Heterotopic ossification (HO) is the presence of bone in soft tissue where bone normally
does not exist. The acquired form of HO most frequently is seen with either musculoskeletal …

PURPOSE: To investigate factors associated with low-back pain among Kuwaiti children
and adolescents; and study their relation with social activities and school performance. …

Objective: To determine the life and point prevalence rates and study the characteristics of
work-related and non-work-related low back pain (LBP) among physical therapists in Kuwait …

Background Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is offered to patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA)
in the oil-rich countries in the Gulf region without adequate understanding of their …

Objectives The aims of the study were to investigate the relationship between sarcopenia
and renin-angiotensin system–related disorders and to explore the effects of angiotensin-…

Objective: To measure the magnitude of the problem of low-back pain among 10- to 18-year-old
Kuwaiti schoolchildren in Hawalli Governorate. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional …

Objective: To establish the normal electrophysiological data for the median, ulnar and radial
nerves and to compare our results with the Western data published in the literature. Methods…

Background Dupuytren's disease of the hand is characterized by progressive thickening and
shortening of palmar fascia resulting in flexion deformities of the digits and hence limitation …

BACKGROUND : The WHO-ILAR Community Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic
Diseases (COPCORD) primarily aims to estimate the burden of musculoskeletal symptoms/…

OBJECTIVE: (1) To adapt the Community Oriented Program for the Control of Rheumatic
Disease (COPCORD) Core Questionnaire (CCQ) for use as a rheumatic screening instrument …