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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Lower Back Pain: Exercises and Other Treatments to Reduce Back Pain

Low Back Pain: What Can You Do?

How Exercise Can Help Back Pain

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11 Tips for Back Pain Relief

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Treating Back Pain With Medications

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Pain Medication Mistakes: Overdoses, Side Effects, and More

It's been a hard day, and Joe's back is killing him.

His wife has some Percocet left over from a trip to the dentist, and there's that big bottle of Tylenol under the sink, so Joe grabs a couple of each and washes them down with a slug of beer.

Luckily for Joe, he's a fictional character invented for this article. But there are a lot of real-life Joes out there making big mistakes with over-the-counter and prescription pain pills.

Can you spot Joe's mistakes? Joe didn't make every mistake in the book. But he made quite a few.

Here's WebMD's list of common pain pill mistakes, compiled with the help of pharmacist Kristen A. Binaso, RPh, spokeswoman for the American Pharmacists Association; and pain specialist Eric R. Haynes, MD, founder of Comprehensive Pain Management Partners in Trinity, Fla.

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Saturday, March 5, 2011

HITLab Projects : VR Pain Control (Virtual Reality, Distraction Techniques)

The University of Washington Harborview Burn Center, directed by Dr. Nicole Gibran, is a regional burn center. Patients with severe burns from 5 surrounding states are sent to Harborview for special care. Harborview has pioneered a number of advanced treatments (e.g., early skin grafting). As a result of advances here and elsewhere, the chances of surviving a bad burn, and quality of living for survivors has improved dramatically over the past 20 years.

Unfortunately, the amount of pain and suffering experienced by patients during wound care remains a worldwide problem for burn victims as well as a number of other patient populations.

When patients are resting (most of the time), opioids (morphine and morphine-related chemicals) are adequate for controlling their burn pain.

In sharp contrast, during wound care such as daily bandage changes, wound cleaning, staple removals etc., opioids are not enough, not even close. As shown in the figure on the right above, over 86% of the burn patients reported having severe to excruciating pain during wound care (shown in red), even when standard levels of opioids were used. The pain management techniques in use are not good enough. Patients are suffering, a fact particularly disturbing when the patients are children.

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Monday, February 28, 2011

Looking Photos of Loved Ones Gives Relief from Pain | TopNews United States

According to the scientists at Stanford University, looking pictures of loved ones reduces pain.

Their study revealed that watching image of romantic partner dulls the activity in the pain-processing part of the brain, to a same degree as paracetamol or cocaine.

In this study, brains of love struck students were subjected to MRI scan as they were made to focus on their love partners while varying heat pains were given on their skin.

Neuroscientist Jarred Younger found that average pain got reduced by 36 to 44 percent and intense pain got reduced by 13 percent.

In a study published in the U. S. journal Public Library of Science, the post-doctoral scholar said, "The reduction of pain is associated with higher, cortical parts of the brain."

It was found that more primitive aspect of the brain block pain at a spinal level, quite similar to how opoid analgesics work.

Key site for love-induced analgesia is the nucleus accumbens, a key reward addition centre for opoids, and other drugs. This tells us that we do not need to depend on drugs to reduce pain.

Researchers at the University of California found that women showed significant reduction in pain experience while holding their partner’s hand.

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome

What is interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS)?

Who gets IC/BPS?

What are the causes of IC/BPS?

How can I tell if I have IC/BPS?
Is there a cure for IC/BPS?

How is IC/BPS treated?

Can consuming certain foods and drinks bring on symptoms or make them worse?

Does IC/BPS affect pregnancy?

I just found out I have IC/BPS. What else can I do to cope?

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Why Your Back Hurts: The Surprising Causes of Low Back Pain - Chronic Pain - Health.com

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Most low back pain is triggered by some combination of overuse, muscle strain, and injury to the muscles, ligaments, and discs that support the spine. Many experts believe that over time muscle strain can lead to an overall imbalance in the spinal structure. This leads to a constant tension on the muscles, ligaments, bones, and discs, making the back more prone to injury or reinjury.

