PMID: Biomolecules. 2019 Dec 12 ;9(12). Epub 2019 Dec 12. PMID: 31842482 Abstract Title: (L.) Pers Leaf Extract Attenuates Lung Tumorigenesis via Alleviating Oxidative Stress, Inflammation and Apoptosis. Abstract: One of the major etiological factors that account for lung cancer is tobacco useBenzo(a)pyrene [B(a)P], one of the main constituents of tobacco smoke, has a key …
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A case report of successful complex regional pain syndrome symptom relief with hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
PMID: Undersea Hyperb Med. 1995 Dec ;22(4):407-8. PMID: 8574129 Abstract Title: Hyperbaric oxygen and the reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome: a case report. Abstract: A patient suffering from acute smoke inhalation also had a long medical history that included reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome of the left foot and ankle. The entire foot and ankle were tender …
Intermittent application of large-dose topical capsaicin may provide significant pain relief, decrease chronic analgesic dependence, and decrease aggregate health care expenditures.
PMID: Anesth Analg. 1998 Mar ;86(3):579-83. PMID: 9495419 Abstract Title: Treatment of intractable pain with topical large-dose capsaicin: preliminary report. Abstract: UNLABELLED: Complex regional pain syndromes (CRPS) and neuropathic pain are often poorly controlled by conventional pharmacologic interventions. We administered 8-methyl-N-vanillyl-noneamide (capsaicin) at doses of 5%-10% to individuals with such disorders in this trial. Previous …
The anti-diabetic effect of eight Lagerstroemia speciosa leaf extracts based on the contents of ellagitannins and ellagic acid derivatives.
PMID: Food Funct. 2020 Feb 26 ;11(2):1560-1571. PMID: 32003379 Abstract Title: The anti-diabetic effect of eight Lagerstroemia speciosa leaf extracts based on the contents of ellagitannins and ellagic acid derivatives. Abstract: Previously, we have reported the opposite effects of compounds isolated from Lagerstroemia speciosa leaves on a glucose transport (GLUT4) assay. Ellagitannins from L. speciosa …
Spinal cord stimulation and/or peripheral nerve stimulation resulted in a reported 53% improvement in pain and decreased analgesic consumption by 50%.
PMID: Acta Orthop Belg. 1998 Mar ;64(1):57-63. PMID: 9586252 Abstract Title: Neuroaugmentation in the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome of the upper extremity. Abstract: The authors report their results on 36 patients with advanced stages of complex regional pain syndrome. They were treated with either spinal cord stimulation, or peripheral nerve stimulation, and in …
Vitamin C may lower the incidence of reflex sympathetic dystrophy after distal radius fractures by five-fold.
n/a PMID: Acta Orthop Belg. 2002 Dec ;68(5):481-4. PMID: 12584978 Abstract Title: [Vitamin C and prevention of reflex sympathetic dystrophy following surgical management of distal radius fractures]. Abstract: Reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a major complication following surgical treatment of fractures of the distal radius. Its pathogenesis is related to lipid peroxidation which damages vascular endothelial …
Motor cortex stimulation, spinal cord stimulation, and deep brain stimulation promote satisfactory pain control in patients with phantom limb pain.
PMID: Stereotact Funct Neurosurg. 2001 ;77(1-4):159-62. PMID: 12378068 Abstract Title: Motor cortex stimulation for phantom limb pain: comprehensive therapy with spinal cord and thalamic stimulation. Abstract: The effects of spinal cord stimulation (SCS), deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamic nucleus ventralis caudalis (VC) and motor cortex stimulation (MCS) were analyzed in 19 patients with …
These findings provide evidence that in complex regional pain syndrome type I pain perception can be modulated by repetitive motor cortex stimulation.
PMID: Neurosci Lett. 2004 Feb 12 ;356(2):87-90. PMID: 14746870 Abstract Title: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the motor cortex attenuates pain perception in complex regional pain syndrome type I. Abstract: In complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) many clinical symptoms suggest involvement of the central nervous system. Neuropathic pain as the leading symptom is often resistant …
There are similarities between complex regional pain syndrome and post-herpetic neuralgia and the virus infection theory may account for many enigmas of CRPS.
PMID: Acupunct Electrother Res. 2003 ;28(3-4):183-92. PMID: 14998056 Abstract Title: Does a viral infection cause complex regional pain syndrome? Abstract: In 1990 Omura, Y. reported that Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 as the major cause of chronic intractable pain and its effective treatment using mixture of EPA&DHA with Selective Drug Uptake Enhancement Method. Subsequently among …
This review suggests that exercise, motor imagery and mirror feedback exercises, relaxation techniques, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, transcutaneous nerve stimulation and combined treatment program may help in the treatment of CRPS type I.
PMID: Musculoskeletal Care. 2005 ;3(4):181-200. PMID: 17042007 Abstract Title: How effective is physiotherapy in the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome type I? A review of the literature. Abstract: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating pain disorder for which patients commonly receive physiotherapy. The objective of this literature review is to assess how …
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