{"title":"The differential diagnosis of non-specific paraesthesia about the wrist or hand using a flow chart.","authors":"J Reggars","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A common clinical presentation in the Chiropractor's office is that of vague and unilateral paraesthesia of the wrist or hand. Often the patient is unable to identify any definite dermatomal pattern and in such cases an accurate diagnosis becomes somewhat difficult. The following paper, incorporating a flow chart, provides the clinician with a logical sequence for the clinical exam in an attempt to arrive at the correct diagnosis, particularly those with mechanical causes.</p>","PeriodicalId":93833,"journal":{"name":"COMSIG review","volume":"2 1","pages":"5-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2050014/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41020807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of back pain. Part I--the history.","authors":"B F Walker, C A Hogg","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A review of the important points of history taking in chiropractic practice for back pain are presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":93833,"journal":{"name":"COMSIG review","volume":"2 1","pages":"11-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2050010/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41020808","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of back pain. Part II--clinical examination.","authors":"B F Walker, C A Hogg","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A review of the important aspects of physical examination of the patient with back pain in a chiropractic setting are presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":93833,"journal":{"name":"COMSIG review","volume":"2 1","pages":"17-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2050011/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41020809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fixation of synovial joints.","authors":"L A Nelson","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93833,"journal":{"name":"COMSIG review","volume":"2 1","pages":"24-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2050013/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41020810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Failed back surgery syndrome.","authors":"B F Walker","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A review of the etiology, clinical, radiological, differential diagnosis and management goals of failed back surgery syndrome is presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":93833,"journal":{"name":"COMSIG review","volume":"1 1","pages":"3-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2050006/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41020803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A likely mechanism for headache of cervicogenic origin.","authors":"J Reggars","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As chiropractors an important and common presentation seen in the clinical setting is cervicogenic headache. The entrenched vascular or psychosomatic models may not be the most common mechanism of headache. Rather a mechanism involving either joint dysfunction and/or soft tissue dysfunction appears to be a likely cause.</p>","PeriodicalId":93833,"journal":{"name":"COMSIG review","volume":"1 1","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2050007/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41020804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chiropractors & Osteopaths Musculo-Skeletal Interest Group (COMSIG): Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australasia (COCA). President's Report.","authors":"B F Walker","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93833,"journal":{"name":"COMSIG review","volume":"1 1","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2050005/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41021478","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chronic low back pain--a summary and review.","authors":"B F Walker","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A review of the etiology, clinical, radiological and laboratory presentation, differential diagnosis and management goals of chronic low back pain is presented.</p>","PeriodicalId":93833,"journal":{"name":"COMSIG review","volume":"1 1","pages":"9-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2050008/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41020805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}