The causes of pain in the low back, or lumbosacral region, tend to add on to one another. For example, after straining muscles, you are likely to walk or move in different ways to avoid pain or to use muscles that aren't sore. That can cause you to strain other muscles that don't usually move that way.

The most common causes of low back pain are:

Injury or overuse of muscles, ligaments, facet joints, and the sacroiliac joints.

Pressure on nerve roots in the spinal canal. Nerve root compression can be caused by:
A herniated disc, often brought on by repeated vibration or motion (as during machine use or sport activity, or when lifting improperly), or by a sudden heavy strain or increased pressure to the lower back.

Osteoarthritis (joint degeneration), which typically develops with age. When osteoarthritis affects the small facet joints in the spine, it can lead to back pain. Osteoarthritis in other joints, such as the hips, can cause you to limp or to change the way you walk. This can also lead to back pain.

Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis, vertebra defects that can allow a vertebra to slide over another when aggravated by certain activities.

Spinal stenosis, or narrowing of the spinal canal, which typically develops with age.

Fractures of the vertebrae caused by significant force, such as from an auto or bicycle accident, a direct blow to the spine, or compressing the spine by falling onto the buttocks or head.

Spinal deformities, including curvature problems such as severe scoliosis or kyphosis.

Compression fractures. Compression fractures are more common among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, or in men or women after long-term corticosteroid use. In a person with osteoporosis, even a small amount of force put on the spine, as from a sneeze, may cause a compression fracture.

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

Music Therapy, American Cancer Society

Music Therapy

Other common name(s): none

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Description

Music therapy is the use of music by health care professionals to promote healing and enhance quality of life for their patients. Music therapy may be used to encourage emotional expression, promote social interaction, relieve symptoms, and for other purposes. Music therapists may use active or passive methods with patients, depending on the individual patient’s needs and abilities.
Overview

There is some evidence that, when used with conventional treatment, music therapy can help to reduce pain and relieve chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. It may also relieve stress and provide an overall sense of well-being. Some studies have found that music therapy can lower heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate.
How is it promoted for use?

Music therapists work with a variety of physical, emotional, and psychological symptoms. Music therapy is often used in cancer treatment to help reduce pain, anxiety, and nausea caused by chemotherapy. Some people believe music therapy may be a beneficial addition to the health care of children with cancer by promoting social interaction and cooperation.

There is evidence that music therapy can reduce high blood pressure, rapid heart beat, depression, and sleeplessness. There are no claims music therapy can cure cancer or other diseases, but medical experts do believe it can reduce some symptoms, aid healing, improve physical movement, and enrich a patient’s quality of life.
What does it involve?

Music therapists design music sessions for individuals and groups based on their needs and tastes. Some aspects of music therapy include making music, listening to music, writing songs, and talking about lyrics. Music therapy may also involve imagery and learning through music. It can be done in different places such as hospitals, cancer centers, hospices, at home, or anywhere people can benefit from its calming or stimulating effects. The patient does not need to have any musical ability to benefit from music therapy.

A related practice called music thanatology is sometimes used at the end of a patient’s life to ease the person’s passing. It is practiced in homes, hospices, or nursing homes.
What is the history behind it?

Music has been used in medicine for thousands of years. Ancient Greek philosophers believed that music could heal both the body and the soul. Native Americans have used singing and chanting as part of their healing rituals for millennia. The more formal approach to music therapy began in World War II, when U.S. Veterans Administration hospitals began to use music to help treat soldiers suffering from shell shock. In 1944, Michigan State University established the first music therapy degree program in the world.

