WikiMSK:Updates
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Latest RCTs
- Perioperative experiences of patients with high pain catastrophizing and knee arthroplasty after receiving or not preoperative physiotherapy: Qualitative study
- CONCLUSIONS: While participants who received no preoperative physiotherapy intervention showed limited coping strategies during post-surgery rehabilitation and the same cognitions as before (hyperv...
- Marc Terradas-Monllor. Musculoskeletal science & practice. 2024-02-08 00:00:00
- Use of Bilateral Rectus Sheath Blocks in Open Umbilical Hernia Repair
- CONCLUSION: US-guided RSBs are an efficient method of anesthesia for open umbilical hernia repair in patients diagnosed with cirrhosis. This technique not only provides precise anesthesia and appro...
- Wei Liu. Pain physician. 2024-02-07 00:00:00
- Stellate Ganglion Destruction With Alcohol Versus Thermal Ablation for Chronic Post-Mastectomy Pain: A Randomized Trial
- CONCLUSION: US-guided SG destruction with alcohol was more effective than thermal radiofrequency for managing acute postoperative pain by decreasing pain score, oxycodone, and pregabalin consumptio...
- Suzan Adlan Khedr. Pain physician. 2024-02-07 00:00:00
- Comparison of Selective Nerve Root Pulsed Radiofrequency Vs Paramedian Interlaminar Epidural Steroid Injection for the Treatment of Painful Cervical Radiculopathy
- CONCLUSIONS: Pain relief, functional improvement, and safety were similar between groups. ULSD-SNRPRF and paramedian FL-CIESI are 2 different effective techniques for chronic cervical radicular pai...
- Damla Yuruk. Pain physician. 2024-02-07 00:00:00
- The Safety and Effectiveness of Orthobiologic Injections for Discogenic Chronic Low Back Pain: A Multicenter Prospective, Crossover, Randomized Controlled Trial with 12 Months Follow-up
- CONCLUSION: This is the only human lumbar disc study that evaluates both PRP and BMC in the same study and compares it to placebo. PRP and BMC were found to be superior to placebo in improving pain...
- Peter A Everts. Pain physician. 2024-01-29 00:00:00
- Motor Control Exercise Modulates the Neural Plasticity of the Default Mode Network in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain
- CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrate that MCE may alleviate CLBP symptoms in patients by modifying information transmission from the default mode network to the left frontoparietal network.
- Chuhuai Wang. Pain physician. 2024-01-29 00:00:00
- Co-treatment with Oral Duloxetine and Intraarticular Injection of Corticosteroid plus Hyaluronic Acid Reduces Pain in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
- CONCLUSION: Patients receiving co-treatment with oral duloxetine and IA (HA+CS) injections experienced considerable improvement in pain and knee function compared to those who received an IA inject...
- Fang Luo. Pain physician. 2024-01-29 00:00:00
- Dexmedetomidine in Fluoroscopic Guided Splanchnic Nerve Neurolysis for Pain Control: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
- CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed that using dexmedetomidine in the chemical SNN process improves the pain results from injection of alcohol and refractory cancer related pain with reduction in the...
- Ali Taha Abd-Elwahab. Pain physician. 2024-01-29 00:00:00
- Erector Spinae Plane Block versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair: A Blinded, Active-Controlled, Randomized Trial
- CONCLUSIONS: ESP block was not superior to TAP block in the treatment of post-operative pain among patients undergoing robotic inguinal hernia repair.
- Davide La Regina. Pain physician. 2024-01-29 00:00:00
- A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Effect of Two-Time Durations of Balloon Compression During Percutaneous Balloon Compression in Resistant Trigeminal Neuralgia
- CONCLUSION: There is no difference in the pain relief obtained by the 2 different durations of compressions. A longer duration of compression, however, has more incidence of side effects.
- Arvind Bhalekar. Pain physician. 2024-01-29 00:00:00
- Comparison of Spinoglenoid Versus Suprascapular Notch Approaches for Ultrasound-Guided Distal Suprascapular Nerve Blocks for Shoulder Pain: A Prospective Randomized Trial
- CONCLUSION: Both distal SSNB approaches significantly improved pain and disability scores in patients with chronic shoulder pain, with no observable differences in the short-to-medium term. SSNB pe...
- Mustafa Calis. Pain physician. 2024-01-29 00:00:00
- Transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy using a 45° puncture angle and foraminotomy versus traditional THESYS for L5/S1 lumbar disc herniation: a prospective randomized controlled trial
- CONCLUSION: For L5/S1 LDH, the 45° TELD technique was superior to traditional THESYS in terms of surgery-related parameters and faster improvement of VAS and ODI, with a lower complication rate.
- Xiaofeng Lian. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2024-01-22 00:00:00
- Reply to letter to the editor regarding "Wound drain in lumbar arthrodesis for degenerative disease: an experimental, multicenter, randomized controlled trial"
- No abstract
- Marcelo Molina. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2024-01-21 00:00:00
- Reply to letter to the editor regarding, "Long-term results of the NECK trial-implanting a disc prosthesis after cervical anterior discectomy cannot prevent adjacent segment disease: five year...
