Articles: pain-management-methods.
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With the development of economy and the acceleration of population aging, Prostate cancer (PCa) has presented a situation of high morbidity and mortality worldwide. The recent studies have shown that Chinese patent medicine combined with endocrine therapy in the treatment of prostate cancer not only plays a synergistic role in enhancing the efficacy. This review hopes to adopt meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese patent medicine in the treatment of pain caused by prostate cancer and provides evidence for its application in clinical practice. ⋯ This systematic review will evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese patent medicine for pain caused by prostate cancer. Because all of the data used in this systematic review and meta-analysis has been published, this review does not require ethical approval. Furthermore, all data will be analyzed anonymously during the review process Trial.
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Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. · Dec 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialThe "Cough Trick" Reduces Pain During Removal of Closed-suction Drains after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Trial.
Drain removal after TKA can be painful. Prior research suggests that the "cough trick," in which a patient coughs at the same time she or he receives an injection, effectively decreases pain. To our knowledge, this intervention has not been evaluated as a way to reduce pain during other brief but painful interventions, such as removal of closed-suction drains after orthopaedic surgery. ⋯ Level I, therapeutic study.
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Comparative Study
Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation Is Paresthesia-Independent: A Retrospective Study.
Neuromodulation is an important tool for achieving pain relief in otherwise-intractable neuropathic pain conditions. Dorsal root ganglion (DRG) stimulation, in which primary sensory neurons are stimulated prior to their entry into the spinal canal, provides treatment with high levels of dermatomal specificity and can provide advantages compared to conventional spinal cord stimulation. Although DRG stimulation can produce perceptible paresthesias, many patients operate their systems at subthreshold amplitudes that do not elicit this sensation. Pain relief both with and without paresthesia was investigated in this retrospective analysis. ⋯ Clinically significant and sustained pain relief over more than a period of 12 months was achieved with DRG stimulation programmed at amplitudes below the perceptual level. Thus, the reported analgesia was paresthesia-independent. That good clinical outcomes were observed independent of the generation of paresthesia in DRG stimulation suggests several mechanisms of action, including the inhibition of supraspinal regions involved in somatic paresthesia sensation. The retrospective results presented here posit that future prospective study of DRG stimulation delivered at below the threshold of perceptible paresthesias is warranted.
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J. Perianesth. Nurs. · Dec 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of Benson Relaxation on the Intensity of Spinal Anesthesia-Induced Pain After Elective General and Urologic Surgery.
The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of Benson's muscle relaxation on postoperative spinal anesthesia-induced pain. ⋯ Benson's relaxation technique effectively influenced the intensity of postoperative spinal anesthesia-induced pain. Therefore, it can be used by nurses as a safe, simple, and inexpensive nonmedicinal treatment method to relieve spinal anesthesia-induced pain.
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To assess the effectiveness of physical-procedural interventions in reducing pain during intramuscular injections. ⋯ The systematic review will provide guidance to clinicians, staff, and educator nurses and future studies. The systematic review will help nurses and educators apply techniques based on evidence in any setting. The systematic review will guide well-designed and well-reported studies to contribute to the accumulation of evidence in nursing research.