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      Uso de terapias alternativas, desafío actual en el manejo del dolor

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          El dolor, definido como una experiencia sensorial o emocional desagradable de daño tisular real o potencial, ha sido motivo de múltiples investigaciones que buscan explicar su fisiopatología, desde sus bases genéticas y moleculares, hasta sus principios físicos y biológicos, con el fin de desarrollar diferentes opciones terapéuticas que permitan disminuir o erradicar su presentación entre la población. Durante las últimas décadas, el uso de las terapias complementarias y alternativas ha tomado fuerza y ganado popularidad, siendo particularmente útiles en algunos grupos específicos de pacientes, como aquellos que presentan dolor crónico oncológico. Estas terapias están constituidas por un amplio y variado grupo de intervenciones terapéuticas tales como medicina herbal, ayurvédica, homeopatía, aromaterapia, entre otras; es importante entonces que el personal de salud las conozca y las considere como una opción en el manejo integral del dolor.

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          Pain, defined as an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience from actual or potential tissue damage, it has been the subject of multiple investigations seeking to explain its pathophysiology, from their genetic and molecular bases until their physical and biological principles, in order to develop different therapeutic options that reduce or eradicate his presentation among the population. During recent decades, the use of complementary and alternative therapies has taken strength and gained popularity, being particularly useful in some specific groups of patients, like those who have chronic pain. These therapies are constituted by a wide and varied group of therapeutic interventions such as ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, herbal, aromatherapy, among others; it is important that health professional know it and consider it as an option in the integral management of the pain.

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            Preventing Chronic Pain following Acute Pain: Risk Factors, Preventive Strategies, and their Efficacy.

            Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability in the United States. The transition from acute to persistent pain is thought to arise from maladaptive neuroplastic mechanisms involving three intertwined processes, peripheral sensitization, central sensitization, and descending modulation. Strategies aimed at preventing persistent pain may target such processes. Models for studying preventive strategies include persistent post-surgical pain (PPP), persistent post-trauma pain (PTP) and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). Such entities allow a more defined acute onset of tissue injury after which study of the long-term effects is more easily examined. In this review, we examine the pathophysiology, epidemiology, risk factors, and treatment strategies for the prevention of chronic pain using these models. Both pharmacological and interventional approaches are described, as well as a discussion of preventive strategies on the horizon.
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              Prevalence and determinants of complementary and alternative medicine use during pregnancy: results from a nationally representative sample of Australian pregnant women.

              Pregnant women have been identified as high users of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). However, no research to date has provided a detailed analysis of the prevalence and determinants of CAM consumption amongst pregnant women. To examine the prevalence and determinants of CAM use by pregnant women, utilising a national representative sample. The study sample was obtained via the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health. This paper is based on a sub-study of 1,835 pregnant women, administered in 2010. The women answered questions about CAM use, demographics, pregnancy-related health concerns and health service utilisation. Complementary and alternative medicine use was found to be high with 48.1% (n = 623) of pregnant women consulting a CAM practitioner and 52.0% (n = 842) of women using CAM products (excluding vitamins and minerals) during pregnancy. CAM practitioner visits were more likely for selected pregnancy-related health concerns, namely back pain or back ache, neck pain and labour preparation. Women were less likely to consult a CAM practitioner if they suffered with headaches/migraines. Employment was also found to be predictive of pregnant women's visits to a CAM practitioner. Significant health history and demographic predictors of CAM product use were tiredness and fatigue, embarking on preparation for labour and having a university education. Most pregnant women are utilising CAM products and/or services as part of their maternity care and obstetricians, general practitioners and midwives need to enquire with women in their care about possible CAM use to help promote safe, effective coordinated maternity care. © 2013 The Authors ANZJOG © 2013 The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.
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                Journal
                dolor
                Revista de la Sociedad Española del Dolor
                Rev. Soc. Esp. Dolor
                Sociedad Española del Dolor (Madrid )
                1134-8046
                December 2014
                : 21
                : 6
                : 338-344
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Colombia
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                S1134-80462014000600007
                10.4321/S1134-80462014000600007
                f770119c-cea3-4d98-85be-7101a51d6591

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

                Emergency medicine & Trauma
                Complementary therapies,Pain,Therapeutics,Terapias complementarias,Dolor,Terapéutica

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