Interventional pain medicine plays an important role in pain therapy for neck and back pain. However, spine interventions are characterized by controversy between its proponents and its detractors. Detractors variously assert that the procedures practiced lack validity, are not effective, or produce complications that impugn the procedures. The Spine Intervention Society (SIS) published several articles over the last decade that answer and refute these criticisms.
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J Rehabil Med
January 2025
Clinic of Medical Rehabilitation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of immersive technologies in the rehabilitation of patients with non-specific neck pain and identify any potential side effects associated with their use.
Design: Systematic review.
Subjects/patients: Individuals with non-specific neck pain.
Curr Drug Saf
January 2025
National Center Chalbi Belkahia of Pharmacovigilance, Department of Collection and Analysis of Adverse Effects, Tunis, Tunisia, University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine, Research unit: UR17ES12, Tunis, Tunisia.
Background: Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) is a commonly used antibiotic for the treatment of several infections, such as urinary tract infections, respiratory infections, and in certain cases, septic arthritis. Rhabdomyolysis (RM) is very rare and less than 20 cases have been reported, so far, in the literature, in particular in immunocompromised patients. Here, we report a case of TMP-SMX-induced RM in an immunocompetent patient, adding to the limited data on this association.
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December 2024
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA.
Background: Previous studies have shown that hypertonic saline nasal irrigation and gargling reduced the duration of symptoms in upper respiratory infections caused by coronavirus. This study aims to investigate the effects of two saline regimens on symptoms associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2).
Methods: Between 2020 and 2022, individuals aged 18-65 years who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection via polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were randomly assigned to either low- or high-saline regimens for 14 days.
Cureus
December 2024
Department of Biological Science and Nursing, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, JPN.
Purpose: Postoperative thirst is common and distressing to patients, as is pain and nausea. The causes of postoperative thirst are complex and include factors like preoperative fasting, perioperative fluid loss, and certain anesthesia medications. Effective care for postoperative thirst has been shown in post-anesthesia care units (PACUs), but many Japanese hospitals lack PACUs or do not address thirst in their PACUs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian J Urol
January 2025
Department of Urology and Renal Transplant, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Introduction: Pain at the buccal mucosal graft (BMG) harvest site in the immediate postoperative period is common and delays resumption of oral intake. This study compares the time for resumption of pain-free solid and liquid diets and postoperative pain scores at harvest site following the administration of inferior-alveolar nerve-block plus buccal-nerve block (IANB + BNB) versus placebo. We hypothesize that the intervention could decrease pain and aid in early food intake.
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