Intercostal Neuralgia Treatment Case Study
A 23 year old lady was seen in the Pain Clinic. She had a fall down some stairs whilst wearing a rucksack and bruised the left side of her chest- rib fractures were excluded...
Tramacet
Tramacet Introduction Tradamol is a type of medication used as an analgesic to relieve pain. Also referred to as a synthetic opioid, it is used for relief from moderate to severe pain. This medicine...
Opiate Conversion Tables
Opiate Conversion Tables Introduction An opiate conversion table is basically a chart that lists the relatively equivalent value of various opiates. Such listing explains the required amount of dosage of a specific opiate,...
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) treated with Pregabalin (Lyrica)
48 year old lady with CRPS treated with Pregabalin A 48 year old lady attended the Pain Clinic complaining of right foot pain. She had had a traumatic leg injury in which...
COX-2 inhibitors and the risk of cardiovascular events
COX-2 inhibitors and the risk of cardiovascular events COX-2 Inhibitors – The Basics The cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitors are a form of drug in the class of medicines known as the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs...
A Dancer’s Guide To Pain Relief
If there existed a simple pill to get rid of any pain without side effects there would be less need for health care practitioners, and many of us would be happily out...
Duloxetine
Duloxetine Introduction Duloxetine is a medication in the class of anti-depressant drugs, used to treat major depression and provide relief from nerve pain or peripheral neuropathy in diabetics. It belongs to a class of...
Glucosamine and Osteoarthritis
Glucosamine and Osteoarthritis Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) is an arthritis type that is caused by the breakdown and eventual loss of cartilage of one or more joints. The main areas, which are affected by OA,...
Local skin irritation caused by Butrans Buprenorphine, successfully treated with Betamethasone.
Local skin irritation caused by Butrans Buprenorphine transdermal patch, successfully treated Introduction I reviewed a 45 year old lady in the Pain Clinic, who is on Butrans Buprenorphine 10 mcg per hour transdermal patch....
COX2 and the risk of cerebrovascular disease
COX2 and the risk of cerebrovascular disease COX-2 Inhibitors – The Basics The cyclo-oxygenase 2 (COX-2) inhibitors are a form of drug in the class of medicines known as the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)....
