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Filter by:Pregnant women using prescription opioid medication (pain medications) are invited to take part in a program for the reduction of pain and prescription opioid misuse.
This study aims to compare the efficacy of pain control, the consumption of local anesthetic and opioids, side effects, and patient satisfaction between continuous epidural infusion and patient controlled epidural analgesia after thoraco-abdominal surgeries in cancer patients.
The pain is very common complaint, and the neck is one of the most affected spots, mainly due to muscle contracture of the cervical and scapular region, triggered by emotional stress associated with muscle retraction involved resulting from postoperative scarring or post-radiotherapy.O fear fibrosis move the limb and inactivity postoperative lead to gradual impairment of muscle strength and flexibility, and loss of ADM, which also predisposes to the appearance of pain. Goals Study the effectiveness of acupuncture in rehabilitation of physical and functional disorders of women undergoing surgery for breast cancer. 1. Presence of pain by Visual Analog Scale of Pain (VAS). 2. Shoulder Range of Motion (ROM) by active goniometry of flexion movements, extension, adduction, abduction, internal rotation and external rotation 3. lymphedema presence through top member perimetry. 4. upper limb function through the DASH questionnaire. 5. Depressive symptoms through BECK questionnaire. 6. Quality of life through the EORTC questionnaire. 7. Muscle strength of flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, internal rotation and shoulder external rotation with the Hand Held Dynamometer 01,163 model of Lafayette Instrument Company. Patients will be divided into three randomized groups with 30 patients per group, who will receive weekly treatment for 10 weeks, and the group I treated with standard therapeutic exercise, pre-defined, based on stretching the neck muscles, shoulder girdle and exercises for ADM upper limb lasting 30 minutes; group II is treated com30 minutes classical acupuncture using pre-defined spots, and finally, grupoIII be used in the same acupuncture points of the group II, but using the Stiper® in place of the needles. If the patients in groups II and III still of pain at the end of 10 sessions will be treated complementarily with kinesiotherapy.
Background: Free gingival graft (FGG) is used to increase keratinized tissue dimensions. This prospective clinical trial was conducted aiming to determine whether the addition of an autologous platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) would improve soft tissue healing of donor sites and decrease pain scores. Methods: Twenty four patients were planned to receive FGG to augment keratinized tissue dimensions in the mandibular incisors area. Donor sites were assigned randomly to receive PRF or not by a flip of a coin during the screening visit. Patients were instructed to complete a pain study form. The palatal donor area were evaluated for complete wound healing records. These data were assessed and recorded before surgery, and 1,2,3,4 and 8 weeks postoperatively.
The investigators will use non-invasive recordings of brain activity to measure pain as a proxy to self-report. Participants will undergo testing for about 3 hours on two separate days. The testing will involve experiencing painful heat.
Procedural pain is the most intense and often undertreated pain associated with burn injuries. The use of analgesics does not always provide optimal relief and is accompanied by several side effects. Indeed, children with burn injuries still experience severe pain intensity during procedures despite the fact that doses of analgesics used with this population has almost doubled in the last twenty years. Current guidelines on pediatric procedural pain management recommend the combination of non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions to enhance pain management and decrease the numerous side effects of analgesics. Distraction has been identified among the most effective non-pharmacological interventions for pain as it diverts the child's attention to an attractive element, hindering the perception of the painful stimuli. Virtual reality (VR) is a method of active distraction that offers the child a multi-sensory immersive interaction that found many applications for pain management in adult patients. However, very few studies have tested the efficacy of distraction by virtual reality on procedural pain and anxiety in children with burn injuries. The aim of this study is to assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a virtual reality prototype developed specifically for the hydrotherapy room of children under seven years old for the relief of procedural pain and anxiety in children with burn injuries. HYPOTHESES: a) VR distraction is a feasible non-pharmacological intervention for pain management during hydrotherapy, b) VR distraction combined with analgesics is more efficacious than standard treatment (analgesics alone) on procedural pain and anxiety (hydrotherapy) of young children with burn injuries.
The researchers propose studying Gulf veterans with Gulf War Illness (GWI), characterized by a problem with widespread pain. Besides their pain, the researchers will also assess the effect of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in alleviating migraine headache, another complaint of Gulf veterans, which is common in the presence of widespread pain. Importantly, the researchers are partnering with a company that has made a hand-held device that allows for stimulation of the vagus nerve without the need for surgery; it works by the patient putting it on the skin overlying the vagus nerve in their neck and then turning it on for 120 second periods three times a day. The device is programmed to deliver only 6 bouts of stimulation per day - one to each side of the neck three times a day; it is then inactive until the next day. The fact that this device can be used without surgery and is non-invasive makes it extremely practical for use. After collecting pre-treatment measurement of pain severity and headache severity, veterans will receive either the actual active VNS device or an inactive device, which does not stimulate the nerve. Veterans will use their device for ten weeks - providing similar information periodically over this period by responding to questions about the severity of their pain and headaches, They will then return to the Center for the final phase of the study where all veterans will receive active devices. Ten weeks later, they will return to the Center to provide information to allow the investigators to gain further knowledge as to the effectiveness of actual VNS in relieving pain - both throughout the body and in the head.
Pain is the main obstacle in delaying postoperative recovery and leads to prolonged hospital stay. Administration of intrathecal morphine during spinal anaesthesia can provide effective pain control. However, it is associated with significant side effects including nausea, vomiting and itchiness. Also, it is not suitable in all patients, for example, those with morphine allergy, or severe respiratory disease. Surgical rectus sheath block involves injection of local anaesthetic agents into the rectus sheath space before closure of the wound. It has been shown to provide adequate pain control with less systemic side effects. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of surgical rectus sheath block and intrathecal morphine in post-Caesarean section pain control.
Loteprednol Etabonate Ophthalmic Gel, (BID and TID) versus Vehicle Group for the Treatment of Ocular Inflammation and Pain Following Cataract Surgery.
Patients undergoing approximately 10 common outpatient general surgical operations will be given a narcotic prescription for a specified number of pills. Inpatients who are about to be discharged after surgery or trauma will be given narcotic prescriptions for a specified number of pills. Patients will be given a patient report form which they will use to record the number of pills they take each day and their daily pain score on a scale of 0-10.