Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine
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Ann Phys Rehabil Med · Dec 2009
Comparative StudyComparison of the repercussions of cLBP in four French-speaking countries.
Sociocultural factors may influence the impact of chronic low back pain (cLBP) on patients. The goal of this study was to compare pain and disability levels, and psychobehavioural parameters in four French-speaking countries in patients with cLBP. ⋯ In this population of patients with cLBP, despite similar disability levels across the four French-speaking countries, there were considerable variations in pain level and psychobehavioural repercussions.
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Ann Phys Rehabil Med · Dec 2009
Effectiveness of nitrous oxide and analgesic cream (lidocaine and prilocaine) for prevention of pain during intramuscular botulinum toxin injections in children.
To evaluate the effectiveness of an analgesic protocol with nitrous oxide and anaesthetic cream (lidocaine and prilocaine, EMLA) for children undergoing botulinum toxin injections. ⋯ The association of MEOPA and anaesthetic cream is only effective for 50% of children. This is much lower than treatments for other types of acute induced pain in children. Botulinum toxin injections and cerebral palsy children present certain specificities which require improvements in this analgesic protocol.