Focuses on the non-medical treatment for osteoarthritis. Ineffectiveness of drugs prescribed to relieve symptoms; Review by Doctors David W. Puett and Marie R. Griffin based on a computer search of all studies of ...
Main Outcomes and Measures Medical necessity and coverage status for the treatments examined, as well as the use of utilization management tools and cost-sharing magnitude and structure. Results Commercial and Medicare insurers consistently regarded physical and occupational therapy as medically necessary, ...
Nonprescription medications include more than analgesics. For example, head colds are common ailments of both children and adults, with resultant stuffy andrunny noses. It is common for OTC treatment to be employed, treatments that include decongestants and antihistamines, sometimes in combination ...
Regular monitoring of the INR, a measure of VKA anticoagulation intensity, is mandatory because of the narrow therapeutic window of VKAs. Since a single INR value is not a reliable indicator of the quality of VKA anticoagulation over a time period, the time in therapeutic range (TTR) is used...
This is the only study to date that explored treatment guidelines for individuals with schizophrenia in 12 SEE countries. The study looked specifically into non-pharmacological treatments for schizophrenia, which remains under researched topic globally. ...
Increased testicular lipid peroxidation, with reduced antioxidants and mitochondrial membrane potential, were evident following calcium chloride treatments. However, there were no apparent changes in serum concentrations of cortisol, fasting blood sugar level, blood urea nitrogen, packed cell volume, or ...
eTables 9 to 10 in Supplement 2 show nonstudy pain treatments. Subgroup and Sensitivity Analyses Post hoc tests for interaction of primary pain diagnosis (ie, back pain, osteoarthritis pain) by treatment group on pain outcomes were not statistically significant (P = .25 for BPI interference...
Steroids, tricyclic antidepressants, or other treatments to control their disease or concomitant symptoms were allowed. No other opioid or nonopioid analgesics were permitted. Patients were stratified according to analgesics used at enrollment: (a) opioid-naive; (b) low dose (≤6 tablets/day) of ...
OTC indicates over-the-counter; PH, telephone contact with a physician; ED, emergency department; and OV, office visit. Figure 2. View LargeDownload Economic impact of non–influenza-related viral respiratory tract infection, by type of medical cost and type of work loss. Figure 3. View ...
Treatments in both groups were continued as long as the child was enrolled in the study. Examiners Treatments in the experimental group were provided by either dental hygienists or registered nurses, and by dental hygienists in the active control. All dental hygienists and registered nurses ...