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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of using suprascapular nerve block for individuals with chronic spinal cord injury who have chronic shoulder pain.
The investigators hypothesize that TrueRelief will result in improved outcomes for patients with shoulder pain compared to those receiving the sham TrueRelief treatment. Also, it is likely that those with fewer medical comorbidities will experience the greatest improvement.
This is a randomized prospective study to test if cooling therapies decrease narcotic pain medication use in patients following total shoulder replacement surgery (total shoulder arthroplasty, TSA). Postoperative standard care involves use of ice packs placed on the surgical site for periods of approximately 20 minutes every 2 hours, but they do not provide consistent temperature and can become uncomfortably cold. Continuous cryotherapy (CC) machines provide flow of continuous cooled water (45-55° F) via a cuff placed on the affected sight for several hours. There are mixed results as to whether CC is more beneficial than standard ice pack therapy. This study will address whether CC decreases pain and narcotic pain medication use compared to ice pack therapy in TSA patients. The investigators will monitor both patient-reported pain scores and actual narcotic use to test the hypothesis that use of CC reduces postoperative pain and the need for narcotic pain medication. The results of this study may help establish parameters for non-pharmacologic intervention to reduce patient reliance on narcotic medications.
Blood flow restriction training is widespread in sport performance areas, where it has proven to be beneficial in strength and hypertrophy development. However, there are only few studies related to its effects on subjects with pathology, and currently, there is no recent clinical trial evaluating its effects on patients with RCRSP. We are aiming to define the potential benefits, acute and short-term effects of adding blood flow restriction to a low-load exercise training for patients with RCRSP.
To improve pain control and decrease opioid requirements for subjects undergoing Total Shoulder Replacement.
This study will compare arthroscopic transosseous versus anchored rotator cuff repairs in terms of clinical outcomes, rotator cuff integrity, and cost-effectiveness. With the collection of patient-reported outcomes the health of patients undergoing each rotator cuff repair technique will be assessed. The aims of this study will be achieved through a clinical randomized controlled trial and a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Opioid medications are associated with many side effects and the risk of abuse or overdose. Orthopaedic surgeons are currently investigating ways to control pain after surgery while limiting the amount of opioid medications prescribed. One way to reduce the amount of opioid medications prescribed, and potentially avoid opioid-associated adverse events, is to use multiple non-opioid medications and anesthetic drugs before surgery, during surgery, and after surgery. This study aims to evaluate a protocol with non-opioid pain medications to reduce the need for opioid medication after shoulder surgery.
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) block to prevent shoulder tip pain following primary laparoscopic gastric banding, band revision, band replacement, primary sleeve gastrectomy or revision of sleeve gastrectomy. Shoulder tip pain (STP) is a common problem after laparoscopic surgery, manifesting in the post-anesthesia care unit and for days or possibly weeks thereafter (Dixon 2005). Systemic analgesics including opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) do not reliably relieve STP. This study is designed to determine if the SPG block, a simple and low-risk procedure, effectively treats STP after laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
Determine if adding "extra-gravity" (sustained increase in vertical loading) during standard rehabilitation exercises has a beneficial effect on pain reduction in subjects suffering from shoulder pain of different origin.
The purpose of this study is to determine the Finger Blood Glucose (sugar) when dexamethasone is added to a local anesthetic for a shoulder nerve block procedure. The investigators hypothesize that there is no increase in plasma glucose when 8 mg of dexamethasone is used as an adjuvant with local anesthetic to interscalene regional anesthesia. By performing finger stick blood glucose measures pre/peri and post operatively the investigators will be able to determine if any such increase exists.