The Pain Clinic Back to The Pain Clinic all-issues list Volume 15 Number 3 Issue September 2003 A retrospective review of Botulinum toxin type A compared with standard therapy in the treatment of lumbar myofascial back pain patients 205    Arnulfo T. Carrasco; Laurie Wescoat; Angel Roman The effectiveness of gabapentin in patients with chronic radiculopathy 213    Kadir Yildirim; Meltem ecolu; Saliha Karatay; Akin Erdal; Akin Levent; Mahir Uur; Kazim enel Pain and occupational risk factors in textile industry workers 219    Nlüfer Cetl Korkmaz; Nuray Kirdi Prolonged pain relief following selective nerve root infiltration 225    Henk M. Koning; Alex J. Koning Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1, tumor necrosis factor- and interleukin-6 levels after trauma 235    Naci Ezirmik; Ahmet Kiziltunç; Davut Keskin; A. Kadir Yildirim; Orhan Karsan; Onur Saruhan Detection of deep-vein thrombosis by color Doppler imaging in stroke patients 241    Selam Suma; Kâzim enel; Orhan Denz Epidural corticosteroid injection and amitriptyline for the treatment of chronic low back pain associated with radiculopathy 247    L. Pirbudak; G. Karakurum; U. Oner; A. Gulec; H. Karadasli Hand deformity in rheumatoid arthritis and its impact on the quality of life 255    Ercan Madenci; Sava Gursoy Effects of active distraction on pain of children undergoing venipuncture: Who benefits from it? 261    Joseph Press; Yori Gidron; Michal Maimon; Anat Gonen; Valentina Goldman; Dan Buskila Comparison of the effects of intravenous and thoracic epidural patient-controlled analgesia with morphine after upper abdominal surgery 271    Alper Yosunkaya; Aybars Tavlan; Sema Tuncer; Ruhye Resl; Ahmet Topal; Selmn Ökesl The effects of intraperitoneal tramadol, tenoxicam and bupivacaine on pain relief after laparoscopic gynecological procedures 281    Bilge Karsli; Nurten Kayacan; Gürkan Zorlu; Gülbin Arici; Meliha Erman Combined physiotherapy program results on musculoskeletal pain in neuro-muscular diseases 287    Sbel Aksu; lkm Karakaya; Mehmet Gürhan Karakaya; Muhammed Kilinç; Ersn Tan Relationship between pain intensity and knee joint position sense in patients with severe osteoarthritis 293    Zafer Erden; Saadet Otman; Bülent Atlla; Volga Bayrakci Tunay Repeated epidural injections of ketamine with preservative benzethonium chloride produce evidence for neurotoxicity in rabbits 299    E. Alp Yentur; Idil Tekin Mirzai; Hasan Mirzai; Utku Ates; Meral Baka; Mine Yurtseven Significance of catechol-O-methyltransferase gene polymorphism in myofacial pain syndrome 309    M. Emin Erdal; Hasan Herken; M. Necip Mutlu; Yildirim A. Bayazit The 1438G/A polymorphism of the 5-HT2A receptor gene is associated with aura in migraine 315    M. Emin Erdal; Mustafa Yilmaz; Hasan Herken; Hasan Kocoglu; Yildirim A. Bayazit The relaxant effects of alfentanil and remifentanil on noradrenaline-treated rat aorta 321    Sema Tuncer; Hulagu Bariskaner; Necdet Dogan Overuse syndrome and related problems in professional and student string players 327    Esra Aki; Yavuz Yakut Amyloidosis due to familial Mediterranean fever: clinical and laboratory findings in 51 patients 333    Ramazan Cetinkaya; Ali Riza Odabas; Yilmaz Selcuk; Fatih Albayrak Comparison of the intrauterine topical anaesthesia and paracervical block on pain in patients undergoing endometrial biopsy 339    F. G. Yazici; M. Arslan; H. Birbicer; A. Kanik; M. Aban; U. Oral The effect of orthotic treatment of posterior tibial tendon insufficiency on pain and disability 345    Nilgün Bek; Ali Öznur; Yasemin Kavlak; Fatma Uygur Calendar of events 351