Pilot trial finds acute taVNS effects on blood pressure differ by stimulation site and hypertension status
Can a gentle ear stimulation lower blood pressure? Early results show it depends.
A randomized crossover pilot trial in 14 hypertensive and 14 healthy participants assessed acute taVNS effects on blood pressure and heart r…
Gentle ear stimulation lowered blood pressure in healthy people but only worked on a different spot for those with high blood pressure.
Peer navigators provide direct, informational, and facilitation support for OUD during community re-entry
What kind of help do people need most when leaving jail with opioid addiction?
A Connecticut RCT sub-study of 108 criminal legal-involved adults with OUD characterized peer navigator support during community re-entry. P…
When leaving jail, opioid recovery hinges on practical help like rides to appointments and paperwork support, not just medical advice.
Suprascapular Nerve Block Added to Steroid Injection Shows Early Pain Benefit in Adhesive Capsulitis
Does adding a nerve block to steroid shots help frozen shoulder patients feel better faster?
A randomized trial in 96 patients with adhesive capsulitis compared intra-articular steroid (IAS) injection alone to IAS plus suprascapular …
Adding a nerve block to steroid shots gives frozen shoulder patients quick pain relief, but it doesn't improve long-term shoulder function c…
TTNS plus behavior therapy reduces urgency and nocturia in older women with OAB
Small study finds nerve stimulation plus therapy may help older women with overactive bladder
A small RCT in 38 older women with OAB compared behavior therapy (BT) alone to BT plus transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (TTNS). Both …
Adding gentle ankle nerve stimulation to standard bladder training helped older women reduce urgent leakage and nighttime urination more tha…
Intramuscular quadratus lumborum block improves post-cesarean analgesia compared to anterior approach
Does a different injection spot help new moms recover faster after a C-section?
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 128 parturients undergoing cesarean delivery to compare intramuscular quadratus lumborum block (QL…
A different injection spot for C-section pain relief helped new moms need fewer pain pills and feel less leg numbness in the first day.
Intraoperative ESP block yields higher postoperative recovery scores than preoperative block in lumbar disk hernioplasty
When should you get a nerve block for back surgery? Timing might affect how you feel afterward.
A single-blind RCT of 100 adults undergoing lumbar disk hernioplasty compared preoperative versus intraoperative erector spinae plane block …
Getting a back surgery nerve block after anesthesia instead of before may slightly improve emotional recovery scores, though the physical pa…
Pilot RCT finds mindfulness intervention feasible for chronic pain in cancer survivors
Can mindfulness help cancer survivors manage chronic pain? A small study explores.
A pilot randomized controlled trial of 60 cancer survivors with moderate-to-severe chronic pain tested three formats of Mindfulness-Oriented…
Cancer survivors with chronic pain reported less bothersome and severe pain after a short mindfulness program, though the study was too smal…
Pilot RCT finds non-significant pain reduction with ESPB ropivacaine versus saline for ureteral stones
Small pilot study tests nerve block for kidney stone pain in emergency department
A pilot randomized clinical trial of 24 ED patients with ureteral stones compared erector spinae plane block (ESPB) with ropivacaine 0.5% ve…
A small pilot study tested a nerve block injection for severe kidney stone pain in 24 emergency department patients. Pain scores were lower …
Two-week active tsDCS improved RLS symptoms and neurophysiological measures versus sham in a small RCT.
Could a two-week treatment ease restless legs and improve sleep for patients?
This randomized controlled trial evaluated active transcutaneous spinal cord direct current stimulation (tsDCS) versus sham stimulation in 3…
A two-week electrical stimulation treatment significantly eased restless legs symptoms and improved sleep quality compared to a fake treatme…
Oliceridine PCA non-inferior to sufentanil for knee arthroplasty pain, with lower nausea and vomiting
Oliceridine shows similar pain relief to sufentanil after knee surgery with fewer side effects
A randomized controlled trial in 138 elderly patients undergoing knee arthroplasty found Oliceridine patient-controlled analgesia was non-in…
Oliceridine works as well as sufentanil for knee surgery pain but causes less nausea and vomiting in elderly patients.
TEAS reduces wrinkle scores and improves patient-reported facial aging outcomes in 90-participant RCT
Can a gentle electrical treatment reduce facial wrinkles? A small study suggests yes.
A randomized controlled trial in 90 participants with facial skin aging found that 4 weeks of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation…
A gentle electrical treatment reduced facial wrinkles better than acupuncture in a small study, improving how people felt about their appear…
Costoclavicular Nerve Block Shows Faster Onset Than Infraclavicular Block in Upper Limb Surgeries
Nerve block for arm surgery may work faster with newer technique, analysis finds
A meta-analysis of 6 RCTs involving 434 patients undergoing upper limb surgeries found that costoclavicular nerve block significantly decrea…
A newer nerve block technique for arm surgery starts numbing the arm faster than the traditional method, analysis finds.