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OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA is characterized by persistent pain in the base of the skull. It is usually caused by repetitive micro-trauma or blunt trauma to the greater and lesser occipital nerves.
OLECRANON BURSITIS is usually indicated by a swelling of the elbow and pain on extension. It is due to repetitive irritation of the bursa such as from working long hours at a drafting table or working at a mine. Also know as STUDENT'S ELBOW or MINER'S ELBOW.
OSTEITIS PUBIS consists of localized tenderness over the symphysis with pain radiating to inner thighs. The patient may present a waddling gait. Is most common in females and occurs most often after bladder, inguinal surgery. Sometimes occurs in men after prostate surgery.
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PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME is caused by compression of the sciatic nerve by the piriformis muscle. Produces pain in the buttock and lower extremity.
POST HERPETIC NEURALGIA is one of the most difficult pain syndromes to treat. It may present itself in approximately 10 percent of individuals after a bout of shingles. It is more frequent in the elderly and affects primarily the trigeminal nerve.
POST-THORACOTOMY PAIN SYNDROME is characterized by tenderness along a prior thoracotomy incision and is due to trauma to minute nerve fibers during the surgery. It is a minute price to pay after a life saving chest surgery.
POST TRAUMATIC EDEMA SYNDROME is caused by peritendinous fibrosis that occurs after trauma to the dorsum of the hand. There is pain and edema of the dorsum of the hand associated with loss of extensor function. Secretaries bumping their hands against desks can develop this problem. Also known as SECRETAN'S SYNDROME.
POST TRAUMATIC NEUROPATHY nerve pain (neuralgia, neuritis) brought on either after an injury or as a consequence of medical interventions, such as surgery.
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ROTATOR CUFF TEAR typically occurs in individuals who complain of pain when lifting the arm above the level of the shoulder. The cuff is formed by four interrelated muscles arising from the scapula and attaching the tuberosities of the humerus; the supraspinatus, the infraspinatus, the teres minor, and the subscapularis. There are many hypotheses both intrinsic and extrinsic to explain the cuff tear.
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