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Posted by Rachael Lowe on September 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The next generation of SAGE Journals Online, SAGE's award-winning journal platform, is now live! To celebrate, free online access to must-have content back to 1999 is available until October 15, 2010. Experience the enhanced user-friendly features and functionality, including:
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
There are many types of treatment used to manage the frozen shoulder, but there is no consensus on how best to manage patients with this painful and debilitating condition. This review of the evidence of the effectiveness looked at interventions used to manage primary frozen shoulder using the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Moving MRI images of the heart and other organs are nothing new. However, up until now these were always reconstructed afterwards by combining signals and images from the same cardiac phase acquired during breath-holding into the resulting images. Researchers at the Max Planck in Göttingen have now proven it is possible to acquire images in real-time with up to fifty frames per second. Previously it…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
'Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Practical Strategies for Improving Diagnosis and Patient Outcomes' is an official and free CE/CPD activity from the American Journal of Medicine.
This case-based, interactive program is designed to provide clinicians with new insights and strategies about appropriate, effective diagnosis and management of fibromyalgia syndrome. Video-based doctor-patient case simulations will be presented and discussed, and participants will have multiple “interactive” opportunities to reinforce their own best…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 23, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's is running a trial with two different drug vending machines in two of its West Sussex stores. Basically you can drop your prescription at the machine, the pharmacy will collect the prescriptions and deliver the medications which you can later pick up. As the machines are placed in stores with an in-store pharmacy service, the only benefit seems to be…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment
13th World Congress on Pain draws international experts to Montréal from August 29 to September 2, 2010. This year’s congress will include presentations on a wide variety of topics including research findings, cancer and neuropathic pain
The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) World Congress on Pain is back in Montréal for the first time since 1978 with its 13th edition, bringing together more than 6,000…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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Health Professions Council (UK) are consulting on proposed changes to the generic standards of proficiency. The standards of proficiency are the standards that we consider necessary for the safe and effective practice of professions they regulate. The changes are being proposed to ensure that the generic standards are applicable to all the professions they regulate. There are consultations on a number of changes to…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to present an evidence-based overview of the effectiveness of surgical and postsurgical interventions to treat carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). A best-evidence synthesis was performed to summarize the results of the included studies. Two reviews and 25 RCTs were included. Moderate evidence was found in favor of surgical treatment compared with splinting or anti-inflammatory drugs plus hand therapy in the midterm and long term…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The objective of this study was to review literature systematically concerning effectiveness of nonsurgical interventions for treating carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). A best-evidence synthesis was performed to summarize the results of the included studies. Two reviews and 20 RCTs were included. Strong and moderate evidence was found for the effectiveness of oral steroids, steroid injections, ultrasound, electromagnetic field therapy, nocturnal splinting, and the use of ergonomic keyboards compared with…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on August 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Researchers at the University of Jena, Germany have developed a prosthesis that may help reduce phantom limb pain. Phantom limb pain, which according to some studies may affect up to 80% of amputees, is an often intermittent, painful post-amputation sensation. This neuropathic pain is the result of a series of peripheral and central nervous system changes that follow amputation. It can be excruciating and is…
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