Articles: pain-management-methods.
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Curr Pain Headache Rep · Aug 2012
ReviewIntegrative oncology: managing cancer pain with complementary and alternative therapies.
For the projected 1,638,910 patients with a diagnosis of cancer this year, the great majority of them (75-90 %) will experience cancer-related pain. A growing number of these patients will turn to complementary and alternative therapies to assist with the management of their pain and other cancer-related symptoms. ⋯ Practitioners and researchers must be aware of the evidence that exists to support or refute the use of these therapies. In this manuscript we review evidence from the recent past on complementary and alternative therapies for pain with emphasis on more common modalities including acupuncture, bio-energy, massage, and music.
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J Pain Symptom Manage · Aug 2012
Review Meta AnalysisA systematic evaluation of content, structure, and efficacy of interventions to improve patients' self-management of cancer pain.
Cancer pain continues to be extensively undertreated, despite established guidelines. Although the efficacy of interventions that support patients' self-management of cancer pain has been demonstrated in several studies, the most effective components of these interventions remain unknown. ⋯ This analysis provides researchers and clinicians with a detailed overview of the various structural and content components, as well as various combinations that were tested in intervention studies to improve cancer pain management. However, because of a variety of limitations, the most efficacious intervention components or combination of components remain to be determined in future studies.
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To review recent research on the management of acute procedural pain in pediatric patients. ⋯ Pediatric patients experience pain from procedures related to their care. Pediatricians should educate themselves regarding the accurate assessment of pain, and the pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic methods of managing acute pain.
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This article provides a concise review of post-thoracotomy pain-relief strategies, focuses on surgical factors that have been investigated to reduce post-thoracotomy pain, and explores the effectiveness of various treatments for this condition. Although some interventions (both procedural and pharmacologic) have been investigated in both preventing and treating post-thoracotomy pain syndrome, definitive studies are lacking and firm conclusions cannot be drawn. This review elucidates mechanisms and some surgical techniques which can relieve post-thoracotomy pain.