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Uncategorized Published - 11 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Reliability of pain scores during a body weight support protocol in individuals with knee osteoarthritis

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Rebecca Greenwood, Jennifer Ellison et al. Disabil Rehabil. 2021 Dec 21 1-6 PURPOSE To explore the reliability of percentage of Body Weight Support (BWS) needed for maximal pain relief and of pain scores across 12 walking conditions including pre and post-over-ground walking and an unweighting protocol from 0% to 40% BWS […]

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Uncategorized Published - 11 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Is breast cancer painful?

Author: Christine Richardson MedicalNewsToday Causes of breast pain may be cyclical, meaning linked to hormonal changes, or noncyclical, meaning related to a type of injury. Breast cancer is not usually painful, but if a person experiences unexplained breast pain or unusual breast changes, they should consult a doctor. Breast pain, or mastalgia, is not usually […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Trigeminal neuralgia treatment, symptoms, and causes

Author: Caitlin Geng MedicalNewsToday Trigeminal neuralgia is a rare nerve disorder that affects the face. It causes sudden and severe pain in the face, which people describe as a shooting, electric shock-like pain in the teeth, jaw, gums, and other areas of the face. Trigeminal neuralgia is also known as tic douloureux. Some describe it […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Efficacy of intraoperative intravenous lidocaine for postoperative analgesia following bariatric surgery

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Kuo-Chuan Hung, Ying-Jen Chang et al. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2022 Jan; 18(1): 135-147 BACKGROUND The impact of intravenous lidocaine in adults undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgeries (LBS) remains unclear. OBJECTIVES This study aimed at investigating the effect of intravenous lidocaine on postoperative opioid consumption and recovery following LBS. SETTING Meta-analysis. METHODS […]

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Uncategorized Published - 10 January, 2022    By - Dr Clemens
Efficacy of Obturator Nerve Block During Transurethral Resection on Non-muscle invasive Intermediate and High Risk Lateral Wall Bladder Tumours

DG Journal Club AUTHORS: Omer Gokhan Doluoglu, Ali Kaan Yildiz et al. Urol J. 2021 Dec 25 PURPOSE We aimed to investigate the effects of obturator nerve block (ONB) on obturator reflex, incomplete resection, perforation, progression and recurrence of tumor, presence of muscle tissue in the specimen, need for a second transurethral resection (TURBT) of […]

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