BACKGROUND Labour analgesia has rapidly gained popularity in obstetric practice. Low usage in the developing world has raised concern. OBJECTIVES To assess the knowledge, attitude and use of labour pain relief methods in women attending antenatal clinic in Nairobi. DESIGN A prospective study. SETTING Aga Khan University Hospital, a teaching and referral hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. SUBJE...

Predict Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis? 1 Wegrzyn, J; 1 D’Apuzzo, M R; 2 Amrami, K K; 3 Larson, D R; + Kaufman, K R + Motion Analysis Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2 Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 3 Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN [email protected] INTRODUCTION: Pain is the major symptom in knee osteoarthritis (OA), contributes to a patients’ reduced function and ...

BACKGROUND Patient non-attendance is an expensive and persistent problem worldwide with rates between 5-39% reported in the literature. The objective of the study was to assess whether there is a higher incidence of non-attendance in a hospital-based pain clinic during the period of the Jewish High Holidays (Rosh-Hashanah to Sukkot) and whether this is further compounded by other factors, such ...

Successful management of endodontic pain represents a continuing challenge. The purpose of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial was to compare the pain reducing effect of oral preparations of meloxicam, piroxicam, and placebo in endodontic emergency patients. A total of 51 patients who presented to the Tehran University endodontic clinic and one private dental...