News Tagged ‘intra-articular pain pumps

Pain pumps used following C-sections, hysterectomies

The On-Q PainBuster pain pump manufactured and marketed by I-Flow Corporation, is now being used by obstetricians and gynecologists to ease a woman’s pain caused from the incision made for Caesarean section deliveries and hysterectomies, according to the Fort Wayne, Indiana News-Sentinel.

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Astros Toby Hall opts for shoulder surgery to correct torn labrum

toby hall 150x150Astros baseball catcher Toby Hall, who has been contemplating shoulder surgery since suffering a torn labrum two years ago, has decided to move forward with shoulder surgery, according to the Houston Chronicle.

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Studies show medication, physical therapy as effective as knee surgery

knee pain 150x150Two studies show that knee surgery is beneficial at times but should not be performed routinely for the treatment of osteoarthritis, according to Fox News. The studies were published in a recent New England Journal of Medicine. One finds that medicine combined with physical therapy is just as effective as surgery for relieving the pain and stiffness of moderate or severe arthritis. The other study finds that tears in knee cartilage that often result in surgery are very common and do not always cause symptoms.

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Study: Shoulder injuries happen more often to high school boys than girls

wrestling02 150x150A group of researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, have identified that male high school athletes in the United States are more likely than girls to suffer injuries, according to The Washington Post. The study focused on football, soccer, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, baseball and softball and found that injuries did not happen frequently, but when they did occur, a disproportionate number of injuries happened to high school boys than high school girls.

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Shoulder pain pumps can result in lifetime disability

Post-Arthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis, or PAGCL, is a debilitating and life altering injury associated with intra-articular pain pumps used in conjunction with arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

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