@article {96, title = {Effect of Concurrent Co-Morbidity in the Management of Musculoskeletal Disorders}, journal = {Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine}, volume = {9}, year = {2023}, month = {August 2023}, pages = {7-10}, type = {Review Article}, chapter = {7}, abstract = {

Musculoskeletal disorders exert a substantial impact on the quality of life of affected individuals as well as placing a major economic burden on work organizations and society in terms of compensation costs in the short term and lost wages in the long-term. Musculoskeletal conditions may occur with or without concurrent chronic conditions, which may affect the effectiveness of physiotherapy management. The impact of co-existing co-morbidities other than the primary diseases the patient is being managed for, on the treatment, and on the outcomes of physiotherapy programs for individual patient cannot be overemphasized. Hence, the purpose of this review was to summarize the management of musculoskeletal disorders and the impact of chronic conditions on their treatment outcome.

}, keywords = {Comorbidity, Electrotherapy., Manual therapy, Musculoskeletal disorder, Risk factors}, doi = {10.5530/jppcm.2023.2.3}, author = {Saliu Akeem Olanrewaju and Ogwumike O. Omoyemi and Yusuff Tunde Gbonjubola and Alexander E. Gordons} } @article {99, title = {Impact of Government Policy and Socio-Economic Hardship on Stroke Re-Occurrence}, journal = {Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Community Medicine}, volume = {9}, year = {2023}, month = {August 2023}, pages = {19-20}, type = {Letter to Editor }, chapter = {19}, abstract = {

Recurrent stroke is a major contributor to disability and mortality in patients with stroke.[1] Several studies in western countries have shown that the recurrence risk was 11.2\% within 12 months; 15\% after 2 year and 9.5\% within 5 years.[2-4] However, Africa appears to have the highest incidence, prevalence and case fatality of stroke.[5-9] Recurrent stroke still remains a challenge even with improved neuroimaging, acute stroke management, and disseminated use of secondary prevention.[10] The risk of recurrence of stroke has been earlier associated to previously undetected risk factors that are overlooked due to assumptions made about the etiology. Also, relevant risk factors of stroke recurrence and the recurrence patterns of the different stroke subtypes could be mapped systematically.[11]. Read more...

}, doi = {10.5530/jppcm.2023.2.6}, author = {Alexander E Gordons and Yusuff Tunde Gbonjubola} }