this thesis examines the significances and implications of inflicted physical pain in waiting for the barbarians (1980) by john maxwell coetzee (1940 - ). the researcher tries to show how body becomes a site for exercising violence. in this way, the government’s representatives turn bodies of the barbarians into blank pages through torturing in order to create the truth of the empire. in this p...

Background: Post-tonsillectomy pain is often severe and usually prevents patients from routine eating and drinking. A new option for reducing postoperative pain is "preemptive analgesia", the pre-, intra- or post-operative administration of analgesic agents. Ketamine, an N-methyl D-aspartate receptor antagonist, has recently received attention for this aim. Herein, we study the effect of submuc...

Aim and Background : Postoperative acute pain management is necessary to prevent chronic pain. Pregabalin as a GABA analogue has been shown to have analgesic effects on postoperative pain. It has minimal side effects and is absorbed rapidly from the alimentary tract. The aim of this study was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of single dose oral pregabalin on postoperative pain control after o...

Effects of cryotherapy on erosive oral Lichen Planus in patients referred to dental faculty of Shahed University and Razi Hospital (2003-2004) Dr. A. Darbandi* - Dr. J. Nazemi** - Dr. M. Karbalaee Hossein*** *-Assistant Professor of Oral Diseases and Diagnosis Dept. – Faculty of Dentistry – Shahed University of Medical Sciences. **-Assistant Professor of Dermatology Dept. Razi hospital.***-Dent...

Background and Objective: Post operative pain is one of the important factors affecting recovery from surgery and anesthesia. Gabapentin is used as an anticonvulsant drug that acts through voltage-dependent calcium channels. In some recent studies, oral gabapentin has been reported to reduce post operative pain and morphin consumption following mastectomy and hysterectomy. The aim of the presen...