Ace The Physical Medicine Exam

The metatarsal bones are the bones of the forefoot that connect the distal aspects of the cuneiform (medial, intermediate and lateral) bones and cu ...

As medicine advances, more critically ill patients are surviving longer ICU admissions. Patients with sepsis, multi-organ failure, severe burns, pr ...

An individual's surrounding environment, particularly his or her home environment, can significantly impact one's overall health and well-bein ...

Williams back exercises, also known as Williams flexion or lumbar exercises, are exercises for people with low back pain. Williams back exercises a ...

In the 1950s, monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) were one of the first drugs to be utilized as antidepressants in clinical practice.

Lumbosacral spondylolisthesis is the forward translation of the fifth lumbar vertebra (L5) over the first sacral vertebra (S1). Bilateral L5 pars d ...

Emergency Department and primary care clinics are frequently called on to evaluate orthopedic complaints. It is essential for most providers to fee ...

The correlation between the presence of HLA-B27 and ankylosing spondylitis has been a known entity since the early 1970s.  Although commo ...

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a condition that characteristically presents with hip pain secondary to mechanical impingement from abnormal ...

The flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS), formerly known as the flexor digitorum sublimis, is the largest of the extrinsic flexors of the forearm. ...

The extensor hallucis longus muscle is one of four muscles in the anterior compartment of the lower limb. The three other muscles in the anterior c ...

The anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) is the terminal motor branch of the median nerve.  It branches from the median nerve in the proxima ...

Proximal humeral epiphysiolysis (Little League shoulder) is a shear or stress injury of the epiphyseal cartilage of the proximal humerus. Little Le ...

The most notable structure located on the medial aspect of the elbow is the cubital tunnel, through which the ulnar nerve passes. The walls cr ...

Myofascial pain is defined as a musculoskeletal disorder that causes pain in the area of a muscle in the body, and its surround ...

Obesity represents a significant public health concern with one-third of adults classified as living with obesity in the United States and correlat ...

Approximately 10% of injured patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) demonstrate rib fractures. Rib fractures are associated with sign ...

Harry Finkelstein, an American surgeon (1865–1939), described the Finkelstein's test or Finkelstein's sign in 1930. It is a provocative ...