An experiment at a doctor’s office looked at whether a reassuring doctor had a positive effect of their patients. This is what was found.
Pain
Pain in children
It is not always easy to know when or why your child is in pain. Pain can be caused by injury or illness, such as a sore throat or ear infection.
Does botox help reduce migraines?
In a review of the evidence so far, French researchers looked at trials that compared a botox treatment for migraine with a placebo injection. This is what they found.
Leg ache – causes and symptoms
Leg ache or leg pain is a symptom with many possible causes, that may involve muscles, nerves or blood vessels.
A pain in the knee
Can internet-delivered physiotherapy and pain-coping skills training intervention help reduce pain in people with chronic knee pain.
Ankylosing spondylitis: changing behaviour, changing health
Researchers looked at behaviour change intervention in adults with ankylosing spondylitis, a form of inflammatory arthritis that targets the joints of the spine to improve mobility and quality of life. This is what they found.
Better birthing options
Researchers investigated the effectiveness of various tools such as complementary medicine and antenatal education to control pain and reduce the use of an epidural block, these are the results.
Hip fracture: does intensive physiotherapy help?
Various rehabilitation strategies have been trialled with varying intensities and results in people with hip fracture, this is what was found.
Do we need imaging tests for lower-back pain?
Although the cause of acute lower-back pain often remains unknown, the good news is it tends to resolve within 1 month and there are simple and effective actions that can help with recovery.
Osgood-Schlatter disease
The main symptom of Osgood-Schlatter disease – a common condition that affects children and teenagers during a growth spurt – is pain in the shin bone just below the knee.
