Improving perisurgical pain control

The Effectiveness of Compassion-Focused Therapy for Improving Emotional Control and Reducing the Severity of Pain in Migraine Patients

Introduction: Due to the unwanted effects of the migraine headaches of the patient and the role played by excitement and stress in the development and exacerbation of such headaches, migraine headaches are considered among psychosomatic disorders affecting the psychological life of the patients. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of compassion-focused therapy (CFT) for imp...

Control the bleeding, control the pain: improving outcomes in total joint arthroplasty.

Non- Aggressive Methods of Pain Control

 تمامی انسانها در طول زمان کوشیده اند تا از بروز درد جلوگیری نمایندبه همین منظور روشهای درمانی مختلفی ابداع شده که می توانند درد بسیاری از بیماران را کاهش داده و در این میان روشهای غیرتهاجمی بیشتر از روشهای دیگر مورد پسند بیماران واقع می شوند.

Comment: "Prospective case control evaluation of epidural midazolam for improving pain and ambulation after microdiscectomy".

OBJECTIVE To evaluate midazolam as an epidural analgesic in patients undergoing single-level microdiscectomy. METHODS This prospective case control study was carried out at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January 20 to September 20, 2007, on patients undergoing microdiscectomy. Cases (group A) received midazolam with saline, while controls (group B) received saline only, place...

Improving the treatment of infant pain

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Pain management presents a major challenge in neonatal care. Newborn infants who require medical treatment can undergo frequent invasive procedures during a critical period of neurodevelopment. However, adequate analgesic provision is infrequently and inconsistently provided for acute noxious procedures because of limited and conflicting evidence regarding analgesic efficacy a...