Sentences with phrase «effective than pain»

Research studies consistently show that acupuncture can be an effective form of pain management, with some studies finding it even more effective than pain - relieving drugs or surgery.

Not exact matches

Rather than helping treat the symptoms often associated with tooth sensitivity, this toothpaste is intended to provide gentle but effective cleaning that leaves your mouth healthy without causing any undue pain that harsher chemicals sometimes create.

A 2011 study on military burn victims revealed that SnowWorld — a VR game that allows users to throw snowballs at penguins while listening to Paul Simon — has proven more effective than morphine in pain management.

Why should they question whether a person who wishes to have an undesired fetus that will feed off the host body and cause pain, distension, and medical risk be removed through a process that is known to be fully effective and safer than waiting until it reaches a stage where it is expelled.

Touch, furthermore, as the sense of bodily pleasure and pain, involves to a high degree the effective response that, according to Whitehead, is more primitive than the clear perception of a distinct and definite object.

If these are not effective and the mother wishes to have medication, we will transport to the hospital (though of more than 500 births, only 1 - 2 women have transported for pain relief).

Doctors from Southern California to Michigan pain specialists report the following common causes bring women into their offices more than any other kind of pain and also suggest some effective treatments.

We have no reason to believe that leg muscles would react differently to compression clothing than upper body muscles, so these studies will do just fine for the purposes of examining whether copper shirts for pain relief are actually effective.

It is also more effective than acetaminophen in relieving perineal pain after childbirth.

However, there was no pain, he was thriving, and she had plenty of milk... all signs that his latch was more than effective.

In fact, heat is more effective than ice, especially for chronic pain.

It's even more repulsive in light of a recent study by Dr. Andrew Chang of Albany Medical Center, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, showing opioids were no more effective at reducing pain for patients with broken limbs than a high - dose combination of the over-the-counter, non-addictive painkillers ibuprofen and acetaminophen.

Newer drugs may cause less abuse and addiction than morphine and they may act longer or be more effective by mouth, but no drug has been discovered that is more effective than morphine for the relief of severe pain of all kinds.

Just as the finding that tea made from willow bark could alleviate headaches led scientists to the discovery of salicylic acid — which in turn led to the invention of aspirin — many acupuncture researchers think that their work might lead to a treatment for pain that is more effective than acupuncture.

The compound produced by Epipedobates tricolor, or the phantasmal poison frog, as it was nicknamed, was found to be 200 times more effective than morphine in relieving pain, at least in mice.

«This creates entirely new conditions for our understanding of what happens inside the brain and for the development of more effective treatments for diseases such as Parkinson's disease and chronic pain conditions than can be achieved using today's techniques,» concludes Jens Schouenborg.

The results from the study support previous research suggesting that spiritual meditation may be more effective for pain tolerance and migraine coping than non-spiritual meditation alternatives.

According to Kaiser, ibuprofen is equal to better than codeine for treating injury pain, and hydrocodone is also a safer, more effective opiate alternative.

WHO reports that low back pain has a greater impact on global health than malaria, diabetes, or lung cancer; yet little progress has been made to identify effective prevention strategies.

They note that a related compound with better pharmacological profiles than CLP257 was as effective in reducing pain in rats as an existing pain treatment called pregabalin, but it lacked the undesirable motor side effects that are often seen with that drug.

It can be even more effective than physical therapy for low - back pain, one study found.

The result: The drug «was no more effective than placebo for pain relief in patients with moderate to severe hand pain,» the study authors concluded.

The researchers said Plaquenil may not be effective in these patients because much of their hand pain may be due to tendon problems rather than arthritis.

In an article in The New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Bruce Moseley, an orthopedic surgeon renowned for the knee surgeries he performed on people with debilitating knee pain, reported about a brilliant study he designed to prove that his signature knee surgery was more effective than others.

Writing it down in real time — although a pain in the rear — is far more accurate and effective than trying to recall if you were cranky because of your lunch or your boss an hour after you ate.

«A 2012 study found that fennel seed was more effective than a placebo for controlling severe menstrual pain.

So, if you are used to popping a couple of ibuprofens for pain, try having some ginger instead - some studies have shown it to be even more effective than your common pain killer.

In most cases whole herb or plant is used to derive pain relief supplements which are more effective than isolated nutrients or constituents used in pharmaceutical practices.

Some studies have even shown turmeric to be more effective at reducing pain related to inflammation than ibuprofen and there's no limit or need to worry about having too much turmeric!

Recent studies find that yoga shows promise as a complementary treatment for back pain; it has been shown to be more effective than exercise or a self - care book for improving back functioning in people with back problems.

Only a subset of patients with neuropathies may respond well to opiates; 51 alternatively, higher - than - typical opiate dosing may be necessary for effective pain control in neuropathies, 52 thus raising serious concerns about sedation and drug dependence.

A new study reported at this year's annual Arthritis World Congress showed that a natural remedy — a special mix of the anti-inflammatory, pain - relieving herbs curcumin and boswellia — was much more powerfully effective at relieving arthritis pain than the medication Celebrex.

Recent research found that multiple 60 - minute massages per week were more effective than fewer or shorter sessions for people with chronic neck pain, according to a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine; another compared the short - and long - term effects of structural massage (think therapeutic, deep - tissue treatments), relaxation massage (your general spa variety), and usual care (like meds, ice, and heat) for chronic low - back - pain sufferers.

Curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric, is proven more effective than NSAIDs (without the side effects) for pain relief by reducing inflammation.

Meanwhile, 2017 research out of Pakistan shows that performing core stabilization exercises is more effective than traditional physical therapy at reducing lower back pain.

People who suffer from chronic back pain may find some relief in yoga or intensive stretching, but neither form of exercise appears to be more effective than the other, a new study suggests.

The Company Men frustrates more than lesser movies because it tackles a timely real topic like an insincere Hallmark sympathy card and isn't even as effective as that would be at relieving the pains of crisis.

A small double blinded study of dogs with moderate to severe osteoarthritis showed that dogs receiving the homeopathic blend Zeel ® (made by Heel) for eight weeks had significantly less pain than their placebo peers, although carprofen was more effective.

Multimodal techniques for managing pain are far more effective than a single treatment method.

Because the mechanisms of development of neuropathic pain are multifactorial, appropriate polypharmacy is likely to be more effective than treatment with single agents.

In humans, it appears to be more effective in pain due to nerve irritation than due to arthritis or dysplasia.

Just as is true with chronic pain, using drugs together is far more effective than relying on a high dose of one drug.

This finding might also explain why relatively brief cognitive - behavioural interventions for pain that target unhelpful pain - related cognitions rather than longer - standing concerns about self - worth might also be effective for many patients with both depression and chronic pain.26, 31 Ultimately, our study reaffirms the view that depression is multifaceted, and that variations across clinical presentations reflect putative «subtypes» of depression.32