Articles: pain.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Pain relief after inguinal herniorrhaphy. Ineffectiveness of pulsed electromagnetic energy.
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Despite a wealth of recent articles, many patients with cancer pain continue to suffer needlessly. The satisfactory treatment of cancer pain requires a variety of practical management strategies. ⋯ The use of pharmacologic adjuncts may lessen overall narcotic requirements and side effects. The appropriate use of alternative therapies can dramatically improve the quality of patients' overall survival.
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Ann R Coll Surg Engl · May 1987
Comparative StudyDorsal column stimulation (DCS) in chronic pain: report of 31 cases.
Thirty-one patients of chronic pain treated with dorsal column stimulation (DCS) are reported. All of them had been treated previously with drugs and multiple procedures including injections and frequently several operations. ⋯ Overall, sixty per cent of patients had good to fair relief of pain with DCS. Some of them had a good response for five years and more.