Pain and opioid use are highly prevalent for management of pain. Nonpharmacological options, including complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies have been suggested as management option. However, there is still no clear guideline on which works best, and for which conditions. In addition, there are more than 2,000 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and many systematic
A study from the University of Michigan examined effects of self-administered acupressure on fatigue, pain, sleep, and reported disability. A randomized pilot trial was conducted (N = 67); participants were randomized into six weeks of relaxing acupressure, stimulating acupressure, or usual care. Relaxing acupressure was supposed to reduce insomnia while stimulating acupressure was thought to reduce fatigue.
Sacroiliac pain, stability, and dysfunction are separate clinical concepts that should not be mixed. Sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is known as a pain generator, and is attributed as a cuause in 10-30% of low back pain cases. SIJ dysfunction also caused groin and thigh pain. An estimate that 44% of cases of SIJ pain are associated
