Background: Literature recommends that refractory cases with lumbar disc herniation and appropriate indications are better to be treated surgically, but do all the patients throughout the world consent to the surgery with a same disability and pain threshold? We aim to elucidate the prevalence and severity of disabilities and pain in Iranian patients with lumbar disc herniation who have conse...

OBJECTIVES To compare Telfa with the Rapid Rhino Riemann nasal pack for use following endoscopic sinus surgery. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, double-blind, paired trial. SETTING Tertiary otolaryngology hospital. PARTICIPANTS Forty-five adult patients undergoing bilateral endoscopic sinus surgery for either chronic rhinosinusitis or nasal polyps. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES A visual analogue...

STUDY DESIGN This prospective, randomized study compares the efficacy of surgical and conservative treatments in patients with long-lasting cervical radicular pain. OBJECTIVES To compare the effects of surgery, physiotherapy, and a cervical collar. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA There are no previous controlled outcome studies that have compared surgical treatment with nonsurgical treatment of ...

Introduction: Tension-type headache is the most common type of headache across the world. Saliva as a non-invasive medium is used to detect a wide range of diseases. Salivary Alpha-Amylase (SAA) levels has been suggested as a potential indirect marker for detecting Sympathoadrenal Medullary (SAM) activity, which is activated by pain. Significant correlation was found between SAA levels and pain...

This literature study aimed to identify the effectiveness of exercise in reducing pain thresholds adolescents with dysmenorrhea. A search on Pubmed, Research Gate, ScienceDirect, and Proquest, was conducted from March June 2022. Stretching, Zumba, FITT, Yoga, Aerobics, Physical activity were exercises found journal, population devoted adolescents. The research design a Randomized Controlled Tri...

BACKGROUND Pain related to burn injuries is one of the most troublesome pain intensity. This study aimed to investigate the effect of massage on anticipatory anxiety, procedural pain intensity, vital signs and relaxation level of patients with burn injury. METHODS In this quasi-experimental study, through convenience sampling, 60 hospitalized adult burn patients were selected from...