Ganglion cysts of the wrist: pathophysiology, clinical picture, and managementWarren Gude
Sports and Emergency Medicine, 600 N Robbins Rd, Boise, ID, 83702, USA
Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med 1:205-11. 2008
..Cyst aspiration/injection is fraught with a high incidence of recurrence. Surgery generally results in lower rates of recurrence, but a higher incidence of complications. All current treatment options are suboptimal...
- Alternative therapies for common dermatologic disorders, part 2
Vincent Morelli
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine, 1005 Dr DB Todd Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
Prim Care 37:285-96. 2010
..Atopic dermatitis may be helped by a trial of elimination diet, n-3 fatty acid supplementation, or Chinese 10-herb tea. Psoriasis may be helped by aloe vera or thermal baths combined with sun exposure...
- Alternative therapies for common dermatologic disorders, part 1
Vincent Morelli
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine, 1005 Dr DB Todd Jr Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
Prim Care 37:269-83. 2010
..Chronic urticaria may be helped by a focused dietary history and elimination of food additives and salicylates. Although various alternative treatments have been touted as useful in herpes simplex, few have proved efficacious...
- Groin injuries and groin pain in athletes: part 2
Vincent Morelli
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 200 West Esplanade Avenue, Suite 412, Kenner, LA 70065, USA
Prim Care 32:185-200. 2005
..In the second of this two-part series, disorders of the os pubis, stress fractures and various hip pathologies are reviewed as causes of groin pain...
- Groin injuries and groin pain in athletes: part 1
Vincent Morelli
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 200 West Esplanade Avenue, Suite 412, Kenner, LA 70065, USA
Prim Care 32:163-83. 2005
..In Part 1 of this two-part series, ligament/muscle strains, nerve entrapment syndromes, and posterior abdominal wall abnormalities are reviewed as common causes of groin pain...
- Achilles tendonopathy and tendon rupture: conservative versus surgical management
Vincent Morelli
Family Practice Residency Program, Health Sciences Center, Louisiana State University, 200 West Esplanade Avenue, Suite 412, Kenner, LA 70065, USA
Prim Care 31:1039-54, x. 2004
..With rupture of the Achilles, there exists some controversy regarding the advantage of conservative versus surgical management. Treatment should be based on individual patient considerations and expectations...
- Patellar tendonitis and patellar dislocations
Vincent Morelli
Family Practice Residency Program, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 200 West Esplanade Avenue, Suite 412, Kenner, LA 70065, USA
Prim Care 31:909-24, viii-ix. 2004
..A practical approach to this problem can be deduced from the available evidence, but more well-designed clinical trials are needed for the establishment of definitive treatment protocols...
- Disease prevention and wellness in the twenty-first century
Roger Zoorob
Family and Community Medicine, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr DB Todd Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208, USA
Prim Care 35:663-7. 2008
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- Alternative therapies for traditional disease states: osteoarthritis
Vincent Morelli
Family Practice Residency Program, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Kenner, Louisiana 70065, USA
Am Fam Physician 67:339-44. 2003
..Clinical trials of dimethyl sulfoxide offer conflicting results. Neither ginger nor cetyl myristoleate has proven clinical usefulness...
- Alternative therapies for traditional disease states: menopause
Vincent Morelli
Family Practice Residency Program, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Kenner 70065, USA
Am Fam Physician 66:129-34. 2002
..The evidence for St. John's wort is equivocal. Fish oil is helpful for secondary prevention of coronary artery disease...
