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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Novel 10-kHz High-frequency Therapy (HF10 Therapy) Is Superior to Traditional Low-frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Back and Leg Pain: The SENZA-RCT Randomized Controlled Trial

Anesthesiology published on 07 2015 Authors: Leonardo Kapural MD PhD et al Background: Current treatments for chronic pain have limited effectiveness and commonly known side effects. Given the prevalence and burden of intractable pain, additional therapeutic approaches are desired. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) delivered at 10 kHz (as in HF10 therapy) may provide pain relief without the paresthesias typical […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Association of Physical Fitness with Pain in Women with Fibromyalgia: The al-Ándalus project

Published in Arthritis Care Res Authors: Soriano-Maldonado A et al OBJECTIVE This population-based cross-sectional study aimed to characterize the association of different components of physical fitness with pain levels, pain-related catastrophizing and chronic pain self-efficacy in women with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS Four hundred sixty-eight women with FM participated. The experience of pain was assessed with […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Withholding ARBs After Surgery Increases Risk of Postoperative Death

Withholding angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) for longer than 2 days after surgery is associated with a significantly increased risk of postoperative death, according to a study published in Anesthesiology. “For non-cardiac surgery, ARBs are commonly stopped on the day of surgery because that makes it much easier to control blood pressure for a patient under […]

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Uncategorized Published - 5 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Weight Loss Linked to Improvement in Diabetic Neuropathy, Regardless of Haemoglobin A1C Levels

Weight loss in patients with types 1 and 2 diabetes is linked with an improvement in diabetic neuropathy, independent of blood glucose levels, according to results of a parallel-group study reported at the 75th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association meeting. “To our knowledge, weight loss has not been shown previously to improve diabetic […]

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Uncategorized Published - 4 August, 2015    By - Dr Clemens
Endovascular and Open Repairs of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Have Similar Long-Term Mortality Rates

After endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, mortality rises over time but doesn’t surpass that associated with open repair, a New England Journal of Medicine study suggests. From more than 125,000 Medicare beneficiaries who underwent either procedure, about 40,000 in each procedure group were matched according to propensity to undergo endovascular repair. Periprocedural mortality was 1.6% with […]

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