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R S Panush

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PubMed1995

The new academic year.

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PubMed1995

Mechanisms in adverse reactions to food. The joints and muscles.

There are several reasons for considering the hypothesis that food hypersensitivity might relate to rheumatic diseases. Food can evoke immune responses. Food can cause immunologically mediated symptoms. Immunological mechanisms are important in the pathogenesis of rheumatic diseases. Antigens triggering rheumatic responses are unknown. Rheumatic diseases have been associated with foods in many reports.

Food Hypersensitivity↗
PubMed1994

Exercise and the musculoskeletal system.

1. Normal joints in individuals of all ages may tolerate prolonged and vigorous exercise without adverse consequences or accelerated development of OA. 2. Individuals who have underlying muscle weakness or imbalance, neurological abnormalities, anatomical variances, and who engage in significant amounts of exercise that stress the lower extremities, may accelerate the development of OA. 3. Individuals who have suffered injuries to supporting structures may also be susceptible to accelerated development of OA in weight-bearing joints, even without increased stress to the joint from exercise. 4. Certain individuals with established degenerative or inflammatory arthritis may benefit from supervised exercise programmes. 5. Still more information is needed so that physicians can identify subjects at risk for the development of OA, advise the millions of participants about the beneficial and deleterious effects of regular exercise and sports participation, and develop successful rehabilitation programmes for injured joints.

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PubMed1994

Musculoskeletal problems of performing artists.

We have reviewed the frequency and variety of rheumatic problems among performing artists. For instrumentalists, injuries are related to the type of instrument played, the technique used and the effort expended in the quest for excellence. For dancers, musculoskeletal problems too reflect technique and effort. We should not be surprised at the frequency of these problems. Rheumatologists, as well as orthopaedic surgeons, physiotherapists, neurologists and other physicians, encounter performing artists as patients. We should be familiar with their problems and be able to knowledgeably diagnose and manage them. This may include observing the artist during actual performances. How is the instrument being held? What is the posture of the artist? What are the comments of the coach or teacher. What type of shoes does the ballerina wear? What movements in particular cause discomfort? These and similar observations will have direct bearing on the musculoskeletal problems of these artists. Published studies have related the variety, frequency and disabling nature of performance-related musculoskeletal problems. Unfortunately few if any of these are controlled, blinded or prospective. We need more and better information. We will want clear information about prevalence of problems, better definition of the musculoskeletal ailments, classification of the relationship of problems with performance and individual biomechanical features, information about response of specific problems to interventions, and data about the long-term consequences, if any, of these rheumatic problems to the musculoskeletal system. Artists as patients are unique. Minor problems can become potentially career-ending disabilities. Making music or performing dance may provide us with delightful entertainment but represents a source of livelihood to artists. Understanding their medical needs and enabling them to continue to perform is the challenge before us.

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PubMed1994

Acute arthritis.

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PubMed1994

Is exercise good or bad for arthritis in the elderly?

Recreational exercise has achieved great popularity. Possible benefits to participants include increased longevity, decreased risk of cardiovascular disease, improved psychologic well-being, and greater fitness. Important but as yet incompletely answered concerns are whether exercise or physical overuse conditions play a role in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis, which is virtually universal among the elderly, and whether there are any circumstances in which exercise might be beneficial for elderly patients with arthritis. In humans, anecdotal observations have suggested relationships between certain recreational activities and degenerative joint disease. The few controlled studies that exist, however, have indicated that exercise need not be deleterious to joints. Available data may be interpreted to suggest that reasonable recreational exercise--carried out within limits of comfort, putting joints through normal motions, and without underlying joint abnormality--need not inevitably lead to joint injury, even over many years. We are also witnessing thoughtful reevaluation of physical exercise as a therapeutic modality for arthritis patients. It is possible that certain patients may achieve psychologic and clinical benefit from selected exercise programs.

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