~ An important feature in the planning of any clinical trial regards the decisions made as to the outcome criteria that will be used to evaluate treatment efficacy. Traditionally, the outcomes used in both acute and chronic pain research have…
Key Points The biologic effects of ionizing radiation are proportional to the time of exposure, whereas radiation exposure is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the radiation source. Modern fluoroscopy units typically employ ABC, which automatically adjusts…
The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) continues to deliberate the classification of chronic pain as a disease symptom or etiology. Semantics aside, pain is undoubtedly a public health crisis as the Institute of Medicine’s report estimates that…