Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain
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Review Meta Analysis
Systematic review and meta-analysis suggest strength training and workplace modifications may reduce neck pain in office workers.
Neck pain is a burdensome musculoskeletal disorder in office workers. Workplace interventions aim to prevent and minimize the effect of neck pain and improve work quality. However, the summed effect of workplace interventions on neck pain in office workers remains unclear. This systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression evaluated the summed effect of workplace interventions on neck pain in office workers. ⋯ There is low-quality evidence that neck strengthening and tailored workstation modifications are effective at reducing neck pain in office workers. Further high-quality research methodology, including clinicians, is important to evaluate this summed effect.
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This meta-analysis aimed to determine whether liposomal bupivacaine (LB) single-injection could achieve an analgesic effect similar to that of continuous local anesthetic nerve blocks (CNBs) after painful surgeries. ⋯ This meta-analysis showed that LB single-injection and CNBs have similar efficacy of pain relief and safety in patients after painful surgeries when concomitant with multimodal analgesia. However, the results of TSA indicate that further trials are still needed to confirm these findings.