Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Postoperative Pain | Zendy

Caitlin Bakker | Zendy; Kelsey L. Wise | Zendy; Benjamin R. Williams | Zendy; M.F. Swiontkowski | Zendy

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Postoperative Pain

Author(s) -

Caitlin Bakker,

Kelsey L. Wise,

Benjamin R. Williams,

M.F. Swiontkowski

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

journal of bone and joint surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634

H-Index - 260

eISSN - 1058-2436

pISSN - 0021-9355

DOI - 10.2106/jbjs.19.01439

Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , postoperative pain , medical prescription , randomized controlled trial , opioid , evidence based medicine , chronic pain , medline , alternative medicine , physical therapy , anesthesia , surgery , pharmacology , paleontology , receptor , pathology , political science , law , biology

The treatment of postoperative pain is an ongoing challenge for orthopaedic surgeons. Poorly controlled pain is associated with poorer patient outcomes, and the prescription of opioids may lead to prolonged, nonmedical use. Complementary and alternative medicine is widely adopted by the general public, and its use in chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions has been studied; however, its efficacy in a postoperative context has not yet been established.

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