Osteoarthritis: How to manage pain and improve patient function. (cover story) Discusses about pain management of osteoarthritis in the aged. Prevalence of the disease among the aged; Clinical presentation of the disease; Pain assessm... McCarberg,Bill,H.,... - 《Geriatrics》 被引量: 29发表...
There are significant geographic, economic, and educational barriers for patients with chronic pain accessing evidence-based treatments. Recent developments in computing and sensing technologies have led to applications facilitating the management of other long-term health conditions such as diabetes, stroke...
Chronic pain is defined as pain that is experienced on most days of the week for a period of six months or more. A wide range of medical conditions, including osteoarthritis, autoimmune disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, and migraines, have been linked to chronic pain. ...
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History of interventional pain management Although medical management of pain has been used for thousands of years, interventional techniques to treat chronic, refractory, or unrelenting pain are much more recent, concomitant with the discovery, development, and advances in neural blockade and regional ...
This guidance document reviews the epidemiology and management of pain in older people via a literature review of published research. The aim of this document is to inform health professionals in any care setting who work with older adults on best practice for the management of pain and to ident...
This FDA-Approved therapy for osteoarthritis of the knees can help reduce pain and inflammation while increasing mobility. LEARN MORE JOINT INJECTION At Pain & Spine Institute, we have experts who can examine your body to determine if joint injections and our pain management services are for you....
Osteoarthritis.An RCT of 570 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee were randomized to true acupuncture or sham. At the end of 26 weeks, acupuncture seemed to provide improvements in function and pain relief as adjunctive therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee.[29] ...
Background: In Italy, knee osteoarthritis (KOA) accounts for over 5 million prevalent cases and requires long-term multidisciplinary management. The most frequent KOA symptom is pain. The aim of the survey is to provide a national overview of the current management of moderate-to-severe pain ...
Keywords: osteoarthritis; pain; therapy; management; review 1. Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive joint disease, most commonly observed in the middle-aged or elderly population, predominantly impacting women [1]. OA is a chronic and degenerative disorder affecting diarthrodial joints, ...