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: Despite the development of pediatric post-operative pain management and use of analgesic/narcotic drugs, post-operative pain remains as a common problem. Some studies suggested, the most effective approach to controlling immediate post-operative pain may include a combination of drug agents and non-drug methods. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of music therapy on...

conclusions: patients who were given ketamine before or after cesarean section subcutaneously at incision site had lower pain intensity and less analgesic consumption than patients who were given placebo. patients and methods: sixty patients, aged between 18 and 25 years old, scheduled for elective cesarean section, were enrolled to this double-blind randomized controlled trial study. patients ...

patients afflicted with chronic pain have both physical and psychological problems. this research investigated the impact of the psychological factors in the treatment results of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (tens) in the patients afflicted with chronic diseases. the subjects were 37 individuals (20 males and 17 females) with the mean age of 46 who had referred to two centers of ...

introduction: root canal preparation techniques may cause postoperative pain. the aim of the present study was to compare the intensity of postoperative pain after endodontic treatment using hand files, single file rotary (oneshape), and single file reciprocating (reciproc) systems. methods and materials: in this single-blind, parallel-grouped randomized clinical trial a total of 150 healthy pa...

Background & Aim: Episiotomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in obstetrics, which requires analgesia. Entonox gas is known to have analgesic and sedative properties. However, no studies have been found on the analgesic effects of Entonox on episiotomy incision. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effects of Entonox and lidocaine on pain intensity during episiotomy incision ...

Background: Catheterization is the most common cause of pain and distress in children, which causes physical and psychological dysfunctions and disrupts the treatment. Therefore, the control of this type of pain should be considered as a priority for nursing care. The audio-visual distraction can be used to reduce the intensity of pain. Aim: The purpose o...

conclusions this study showed that administration of oral acetaminophen 30 minutes preoperatively, resulted in significantly lower pain intensity in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy in pacu and ward, compared to ibuprofen and placebo. results the average pain intensities were significantly lower in acetaminophen group based on the cheops in both pacu and ward compared to ibuprofen or plac...