Luigi Di Lorenzo

ORCID: 0000-0003-2538-2714
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Research Areas
  • Shoulder Injury and Treatment
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Hip disorders and treatments
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and related conditions
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Pain Management and Treatment
  • Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research

Istituto Neurologico Mediterraneo
2024

Università degli studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale
2023

Ospedale San Filippo Neri
2023

Qatar Airways (Qatar)
2023

Azienda Ospedaliera G.Rummo
2006-2022

University of Sannio
2022

Ito Hospital
2020

European Biomedical Research Institute of Salerno
2019

CTO Hospital
2019

University of Rome Tor Vergata
2010

Objectives: The purpose of the trial was to evaluate efficacy dry needling myofascial pain syndrome trigger points relieve hemiparetic shoulder resulting from a cerebrovascular accident [CVA, stroke].Methods: A prospective, randomized, comparison cohort investigation performed in setting large inpatient rehabilitation unit with 400 admissions [mainly CVA or head injury] annually. Potential study subjects, who complained on side, were enrolled and randomly assigned standard treatment plus...

10.1300/j094v12n02_04 article EN Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 2004-01-01

Classical trigeminal neuralgia (CTN) is treated predominantly by pharmacotherapy but side effects and unsuccessful occurs. The current study was carried out to evaluate the therapeutic effect of combination lidocaine block. Thirteen patients with CTN managed were recruited assigned either no additional treatment (Group I) or analgesic block II). primary endpoint reduction in frequency pain episodes a month assessed at 30 90 days. Comparisons measurements pain, general health depression...

10.1590/0004-282x20150077 article EN cc-by-nc Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria 2015-07-25

This work provides easily accessible guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of Achilles tendon ruptures.These could be considered as recommendations good clinical practice developed through a process systematic review literature expert opinion, to improve quality care individual patient rationalize use resources.This is divided into two sessions: 1) questions about hot topics; 2) answers following Evidence Based Medicine principles.Despite frequency pathology high level...

10.32098/mltj.03.2018.03 article EN Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal 2019-01-01

When researchers conduct large prospective studies, they provide results generating statistical analysis; therefore readers need considerable familiarity with descriptive and inferential statistics. If quantitative judgments are based on interpreting odds ratios as though were relative risks, unlikely to be seriously in error. Because of the calculating method, OR is often less precise than RR estimating strength an association, this should definitely kept mind by anyone who reads interprets...

10.11138/mltj/2014.4.1.090 article EN Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal 2014-01-01

When researchers conduct large prospective studies, they provide results generating statistical analysis; therefore readers need considerable familiarity with descriptive and inferential statistics.If quantitative judgments are based on interpreting odds ratios as though were relative risks, unlikely to be seriously in error.Because of the calculating method, OR is often less precise than RR estimating strength an association, this should definitely kept mind by anyone who reads interprets a...

10.32098/mltj.01.2014.16 article EN Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal 2019-01-01

Opioid combination has been shown to reduce the need for escalating doses treatment of cancer pain. A prospective study was planned evaluate addition tramadol a stronger opioid severe pain as result osteoarthritis, previously uncontrolled by non-opioid analgesics or weak opioids.All subjects received 200 mg and tizanidine 2 mg. At weeks, discontinued patients still reporting poor relief (effectiveness ≤50%), titrated morphine equivalent amount (MEA) 40-60 orally. After two additional were...

10.1111/j.1533-2500.2010.00384.x article EN Pain Practice 2010-09-08

During the management of cancer pain sometimes patients ask for alternative, unusual, non recognized approaches.Last year we followed a patient treated with an active substance that is venom blue scorpions endemic to Cuba, called Rhopalurus junceus "Escozul" experienced unexpected total relief good recovery muscle strength, vital energy and capacity cope daily activities such as meal, walking interacting relatives caregivers.Researchers' working on scorpion published preliminary data online...

