This quality improvement pilot study evaluated the effect of massage therapy on pain, anxiety, and overall well-being in women who received mastectomies at a busy hospital practice. Participants reported a significant reduction in pain, stress, and muscle tension, as well as an increase in relaxation. Oncology nurses should consider the feasibility of massage therapy as a valuable nonpharmcolog...

Background:   Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is defined as pain surrounding the patella when sitting with bent knees for prolonged periods of time or when performing activities like ascending or descending stairs, squatting or   athletic activities. Patella dislocation is not included in PFPS.     Purpose:   This review analyzes the evidence based conservative management of PFPS.   Methods...

levels on the MPQ compared to TE/I patients two-years postoperatively, an important point to consider during preoperative counseling. The presence of preoperative pain was also a risk factor for CPSP. While multiple studies in recent years have focused on the widespread and underreported prevalence of post-mastectomy CPSP, only 10% of the sample had moderate-to-severe pain at two years. Therefo...

background: the purpose of this research was to determine the relation between negative or positive qualitative troponin i test and the short term prognosis of patients presenting to emergency department with chest pain or angina equivalent symptoms. methods: we assessed the qualitative rapid troponin i in patients with chest pain or angina equivalent symptoms after at least 4 hours and then we...

opioids are widely used for the treatment of malignant and non-malignant pains. these medications are accompanied by adverse effects, in particular gastrointestinal symptoms known as opioid bowel dysfunction (obd). the most common symptom of obd is refractory constipation that is usually stable regardless of the use of laxatives. narcotic bowel syndrome (nbs) is a subset of obd described as amb...

INTRODUCTION Cowden syndrome is a rare cancer predisposition syndrome inherited in an autosomal-dominant fashion. The syndrome is characterized by hamartomatous polyps that affect multiple organs: skin, mucous membranes, thyroid, breast, gastrointestinal tract, endometrium and brain. It is also associated with an increased risk of developing malignancy in many tissues but especially breast, thy...

Low back pain is a common condition found in adults. About two third of adults complain low at some time. Derangement syndrome sometimes defined as that lasts for longer than 7–12 weeks. McKenzie one the effective methods treating pain. The purpose my study to find efficacy derangement syndrome. aim this research out approach on Objective: To determine reducing by using NPRS scale improving Lum...

Central anticholinergic syndrome (CAS) presents with central and/or peripheral neurological symptoms after exposure to medication. Pain management is a challenge for patients who have CAS and concurrent cancer-related pain. We present patient became lethargic unresponsive receiving butorphanol, persistent despite administration of an opioid antagonist. This case report the first suggest causal ...

INTRODUCTION In the UK, funding for a bilateral mastectomy (BLM) and associated chest recontouring for female-to-male transsexuals (trans men) has been rejected by some funding authorities on a number of unsustainable grounds. METHODS As funding is increasingly an important area for both surgeons and referrers, we undertook a review of the small amount of literature pertaining to this issue a...