Complex regional pain syndromes (CRPS; type 1, reflex sympathetic dystrophy, and type 2, causalgia) involve persistent pain, allodynia, and vasomotor signs. We conducted a prospective, randomized, single-blind trial of physical therapy (PT) and…
Introduction Previous studies by Gourlay and coworkers1-3 have demonstrated that in adults undergoing surgery, methadone has slow elimination and a very long duration of effective analgesia. For children, intramuscular injections are a major source…
A randomized, double-blind, prospective study was performed to determine the effects of perioperative administration of morphine or methadone on postoperative analgesic requirements and pain scores in 35 children aged 3 to 7 years undergoing major…
