International journal of rheumatic diseases
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Chronic low back pain is an important health problem Sri Lankan males. ⋯ Posture, exercise, family history, level of education, consumption of animal proteins and consumption of alcohol had significant associations with low back pain. Most risk factors were similar to other countries. However, being marginally over weight and smoking regularly were not significantly associated with low back pain.
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Letter Case Reports
Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema syndrome in systemic sclerosis.
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Skin thickness progression in scleroderma (SSc) varies in daily clinical practice observation. ⋯ The most common skin pattern in Thai SSc was 'slow progression to peak then slow regression'. Telangiectasia at onset and contracture of joint(s) were predictive of continuous progressive skin thickness in the first 3 years.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluation of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy in the management of patients with discogenic lumbar radiculopathy.
This randomized clinical trial was designed to evaluate the effect of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) in the management of patients with discogenic lumbar radiculopathy. ⋯ PEMF therapy is an effective method for the conservative treatment of lumbar radiculopathy caused by lumbar disc prolapse. In addition to improvement of clinically observed radicular symptoms, PEMF also seems effective in reducing nerve root compression as evidenced by improvement of SSEP parameters after treatment.
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Comparative Study
Pulmonary hypertension associated with rheumatic diseases: baseline characteristics from the Korean registry.
The REgistry of Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Rheumatic Disease (REOPARD) was established in Korea. The baseline data are described from the second year of the registry's operation. ⋯ Compared with previous studies, the results showed some differences: underlying diseases, functional status and treatments. This may be due to differences in ethnic background and diagnostic methods of our study.