Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Clinical Trial
Development and Feasibility of a Group-Based Therapeutic Yoga Program for Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain.
To develop a group-based therapeutic yoga program for women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and explore the effects of this program on pain severity, sexual function, and well-being. ⋯ Findings provide preliminary evidence of the feasibility of teaching women with CPP to practice yoga to self-manage pain and improve quality of life and sexual function.
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Laxatives are commonly used to treat opioid-induced constipation, the commonest and most bothersome complication of opioids. However, laxatives have a nonspecific action and do not target underlying mechanisms of opioid-induced constipation; their use is associated with abdominal symptoms that negatively impact quality of life. ⋯ Use of laxatives to treat opioid-induced constipation is often ineffective and associated with side effects. Instead of relieving the burden of opioid-induced constipation, laxative use is associated with a negative impact.