Crohn's disease and Takayasu's arteritis

Takayasu's arteritis and inflammatory bowel disease are rarely found together in the reported literature. In particular, only one African-American patient with both Crohn's disease and Takayasu's arteritis has been reported. We present a case of an African-American patient previously diagnosed with Crohn's disease who subsequently developed Takayasu's arteritis and then presented with acute rectal bleeding. The differential diagnosis, diagnostic evaluation, and possible common pathophysiologic mechanism between the two diseases are discussed.     

Benefits of the Restorative Exercise and Strength Training for Operational Resilience and Excellence Yoga Program for Chronic Low Back Pain in Service Members: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective

To examine the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of an individualized yoga program.

A Reliable Method for Quantification of Tendon Structure Using B‐Mode Ultrasound

Structure is an important clinical marker of tendon health; however, current standards use qualitative scores that are not strongly reliable. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to establish the reliability of an image‐processing technique that quantifies tendon collagen structure using B‐mode ultrasound images. Longitudinal images of the Achilles tendon were collected in 12 healthy young adults, and intra‐ and inter‐rater reliability was assessed over multiple image selections and multiple days. Intraclass correlation coefficients were strong (r ≥ 0.71) for all comparisons. These findings demonstrate that quantitative assessments of tendon structure using B‐mode ultrasound are reliable.