Pain physician
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Opioids are the mainstay of pain management for acute postsurgical pain. Oral oxycodone is an opioid that can provide effective acute postoperative pain relief. ⋯ Oral oxycodone appears to offer safe and effective postoperative analgesia, and is a well-accepted and reasonable alternative to standard intravenous opioid analgesics.Key words: Postoperative, pain, analgesia, oral oxycodone, opioid.
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Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common surgical treatment for several conditions of the hip. While the majority of patients obtain satisfactory results, many develop chronic post-arthroplasty hip pain that can be difficult to treat. ⋯ Cooled (60°C) radiofrequency lesioning of the ABFN under ultrasound guidance is both an effective and minimally invasive intervention for chronic post-arthroplasty hip pain. Key words: Radiofrequency lesioning, articular branches, femoral nerve, post-arthoplasty, total hip arthoplasty, hip pain, chronic pain.
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Review Meta Analysis
Electric Stimulation for Pain Relief in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a syndrome whose primary symptoms include chronic widespread muscle pain and fatigue. The treatment of patients with FM aims to provide symptomatic relief and improvement in physical capacities to perform daily tasks and quality of life. Invasive or non-invasive electric stimulation (ES) is used for pain relief in patients with FM. ⋯ PROSPERO under the identification CRD42015025323Key words: Electric stimulation, electroacupuncture, transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, pain, fibromyalgia, review, physical therapy, rehabilitation.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Efficacy and Safety of 0.625% and 1.25% Capsaicin Patch in Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: Multi-Center, Randomized, and Semi-Double Blind Controlled Study.
Topical capsaicin therapy may be of benefit in providing pain relief in patients with peripheral neuropathy. ⋯ Our data indicate that the 0.625% CP may prove to be an effective and safe alternative with which to treat patients with peripheral neuropathy and could replace the high concentration (8%) CP. Further studies are now needed to definitively establish efficacy.Key words: Capsaicin, patch, CP, topical capsaicin, neuropathic pain, peripheral neuropathic pain, PNP, high concentration CPTrial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02228928.