European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine
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The care of pain patients often requires a specialized knowledge base and skill set that allows the pain medicine specialist with tools necessary for optimal patient outcomes. Interventional pain medicine is the field of judiciously and appropriately applying such skills in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain; with the increasing prevalence of the disease, it cannot be overemphasized that providers must be equipped with the knowledge and skills to provide the care needed. This commentary provides brief, point-of-care information for providers of pain therapies in a portable, easy-to-navigate format. ⋯ Food and Drug Administration after 12-week trials. Multiple interventional techniques have reported trials of 6-42 months in duration. It must be mentioned, however, that stronger evidence, namely, level 1 studies (double-blinded, controlled studies with long follow-up and outcome measures documenting both pain relief as well as functional improvement) are needed to provide a basis for interventional care.
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Eur J Phys Rehabil Med · Feb 2013
Comparative StudySymptomatic correlates of six-minute walk performance in persons with multiple sclerosis.
The six-minute walk (6MW) test has been identified as a valid, reliable, and reproducible measure of endurance walking performance that differentiates persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) and controls and correlates with disability and walking impairment. ⋯ Clinicians and practitioners might consider targeting fatigue as a method of managing compromised endurance walking in persons with MS.