Archive for the 'Burns' Category
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Thermal injury can cause severe physical and psychologic trauma. And, these patients commonly have severe itching and pain.
Researchers at Atatürk University, in Erzurum, Turkey, examined the effects of massage therapy on burned adolescents with pain, itching, and anxiety. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Burns, Massage, Pain | Comments Off on Benefits of massage to treat burn patients
Thursday, April 7th, 2011
Redness, tenderness, and swelling of the skin are common during radiotherapy for breast cancer.
Melatonin-based creams protect from these effects in rats. So, researchers at Tel Aviv University, in Israel, tested it in women with breast cancer. (more…)
Burns, Cancer, Melatonin | Comments Off on Melatonin cream protects from radiation burns in breast cancer patients
Monday, November 1st, 2010
Researchers at Case Western Reserve, University School of Medicine, in Cleveland, Ohio, studied the effect of music therapy on pain, anxiety, and muscle tension levels during dressing changes in burn patients. (more…)
Art, Music, Dance, Burns, Pain | Comments Off on Music therapy to aid burn dressing changes
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Researchers at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis, report the risk.
And the tanning industry disputes the findings. (more…)
Burns, Cancer, Tanning | Comments Off on Indoor tanning and the risk of melanoma
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Itchiness is a common and distressing problem among patients with burn wounds.
In a recent review, researchers from the UK listed massage as an effective treatment. (more…)
Burns, Massage, TENS/FNS/VNS | Comments Off on Massage to treat pruritus in burn patients
Monday, October 12th, 2009
Researchers from Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston, Texas studied the effects of adding music and exercise to a rehabilitation program in children with thermal injury. (more…)
Burns, Children, Massage | Comments Off on Music and exercise in children with severe burns
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
 In some cases, it might speed healing, according to this review from The Cochrane Library. (more…)
Burns, Cochrane Library, Honey (incl Medihoney), Surgery, Ulcers | Comments Off on Honey to treat wounds
Friday, September 26th, 2008
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered companies to stop marketing unapproved drug products that contain papain for topical application to the skin. (more…)
Burns, Copper, FDA/FTC/CDC, Papain | Comments Off on FDA acts against papain
Monday, August 4th, 2008
We’re talking about the soft-bodied legless grub that is the larva of certain flies. Their benefits include cleaning the wound and possibly speeding healing.
Medscape has a detailed review of the subject.
(more…)
Burns, Larval (Maggot) Tx | Comments Off on Using maggots to clean wounds
