The comparison is highlighted in a paper published in The Lancet today by historian Dr Emily Mayhew,
pain specialist Professor Andrew Rice and army surgeon Major Dafydd Edwards, all from Imperial College London.
Not exact matches
While some lower back
pain needs to be treated by a
specialist, most pediatricians who have a good understanding of the principles outlined in our article can help children and adolescents prevent and manage lower back
pain,» said Dr. MacDonald, who is also an associate
professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Family Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
While some lower back
pain needs to be treated by a
specialist, most pediatricians who have a good understanding of the principles outlined in our article can help children and adolescents prevent and manage lower back
pain,» said Dr. MacDonald, who is also an associate
professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Family Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
The University's
Professor Paul Rolan, who is also a headache
specialist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, says codeine has been widely used as
pain relief for more than 100 years but its effectiveness has not been tested in this way before.
Some doctors and nurses may fear that routine
pain relief, even if it's a sugar solution, may harm the baby, says Anna Taddio, PhD, an associate
professor at the University of Toronto and a clinical
specialist at the Hospital for Sick Children.