- No abstract
- Carmen L A Vleggeert-Lankamp. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2024-01-21 00:00:00
- Letter to the editor regarding, "Long-term results of the NECK trial-implanting a disc prosthesis after cervical anterior discectomy cannot prevent adjacent segment disease: five-year clinical...
- No abstract
- Peter B Derman. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2024-01-21 00:00:00
Latest Systematic Reviews
- Cervical manipulation versus thoracic or cervicothoracic manipulations for the management of neck pain. A systematic review and meta-analysis
- CONCLUSION: There is moderate to very low certainty evidence that there is no difference in effectiveness between cervical thrust or non-thrust manipulations and thoracic or cervicothoracic manipul...
- Luis Ceballos-Laita. Musculoskeletal science & practice. 2024-03-16 00:00:00
- Effects of physical exercise on muscle function of the knee, pain and quality of life in postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review with meta-analysis
- Objective of this study was to investigate the effects of physical exercise on muscle function of the knee, pain and quality of life in postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis (OA). An electr...
- Paula Regina Mendes da Silva Serrão. Musculoskeletal science & practice. 2024-03-15 00:00:00
- A SUNCT-like headache associated with lateral pontine infarction - case series and systematic review
- BACKGROUND AND AIM: Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) and autonomic symptoms (SUNA) are trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs)...
- Prakit Anukoolwittaya. European journal of pain (London, England). 2024-03-13 00:00:00
- Prevalence of spinal deformity development after surgical management of a congenital heart disease among children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- CONCLUSION: This review suggests that the prevalence of spinal deformities was high among patients who underwent sternotomy or thoracotomy.
- Majed Alosaimi. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2024-03-11 00:00:00
- Effects of a guided neck-specific exercise therapy on recovery after a whiplash: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- CONCLUSION: In addition to the benefits that a guided NSE therapy has on motivation and program adherence, it provides greater benefits in pain and disability than a different or unguided NSE thera...
- Isidro Fernández López. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2024-03-11 00:00:00
- Dual-task assessments for predicting future falls in neurologic conditions: A systematic review
- This review investigated the ability of dual-task tests to predict falls in people with neurological disorders (ND). Databases were searched to identify prospective cohort studies that analyzed dua...
- Libak Abou. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2024-03-11 00:00:00
- Peripheral and central neurobiological effects of botulinum toxin A (BoNT/A) in neuropathic pain: a systematic review
- Botulinum toxin (BoNT), a presynaptic inhibitor of acetylcholine (Ach) release at the neuromuscular junction (NMJ), is a successful and safe drug for the treatment of several neurological disorders...
- Giovanni Cirillo. Pain. 2024-03-07 00:00:00
- Defining suffering in pain. A systematic review on pain-related suffering using natural language processing
- Understanding, measuring, and mitigating pain-related suffering is a key challenge for both clinical care and pain research. However, there is no consensus on what exactly the concept of pain-relat...
- Jonas Tesarz. Pain. 2024-03-07 00:00:00
- Letter to the Editor concerning "Virtual reality is effective in the management of chronic low back ache in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials"...
- No abstract
- J Knoop. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2024-03-04 00:00:00
- Elevated blood metal ion levels in patients undergoing instrumented spinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- CONCLUSION: In conclusion, blood metal ion levels, particularly titanium and chromium, were significantly increased after spinal fusion surgery compared to pre-surgery levels and healthy controls....
- Carlos Barrios. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2024-03-04 00:00:00
- The mechanical properties of the spinal cord: a systematic review
- CONCLUSIONS: The findings summarize the sum of current knowledge inherent to the mechanical properties of the spinal cord and may contribute to the development of a physical model which is applicab...
- Adrian Gardner. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. 2024-03-03 00:00:00
- How does vertical laminar fracture impact the decision-making in thoracolumbar fractures? A systematic scoping review and meta-analysis
- CONCLUSION: VLF may have several important diagnostic and therapeutic implications in managing TLFs. VLF may help to distinguish AO type A3 from A4 fractures. VLF may help to predict preoperatively...
- Abdulbaset M Al-Shoaibi. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2024-03-02 00:00:00
- The effect of unpredictability on the perception of pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Despite being widely assumed, the worsening impact of unpredictability on pain perception remains unclear because of conflicting empirical evidence, and a lack of systematic integration of past res...
- Diana M Torta. Pain. 2024-02-29 00:00:00
- Answer to the Letter to the Editor of S. Slatman, et al. concerning "Virtual reality is effective in the management of chronic low back ache in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of...
- No abstract
- Vishnu Baburaj. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2024-02-26 00:00:00
- Response to "Comment on 'The importance of context (placebo effects) in conservative interventions for musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled...
- No abstract
- Daniel L Belavy. European journal of pain (London, England). 2024-02-24 00:00:00