Sentences with phrase «among pain patients»

Researchers also note that electronic medical records with shared clinical messaging and software programs designed to track compliance among pain patients may continue to prove to be helpful in increasing practitioner confidence managing challenging chronic pain patients.

Not exact matches

«With over eighty percent of New Yorkers saying that doctors over-prescribing opioids and allowing patients access to too many pain pills are at least somewhat responsible for the current level of opioid abuse, it is concerning, but not surprising, that among those that were prescribed, a quarter admit that they were given too many pills and nearly two - thirds didn't take the entire prescription.

Among patients not previously taking opioids, those with higher pain scores the day of surgery — both in the affected joint and overall body pain — were more likely to report persistent opioid use at six months.

After one year, researchers found that primary care providers felt that treating pain patients was less of a problem in their practice, particularly among the experimental group, although younger practitioners continued to express more concern about prescription opioid use than older practitioners.

«Particularly among the most vulnerable patients with IBD: women, individuals who are in chronic pain and those with a history of childhood sexual abuse.»

«There is also evidence that improved communication among practitioners can increase adherence among chronic pain patients.»

Among patients with acute, low back pain presenting to an emergency department, neither the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) naproxen combined with oxycodone / acetaminophen or the muscle relaxant cyclobenzaprine provided better pain relief or improvement in functional outcomes than naproxen combined with placebo, according to a study in the October 20 issue of JAMA.

While there were no significant differences in the responses of residents based on how far along they were in their training, the researchers were surprised to discover some significant differences among supervising physicians, with senior attendings being more likely than junior attendings — who could be fellows or attendings in practice less than five years — to prefer immediate notification for situations including patient falls, new or worsening pain, an angry parent or family member, or the need for restraints.

Among these patients, 589 who screened positive for substance use were asked questions about chronic pain and their substance use.

A new, team - based, primary care model is decreasing prescription opioid use among patients with chronic pain by 40 percent, according to a new study out of Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine, which is published online ahead of print in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Among patients with unexplained pain after undergoing total joint replacement with metal - containing components, women are more likely than men to test positive for metal sensitization, according to the report by Nadim J. Hallab, PhD, and colleagues from Rush University Medical Center, Chicago.

In one run, they plugged in a heap of data comparing the safety of COX - 2 inhibitors (a popular class of pain relievers, such as Celebrex) and nonselective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or ns - NSAIDS (like ibuprofen and naproxen), among an older group of patients in Pennsylvania.

A Canadian research team led by Dr. Mark Ware from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI - MUHC) in Montréal has completed a national multicentre study looking at the safety of medical cannabis use among patients suffering from chronic pain.

«Exploratory analyses of several secondary outcomes indicated that the sedation protocol was associated with a difference in patients» sedation experience; patients in the intervention group were able to be safely managed in a more awake and calm state while intubated, receiving fewer days of opioid exposure and fewer sedative classes without an increase in inadequate pain or sedation management or clinically significant iatrogenic [consequence of treatment] withdrawal compared with patients receiving usual care, but they experienced more days with reported pain and agitation, suggesting a complex relationship among wakefulness, pain, and agitation,» the authors write.

His own research suggests that some degree of brain inflammation may be at play, given that brain inflammation is common among chronic back pain sufferers and most fibromyalgia patients suffer from chronic back pain.

The effect of saunas on the nerve system can also potentially impact appetite loss, pain and depression, all of which are common among patients with cancer.

It has served patients suffering from a range of conditions including back pain, knee pain, joint pains, arthritis, headache and migraines, cancer pain, cerebral palsy, fibromyalgia, shoulder pain, ankle pain, heel pain, facial pain, trigeminal neuralgia, and herpes pain among others.

Some of the most common health complaints among my female patients are irregular cycles, Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), and pain from menstrual cramps.

Use of the ketogenic diet has spread internationally in recent years, and therefore it has become a therapy increasingly accessible to many different cultural traditions.58 Across all cultures, patients with chronic pain have among the lowest reported quality - of - life scores of any medical condition, and it has a striking negative impact on economies.

Unfortunately, foot pain is an all too common complaint among Lyme disease patients.

A 2009 study published in Phytotherapy Research supports this, and reveals that castor oil helps relieve pain among patients with knee osteoarthritis.10

Our medical protocols include pain management, an injectible antibiotic, tissue glue, appropriate suture material among other protocols that ensure the safety of our patients.

As a result, patient comfort, i.e. timely, appropriate and effective management of pain, is included among the primary goals in compassionate health care.»

Many personal injury lawyers consider cases involving chronic pain among... Continue reading «Would a national pain strategy improve life for chronic pain patients?»

Although considered among alternative medical careers, this practice has helped patients manage chronic pain and curb addictions for centuries.

Collaborative care is an empirically supported method of extending the reach, quality, and outcomes of care for common mental disorders in medical settings.6, 7 Randomized trials of collaborative care have demonstrated improved outcomes among patients with depression and anxiety,7 - 9 depression - related suicidal ideation, 10 depression and chronic health conditions (eg, diabetes, asthma), 11 and chronic pain.12, 13 For PTSD, however, we are aware of only 3 published randomized trials, 1 demonstrating improvements in PTSD14 and 2 that do not15, 16 — hence the need for additional study of collaborative care for PTSD.

[jounal] Burns, J. W. / 2006 / Anger management style and hostility among patients with chronic pain: effects on symptom - specific physiological reactivity during anger - and sadness - recall interviews / Psychosomatic medicine 68: 786 ~ 793