Articles: pain-management-methods.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Sublingual buprenorphine in acute pain management: a double-blind randomized clinical trial.
We compare the efficacy and safety of sublingual buprenorphine versus intravenous morphine sulfate in emergency department adults with acute bone fracture. ⋯ For adults with acute fractures, buprenorphine 0.4 mg sublingually is as effective and safe as morphine 5 mg intravenously.
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Arch. Gynecol. Obstet. · Apr 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialEfficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pain relief in women undergoing office endometrial biopsy.
To evaluate the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for decreasing pain related with office endometrial biopsy. ⋯ TENS appears to be successful in decreasing pain only after the procedure undergoing office endometrial biopsy. It can be used as a simple, cheap, safe, and effective pain relief method.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Centralization in patients with sciatica: are pain responses to repeated movement and positioning associated with outcome or types of disc lesions?
To determine the frequency of different patterns of centralization and their association with outcomes and MRI findings in patients experiencing sciatica. ⋯ In patients with sciatica, centralization was common and associated with improvement in activity limitation and leg pain. Centralization was very common in ruptured disc therefore the study does not support the theory, that centralization only occurs if the intra-discal hydrostatic mechanism is functional.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effects of guided imagery on affect, cognition, and pain in older adults in residential care: a randomized controlled study from Thailand.
Few studies have examined the effects of guided imagery on older adults in residential care. This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of group-delivered guided imagery over a 16-day period with a sample of Thai older adults in residential care (N = 31). ⋯ The results are discussed in relation to a ceiling effect and other methodological factors that may have contributed to the lack of positive outcomes. As the evidence base remains inconclusive, it is hoped that future studies will seek to establish the effects of using guided imagery with older adults in residential care.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Distracting children during blood draw: looking through distraction cards is effective in pain relief of children during blood draw.
This study aims to investigate the effects of distraction method by way of looking through distraction cards/Flippits® to reduce procedural pain and anxiety during blood draw. In this method we distract attention of the children with distraction cards/Flippits®. Flippits® consist of various eye-catching pictures and shapes. ⋯ Results show that pre-procedural anxiety did not differ significantly. However, the experimental group had significantly lower pain levels than the control group during the blood draw procedure. Also experimental group had significantly lower anxiety levels than the control group.