Electrotherapy and Acupuncture Required Less Pain Medicine Following Knee Replacement Surgery
This research summary discusses an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association Surgery which demonstrated that patients who use electrotherapy and acupuncture required less narcotic pain medicine (opioids). There is an epidemic in the United States of opiate abuse and any and all modalities that reduce pain after surgery are worth exploring. I […]
Before Knee Replacement Surgery
This article had helpful information for anyone considering knee replacement surgery. Knee replacement surgery relieves pain and improves function in patients with severe osteoarthritis much more effectively than nonsurgical therapy alone, researchers reported on Wednesday. Source: www.nytimes.com/2015/10/22/health/study-points-to-benefits-of-knee-replacement-surgery-over-therapy-alone.html