ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Frailty is a condition that can increase the risk of falls. In addition, foot disorders can negatively influence elderly people, thus affecting their condition of frailty. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether foot pain can influence a greater degree of frailty. DESIGN AND SETTING: C...
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Back pain is a normal symptom during pregnancy and is expected to become worse beyond the first three months after childbirth. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness of wearing unstable shoes instead of conventional shoes, regarding pain intensity, low back mobility and stabili...
Objective: To compare in neonates with transitory tachypnea if chest rebalancing
thoraco-abdominal method (RTA) increased immediate pain. Methods: This was
a randomized controlled clinical trial. Forty-nine neonates with transitory
tachypnea and aged < 72 hours were included to receive either conventiona...
Introdução: As características morfológicas do pé sugerem desalinhamento dos
membros inferiores, tornando praticantes de corrida mais susceptíveis a dor e
lesões. Objetivo: Analisar a prevalência de dor e comparar as características
morfológicas dos pés e alinhamento do retropé entre corredor...
Objetivo: Investigar o conhecimento da equipe de enfermagem sobre o manejo não farmacológico da dor e descrever os principais métodos não farmacológicos para o manejo da dor em recém-nascidos pré-termo sob cuidados intensivos. Método: Estudo exploratório-descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, re...
Painful anal fissures could be distressing conditions that severely impair the patients' quality of life. The analgesic effectiveness of topical drugs, such as calcium-antagonists and nitrates is quite variable. The inhalational anesthetic sevoflurane is being repurposed as a topical analgesic for painfu...
Resumen Objetivo: Evaluar los resultados de la trombectomía más fleboextracción como alternativa en el manejo de la enfermedad hemorroidal externa trombosada. Materiales: Estudio observacional, cuantitativo, retrospectivo, transversal y descriptivo de los pacientes que consultaron y se sometieron a...
