The patient, who had suffered a traumatic brain injury approximately 8 months prior, presented to the emergency department complaining of increasing dizziness as well as sleepwalking frequency.
The Guideline Development Group of the WHO agreed that its recommendations on managing chronic pain in children would be based on the principles that access to pain management is a fundamental human right and children have a right to the highest possible standard of health.
The study goal was to compare the effectiveness of standard OMT vs sham OMT at lowering LBP-specific activity limitations at 3 months in patients with nonspecific subacute or chronic LBP.
The researcher examined pain status based on Hispanic ancestry and race to provide a baseline for continuing surveillance research on pain, with the eventual goal of eliminating disparities in pain assessment and treatment.
Researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial of people with chronic low back pain to evaluate outcomes associated with therapeutic virtual reality treatment.
Access to primary care is limited for patients taking opioids for chronic pain, particularly for patients with histories suggestive of aberrant use of opioids.
Preoperative risk factors, including opioid use and fatigue severity, may be an important part of preoperative screening to determine post-TKA pain outcomes.