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Reduced Pain and Improved Function Following Short-Term Use of Noninvasive BioWave High Frequency Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Pain Management
Abd-Elsayed A, Gyorfi M, Fischman M, Odonkor C, Siff B, Cyr K. Reduced Pain and Improved Function Following Short-Term Use of Noninvasive BioWave High Frequency Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Pain Management. Pain And Therapy 2023, 12: 553-562. PMID: 36807084, PMCID: PMC10036714, DOI: 10.1007/s40122-023-00480-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPain scoresMedication useHigh-frequency peripheral nerve stimulationNoninvasive neuromodulationSafe side effect profileOverall pain reductionOverall pain scorePain treatment modalitiesDaily living scoreSide effect profileChronic pain patientsRetrospective pilot studyChronic pain reliefNeuromodulation systemPeripheral nervous systemCost-effective therapyPeripheral nerve stimulationShort-term useOverall painPain reductionPain reliefPlacebo groupWeeks patientsLiving scoreTherapy duration
2017
Is Kratom the New 'Legal High' on the Block?: The Case of an Emerging Opioid Receptor Agonist with Substance Abuse Potential.
Chang-Chien GC, Odonkor CA, Amorapanth P. Is Kratom the New 'Legal High' on the Block?: The Case of an Emerging Opioid Receptor Agonist with Substance Abuse Potential. Pain Physician 2017, 20: e195-e198. PMID: 28072812, DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2017.1.e195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pain patientsOpioid receptor agonistsPain patientsReceptor agonistPain physiciansAbuse potentialDietary supplementsAlpha-2 adrenergicOpioid replacement therapyNausea/vomitingDelta-opioid receptorsSubstance abuse potentialOpioid withdrawalPain specialistsChronic painPrescription opioidsReplacement therapyPotential deleterious effectsOpioid abuseOpioid overdoseLong-term effectsAnimal studiesSevere signsDrug AdministrationPain literature