Confronting the opioid crisis: Practical pain management and strategies: AOA 2018 critical issues symposium [PDF]
The United States is in the midst of an opioid crisis. Clinicians have been part of the problem because of overprescribing of narcotics for perioperative pain management.
Hsu, Joseph R +4 more
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Topical Application of Imiquimod as a Treatment for Chromoblastomycosis [PDF]
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Belda Junior, Walter +7 more
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Effects of Cryotherapy on sensation and pinch strength
Background: Cryotherapy is commonly used in physical therapy with many known benefits; many patients are treated with cryotherapy, but the effects of cryotherapy on sensation and pinch strength are not conclusive.
Bhairavi Bhandari, Lata Parmar
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Different therapeutic modalities in a patient with multiple spontaneously developed keloids: a case report [PDF]
Keloids are benign tumors that usually develop as an excessive healing response to injury. They remain a challenging therapeutic problem to this day. Numerous treatment approaches are available, yet therapeutic results are often not satisfactory.
Bukvić-Mokos, Zrinka +2 more
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Ablative therapy for people with localised prostate cancer : a systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]
The research reported in this issue of the journal was funded by the HTA programme as project number 10/136/01. The contractual start date was in April 2012.
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Background and study aims Some patients with dysplastic Barrett’s esophagus (BE) experience suboptimal response to radiofrequency ablation (RFA), endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), or the combination.
Clayton M. Spiceland +7 more
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BackgroundCryotherapy is widely applied to relieve pain and improve functional outcomes after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). New cryotherapy devices have recently been developed to guarantee a fixed temperature for a prolonged time.
Meng-Meng Liu +4 more
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Comparison of the Effects of Ice and 3.5% Menthol Gel on Blood Flow and Muscle Strength of the Lower Arm [PDF]
Context: Soft-tissue injuries are commonly treated with ice or menthol gels. Few studies have compared the effects of these treatments on blood flow and muscle strength.
Jacks, Dean E +4 more
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Public health approach to prevent cervical cancer in HIV-infected women in Kenya : issues to consider in the design of prevention programs [PDF]
Women living with HIV in Africa are at increased risk to be co-infected with Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), persistent high risk (HR) HPV infection and bacterial vaginosis (BV), which compounds HPV persistence, thereby increasing the risk for cervical ...
Callens, Steven +4 more
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The effect of cryotherapy on pain during local and total application
Background: analgesic effect of total and local cryotherapy in people older than 55 years, in respondents with various diagnoses, most often with degenerative diseases, especially with gonarthrosis, coxarthrosis, spondylosis, osteoarthritis and ...
J Mašán, O Dobrovanov, A Čanecký
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