study involving smoker and non-smoker patients with a diagnosis of chronic low back pain (C...
Living with inflammatory arthritis can have a significant impact; early identification, diagnosis and treatment has been shown to improve outcomes. The clinician working in settings where people with undiagnosed inflammatory arthritis may present for...
Background/Objectives: Chronic medical conditions are comorbid with psychological disorders, often attributed to the weight of managing persistent demands associated with debilitating illness. Lifestyle adjustments, physical pain, and costs of health...
Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder with significant racial and ethnic disparities in prevalence, disease severity, and outcomes. Cardiovascular complications, including pericarditis, myocarditis, valvular...
Obesity, characterized by excessive or abnormal accumulation of body fat, is associated with a range of metabolic and inflammatory diseases, including osteoarthritis (OA). In obese individuals, adipose tissue expansion—via adipocyte hypertrophy...
Background/Objectives: This review analyzes the effects of invasive and non-invasive methods of knee joint unloading on knee loading, employing a biomechanical model to evaluate their impact. Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Scopus were...
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