Author: Abd El-Rahman Taha

Passionate and highly motivated Egyptian physical therapist, interested in the spine management. Always Looking Forward to More Knowledge, and Experience.
Cervical, Diagnostic Skills, Home, Neck Pain, Neurologic, Research Summaries, Thoracic, Upper Back Pain

Unraveling the Enigma: Rare Brown-Sequard Syndrome Arising from Cervical Disc Herniation

Brown-Sequard Syndrome, as delineated in 1849 by Brown-Se´quard CE, emanates from trauma inflicted upon the anatomical hemicord. This trauma precipitates disruption of the descending lateral corticospinal tracts, the ascending dorsal columns (both of which decussate in the medulla), and the ascending lateral spinothalamic tracts, which intersect within one or two levels of the dorsal root entry. While total hemisection, evoking the hallmark clinical features of … Continue reading Unraveling the Enigma: Rare Brown-Sequard Syndrome Arising from Cervical Disc Herniation

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Back, Diagnostic Accuracy, Diagnostic Efficiency, Diagnostic Skills, Home, Lower Back Pain, Lumbar, Pelvis, Research Summaries, Sacral

In-field note: a patient appeared with an extraspinal source of referred leg discomfort

Introduction Low back pain is not a disease, it is a symptom. It can be defined as pain between the bottom ribs and the buttock creases(Dionne et al., 2008). Chronic low back pain patients are always asking about the cause of their pain(McPhillips-Tangum et al., 1998; Cherkin et al., 1998). A lot of people can experience it during their life. For instance, 6.3%–14.4% of people … Continue reading In-field note: a patient appeared with an extraspinal source of referred leg discomfort

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Residual leg numbness after lumber decompression surgeries: A summary of research evidence.

Introduction: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is the most frequent lumbar degenerative illness that causes patients to have redundant pain (Ravindra et al., 2018). Lower back pain (LBP) and sciatica symptoms, such as leg pain (LP) and leg numbness (LN), are common in patients with LDH (Deyo et al., 2016). In addition, LN is a major factor influencing clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction following decompression surgery … Continue reading Residual leg numbness after lumber decompression surgeries: A summary of research evidence.

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Low back pain in pregnancy

Back discomfort is a frequent, but not universal, symptom of pregnancy for many women. This blog compiles some of the evidence linked to prevalence and makes some management recommendations. Prevalence Back discomfort is reported by 47% to 80% of pregnant women at some stage during their pregnancy (Mantle et al. 1977; Gent D. and Hottlieb K. 1985; Berg et al. 1988; Ostgaard et al. 1991, … Continue reading Low back pain in pregnancy

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Centeralisation phenomena: the complete guide to understanding the most popular finding during orthopaedic physical examination

Introduction The increasing reduction and elimination of distal pain in response to therapeutic loading procedures is referred to as centralization. During the decrease of a derangement, centralization occurs. This blog provides a full discussion of the phenomenon as well as an overview of its features. Definition Centralisation is the process by which the distal pain coming from the spine is gradually eliminated from distal to … Continue reading Centeralisation phenomena: the complete guide to understanding the most popular finding during orthopaedic physical examination

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