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H Fahrer

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PubMed1984

[Reasonable and unreasonable indications for physiotherapy of the locomotor system].

The wide variety of techniques currently available in physiotherapy may appear confusing to the prescribing physician who must select methods which are both of proven efficiency and economical. A primary requisite is knowledge of the aims and possibilities of physiotherapy, thus allowing a decision as to whether or not physiotherapy is in fact indicated. Two examples, "thermotherapy" and "back school", demonstrate how, with minimum investment of time and expense, patients can be taught effective measures for the treatment and prevention of certain pain syndromes of the locomotor system. Finally, possible causes of our (sometimes) too polypragmatic attitude to physiotherapy are discussed.

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Diet and fatty acids: can fish substitute for fish oil?

As fish oil has been shown to be beneficial in rheumatoid arthritis and in psoriasis, we examined whether a diet rich in fish has a similar effect on membrane and plasma lipids as a dietary fish oil supplement. Volunteers recruited by 2 rheumatology units in Switzerland formed three parallel groups eating respective diets during 2 months: a normal diet without fish; a normal diet including 700 g fish per week; a normal diet without fish but with additional fish oil (7.5 g daily). As outcome measures we determined the lipid composition of platelet-rich plasma, the serum cholesterol and triglycerides before the study and after 1 and 2 months of the designated diet. The relative amounts of both eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid increased significantly in the fish oil group and in the group with the fish diet; no change was seen in the control group. The effect on triglycerides, which were low at the beginning of the study, was minor and no change in cholesterol was seen. In conclusion, 4 to 6 meals with fish per week without any other dietary changes can induce similar changes in lipids as a supplement of fish oil.

Adolescent↗
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[Pelvic and skeletal hyperostosis (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, Forestier disease)].

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is characterized by, among other things, spinal and extraspinal manifestations. Two studies on the prevalence and clinical significance of hyperostotic spurs and ectopic ossifications in the pelvic area are presented. Spinal DISH seems to be a risk factor for the development of ectopic ossification, particularly in the postoperative course after total hip arthroplasty. Pain and reduced range of motion, however, are not obligatory consequences of these phenomena.

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