Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review Update

Skelly, Andrea C.; Chou, Roger; Dettori, Joseph R; Turner, Judith A.; Friedly, Janna; Rundell, Sean D.; Fu, Rongwei; Brodt, Erika D.; Wasson, Ngoc; Kantner, Shelby; Ferguson, Aaron J.R.

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“… 64 Telehealth interventions may facilitate this consistency. Exercise is consistently associated with reduced pain and disability for multiple chronic pain conditions, 34 , 42 , 80 and similar outcomes may be achieved through telehealth delivery. 1 Psychologically informed physical therapy incorporating behavioral strategies may augment these effects 43 and has been delivered by telephone or electronic methods in trials.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…Depending on patients' circumstances, community-based physical activity or mind–body practices, such as yoga and Tai Chi, can be incorporated within a pain management program in addition to, or instead of, exercise. 80 Several M-Health platforms and applications have been designed to facilitate and provide exercise and mind–body practices. The challenge for telehealth will be to successfully integrate physical activity or mind–body practices, medical, behavioral, and physical therapies, to replicate in-person multidisciplinary pain management.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Optimizing telehealth pain care after COVID-19

Tauben

Langford

Sturgeon

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Pain

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confidence: 89%

Section: What Is Telehealth?mentioning

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Optimizing telehealth pain care after COVID-19

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Langford

Sturgeon

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Pain

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“… 1 Chronic pain is the second most common reason for healthcare provider visits in the U.S., 5 , 7 with annual expenses over $635 billion, accounting for medical care costs, reduced disability-related productivity, and lost wages. 8 CMP is described as the most common type of chronic pain occurring frequently in the joints and back, 9 lasting beyond normal healing (3–6 months). 8…”

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Auricular Point Acupressure Smartphone Application to Manage Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Longitudinal, One-Group, Open Pilot Trial

Kawi

Yeh

et al. 2021

Glob Adv Health Med

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Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is the most common self-reported chronic pain condition. Current treatment for CMP is limited. Methods This was a two-phase study. In Phase 1, three auricular point acupressure (APA)-naïve participants were recruited to explore their experiences of APA and a smartphone app was developed based on their feedback. In Phase 2, a prospective longitudinal study was used to examine the effectiveness of the smartphone app to self-manage CMP. Results Phase 1 resulted in the successful development of the APA smartphone app. In Phase 2, after four weeks of APA, participants reported reduced pain intensity (30%), pain interference (35%), and disability (40%), as well as improved physical function (47%). The mean score for the participants’ perception of treatment efficacy was 4.94 (SD = 2.08, scale of 0–7) indicating that approximately 70% of participants rated global improvements with noticeable changes. The majority (88%, n = 22) of the participants were satisfied with the treatment: 32% [8] were very satisfied and 56% [n = 14] were somewhat satisfied. The average frequency of pressing APA seeds per day was 2.93 times (SD = 2.27, range 0–10) and 1.60 minutes per time (SD = 2.64, range 0–10); the participants were able to adhere to the suggested pressing time per day, although they only pressed the ear points about 53% of the suggested time. Conclusion It is feasible for individuals to learn APA from the smartphone app and successfully self-administer APA to manage their pain. Participants found the app useful and were satisfied with the information provided through the app.

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“…Encouragingly, Cottrell et al 27 not only reported high patient satisfaction with video physiotherapist assessment but physiotherapy assessments also showed a high level of agreement with in-person evaluations and a “ near perfect ” agreement in care decisions. That accurate diagnoses can be reached through telehealth has repeatedly been demonstrated for a range of musculoskeletal conditions 61 , 81 , 85 , 89 , and indeed, establishing a diagnosis with high certainty is a prerequisite for continued remote management. 53 …”

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