The effects of coexisting fibromyalgia syndrome on pain intensity, disability, and treatment outcome in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitisHakan Genc
2nd Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Pain Med 13:270-80. 2012
..The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of coexisting fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) on pain intensity, disability, and treatment outcome in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis (LE)...
The role of tendinitis in fibromyalgia syndromeHakan Genc
S B Ankara Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi 2 Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Klinigi, 06340 Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey
Yonsei Med J 44:619-22. 2003
..Follow up and therapy for the disease must be planned according to these factors which are not only probable symptoms of FS, but also leading causes for the occurrence and continuity of the pain in this disease...
Femoral neuropathy in a patient with rheumatoid arthritisHakan Genc
2nd Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ulucanlar Caddesi, 06340 Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey
Yonsei Med J 48:891-3. 2007
..Patellar tendon reflex was absent in the right side. A diagnosis of a partial right femoral neuropathy was confirmed using nerve conduction study and electromyography. The probable mechanism of FMN was thought to be vasculitis...
- The effects of sulfasalazine treatment on enthesal abnormalities of inflammatory rheumatic diseases
Hakan Genc
2nd Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 26:1104-10. 2007
..Sulfasalazine treatment was not found effective on enthesal abnormalities of IRD patients. Further studies with larger groups including other IRDs are required to validate our results...
- Complex regional pain syndrome type-I after rubella vaccine
Hakan Genc
Ministry of Health, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, 2nd Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 06340, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey
Eur J Pain 9:517-20. 2005
..The syndrome was believed as a well-recognized disorder in adults but, less commonly recognized in children. CRPS-I after vaccination has been rarely reported. We reported an 11-year-old young girl with CRPS-I due to rubella vaccine...
- Ultrasonographic evaluation of tendons and enthesal sites in rheumatoid arthritis: comparison with ankylosing spondylitis and healthy subjects
Hakan Genc
2nd Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 24:272-7. 2005
..578, p=0.008). Tendon involvements and enthesal abnormalities in RA patients were found more often than had been estimated. Further studies are required to validate our results...
- Long-term ultrasonographic follow-up of plantar fasciitis patients treated with steroid injection
Hakan Genc
2nd Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health, 06340 Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey
Joint Bone Spine 72:61-5. 2005
..To evaluate the long-term efficacy of steroid injection for plantar fasciitis using clinical parameters and high-resolution ultrasonography...
- Comorbidity of fibromyalgia and cervical myofascial pain syndrome
Burcu Duyur Cakit
2nd Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 29:405-11. 2010
..We thought that, these two syndromes might be overlapping conditions and as a peripheral pain generator or inducer of central sensitisation, MPS might lead to FMS or precipitate and worsen the FMS symptoms...
- Cycling progressive resistance training for people with multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled study
Burcu Duyur Cakt
Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of Second Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 89:446-57. 2010
..To evaluate the effects of cycling progressive resistance training combined with balance exercises on walking speed, balance, fatigue, fear of falling, depression, and quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis...
- Evaluation of upper extremity nerve conduction velocities and the relationship between fibromyalgia and carpal tunnel syndrome
Baris Nacir
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Turkey
Arch Med Res 43:369-74. 2012
..We undertook this study to evaluate upper extremity nerve conduction velocities (NCVs) in fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) and the relationship of the electrophysiological findings between carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and FS...
- Disability and related factors in patients with chronic cervical myofascial pain
Burcu Duyur Cakit
Ministry of Health Ankara Training and Research Hospital, 2nd Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 06340, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 28:647-54. 2009
..02) were associated with higher disability. Cervical myofascial pain is a reason for disability in chronic neck pain population. Disease duration was found as the strongest predictor of disability...
- Comparison of early postoperative pain among surgical techniques for obstructive sleep apnea
Timur Akcam
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, 06018, Turkey
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 269:2433-40. 2012
..AP is the least painful and TBS is the most painful procedure. PCA-bolus tramadol effectively treats pain caused by AP and LP; however, alleviation of pain caused by TBS usually needs rescue opioid analgesic...
- Relationship between high-resolution computed tomography findings and the Stoke index in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Meryem Saracoglu
Ankara Education and Research Hospital, 2nd Clinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey
Clin Rheumatol 24:14-7. 2005
..The main findings of this study are that HRCT can give useful information on RA-associated lung changes and that there was no relationship between the SI and the HRCT findings of patients with RA...
- The effects of incremental speed-dependent treadmill training on postural instability and fear of falling in Parkinson's disease
Burcu Duyur Cakit
2nd Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara Education and Research Hospital, Turkey
Clin Rehabil 21:698-705. 2007
..To detect the effectiveness of incremental speed-dependent treadmill training on postural instability, dynamic balance and fear of falling in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease...
- The upper airway evaluation of habitual snorers and obstructive sleep apnea patients
Omer Karakoc
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 74:136-40. 2012
..To investigate the relationship between the Apnea Hypopnea Index (AHI) and upper airway examination findings of habitual snorers and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients...
