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Volume 7 Journal of Pain & Relief
ISSN: 2167-0846 Pain Management 2018
October 11-12, 2018
October 11-12, 2018 | Zurich, Switzerland
7th International Conference and Exhibition on
Pain Research and Management
There was also significance at 6months in:
Mood p = 0.041 (A = 16, B = 12)
However at 3months no significance was demonstrated in the p values but this may have been due to confounding factors
as one patient (A) had increased nociceptive pain (plantar fasciitis) that may affect neuropathic pain levels, another patient
(B) having discrepancy between minimal neuropathic pain in the DN4 and yet severe pain in the VAS, another patient (B)
requiring increased medication for night pain and finally a reduced number of patients in the 3month group with A = 19, B
= 15.
There were no significant changes in medication use, interference with work and walking ability at 3weeks, 1,3 and 6months
and it may be postulated that greater numbers of patients may yet demonstrate significance.
Conclusion: The preliminary results above indicate positive trends in neuropathic pain and symptoms after 3 treatments. This
is consistent with clinical observations after 3 treatments with NI PRF electrical current in both neuropathic and nociceptive
pain conditions from different aetiologies. The most significant changes occur at 1month in ‘worst’ pain – clinically this is
usually evident after 3 treatments with the NI-PRF from any aetiology. The significance at 6months in mood is heartening
as it indicates that the placebo effect had waned and the positive effects of treatment were still evident and it has also been
notable that in other conditions treated with NI-PRF once pain has diminished other symptoms improve and full restoration
of function often occurs.
Biography
She is a physiotherapist and acupuncturist. She qualified at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa in 1966 and as her experience grew in
orthopaedics and neurology, She developed a special interest in the treatment of chronic pain. This has led her to participate in various international organisations
that specialise in the study and research of pain management. Her own experience of treating many chronic and intractable pain patients made me realise that
often medication and interventions, including surgery does not always solve the problems.