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Uncategorized Published - 21 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Pilates for Low Back Pain

Complete Republication of a Cochrane Review Authors: Tiê P. Yamato, MSc et al Spine. 2016;41(12):1013-1021. Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To determine the effects of the Pilates method for patients with nonspecific acute, subacute, or chronic low back pain. Summary of Background Data. The Pilates method is one of the most common forms of intervention based on exercise used […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Effect of Provision of Pain Management Advice on Patient Satisfaction With Their Pain Management

A Pilot, Randomised, Controlled Trial (Pain Advice Trial) Authors: David McD Taylor et al Emerg Med J. 2016;33(7):453-457. Objective We aimed to provide pain advice (‘The treatment of pain is very important and be sure to tell the staff when you have pain’) as an intervention and evaluate its effect upon patient satisfaction. The purpose of this […]

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Uncategorized Published - 21 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
A Prospective, Randomized, Multicenter, Open-label Clinical Trial Comparing Intradiscal Biacuplasty to Conventional Medical Management for Discogenic Lumbar Back Pain

Authors: Mehul J. Desai, MD, MPH et al Spine. 2016;41(13):1065-1074. Study Design. This study was a prospective, randomized, crossover, multicenter trial for the evaluation of comparative effectiveness of intradiscal biacuplasty (IDB) versus conventional medical management (CMM) in the treatment of lumbar discogenic pain. Objective. The objective was to demonstrate the superiority of IDB over CMM in the treatment of discogenic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
The Median Effective Concentration (EC50) of Propofol With Different Doses of Fentanyl During Colonoscopy in Elderly Patients

Authors: Shiyang Li et al BMC Anesthesiol. 2016;16(24) Background: Propofol and fentanyl are the most widely administered anesthesia maintaining drugs during colonoscopy. In this study, we determined the median effective concentration (EC50) of propofol required for colonoscopy in elderly patients, and the purpose of this study was to describe the pharmacodynamic interaction between fentanyl and propofol when […]

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Uncategorized Published - 20 October, 2016    By - Dr Clemens
Patients at Low Risk of Developing Persistent Opioid Use 1 Year After Major Surgery

Researchers have determined that patients who have not had an opioid prescription within 1 year prior to their procedure are at low risk of developing persistent opioid use after major surgery. The research, published online by JAMA Surgery, showed that of the 39,140 observed patients only 0.4% (~1 in every 225 patients) continued to receive ongoing […]

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