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The Feasibility of Blinding Intraoperative Electro-Auricular Acupuncture Under Neuraxial Anesthesia
Conclusions: This study proved the primary hypothesis that adequate blinding of intraoperative acupuncture can be performed when patients are under sedation and neuraxial anesthesia. This research is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov as Clinical Trial Registration #: NCT03711734.PMID:34471447 | PMC:PMC8403191 | DOI:10.1089/acu.2021.0003
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine - September 2, 2021 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Stephanie I Cheng Ryan M Norman Danya DeMeo Haoyan Zhong Lauren H Turteltaub Moira M McCarthy Robert G Marx Sabrina M Strickland Anne M Kelly Source Type: research

Patient-Reported Physician Treatment Recommendations and Compliance Among U.S. Adults with Low Back Pain
Conclusions: One year after publication of the ACP's Guideline on LBP, patients report that medical doctors recommended both pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment approaches to patients with LBP. In the majority of cases, a combination of prescription medications and self-care were recommended, illustrating the need for additional research on the effectiveness of multi-modal treatment strategies. Patients reported that they were largely compliant with medical doctor recommendations, underscoring the influence that medical doctors have in directing patient care for LBP. These findings indicate that further work i...
Source: Pain Physician - March 31, 2021 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Christine M Goertz Cynthia R Long Cynthia English William C Meeker Dennis M Marchiori Source Type: research

PEER systematic review of randomized controlled trials: Management of chronic low back pain in primary care.
CONCLUSION: Exercise, oral NSAIDs, and SNRIs (duloxetine) provide a clinically meaningful reduction in pain, with exercise being the only intervention that demonstrated sustained benefit after the intervention ended. Future high-quality trials that report responder analyses are required to provide a better understanding of the benefits and harms of interventions for patients with chronic low back pain. PMID: 33483410 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Canadian Family Physician Medecin de Famille Canadien - January 1, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Kolber MR, Ton J, Thomas B, Kirkwood J, Moe S, Dugré N, Chan K, Lindblad AJ, McCormack J, Garrison S, Allan GM, Korownyk CS, Craig R, Sept L, Rouble AN, Perry D Tags: Can Fam Physician Source Type: research

Exploring Opioid-Sparing Multimodal Analgesia Options in Trauma: A Nursing Perspective
In conclusion, opioid-sparing multimodal analgesia addresses concerns associated with high doses of opioids, and many pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic options are available to implement this strategy. Nurses play key roles in comprehensive patient assessment; administration of patient-focused, opioid-sparing, multimodal analgesia in trauma; and monitoring for safety concerns.
Source: Journal of Trauma Nursing - November 1, 2016 Category: Nursing Tags: Research Review Source Type: research

Conservative treatment of acute knee osteoarthritis: A review of the Cochrane Library
Conclusions Five main strategies for the conservative treatment of knee osteoarthritis exist that must be used before indicating surgical treatment: medical treatment, physical medicine and rehabilitation, intra-articular injections, acupuncture, and self-management education programs.
Source: Journal of Acute Disease - April 1, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research