Author/s: Aidan G. Cashin, Roger Chou, Melissa B. Weimer
Abstract
Importance Low back pain is defined as pain localized below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal fold, with or without leg pain. Low back pain affects approximately 619 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide.
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Author/s: Jiha Lee, Justin B Levinson, Una E Makris
Arthritis is a leading cause of pain and disability that affects nearly one-third of older US adults (age ≥65 years). While osteoarthritis (OA) predominates, many have inflammatory arthritis (IA), including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondyloarthritis, and crystal arthropathies.1 Recognition of...
Author/s: Bradley D. Anawalt, Kim M. O’Connor, Mathis Grossmann
Importance Male hypogonadism is a clinical syndrome of signs and symptoms of testosterone deficiency and consistently low morning serum testosterone concentrations. The prevalence of hypogonadism due to hypothalamus, pituitary, or testes pathology is less than 1%, and the prevalence due to...
Author/s: Karina C. De Sousa, De Wet Swanepoel
Hearing loss is defined as an impaired ability to hear sounds at thresholds considered to be normal. Projections based on audiometric data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey estimate that by 2030, approximately 55 million US adults will have hearing loss, including 35...
Author/s: Omar Elbaroumi
Fatigue is one of the most common presenting complaints in primary care and poses a significant diagnostic challenge due to its multifactorial aetiology. While the majority of cases are benign and self-limiting, fatigue may also represent an early manifestation of serious underlying pathology....
Author/s: Jehad Ahmad Barkji, Mathias Maagaard, Johanne Juul Petersen, Yousef Ahmad Barakji, Emil Ørskov Ipsen, Christian Gluud, Ole Mathiesen, Janus Christian Jakobsen
Objectives The objective of our study was to assess the benefits and harms of tramadol vs placebo in adults with chronic pain.
Design The research method was a systematic review of randomised clinical trials with meta-analysis. The review followed the Trial Sequential Analysis and the...
Author/s: Wen-Juei Jeng, Terry Cheuk-Fung Yip, Anna S. Lok
Importance: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affects an estimated 254 million people worldwide and causes approximately 1.1 million deaths annually. In 2022, there were approximately 1.2 million new HBV infections worldwide and 14 000 in the US.
Observations: HBV is a DNA virus...
Author/s: Robyn L. Shepardson, Jeffrey S. Khan, Katherine A. Buckheit
Importance Anxiety disorders and symptoms are prevalent and burdensome, and patients are most likely to seek treatment in primary care settings. However, anxiety is underdetected and undertreated. This narrative review details behavioral and pharmacological treatment options that are feasible...
Author/s: Robyn L. Shepardson, Jeffrey S. Khan, Jennifer S. Funderburk
What Is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a normal experience of worry or fear about something the body or mind interprets as threatening. Anxiety may show up in your thoughts, emotions, body sensations, or behaviors (like worrying, feeling nervous, sweaty palms, and avoiding certain situations).
Author/s: Robyn L. Shepardson, Jeffrey S. Khan, Jennifer S. Funderburk
What Is Anxiety?
Anxiety is a normal experience of worry or fear about something the body or mind interprets as threatening. Anxiety may show up in your thoughts, emotions, body sensations, or behaviors (like worrying, feeling nervous, sweaty palms, and avoiding certain situations).