Today, more than seventy colleges and universities have degree programs that are approved by the American Music Therapy Association. Music therapists must have at least a bachelor’s degree, 1,200 hours of clinical training, and one or more internships before they can be certified. There are thousands of professional music therapists working in health care settings in the United States today. They serve as part of cancer-management teams in many hospitals and cancer centers, helping to plan and evaluate treatment. Some music therapy services are covered by health insurance.
What is the evidence?

Scientific studies have shown the value of music therapy on the body, mind, and spirit of children and adults. Researchers have found that music therapy, when used with anti-nausea drugs for patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy, can help ease nausea and vomiting. A number of clinical trials have shown the benefit of music therapy for short-term pain, including pain from cancer. Some studies have suggested that music may help decrease the overall intensity of the patient’s experience of pain when used with pain-relieving drugs. Music therapy can also result in a decreased need for pain medicine in some patients, although studies on this topic have shown mixed results.

In hospice patients, one study found that music therapy improved comfort, relaxation, and pain control. Another study found that quality of life improved in cancer patients who received music therapy, even as it declined in those who did not. No differences were seen in survival between the 2 groups.

A more recent clinical trial looked at the effects of music during the course of several weeks of radiation treatments. The researchers found that while emotional distress (such as anxiety) seemed to be helped at the beginning of treatment, the patients reported that this effect gradually decreased. Music did not appear to help such symptoms as pain, fatigue, and depression over the long term.

Other clinical trials have revealed a reduction in heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, insomnia, depression, and anxiety with music therapy. No one knows all the ways music can benefit the body, but studies have shown that music can affect brain waves, brain circulation, and stress hormones. These effects are usually seen during and shortly after the music therapy.

Studies have shown that students who take music lessons have improved IQ levels, and show improvement in nonmusical abilities as well. Other studies have shown that listening to music composed by Mozart produces a short-term improvement in tasks that use spatial abilities. Studies of brain circulation have shown that people listening to Mozart have more activity in certain areas of the brain. This has been called the “Mozart effect.” Although the reasons for this effect are not completely clear, this kind of information supports the idea that music can be used in many helpful ways.

Some clinical trials that involve listening to music have shown no benefit on anxiety during surgical procedures, although one study that allowed patients to choose their own music showed improved anxiety levels. One recent review of studies looked at the effect of music on all types of pain and found a wide variation in its effects. The study authors observed that the best effects were on short-term pain after surgery. It is important to note that not all studies of music use music therapists, who assess the patient’s needs, circumstances, and preferences, as well as the different effects of certain types of music. This may account for some differences in clinical trial results.
Are there any possible problems or complications?

In general, music therapy done under the care of a professionally trained therapist has a helpful effect and is considered safe when used with standard treatment. Musical intervention by untrained people can be ineffective or can even cause increased stress and discomfort. Relying on this type of treatment alone and avoiding or delaying conventional medical care for cancer may have serious health consequences.
Additional resources
More information from your American Cancer Society

The following information on complementary and alternative therapies may also be helpful to you. These materials may be found on our Web site (www.cancer.org) or ordered from our toll-free number (1-800-ACS-2345).

Guidelines for Using Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Dietary Supplements: How to Know What Is Safe

The ACS Operational Statement on Complementary and Alternative Methods of Cancer Management

Complementary and Alternative Methods for Cancer Management

Placebo Effect

Learning About New Ways to Treat Cancer

Learning About New Ways to Prevent Cancer
References

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Cepeda MS, Carr DB, Lau J, Alvarez H. Music for pain relief. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006;(2):CD004843.

Clark M, Isaacks-Downton G, Wells N, et al. Use of preferred music to reduce emotional distress and symptom activity during radiation therapy. J Music Ther. 2006;43:247-265.

Ezzone S, Baker C, Rosselet R, Terepka E. Music as an adjunct to antiemetic therapy. Oncol Nurs Forum. 1998;25:1551-1556.

Hilliard RE. The effects of music therapy on the quality and length of life of people diagnosed with terminal cancer. J Music Ther. 2003;40:113-137.

