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Visual Guide to Acupuncture (created by WebMD) |
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Overview Group. Acupuncture for neck disorders. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Reviews 2006 Issue 3 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd Chichester, UK - DOI: 10. 1002/14651858. CD004870. pub3; KY: Humans [checkword]; Acupuncture Therapy; Chronic Disease; Neck Pain [therapy]; Randomized Controlled Trials; Treatment Outcome; DOI: 10. 1002/14651858. CD004870. pub3 |
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Researchers at Kent State University and Case Western University, led by Kent State nursing professor Wendy Lewandowski, tracked the experience of 44 patients being treated for chronic pain. Unlike those in the control group, the guided imagery patients in the study described their pain as ultimately more tolerable or easier to control. Published on Pain Management Nursing Volume 6, Issue 2 , Pages 58-67, June 2005 |
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Pain perception, hypnosis and 40 Hz oscillations. International Journal of Psychophysiology 46 (2): 101-108, Nov 2002 - Croft RJ, Williams JD, Haenschel C, Gruzelier JH. CROFT and co-workers, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience and Behaviour, Imperial College London, Medical Faculty, St Dunstan’s Road, London W6 8RF, UK, write about pain perception, hypnosis and 40 Hz oscillations. |
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Clinical applications of hypnosis for brief and efficient pain management psychotherapy. The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis 43 (1): 17-40. Jul 2000 - Eimer BN.
EIMER, Alternative Behavior Associates, Philadelphia, PA 19115, USA, brucecbt@philly.infi.net reviews (77 references) |
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Medical hypnosis for temporomandibular disorders: treatment efficacy and medical utilization outcome. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics 90 (1): 54-63. Jul 2000 - Simon EP and Lewis DM SIMON and LEWIS, Department of Psychology, Multi-Disciplinary Pain Clinic, Tripler Regional Medical Center, University of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA, examined the effectiveness of medical hypnosis in reducing the pain symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). |
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Forschende Komplementarmedizin 6(1): 41-3. Feb 1999 - Buchser E BUCHSER, (No affiliation provided) conducted a controlled clinical trial to evaluate hypnosis and self-hypnosis as an adjuvant treatment for the instrumental and pharmacological management of chronic pain. |
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Cleaning up the river: a metaphor for functional digestive disorders. The American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis 45 (4): 353-359, Apr 2003 - Zimmermann J
ZIMMERMAN, Gastroenterology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, 91 120 Israel, compares the treatment of irritable bowels to the cleaning up of a river.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by abdominal pain, altered bowel habits and various other digestive symptoms. Emotional factors are important in some patients. A metaphor is described which links the altered motility of the digestive system to the emotional contents it may embody. The image of a river is used to evoke both a smooth, coordinated flow through the digestive tract and a normal flow in the management of the patient's emotions. The possibility that a blockage has occurred in the river is then suggested to the patient, followed by a suggestion that the patient clear the blockage. This approach may lead patients to work on the emotional components of their symptoms and lead to resolution of the IBS. |
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A Comparison of the Effects of 2 Types of Massage and Usual Care on Chronic Low Back Pain - Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) published by Annals of Internal Medicine in July 2011 Summary for patients HERE Full paper HERE |
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Massage and aromatherapy massage confer short term benefits on psychological wellbeing, with the effect on anxiety supported by limited evidence. Effects on physical symptoms may also occur. Evidence is mixed as to whether aromatherapy enhances the effects of massage. |
[Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; Humans [checkword]; Anxiety [therapy]; Aromatherapy; Combined Modality Therapy; Depression [therapy]; Massage; Neoplasms [psychology]; Pain [therapy]; Palliative Care; Quality of Life; Randomized Controlled Trials; DOI: 10. 1002/14651858. CD002287. pub2] |
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High quality trials show that massage gives some relief from back pain that has continued for many weeks or months - and the benefit may continue at least a year after the course of massage is over. |
[Furlan AD, Brosseau L, Imamura M, Irvin E. Massage for low-back pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Reviews 2002 Issue 2 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd Chichester, UK DOI: 10. 1002/14651858. CD001929 KY: Adult [checkword]; Humans [checkword]; Low Back Pain [therapy]; Manipulation, Spinal; Massage; Randomized Controlled Trials |
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[Brosseau L, Yonge KA, Robinson V, Marchand S, Judd M, Wells G, Tugwell P. Thermotherapy for treatment of osteoarthritis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Reviews 2003 Issue 4 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd Chichester, UK DOI: 10. 1002/14651858. http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley. com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD004522/frame.html ] |
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NSAID Receptor Responsible for Olive Oil’s ‘Cough’ and More. Combination of sensory and molecular approaches identify receptor sensitive to anti-inflammatory compounds. Monel Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, USA |
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Phytochemistry: ibuprofen-like activity in extra-virgin olive oil Nature. 2005 Sep 1;437(7055):45-6. PMID:16136122 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
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Shreffler, Hackney, Martin, Charnock (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine) presentation at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Atlanta, Nov 2010 Tai Chi relieves arthritis pain, improves reach, balance, wellbeing, University of North Carolin |
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Hirsch, A. R., & Kang, C. (1998). The effect of inhaling green apple fragrance to reduce the severity of migraine: A pilot study. Headache Quarterly, 9, 159-163. |
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(However, the study also highlights a lack of evidence regarding other specific symptoms of FM, such as migraine, fatigue, and morning stiffness.) |
Given the low cost of this intervention, the lack of harmful side effects, and the relative ease of delivery, it warrants further study to investigate all potential benefits of music intervention using by nurses in patients with FM. Effect of Music as Nursing Intervention for People Diagnosed with Fibromyalgia: Pain Management Nursing, 2010; DOI: 10.1016/j.pmn.2010.09.004 |
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Huertas-Ceballos A, Logan S, Bennett C, Macarthur C - ‘Psychosocial interventions for recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in childhood’ (Review) Cochrane database of systematic reviews (2008) |
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Yoga |
Yoga classes were linked to better back-related function and diminished symptoms from chronic low back pain in the largest U.S. randomized controlled trial of yoga to date. Sherman, Karen J, Cherkin, Daniel C, Wellman, Robert D, Cook, Andrea J, Hawkes, Rene J, Delaney, Kristin, Deyo, Richard A, A Randomized Trial Comparing Yoga, Stretching, and a Self-care Book for Chronic Low Back Pain, Arch Intern Med. October 24, 2011, doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.524 |
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21 August 2006 - Volume 17 - Issue 12 - pp 1359-1363 doi: 10.1097/01.wnr.0000233094.67289.a8 Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuropsychology |
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(2006) Dr Jenny Ekberg, a Research Fellow with the University of Queensland's School of Biomedical Sciences, has studied a toxin produced by a marine snail found on the Great Barrier Reef, which has the ability to precisely target chronic pain without severe side-effects. [The University of Queensland] |
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