Guided Imagery Effects on Pain, Anxiety, and Sleep for Lumbar Discectomy Patients.

Purpose: Pain, sleep problems, and anxiety due to all these are common problems in patients who have had herniated disk surgery. This study aims to analyze the effect of the guided imagery technique on the patients' pain, anxiety, and sleep levels before and after a lumbar disk herniation (LDH) operation.

Design: This study was conducted as a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial.

Micro-computed tomography analysis of shaping ability of nickel-titanium instruments activated by continuous rotation or adaptive motion.

This study assessed the ability of Twisted File Adaptive (TFA), TruNatomy (TRN) and VDW.Rotate (VR) instruments activated by continuous rotation (CR) and adaptive motion (AM) to shape curved root canals. Thirty mandibular molars with two separate mesial canals 20°-40° curved were collected and scanned using micro-computed tomography (μCT).

The Effect of Motivational Interview-Based Counseling in Individuals With Amputation: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Turkey.

Aim: This randomized controlled experimental study determined the effect of motivational interview-based counseling on the coping strategies and perceived social support levels in individuals with amputations due to chronic disease.

Design: A randomized controlled trial was conducted.

Method: The study was completed in the orthopedics and traumatology department with 48 patients.

Ultrasound Guidance Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation of the Medial Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve for Palliation of Chronic Pain after Burn Injury: A Case Report.

Chronic burn pain persists for 6 months or longer after the wound has healed, affecting the patient's quality of life and daily activities. Pharmacological treatments are essential in the treatment of chronic pain after burns, but interventional methods come to the fore in cases where there is no response to pharmacological treatments. Radiofrequency ablation is known as a safe, effective, and minimally invasive treatment for patients with intractable chronic pain.

The effect of COVID-19 uncertainty on internet addiction, happiness and life satisfaction in adolescents.

This study aimed to determine the effects of the events during the COVID-19 epidemic on adolescents' levels of intolerance of uncertainty, internet addiction, happiness, and life satisfaction. Structural Equation Modeling was used in the analysis of the data. Adolescents' internet use increased during the epidemic process.