10.2174/1874079001205010001 article EN The Open Cancer Journal 2012-05-03

A rectus-adductor syndrome is a form of groin pain caused by microtraumas which consist chronic inflammation in the insertion point onto pubis, that is, tendons adductors and rectus abdominis. Effective treatment naturally depends on correct diagnosis. To make this possible, teamwork essential to create coherent valid plan care.

10.37191/mapsci-jrpm-1(1)-005 article EN cc-by 2023-03-01

One hundred and fourteen normotensive subjects without family history of hypertension coronary heart disease have been studied by two-dimensional-targeted M-mode echocardiography to determine the sexspecific range normal values left ventricular (LV) systolic function anatomy. LV mass end-diastolic dimension were analyzed stepwise multiple linear regression analysis, using body surface area, age, blood pressure, rate as independent variables. The same analysis was employed derive fractional...

10.1159/000470691 article EN American Journal of Noninvasive Cardiology 1988-01-01

This is a case presentation of 45-year-old male with chronic donor site pain following autologous iliac crest bone harvest successfully treated superior cluneal nerve blockade. Donor common postoperative complication lumbar fusion procedures that can cause significant morbidity and diminish quality life, even in the context an otherwise successful surgery. Dysfunction nerves etiology this pain. The patient's medical history, attempted treatments, literature were reviewed.A six year history...

10.5812/aapm.18777 article EN Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2015-10-06

Despite significant improvements in stent platform, currently available bare-metal stents (BMS) are still associated with restenosis. Thin-strut design cobalt-chromium alloys hold the promise of improving results BMS, especially when implanted direct technique. We performed an observational study to appraise outcomes novel Skylor™ stent, stratifying according stenting technique.We included all consecutive patients undergoing coronary at 2 centers between 2006 and 2009. The primary end-point...

10.2174/157340312801215818 article EN Current Cardiology Reviews 2012-06-01

Low-back pain is frequent, especially in the active adult population after an osteoporotic vertebral fracture. Several orthopaedic conditions can cause low back pain, significantly worsening quality of life. The treatments vary from drugs, physical therapy, kinesiology, and local infiltration. TECARs have a crucial role treating inflammatory causes with several studies demonstrating efficacy 0.5 Mh radio frequency longwave therapy low-back pain. We treat twenty consecutive patients amielic...

10.7417/ct.2024.5133 article EN PubMed 2024-10-14

Early diagnosis and treatment of venous thrombosis biocontact="no" are essential in preventing pulmonary embolism (PE) reducing the risk recurrence. The objective was to assess usefulness D-Dimer testing rule out symptomatic VT populations patients receiving heparin prophylactic doses.One hundred twenty-three rehabilitation with medium or high for were investigated. Patients affected by acquired cerebral diseases (n=31), severe brain damage (n=32) orthopaedic surgical sequelae major joint...

10.1080/02699050701716927 article EN Brain Injury 2007-01-01

Primary traumatic patellar dislocation is common, particularly in young active individuals.A consensus on its management still lacking.The present work provides easily accessible guidelines to be considered as recommendations for a good clinical practice developed through process of systematic review the literature and expert opinion, improve quality care rationalize use resources.Level evidence: Ia.

10.32098/mltj.01.2017.01 article EN Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal 2019-01-01

Primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV) is a rare inflammatory disease affecting the system. In some cases, it presents with large, solitary lesion extensive mass effect that mimic intracranial neoplasms. This condition results in diagnostic confusion for neuroradiologists because differentiation almost impossible on conventional MRI sequences. The aim of this study to reveal significance dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) perfusion-weighted imaging differentiating tumefactive...

10.7417/ct.2024.5042 article EN PubMed 2024-04-04

Primary essential cutis verticis gyrata is a condition that usually affects healthy subjects associated to convoluted folds and furrows formed from thickened skin of the scalp resembling cerebriform pattern.we describe case association between primary new daily persistent headache.In our knowledge this first description headache with gyrata. We think could be considered as possible trigger factor, never described before, for development headache.

10.7417/ct.2019.2112 article EN PubMed 2019-04-18
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