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Non-Surgical Spine Treatments

Acute and Post Operative Pain Management For Children

Traditionally pain in children has received only minimal attention and understanding. This journal explains and describes pain treatments for children.

Alendronate and Risedronate: Efficiacy in Clinical Trials

Placebo-controlled studies of each agent individually indicate that both are effective and well tolerated in preventing and treating osteoporosis.

Anti-Inflammatory Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

A meta-analysis of 13 epidemiological surveys suggests that prolonged exposure to an anti-inflammatory treatment confers a protective influence on the development of Alzheimer's disease.

Application: Selective Nerve Root Blocks

Selective nerve root blocks can be used to treat various hypotheses.

Are Epidural Steroids Useful?

Do injections of steroids into the lumbar epidural space work for back pain? The Richeimer Pain Institute Answers....

Basic Evaluation Process for Back Pain in Children

Back pain in children must be evaluated differently than in an adult. The author provides information on diagnosis-specific steps and helpful classifications.

Bisphosphonates and Other Drugs

SERMs, such as tamoxifen are an ideal drug for long-term use in postmenopausal women as these drugs offer the benefits of estrogen without undesirable side effects and cancer risks.

Chronic Pain Update: Ziconotide - A New Class of Pharmacologic Agent

Ziconotide is the first FDA-approved agent in a promising class of drugs called the conotoxins. Its release carried the specific indication for intrathecal use in chronic pain patients.

Clinical Considerations: COX-2-Selective Inhibitors

Withthe introduction of COX-2-selective inhibitors, the question was raised as to whether patients with aspirin-sensitive respiratory disease (ASRD) would tolerate these drugs.

Clinical Guidelines for the Use of Coxibs in Osteoarthritis (OA) and Rhematoid Arthritis (RA)

Celecoxib and rofecoxib both demonstrate efficacy in OA and RA and have been included in the updated ACR recommendations for OA management.

Clinical Studies of Coxib Efficacy in Osteoarthritis (OA) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Tables 1 and 2

Tables 1 and 2 represent outcomes of clinical studies of coxib efficacy in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Clinical Trials of Coxibs in Osteoarthritis (OA)

Study outcomes for the efficacy of coxibs in the treatment of osteoarthrits comparing rofecoxib and celecoxib with a nonselective NSAID or placebo.

Clinical Trials of Coxibs in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

Celecoxib is approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the United States. Efficacy of celecoxib was established in a dose-ranging study and two phase III trials.