Síndrome de dolor miofascial / The myofascial pain syndrome

The myofascial pain syndrome is an entity that is often associated with many of the prevalent pathologies that generate musculoskeletal pain distributed in the different body segments (upper extremities, spine and lower extremities), and may be responsible for the chronification of problem if it is not considered, diagnosed and managed in a comprehensive and timely manner in conjunction with the underlying pathology. (AU)

Perfil clínico funcional de pacientes con artritis reumatoide derivados a Fisiatría en control en Centro Reumatólogico Avanzado (CREA) del Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile / Functional clinical profile of patients with Rheumatoid arthritis derived to Physiatry in control at Centro Reumatólogico Avanzado (CREA) of Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the joints causing varying degrees of disability. Non-pharmacological management is increasing evidence of its usefulness impacting functionality. Objectives: To characterize the clinical / functional profile of patients with rheumatoid arthritis derived physiatrist assessment in the Clinical Hospital University of Chile. Methods: We reviewed the clinical records of patients with RA derivatives Physical Medicine, extraction demographics, medical history, physical examination and functionality. Statisticians analysis of central tendency, dispersion, absolute and relative frequencies. Results: 85 medical records were analyzed. 88.2% were women with an average age of 54.05 ± 11.42 years. 38.8% have at least one comorbidity. 34.1% of patients takes between 6 and 15 years of disease. The average drug related AR is 5.6 per patient, being more Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (DMARDs) found. 35.2% presented falls in the past year. Pain is a symptom found in the history and physical examination with a VAE (venous air embolism) 4.4 ± 2.43 at the time of consultation and 6.7 ± 3.3 in crisis. 20% received kinesic therapy and only 7% occupational therapy. 45.3% of patients having a value of HAQ (health assesment questionnaire) who scored as moderate disability, even if their selfperception of independence reaches 65.9%. Conclusion: The analysis allows us to perform a demographic, clinical and functional profile that allows us to guide rehabilitation actions. (AU)

Estudio electrodiagnóstico en síndrome de Guillain Barré en adultos / Electrophysiological assessment in Guillain-Barré syndrome in adults

El síndrome de Guillain Barré es una poliradiculoneuropatía aguda con varias formas de presentación y actualmente la principal causa de parálisis aguda arrefléctica en el mundo, su diagnóstico es clínico y los exámenes de apoyo como el electrodiagnóstico son utilizados para realizar el diagnóstico diferencial, clasificar entre las distintas variantes (desmielinizantes o axonales) y definir pronóstico. El propósito de este trabajo es realizar una revisión narrativa de la literatura disponible, haciendo énfasis en el estudio electrofisiológico, hallazgos precoces y describir los errores más frecuentes, como también destacar la importancia de realizar la clasificación del cuadro para orientar las acciones de rehabilitación hacia la recuperación funcional.

Guillain Barré syndrome is an acutepolyradiculoneuropathy with differentforms ofpresentation and is currently the leading cause ofacute arreflexicparalysis in the world, its diagnosis is clinical and additional assesment as electrodiagnosis are used for differential diagnosis, rank among the variants (demyelinating or axonal) and define prognosis. The purpose of this paper is to make a narrative review of the literature, emphasizing the electrophysiological study, describing early findings, the most common mistakes, while highlighting the importance of classification chart to guide actions towards rehabilitation and functional recovery.