The Authors have explored a new complementary approach, employed in the last 40 years for, among other uses, medical purposes: oxygen-ozone therapy. Anecdotal works have highlighted interesting results obtained in disk herniation with infiltration of paravertebral muscles with oxygen-ozone.

To verify the existence of a nociceptive effect and investigate a possible mechanism of action, an experimental model of edema induction by subcutaneous capsaicin injection in the rat paw was employed. Leggi tutto...

The effectiveness of intravenous administration (i.v.) of L-tryptophan, which is the precursor of cerebral serotonin, was verified in the treatment of postoperative pain. Leggi tutto...

We present a double-blind trial in which a pulsed infrared beam was compared with a placebo in the treatment of myofascial pain in the cervical region.

The patients were submitted to 12 sessions on alternate days to a total energy dose of 5 J each. At each session, the four most painful muscular trigger points and five bilateral homometameric acupuncture points were irradiated.

Those in the placebo group submitted to the same number of sessions following an identical procedure, the only difference being that the laser apparatus was nonoperational. Leggi tutto...

File lavoro per esteso: 

Diode.pdf

The authors investigated the cerebral metabolism of tryptophan in patients suffering from malignant pain by means of CSF dosage of tryptophan (Trp), 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), serotonin (5-HT) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA).

The level of 5-HIAA in patients with pain was 66.48 +/- 13.67 ng/ml, while in those without pain was 25.05 +/- 13.25 ng/ml; the difference was statistically significant, p = 0.001. Leggi tutto...

Tritiated imipramine binding to whole platelets was measured in 16 chronic pain patients who were free from major depression, and in a control group.

The maximum binding was significantly lower in chronic pain patients than in the control group, whereas the binding affinity was not significantly different.

Twelve patients were treated with mianserin for 21 days; this produced a significant improvement in the mean scores for pain (evaluated with the McGill Questionnaire) and depressive symptoms (assessed with the Zung Self-Rating Scale). Leggi tutto...

Tritiated imipramine binding to whole platelets was measured in 16 chronic pain patients not suffering from major depression and in a control group.

Maximum binding was significantly lower in chronic pain patients than in the control group, whereas the binding affinity was not significantly different.
 

Tritiated imipramine binding to whole platelets was measured in sixteen chronic pain patients not suffering from major depression and in a control group.

Maximum binding was significantly lower in chronic pain patients than in the control group, whereas the binding affinity was not significantly different.
 

The authors studied the effects of acupuncture and pentazocine on post-operative respiratory function and pain management on patients hysterectomized by means of a subumbilical midline incision.

The acupunctural technique consisted of GB-26, St-36, Sp-6 and auricular Shen-Men bilateral electrostimulation for 40 minutes. Leggi tutto...