Peripheral nerve blocks are very useful in diagnosing certain pain conditions. We report a case of chronic inguinal and back pain secondary to hip arthropathy. An obturator nerve block was used to help determine the origin of the pain.

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One hundred and fifty Health Centre attenders completed a questionnaire eliciting their views on which life problems should be regarded as mental illness. Their opinions were compared with those of 20 psychiatrists. The lay sample accurately perceived a symptom of anorexia nervosa as indicating treatable mental illness, whereas a symptom of obesity was not regarded as such. There was no evidence of age, sex, or social class differences in the responses.