BACKGROUND Lumbar disc herniation and non-specific low back pain are common conditions that seriously affect patients’health-related quality of life(HRQoL).Although empirical evidence has demonstrated that novel Ther...BACKGROUND Lumbar disc herniation and non-specific low back pain are common conditions that seriously affect patients’health-related quality of life(HRQoL).Although empirical evidence has demonstrated that novel Thermobalancing therapy and Dr Allen’s Device can relieve chronic low back pain,there have been no randomised controlled trials for these indications.AIM To evaluate the efficacy of Dr Allen’s Device in lumbar disc herniation(LDH)and non-specific low back pain(NSLBP).METHODS A randomised clinical trial was conducted investigating 55 patients with chronic low back pain due to LDH(n=28)or NSLBP(n=27),out of which 15 were randomly assigned to the control group and 40 were assigned to the treatment group.The intervention was treatment with Dr Allen’s Device for 3 mo.Changes in HRQoL were assessed using the Numerical Pain Rating Scale and the Japanese Orthopedic Association Back Pain Questionnaire.RESULTS Thermobalancing therapy with Dr Allen’s Device showed a significant reduction in pain in the treatment group(P<0.001),with no recorded adverse effects.Both pain assessment scales showed a significant improvement in patients’perception of pain indicating improvement in HRQoL.CONCLUSION The out-of-hospital use of Thermobalancing therapy with Dr Allen’s Device for Low Back Treatment relieves chronic low back pain significantly and without adverse effects,improves the level of activity and HRQoL among patients with LDH and NSLBP.This study demonstrates the importance of this safe first-line therapy that can be used for effective at-home management of chronic low back pain.展开更多
Few experimental studies have evaluated the efficacy of continuing educational programs aimed at the improvement of nurses’ pain-management skills. This study assessed whether a standardized educational program aimed...Few experimental studies have evaluated the efficacy of continuing educational programs aimed at the improvement of nurses’ pain-management skills. This study assessed whether a standardized educational program aimed at nurses could increase the use of the Numeric Rating Scale-11 in both documenting and reducing postoperative pain-intensity levels in hospitalized surgical patients. The study had a quasi-experimental pre- and post-intervention design. Data were collected from records of surgical patients prior to and after the standardized educational program was completed. There were no significant differences between pre- and post-intervention groups in terms of either pain-documentation frequency or pain-intensity level. The study showed no increase in the frequency of postoperative pain documentation and no reduction of surgical patients’ postoperative pain-intensity level. This finding indicates that the standardized educational program on postoperative pain management was insufficient to bring about changes in clinical practice.展开更多
目的:探索慢性腰痛病人利兹神经病理性症状和体征疼痛评分(leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and sign,LANSS)与疼痛强度的关系。方法:(1)三家研究中心(北京大学人民医院、中日友好医院和南京军区南京总医院)入选的慢性腰痛病...目的:探索慢性腰痛病人利兹神经病理性症状和体征疼痛评分(leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and sign,LANSS)与疼痛强度的关系。方法:(1)三家研究中心(北京大学人民医院、中日友好医院和南京军区南京总医院)入选的慢性腰痛病人填写LANSS量表及疼痛数字评分量表(numerical rating scale,NRS)。(2)使用spearman相关分析评价LANSS量表评分与疼痛强度的关系。结果:入组2115例慢性腰痛病人,总合格率为90.0%,调查对象平均年龄为50.1±15.6年,合格病人中男778例,女1125例。LANSS评分中值随疼痛强度的增加有一定的增长,但是两者的spearman秩相关系数小于0.4,且LANSS量表各项评分与疼痛强度的spearman秩相关系数均小于0.4。结论:中文版LANSS评分随疼痛强度的增加有一定的上升趋势,但是两者并无相关性。展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Lumbar disc herniation and non-specific low back pain are common conditions that seriously affect patients’health-related quality of life(HRQoL).Although empirical evidence has demonstrated that novel Thermobalancing therapy and Dr Allen’s Device can relieve chronic low back pain,there have been no randomised controlled trials for these indications.AIM To evaluate the efficacy of Dr Allen’s Device in lumbar disc herniation(LDH)and non-specific low back pain(NSLBP).METHODS A randomised clinical trial was conducted investigating 55 patients with chronic low back pain due to LDH(n=28)or NSLBP(n=27),out of which 15 were randomly assigned to the control group and 40 were assigned to the treatment group.The intervention was treatment with Dr Allen’s Device for 3 mo.Changes in HRQoL were assessed using the Numerical Pain Rating Scale and the Japanese Orthopedic Association Back Pain Questionnaire.RESULTS Thermobalancing therapy with Dr Allen’s Device showed a significant reduction in pain in the treatment group(P<0.001),with no recorded adverse effects.Both pain assessment scales showed a significant improvement in patients’perception of pain indicating improvement in HRQoL.CONCLUSION The out-of-hospital use of Thermobalancing therapy with Dr Allen’s Device for Low Back Treatment relieves chronic low back pain significantly and without adverse effects,improves the level of activity and HRQoL among patients with LDH and NSLBP.This study demonstrates the importance of this safe first-line therapy that can be used for effective at-home management of chronic low back pain.
文摘Few experimental studies have evaluated the efficacy of continuing educational programs aimed at the improvement of nurses’ pain-management skills. This study assessed whether a standardized educational program aimed at nurses could increase the use of the Numeric Rating Scale-11 in both documenting and reducing postoperative pain-intensity levels in hospitalized surgical patients. The study had a quasi-experimental pre- and post-intervention design. Data were collected from records of surgical patients prior to and after the standardized educational program was completed. There were no significant differences between pre- and post-intervention groups in terms of either pain-documentation frequency or pain-intensity level. The study showed no increase in the frequency of postoperative pain documentation and no reduction of surgical patients’ postoperative pain-intensity level. This finding indicates that the standardized educational program on postoperative pain management was insufficient to bring about changes in clinical practice.
文摘目的:探索慢性腰痛病人利兹神经病理性症状和体征疼痛评分(leeds assessment of neuropathic symptoms and sign,LANSS)与疼痛强度的关系。方法:(1)三家研究中心(北京大学人民医院、中日友好医院和南京军区南京总医院)入选的慢性腰痛病人填写LANSS量表及疼痛数字评分量表(numerical rating scale,NRS)。(2)使用spearman相关分析评价LANSS量表评分与疼痛强度的关系。结果:入组2115例慢性腰痛病人,总合格率为90.0%,调查对象平均年龄为50.1±15.6年,合格病人中男778例,女1125例。LANSS评分中值随疼痛强度的增加有一定的增长,但是两者的spearman秩相关系数小于0.4,且LANSS量表各项评分与疼痛强度的spearman秩相关系数均小于0.4。结论:中文版LANSS评分随疼痛强度的增加有一定的上升趋势,但是两者并无相关性。
