Low back pain - Early management of persistent non-specific low back pain pptx

... imaging • Do not offer X-ray of the lumbar spine for the management of non-specific low back pain. • Only offer an MRI scan for non-specific low back pain within the context of a referral for ... guideline 88 – Low back pain 4 Introduction This guideline covers the early treatment and management of persistent or recurrent low back pain, defined...

Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 13:20

... removal. The use of ul- tra -low microcurrent might help in stabilizing mito- chondria, working as antioxidants and therefore, en- hancing normal function of β-cells and vascular tis- sue. Several ... by further studies in- volving a larger number of patients, ultra -low mi- crocurrent therapy might change the concept of management of chronic disease. Conclusively, oxida- tive s...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:39

... sensitivity of 0.57 (95%CI 0.45 to 0.69) and a specificity of 0.70 (95%CI 0.64 to 0.76). 69 A meta-analysis of 15 studies of inter-observer reliability of assessing CT scans for early changes of cerebral ... if any ; of the following risk factors apply: any indication for a CT scan - suspicion of non-accidental injury - significant medical comorbidity - difficul...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 15:20

... Look and Listen part of the assessment: - Is the breathing slower? - Is there less fever? - Is the pleuritic chest pain less? - How long has the patient been coughing? ❖ After 3-5 days, if breathing ... treatment and care for managing your disease, including: - Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis - Regular follow-up and support - Treatment for infections - Antire...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... pathology • Nerve root pain/ radicular pain • Non-specific low back pain The recommendations are given in relation to non-specific chronic low back pain, i.e. low back pain that is not attributable ... prevalence of chronic non-specific low back pain: best estimates suggest that the prevalence is approximately 23%; 1 1- 12% population are disabled by low...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 14:20

... decisions [7 5-8 0]? How much, and what level, of current available evidence is needed to support clinical decisions or professional rec- ommendations that favor low- technology, low- cost non- invasive ... Welch RD: Impact of technetium-99 m sestamibi imaging on the emergency department management and costs in the evalu- ation of low- risk chest pain. Acad Emerg Med 2001, 8:31...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:06

... physiology, the management of chronic pain, nerve blocks, the management of spinal catheters, opioid dependency and the psychology of pain. The Faculty of Pain Medicine of the Royal College of Anaesthetists ... required (Department of Health, 2005). References American Geriatric Society Panel on Persistent Pain in Older Persons. The management of persistent p...

Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 21:20

... 4 0-4 4 4 5-4 9 5 0-5 4 5 5-5 9 6 0-6 4 6 5-6 9 7 0-7 4 7 5-7 9 8 0-8 4 All ages Males Females 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 1 5-1 9 2 0-2 4 2 5-2 9 3 0-3 4 3 5-3 9 4 0-4 4 4 5-4 9 5 0-5 4 5 5-5 9 6 0-6 4 6 5-6 9 7 0-7 4 7 5-7 9 8 0-8 4 All ages Males Females ... 2-5 : Prevalence of Chronic Pain, 2007 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 1...

Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 20:20

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Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 11:20

... frequency of DH neuron firing known as “wind-up.” 61 Activation of N-methyl D-aspar- tate (NMDA) receptors e plays a key role in this process. 27,6 4-6 5 The clinical correlate of wind-up- temporal ... period of healing, with lev- els of identified pathology that often are low and insufficient to explain the presence and/or extent of the pain. 99 Chronic pain is also defin...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 14:20