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According to recent statistics, 80% of all adults feel back pain at some point during their lives. Back pain can be excruciating. It can strike suddenly. It can become chronic and debilitating. A common fixture in modern society, back injuries represent the leading cause of work-related disability in the United States.

Back and Neck Disorders Sourcebook provides readers with information on the causes of back pain, including injuries, anomalies of development, degenerative changes, and postural defects. Individual parts offer details about specific disorders of the back and neck, such as whiplash, scoliosis, kyphosis, sciatica, and prolapsed (herniated) disks. This Sourcebook helps readers understand the causes and consequences of spinal cord disorders, recognize symptoms, become familiar with current treatment options, learn prevention strategies, and find sources of help for themselves or family members. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by Thomson Gale on December 15, 2006. The length of the article is 523 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Sitting up straight may please mom, but not patients' backs.(Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Author: Patrice Wendling
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 15, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 36Issue: 24Page: 31(1)

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Studies on Alcohol, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2006. The length of the article is 5464 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is commonly comorbid with alcohol-use disorders. Abnormalities in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis response are common in both disorders. The objective of this study was to investigate HPA axis reactivity to the cold pressor task (CPT) among individuals with alcohol dependence, PTSD, and comorbid alcohol dependence and PTSD. Method: Participants were 119 individuals with alcohol dependence only (n = 31), comorbid alcohol dependence and PTSD (n = 28), PTSD without alcohol dependence (n = 30), and a control group (n = 30). Subjective response, adrenal corticotropic hormone (ACTH), and cortisol were measured before, immediately after, and for 120 minutes after each subject completed the CPT. Results: There were significant group and gender differences found in the subjective and ACTH response, with significantly higher subjective stress ratings and decreased ACTH response in the alcohol-dependent, PTSD, and comorbid alcohol dependent-PTSD groups compared with the control group. Conclusions: There were differences in the HPA axis and subjective response to the CPT between the control group and both the alcohol and PTSD groups. The HPA response in the comorbid alcohol-PTSD group was not significantly different than that of the alcohol-only or PTSD-only groups.

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Title: The impact of alcohol dependence and posttraumatic stress disorder on cold pressor task response *.
Author: Kathleen T. Brady
Publication: Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 67Issue: 5Page: 700(7)

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This digital document is a journal article from Addictive Behaviors, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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The present study compared high-risk triggers and substance use situations among 72 (34 men, 38 women) individuals with alcohol (AD) or cocaine dependence (CD), with or without comorbid PTSD. Consistent with the self-medication hypothesis, individuals with PTSD reported significantly greater use of substances in response to negative situations, such as unpleasant emotions and physical discomfort, as compared to individuals without PTSD. CD individuals were significantly more likely than AD individuals to report using in temptation situations, regardless of PTSD status. Also, CD individuals with PTSD reported greater use of cocaine during pleasant times with others, as compared to those without PTSD. The findings highlight the importance of addressing individual-specific high-risk situations in relapse prevention. ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Based on cognitive concepts of personality disorders as well as on the bio-social model of borderline personality disorder (BPD), a 34-item instrument, the questionnaire of thoughts and feelings (QTF) was developed for the assessment of feelings, strategic cognitions, and assumptions characteristic for BPD. In different studies, item- and factor analyses were conducted with a dataset of N=646 clinical and non-clinical participants. Cross-sectional data as well as longitudinal data are available including several other measures on personality and personality disorders: DSM-IV SCID II dimensional score, a personality inventory (PSSI), the German version of the personality disorder beliefs questionnaire (PBQ), as well as overall severity of symptoms (GSI) of the SCL-90-R. Internal consistency of the scale is excellent, Cronbach's @a=0.91. One-week test-retest reliability was also high r"t"t=0.81. Good convergent and discriminant validity was obtained for correlation with SCID dimensional scores and discrimination of BDP patients and other clinical and non-clinical groups. A comparison of scores in a sample of 26 patients with BPD during crisis intervention and 8 months later indicated the sensitivity of the QTF to measure change over time. Overall, the questionnaire appears to be a methodologically sound measure, valuable for research purposes as well as in clinical practice. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by Thomson Gale on November 15, 2005. The length of the article is 421 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Assess low-back-pain patients for bowel motility disorders.(Rheumatology)(risk of of bowel motility disorders is more in patients with low back pain than patients with chronic shoulder pain)
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 15, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 38Issue: 22Page: 20(1)

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This digital document is an article from OB GYN News, published by Thomson Gale on November 15, 2005. The length of the article is 465 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Low back pain linked to bowel motility disorders.(Clinical Rounds)
Author: Mitchel L. Zoler
Publication: OB GYN News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 15, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 40Issue: 22Page: 17(1)

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Presenting the author's scientific research, this book is also a practical manual which will enable any physician to apply this new risk-free technique of physical examination, routinely as an office procedure, for effective management of patients. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on November 15, 1999. The length of the article is 1048 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: FDA Panel Backs Use of Sertraline for PTSD.(posttraumatic stress disorder)
Author: Elizabeth Mechcatie
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 15, 1999
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 29Issue: 22Page: 45

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This digital document is an article from SIECUS Report, published by Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S., Inc. on April 1, 2003. The length of the article is 921 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Young adult looks back: how sexuality education can prevent eating disorders.
Author: Cara Thoresen
Publication: SIECUS Report (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2003
Publisher: Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S., Inc.
Volume: 31Issue: 4Page: 32(1)

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A collection of lectures from renowned international experts from the 1999 International Course for the Advanced Training in Occupational Health. Deals with work-related musculoskeletal disorders. ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Social Science & Medicine, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders account for the largest single category of lost-time occupational injury or disease episodes in industrialized countries. In this study we analyzed the impact of the psychosocial work environment, conceptualized by the demand-control-support model, on the incidence of low back and neck injury in a cohort of 1221 public transit operators followed for 7 years and 6 months. The two main exposure variables were ''job strain'' (mismatch of high psychological demands and low decision latitude) and ''iso-strain'' (job strain plus exposure to low social support at work). Analyses controlled for demographic factors, physical workload, and pain at baseline. For low back injuries, increased hazard rates were found for job strain and iso-strain based on tertiles, with hazard ratios (HR) of 1.30 (95% CI=0.96-1.75) and 1.41 (95% CI=0.98-2.01), respectively. Job strain and iso-strain based on median split or analyzed as continuous variables were not associated with low back injuries. For neck injuries, job strain and iso-strain based on median split showed HRs of 1.27 (95% CI=0.99-1.63) and 1.33 (95% CI=1.01-1.77), respectively. Job strain and iso-strain based on tertiles had HRs of 1.52 (95% CI=1.13-2.05) and 1.73 (95% CI=1.21-2.45), respectively. When analyzed as continuous variables, a one-point increase on the job strain and iso-strain scales led to an 8% (95% CI=0.98-1.19) and 14% (95% CI=1.02-1.27) increased hazard of neck injuries, respectively. This study shows the importance of the psychosocial work environment in the etiology of musculoskeletal injuries among transit operators. Since reviews have shown that psychosocial workplace conditions in this occupational group can be changed, these findings indicate a potential for prevention at the workplace. ... Read more