Jausovec N, Habe K. The “Mozart effect”: an electroencephalographic analysis employing the methods of induced event-related desynchronization/synchronization and event-related coherence. Brain Topogr. 2003;16:73-84.

Krout RE. The effects of single-session music therapy interventions on the observed and self-reported levels of pain control, physical comfort, and relaxation of hospice patients. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2001;18:383-390.

Lane D. Music therapy: a gift beyond measure. Oncol Nurs Forum. 1992;19:863-867.

Lane D. Music therapy: gaining an edge in oncology management. J Oncol Manag. 1993;2:42-46.

Pelletier CL. The effect of music on decreasing arousal due to stress: a meta-analysis. J Music Ther. 2004;41:192-214.

Phumdoung S, Good M. Music reduces sensation and distress of labor pain. Pain Manag Nurs. 2003;4:54-61.

Schellenberg EG. Music and nonmusical abilities. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2001;930:355-371.

Schellenberg EG. Music lessons enhance IQ. Psychol Sci. 2004;15:511-514.

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What is music therapy? American Music Therapy Association Web site. Accessed at www.musictherapy.org/ on May 23, 2008.

Note: This information may not cover all possible claims, uses, actions, precautions, side effects or interactions. It is not intended as medical advice, and should not be relied upon as a substitute for consultation with your doctor, who is familiar with your medical situation.

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Monday, October 11, 2010

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)

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Do nurse anesthetists demonstrate gender bias in treating pain? AANA J. 2003 June;71(3);206-9:"A major responsibility of the nurse anesthetist is providing adequate pain relief. Current research suggests that provider gender, as well as patient gender, may affect the clinical assessment and treatment of pain. Implications of the undertreatment of pain may be avoided if the anesthetist is aware of potential gender bias when approaching a given clinical situation."
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American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Online...

The AANA, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, promotes the safe administration of anesthesia, and also provides information on the history of nurse anesthesia, and how to become a nurse anesth...
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California Association of Nurse Anesthetists (CANA):"Welcome to the California Association of Nurse Anesthetists (CANA), a statewide professional organization of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). CANA is dedicated to promoting the profession of nurse anesthetists."
California Association of Nurse Anesthetists (CANA)
224 West Maple Avenue Orange, California 92866
Telephone 714 744-0155 Fax 714 744-8975
admin@canamanagement.org
http://www.canainc.org/
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Connecticut Association of Nurse Anesthetists, CTANA:"Welcome to the Connecticut Association of Nurse Anesthetists on the Web. It is the objective of the Association to promote the best interests of its members, cooperate with the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, facilitate cooperation between nurse anesthetists and the medical profession, hospitals, the public, and other agencies interested in anesthesia, and in general, to advance the science and art of anesthesia."
Postal address
377 Research Parkway
Suite 2D
Meriden, CT 06450
Telephone - 203-238-1207
FAX - 203-238-3437
craigcrna@ctana.com
http://www.ctana.com/
Florida Association of Nurse Anesthetists:
http://www.fana.org/
fana@fana.org
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Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists:
1362 W. Peachtree Street NW Atlanta GA 30309
Telephone: 404-876-2656 info@gana.org http://www.gana.org/
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Indiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists IANA...

Anesthetists were the first clinical nurse specialists and the first professionals to provide anesthesia services in the United States. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists are advanced-practice n...
http://www.inana.org
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Kansas Association of Nurse Anesthetists (KANA):"Formed in 1940, the Kansas Association of Nurse Anesthetists (KANA) is a nonprofit association whose purpose is to advance the profession of nurse anesthesia, enhance the art and science of anesthesiology, and facilitate the provision of accessible, affordable, high quality care. CRNAs provide anesthesia care across 55 counties in Kansas. (source: KSBN). There are 48 counties of Kansas with CRNAS as the sole anesthesia providers. There are approximately 14 or more counties with CRNAs and anesthesiologists."
Terry A. Martin, tandt@globenetworks.com
http://www.kana.org/
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Kentucky Association of Nurse Anesthetists:
info@kyana.org
http://www.kyana.org/
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Maine Association of Nurse Anesthetists (MeANA)...

