Physical Therapy

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Physical Therapy Sandy B. Ganz Louis L. Harris INTRODUCTION Management of the physical therapy for patients with musculoskeletal and rheumatic diseases is a challenging task, even for the most astute…

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Formulary

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Formulary Arthur M. F. Yee Jane E. Salmon Recent progress in the understanding of the pathophysiology of rheumatic diseases and in the development of new therapeutic approaches has greatly expanded…

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Gina Kearney C. Ronald MacKenzie INTRODUCTION Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) refers to a diverse group of medical and health care systems, practices, and products, which…

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Prosthetic Joint Replacement

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Prosthetic Joint Replacement Mark Figgie Harry E. Figgie III INTRODUCTION Total joint arthroplasty consists of resecting a damaged joint and replacing the articulating surfaces with prosthetic components. The convex side…

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Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain

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Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Daniel J. Clauw John F. Beary III KEY POINTS Fibromyalgia (FM) is a painful, noninflammatory condition characterized by a history of widespread pain, and diffuse tenderness…

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Endocrine Arthropathies

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Endocrine Arthropathies Michael D. LockshinH KEY POINTS The musculoskeletal manifestations of endocrine diseases include muscle dysfunction, disorders of bone metabolism, and cartilage deformation. Endocrinopathic musculoskeletal disease tends to be diffuse…

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