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- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Dec-2012
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) is an important cause of ill health in premenopausal women. Although surgery is often used as a treatment, a range of medical therapies are also available. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduce prostaglandin
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for low back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jan-2011
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most frequently prescribed medications worldwide and are widely used for patients with low-back pain. Selective COX-2 inhibitors are currently available and used for patients with low-back pain.
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain in women with endometriosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 20-Sep-2010
Endometriosis is a common gynaecological condition that affects women and can lead to painful symptoms and infertility. It greatly affects women's quality of life, impacting on their careers, everyday activities, sexual and non-sexual relationships, and f
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for preventing heterotopic bone formation after hip arthroplasty
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Feb-2013
Heterotopic bone formation (HBF) in the soft tissues surrounding the hip joint is a frequent complication of hip surgery. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) administered in the immediate perioperative period reduce the risk of HBF. However, th
- Non-surgical interventions for paediatric pes planus
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 25-Sep-2012
Paediatric pes planus ('flat feet') is a common childhood condition with a reported prevalence of 14%. Flat feet can result in pain and altered gait. No optimal strategy for non-surgical management of paediatric flat feet has been identified.
- Non-surgical treatment (other than steroid injection) for carpal tunnel syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 13-Jun-2012
Non-surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome is frequently offered to those with mild to moderate symptoms. The effectiveness and duration of benefit from non-surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome remain unknown.
- NSAIDS or paracetamol, alone or combined with opioids, for cancer pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-May-2011
NSAIDs are widely applied to treat cancer pain and are frequently combined with opioids in combination preparations for this purpose. However, it is unclear which agent is most clinically efficacious for relieving cancer-related pain, or even what may be
- Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Nov-2009
Older people with hip fractures are often malnourished at the time of fracture, and have poor food intake subsequently.
- Occlusal adjustment for treating and preventing temporomandibular joint disorders
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 4-Jan-2016
There has been a long history of using occlusal adjustment in the management of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). It is not clear if occlusal adjustment is effective in treating TMD.
- Occupational therapy for multiple sclerosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Sep-2008
Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are referred to occupational therapy with complaints about fatigue, limb weakness, alteration of upper extremity fine motor coordination, loss of sensation and spasticity that causes limitations in performance of activitie
- Occupational therapy for patients with problems in activities of daily living after stroke
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Sep-2008
Occupational therapy aims to help people reach their maximum level of function and independence in all aspects of daily life.
- Occupational therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Jul-2008
For persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) the physical, personal, familial, social and vocational consequences are extensive. Occupational therapy (OT), with the aim to facilitate task performance and to decrease the consequences of rheumatoid arthritis
- Omalizumab for asthma in adults and children
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Dec-2013
Asthma is a respiratory (airway) condition that affects an estimated 300 million people worldwide and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Omalizumab is a monoclonal antibody that binds and inhibits free serum immunoglobulin E (IgE). It
- Operative and non-operative treatment options for dislocation of the hip following total hip arthroplasty
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 6-Nov-2008
Dislocation following hip replacement is associated with significant morbidity and functional cost. The cause is usually multifactorial. A variety of treatment options are available which can broadly be classified into operative and non-operative.
- Opiate treatment for opiate withdrawal in newborn infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 7-Sep-2010
Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) due to opiate withdrawal may result in disruption of the mother-infant relationship, sleep-wake abnormalities, feeding difficulties, weight loss and seizures.
- Opioid switching to improve pain relief and drug tolerability
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 27-Nov-2015
Patients with cancer, and increasingly chronic non-cancer pain frequently require strong opioids for pain relief. Morphine is the first-line strong opioid of choice for these patients. While most achieve adequate analgesia with morphine, a significant min
- Opioid therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 2-Oct-2011
Despite improvements in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), pain control is often inadequate even when inflammation is well controlled.
- Opioids compared to placebo or other treatments for chronic low-back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Aug-2013
The use of opioids in the long-term management of chronic low-back pain (CLBP) has increased dramatically. Despite this trend, the benefits and risks of these medications remain unclear. This review is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 200
- Opioids for neuropathic pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Aug-2015
This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 3, 2006, which included 23 trials. The use of opioids for neuropathic pain remains controversial. Studies have been small, have yielded equivocal results, and have not establish
- Opioids for the management of breakthrough pain in cancer patients
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Oct-2015
This review is an update of a previously published review in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Issue 1, 2006). Breakthrough pain is a transient exacerbation of pain that occurs either spontaneously or in relation to a specific predictable or un
