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Repeated medial branch blocks do not improve pain outcomes for thermal radiofrequency ablation
1. For patients with facet-mediated spine pain that achieve ≥80% pain relief after a medial branch block, a second diagnostic ...
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Bedside parameters may help predict chronic post-traumatic head and neck pain
1. Key predictors of chronic pain following motor vehicle collisions include elevated levels of acute post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), high ...
Paravertebral blocks reduce postoperative opioid use in children undergoing cardiac surgery
1. Paravertebral blocks significantly reduced early postoperative opioid use and pain compared to wound infiltration in children undergoing thoracotomy for ...
Naldemedine may be effective for opioid-induced constipation in patients with cancer
1. In a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study, naldemedine use was associated with constipation prevention and a significant improvement of constipation-related ...
Quantitative sensory testing not reliable as a means for characterizing chronic pain syndromes
1. Chronic pain syndromes including fibromyalgia, dry eye disease, and irritable bowel syndrome showed no significant association with quantitative sensory ...
Low-volume local anesthetic with intravenous dexamethasone may provide superior efficacy for shoulder arthroscopy
1. Low-volume local anesthetic with intravenous dexamethasone reduced the incidence of diaphragmatic paresis and provided equivalent analgesic duration compared to ...
Patient education programs may reduce disability and symptoms of chronic pain
1. Adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP) randomized into a 6-week pain intervention education program were observed to have ...
Gender is not a mediating factor in the relationship between pain and post traumatic stress disorder
1. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms were associated with higher levels of chronic pain, pain catastrophizing, and pain interference amongst ...
Low lower-limb muscle mass index with weight-bearing activity increases incidence of osteoarthritis
1. Increased incidence of radiographic knee osteoarthritis was associated with high amounts of weight-bearing activity only in those with a ...
Reverse total shoulder replacement may be a viable treatment option for shoulder osteoarthritis
1. Reverse total shoulder replacement (RTSR) was examined as a potential treatment for end-stage shoulder arthritis. 2. After analysing ...