Search results for "Acupuncture"
Guideline offers recommendations on treatment of psoriatic arthritis
Most of the recommendations are conditional, meaning that although they apply to many patients, some patients will do better with other treatments due to comorbid conditions or values and preferences, the guideline authors wrote.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/12/11/2.htm
11 Dec 2018
Guidance limited for treating acute pain
Prescribing a short-term opioid to patients who haven't recently or ever taken a controlled substance might boost their vulnerability to later addiction.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/02/guidance-limited-for-treating-acute-pain.htm
1 Feb 2018
Nonpharmacologic treatment first for low-back pain, ACP guideline recommends
Given that most patients with low back pain improve over time regardless of treatment, clinicians and patients should select nonpharmacologic options such as superficial heat, massage, acupuncture, or spinal manipulation, the guideline states.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/14/1.htm
14 Feb 2017
Safe prescribing can lessen overdose risk
In what one commentator called an “appalling” finding, 90% of patients in a recent study admitted to a hospital with a prescription opioid overdose eventually received another opioid prescription##mdash;often from the same clinician. Efforts to improve safe prescribing hope to fix the problem.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/overdose.htm
1 Oct 2016
Electroacupuncture may safely relieve chronic severe functional constipation, sham-controlled trial finds
Patients undergoing electroacupuncture experienced a change from baseline in mean complete spontaneous bowel movements per week during the treatment period, and treatment effects were even greater after patients stopped attending the sessions.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2016/09/13/2.htm
13 Sep 2016
4 steps to managing osteoarthritis pain in the elderly
Weight loss and nutritional counseling should be the first step, while opioids are always and only a last resort.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/07/osteoarthritis.htm
1 Jul 2016
Do placebos have a place in clinical practice?
Placebo use is common in internal medicine. But is it ethical? Experts examine the disconnect between the standards of medicine, and how it's actually practiced in the office.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/04/placebo.htm
1 Apr 2009
Hand, knee and hip osteoarthritis recommendations updated
Revised recommendations aimed at improving the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis of the hand, hip and knee were published by the American College of Rheumatology on March 27.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/04/03/2.htm
3 Apr 2012
Take time to ease the pain of elderly patients
Assessing and managing pain can be complicated in elderly patients. Learn which tools work, which tools don't, and how to optimize treatment.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/pain.htm
1 Jul 2013
Daily antibiotics appeared most effective for recurrent UTIs
Daily antibiotics appeared to be the most effective strategy for combating recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), according to a new analysis.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/10/01/2.htm
1 Oct 2013