The Shoe Fits but Patients Won’t Wear It
Can Compliance With Therapeutic Footwear Be Improved?
ISSUE: MAY, 2008
People with rheumatoid arthritis can increase mobility and relieve pain by wearing therapeutic shoes. The shoes tend to be so unattractive, however, that patients frequently choose not to wear them.
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CT Guidance Boosts Accuracy, Efficacy of Steroid Injections
ISSUE: MAY, 2008
Use of computed tomography during transforaminal lumbar epidural steroid injection may allow for more accurate needle placement and possibly greater success for this technique, a recent case study suggests.
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Botox Is Best To Quash Chronic Migraine
ISSUE: MAY, 2008
Although we have yet to see large, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies proving its efficacy, Botox is in my opinion the best prophylactic treatment for chronic migraines.
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Trauma Pain Often Lingers a Year or More After Injury
ISSUE: MAY, 2008
More than 60% of trauma patients report potentially severe pain one year after they sustained their injuries.
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