Musculoskeletal Key

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen AS THE NAME INFERS, COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN syndrome (CRPS) is a multifarious, painful condition that most commonly affects an extremity following a noxious event. Management of…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide, with an annual incidence of…

BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Spinal cord injury (SCI), or traumatic myelopathy, was first described around 2500 BC by ancient Egyptians, as written in the ancient Egyptian medical text the Edwin…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Neurologic illness accounts for significant, morbidity, mortality, and cost. This chapter provides an overview of three significant diseases commonly encountered by physiatrists: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s, and…

BACKGROUND Print Section Listen Stroke rehabilitation is simultaneously a complex, challenging, and gratifying experience, which is often both physically demanding and emotionally charged. As stroke is often the most common…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen The purpose of this chapter is to review current epidemiology of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and classify the different types of TBI according to underlying pathology….

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen In most high-resource countries, the three most common etiologies of non-traumatic spinal cord injury (NTSCI) include SCI caused by tumors, degenerative conditions of the spine, and…

INTRODUCTION Print Section Listen Traumatic brain injury (tbi) is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. It is estimated that 2.5 million cases of TBI occur…