background & aim: pain is a major problem after burn injury. therapeutic practices do not provide suffi-cient pain relief for patients with burn. therefore, non-pharmacological interventions such as muscle relaxa-tion and mental imagery can be effective in reducing pain. this study aimed to compare the effects of mus-cle relaxation and mental imagery techniques on pain intensity in patients wit...

introduction: shorter hospital stay and less pain in comparison to open surgery considered to be major benefits for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. we compared the effect of intraperitoneal hydrocortisone plus bupivacaine with bupivacaine alone on pain relief following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.  methods: sixty two patients participated in this double-blind, randomized clinical trial. patients...

introduction: acute coronary syndrome accounts for more than 15% of the chest pains. recently, hess et al. developed north american chest pain rule (nacpr) to identify very low-risk patients who can be safely discharged from emergency department (ed). the present study aimed to validate this rule in eds of two academic hospitals. methods: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study was conducted on...

Introduction: Effective post-operative pain management is one of the problems following root canal treatment. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most commonly prescribed analgesics in endodontics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of naproxen in controlling pain following root canal treatment in teeth with irreversible pulpitis. Materials and methods: T...

background pain related to burn injuries is one of the most troublesome pain intensity. this study aimed to investigate the effect of massage on anticipatory anxiety, procedural pain intensity, vital signs and relaxation level of patients with burn injury. methods in this quasi-experimental study, through convenience sampling, 60 hospitalized adult burn patients were selected from a specialized...

background: after radiofrequency catheter ablation of arrhythmias, patients have to bed rest for 4-6 h to prevent bleeding and hematoma. however, such a rest may cause back pain in the patients. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of continuous change in body position during and after the radiofrequency ablation on the back pain. materials and methods: in a quasi‑experimental des...

background pain experience makes a serious anxiety for both patient and clinician before and after root canal treatment. pain is a complex psychophysiologic phenomenon. objectives the aim of this randomized control trial study was to evaluate the analgesic effect of odontopaste® and a corticosteroid containing compound medicament between root canal therapy appointments. materials and methods on...

background burn is a tragedy that follows multiple problems in a patient including pain, anxiety and lack of confidence into medical team. this study evaluated the effect of shiatsu massage on pain intensity of burn patients. methods a total of 120 burn patients from motahhari burn hospital and of both genders were randomly divided into 4 groups of undergoing hand massage, leg massage, both han...

background: in some cultures, including ours, direct explanation of inner psychic world is inhibited and stigmatized, therefore finding alternative modes of expression. the aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the frequency of somatization in the depressed patients. methods: the present study comprised 500 patients referred to the outpatient clinic of shiraz university of medical sci...