OBJECTIVE Chronic pain conditions such as phantom limb pain and complex regional pain syndrome are difficult to treat, and traditional pharmacological treatment and invasive neural block are not always effective. Plasticity in the central nervous system occurs in these conditions and may be associated with pain. Mirror visual feedback therapy aims to restore normal cortical organization and is ...

Objective. Chronic pain conditions such as phantom limb pain and complex regional pain syndrome are difficult to treat, and traditional pharmacological treatment and invasive neural block are not always effective. Plasticity in the central nervous system occurs in these conditions and may be associated with pain. Mirror visual feedback therapy aims to restore normal cortical organization and is...

Low back pain (LBP) is a highly prevalent condition with significant health-related morbidity and a detrimental impact on society. There are several non-pharmacologic treatments for chronic LBP including physical therapy, aerobic exercise, and alternative treatments such as acupuncture. There are no studies that directly compare percutaneous spinal interventions to opioid therapy for LBP. It is...

BACKGROUND Persistent pain is a frequent complaint among older adults and can greatly decrease quality of life while also contributing to other negative outcomes such as poor health, increased pharmaceutical medication usage, increased rates of depression, and cognitive decline. OBJECTIVE The current study (N = 69) examines the potential impact of massage therapy (MT) in older adults (60+ yea...

Purpose Caregivers of individuals with dementia experience elevated stress that places them at increased risk for health problems. The purpose of this study was to compare a complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) method, Polarity therapy (PT), to an enhanced respite control condition (ERC) to reduce stress, depression and pain for American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI) family caregivers. A m...

Correspondence to: Stella Pui-Yan Wong Abstract: Acupuncture is one of the most commonly used complementary/alternative medicines among the Chinese population. Knowing relevant evidence of acupuncture in the treatment of rheumatic and musculoskeletal disorders is becoming more and more important as frequently doctors are being asked about its efficacy. This review covers the most recent evidenc...

Acceptance-based interventions such as mindfulness-based stress reduction program and acceptance and commitment therapy are alternative therapies for cognitive behavioral therapy for treating chronic pain patients. To assess the effects of acceptance-based interventions on patients with chronic pain, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled and noncontrolled studies repo...

background: humans have been involved with the phenomena of pain and pain relief from the ancient times. back pain is the most common pain. in fact, eight out of ten people experience it in their lifetime. however, individuals with specific jobs, including nurses, are faced with this problem more. nursing is in the top ten careers suffering from the most severe musculoskeletal injuries. there a...

background : labor pain relief has been considered since many years ago. heat as a non pharmacological method of pain relief helps reducing the pain intensity and increases the pain consistency. the aim of the study was to determine the effect of the heat therapy on the labor pain in primigravida women. methods : in this clinical trial study, 64 low risk nulliparous women were randomly divided ...