Continuous low-level heat wrap therapy is effective for treating wrist pain.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of continuous low-level heat wrap therapy for the treatment of various sources of wrist pain including strain and sprain (SS), tendinosis (T), osteoarthritis (OA), and carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Design: Prospective, randomized, parallel, single-blind (investigator), placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial.

Setting: Two community-based research facilities.

Overnight use of continuous low-level heatwrap therapy for relief of low back pain.

Objective: To evaluate of the efficacy and safety of 8 hours of continuous, low-level heatwrap therapy administered during sleep.

Design: Prospective, randomized, parallel, single-blind (investigator), placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial.

Setting: Two community-based research facilities.

Continuous low-level heatwrap therapy for treating acute nonspecific low back pain.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of 8 hours of continuous low-level heatwrap therapy for the treatment of acute nonspecific low back pain (LBP).

Design: Prospective, randomized, parallel, single-blind (investigator), placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial.

Setting: Five community-based research facilities.

Continuous low-level heat wrap therapy provides more efficacy than Ibuprofen and acetaminophen for acute low back pain.

Study Design: A prospective, randomized, single (investigator) blind, comparative efficacy trial was conducted.

Objective: To compare the efficacy of continuous low-level heat wrap therapy (40 C, 8 hours/day) with that of ibuprofen (1200 mg/day) and acetaminophen (4000 mg/day) in subjects with acute nonspecific low back pain.

Summary Of Background Data: The efficacy of topical heat methods, as compared with oral analgesic treatment of low back pain, has not been established.

Hematology analyzer comparison: Ortho ELT-8/ds vs. Baker 9000 for healthy dogs, mice,and rats.

A Baker 9000 hematology analyzer (electronic impedance) was purchased to replace an Ortho ELT-8/ds analyzer (laser optics) due to discontinued technical support. An analytical comparison of hemograms from healthy dogs, rats, and mice was made from paired disodium ethylenediamine tetra-acetate anticoagulated blood samples. Both instruments were calibrated with human blood products, and the ELT-8/ds hematocrit (HCT) was calibrated to a spun packed cell volume (PCV) for each species.