Non-conventional deep brain stimulation in a network model of movement disorders.

Conventional deep brain stimulation (DBS) for movement disorders is a well-established clinical treatment. Over the last few decades, over 200,000 people have been treated by DBS worldwide for several neurological conditions, including Parkinson's disease and Essential Tremor. DBS involves implanting electrodes into disorder-specific targets in the brain and applying an electric current.

An Audit of Recyclable and Contaminated Waste From Invasive Cardiac Procedures.

Background: Waste generation from health care facilities is significant. Quantifying and minimizing waste from cardiac catheterization laboratories (CCL) and cardiac operating theaters (COT) has received little attention in an effort to lessen its environmental impact. The purpose of this study was to assess the quantity of contaminated and recyclable waste resulting from invasive cardiac procedures.

Using the Socioecological Model to Understand Medical Staff and Older Adult Patients' Experience with Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Study in an Underserved Community Setting.

Purpose: Chronic pain is highly prevalent and disabling for older adults, particularly those from underserved communities. However, there is an absence of research on how contextual (eg, community/societal) factors interact with pain for these patients. Informed by the socio-ecological model, this study aimed to elucidate the individual, interpersonal, community, and societal factors associated with chronic pain from the perceptions of older adult patients and medical staff in a community clinic.

"Pushed to Their Limits": Health Care Provider Perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing a Mind-Body and Activity Program for Older Adults With Chronic Pain in a Community Clinic for the Underserved.

Older adults from underserved backgrounds experience chronic pain at a rate of 60% to 75%. Pharmacological treatments have limited efficacy and involve considerable risks. Mind-body interventions hold promise to improve pain outcomes but are typically not implemented in community clinics in which they are needed most, thus contributing to health disparities in chronic pain treatment.