Management of Acute Pain from Musculoskeletal Injuries: Guidance for Family Physicians ...
Dec 1, 2020 - Primary care plays a large role in the management of acute pain; therefore, the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians developed a clinical practice guideline for the nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic management of acute pain from non–low back, ...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/1201/p649.html
No Short-Term Extra Benefit when Muscle Relaxants Are Added to Ibuprofen for Acute Low ...
Jun 1, 2020 - Adding a muscle relaxant to treatment with ibuprofen does not improve functional outcomes or pain, or lessen the number of people reporting moderate to severe back pain one week after starting treatment.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0601/p695.html
Gabapentin for Treatment of Radicular Low Back Pain - FPIN's Clinical Inquiries - ...
Sep 1, 2019 - Gabapentin is not effective for the treatment of radicular low back pain and is associated with adverse effects.
American Family Physician : FPIN's Clinical Inquiries
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0901/p309.html
Placebo Plus Message of Benefit Decreases Chronic Low Back Pain - POEMs - American ...
Apr 1, 2017 - These investigators gave twice daily placebo to patients with chronic back pain and told them it was placebo. They also told them that placebos can have a pronounced effect (which is true). The addition of placebo to usual care improved patients' pain and disability scores over the ...
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0401/p456.html
Cyclobenzaprine in the Treatment of Low Back Pain - Medicine by the Numbers - American ...
Feb 1, 2016 - Studies show that 1 in 3 patients experiences global improvement in back pain symptoms at 10 days, while 1 in 4 patients experiences medication adverse effects. Read more.
American Family Physician : Medicine by the Numbers
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0201/od2.html
Quinine for Leg Cramps - Cochrane for Clinicians - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2016 - Quinine is moderately effective in decreasing the frequency and intensity of muscle cramps, but it is also associated with an increase in minor adverse effects. In addition, there is a risk of rare but serious adverse effects.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2016/0201/p177.html
Exercise for Osteoarthritis of the Knee - Cochrane for Clinicians - American Family ...
Nov 1, 2015 - Land-based exercise programs reduce knee pain and improve quality of life and physical function following treatment in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1101/p774.html
Gabapentin Equals Epidural Steroid for Radicular Pain - POEMs - American Family Physician
Nov 1, 2015 - After controlling for the placebo effect that may accompany an epidural steroid injection, treatment with gabapentin is as effective as the injection in reducing radicular leg pain in the short term (three months). A placebo bump in response, if present, is likely to be transient.
American Family Physician : POEMs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1101/p814a.html
Treatments for Sciatica - FPIN's Clinical Inquiries - American Family Physician
May 1, 2015 - Surgical diskectomy can be offered to patients with refractory sciatica, but there is only modest, short-term improvement in leg pain and disability scores. Epidural steroid injections may be offered to patients with sciatica of more than six months' duration.
American Family Physician : FPIN's Clinical Inquiries
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0501/p612.html
Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee - FPIN's ...
Jul 15, 2014 - Intra-articular corticosteroid injections can be used to reduce pain by about 20% in the short term (one to three weeks) in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
American Family Physician : FPIN's Clinical Inquiries
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0715/p115.html
Exercise for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis - FPIN's Clinical Inquiries - ...
Sep 1, 2011 - Regular exercise reduces osteoarthritic knee pain and improves functioning.
American Family Physician : FPIN's Clinical Inquiries
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0901/od1.html
Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis - American Family Physician
Jun 1, 2011 - Knee osteoarthritis is a common disabling condition that affects more than one-third of persons older than 65 years. Exercise, weight loss, physical therapy, intra-articular corticosteroid injections, and the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and braces or heel wedges decrease...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0601/p1287.html
Opioids for Osteoarthritis of the Knee or Hip - Cochrane for Clinicians - American ...
May 1, 2010 - Compared with placebo, the benefits achieved from opioid therapy are modest in terms of pain relief and improvement in function, and do not outweigh the increase in adverse effects. No single opioid stands out as more effective or safer than the rest.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0501/p1094.html
Arthroscopic Surgery for Knee Osteoarthritis - Cochrane for Clinicians - American ...
Aug 1, 2008 - Compared with other modalities of treatment such as sham surgery, joint lavage, and joint washout, arthroscopic debridement does not improve outcomes for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
American Family Physician : Cochrane for Clinicians
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0801/p331.html
Hip Fractures in Adults - American Family Physician
Feb 1, 2003 - Patients with hip fracture typically present to the emergency department or their physician's office after a fall. They are often unable to walk, and they may exhibit shortening and external rotation of the affected limb. Frequently, they have hip pain. In some instances, however, ...
American Family Physician : Article
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0201/p537.html
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