background several methods for assessment of severity of pain have been proposed but all of them are subjective. objectives this study evaluated the association concerning changes in electrical resistance (er) between two acupuncture points and severity of postoperative pain in order to define an objective measurement of pain. patients and methods in a cross-sectional study, 50 patients undergo...

background gabapentin is an anticonvulsant that has postoperative analgesic effects but there are limited studies on its postoperative administration. objectives the present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the postoperative oral gabapentin on pain and morphine consumption. patients and methods in a double blind, randomized study, 64 patients undergoing internal fixation of tibia u...

background dyspepsia is a common disorder that can present many clinical dilemmas in patient management. although not usually life-threatening, its symptoms such as abdominal pain, heartburn, early satiety and postprandial fullness can have a significant negative impact on patients' quality of life. objectives the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dyspepsia and its associated...

proprioception has been found to have a relation to subjective knee function and patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome (pfps) seem to have larger deficits than asymptomatic individuals little is known about whether taping can restore defects in proprioception or by which mechanisms it can improve anterior knee pain. to determine the effect of patellar taping on knee joint proprioception a ...

background and aims. postoperative pain control is extremely important for both patients and surgeons; in this context, long-acting local anesthesia can play an important role after open reduction of maxillofacial fractures. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of bilateral mental nerve block with bupivacaine on postoperative pain control in mandibular symphyseal fractures. mate...

background knee osteoarthritis (oa) is a common joint disease and several different physiotherapy protocols have been recommended to provide pain relief and improve disability in patients with knee oa. objectives in order to find the effectiveness of local vibration application on knee oa complications, a randomized controlled clinical trial was designed to assess the changes in muscle torque, ...

background: office workers spend a long period of time behind a computer during working hours. the relation between the posture of sitting during work with computer and neck pain is still debatable. even though some researchers claim a significant difference in head posture between patients with neck pain and pain-free participants, the fhp (forward head posture) has not always been associated ...

abstract background the present randomized clinical trial evaluated the efficacy of a topical lidocaine-prilocaine cream (emla) to relief pain during spinal puncture in pediatric oncology patients. materials and methods sixty patients with malignancy candidate for spinal puncture were selected for this study. the patients were randomly allocated to two groups. group a had topical emla cream and...

intra-tumoral bleeding, rupture and thrombosis are common complications of hemangioma but spontaneous and self limited rupture and fever is a very rare presentation of hemangioma. this report is about a 38-year-old woman with sever abdominal pain and high fever came for evaluation. in us she had a liver mass of about 15 cm in left lobe with possibility of being hemangioma and, ct scan and mri c...