Welcome to the Maine Association of Nurse Anesthetists Home Page History of MeANA Officers Committee Chairs On-line Newsletter Meeting Dates Special Announcements CRNA Employment Opportunities...
http://ww2.highways.com
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North Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NCANA)...

On Saturday, May 10, 1941, at 3:00 PM in the afternoon, a group of nine nurse anesthetists met at the Sir Walter Hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina to establish a professional organization....
http://www.ncana.com
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South Carolina Association of Nurse Anesthetists (S.C.A.N.A.) repres...

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) are licensed professional Registered Nurses (RN) who have completed a post-graduate course in anesthesia and have successfully completed a national certi...
http://www.sccrna.org
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Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists VANA Home...

VANA Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists 3108 N. Parham Rd. Suite 200B Richmond, VA 23294 Tel: 804-346-2788 Fax: 804-270-2160 "Nurse Anesthetists: Providing Quality Anesthesia Care to Virgi...
http://www.crnava.com
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Wisconsin Association of Nurse Anesthetists...

Wisconsin Association of Nurse Anesthetists, WANA, WIANA, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists are the sole providers of anesthesia throughout Wisconsi...
http://www.wiana.com
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Anesthesia Nursing and Medicine Page: by Tom Evans CRNA
http://www.anesthesia-nursing.com/
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Gasnet:"GASNet is a comprehensive information site for anesthesiology professionals worldwide."
http://gasnet.med.yale.edu/

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New England Assembly of Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists:
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Sycamore Anesthesia Services, Ltd.:"Sycamore Anesthesia Services, Ltd. is one of the largest CRNA and anesthesiologist staffing agencies in the Midwest. Although based in Illinois, we specialize in both temporary and permanent placements nationwide."
Sycamore Anesthesia Services, Ltd.
942 W. State Street Suite 500 P.O. Box 474 Sycamore, IL 60178-1335
815-895-4850 or 800-438-7178 Fax number : 815-899-1413
Pager(nationwide): 888-738-3525, sas@tbcnet.com
http://www.sas-ltd.com/
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United Anesthesia Associates:"United Anesthesia Associates began in 1979 with a vision for an organization that specialized in reliable locum tenens and full-time staffing services. Starting in a small area of Ohio, our client list has grown to include facilities nationwide. We are experts in our field and recognize CRNAs as valuable healthcare providers whose value will only increase in the constantly changing medical field. We continue to search for and appreciate the talents, skills and knowledge of CRNAs who share in our dedication to excellence. Our commitment to you is that you will be treated fairly and with integrity."
P.O. Box 1847 Kernersville, NC 27285
Phone: 1-800-334-8320 Fax: 1-800-264-8472
http://www.unitedanesthesia.com/3-nursing-resumes.htm

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New federal rule OKs nurses to do the job if state agrees:The new rule from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, handed down this month, would allow certified nurse anesthetists to administer the gas without a physician present, if a state's governor agrees and existing state law doesn't already bar the practice.
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Saturday, July 3, 2010

Internal Medicine, Medical Specialties, Legal Nursing Consultants, Medical/Legal Consulting

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Friday, August 24, 2007

American Academy of Pain Management

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American Academy of Pain Management:"This site contains information about our organization and its activities. Whether you are a member, a professional looking for information about our activities or about membership, or a pain patient looking for resources, you are welcome to browse here. See the selections to the left for information about the Academy. For additional information about membership, please email the Academy with your postal address."
American Academy of Pain Management
13947 Mono Way #A Sonora, CA 95370
Telephones: Office: (209) 533-9744 Fax: (209) 533-9750 aapm@aapainmanage.org
http://www.aapainmanage.org/
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