The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2002 Mar-April;18(2):84-92.
Review; PMID: 11882771 [PubMed
- indexed for MEDLINE]
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., Philadelphia, USA
Discussion...: "For late PLP (>2 weeks post operatively), there is some evidence suggesting consideration of Farabloc. It is unclear how readily regimens suggested for other neurotic pain states can be applied to patients with PLP."
...Results: Twelve trials were identified, including 375 patients whose follow-ups ranged in duration from 1 week to 2 years. Only three randomized, controlled studies with parallel groups and three randomized crossover trials were identified. Eight trials examined treatment of acute phantom pain, including epidural treatments (three trials), regional nerve blocks (three trials), treatment with calcitonin (one trial), and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (one trial). Three trials demonstrated a positive impact of the intervention on phantom limb pain, but the remainder demonstrated no difference between the intervention and control groups. Four trials examined late postoperative interventions, including transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (two trials) and the use of Farabloc (a metal threaded sock) and ketamine (one trial each). With regard to late postoperative interventions, three of the four trials showed modest short-term reduction of phantom limb pain. There was no relation between the quality of the trial and a positive result of the intervention.
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, January 2000,
Volume 10, Number 1
PMID: 10695845 [PubMed
- Indexed for MEDLINE]
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc., Philadelphia, USA
A double Blind Cross-Over Study carried out by Jian Zhang M.Sc., Douglas Clement M.D. and Jack Taunton M.D. at the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Centre, Division of Sports Medicine School of Human Kinetics and Department of Family Practice, at the University of British Columbia.
View a Power Point slide presentation of this Award Winning research paper.
Objective
To determine the effect of Farabloc, a fabric with electromagnetic
shielding properties, in attenuating the symptoms, signs and muscular strength
of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) induced by two exposures to eccentric
exercise in human subjects.
Results
Repeated Measure Analysis of Variance was carried out for each
of seven variables assessing fabric, order, time and all combinations VAS,
EST, MDA, CPK, Mb, WBC and Neutral, all show highly significant fabric effect
supporting the hypothesis of a difference between Farabloc and placebo groups.
This analysis shows that the order of Farabloc or placebo fabric use in stage 1 and 2 produces different results. This may be caused by training or learning effect but did not alter the overall influence of Farabloc
Conclusions
Farabloc shields high frequency electromagnetic fields thereby
may reduce cellular excitability via increased cell membrane electric potential
and reduced ionic pore activity plus suppressing free radical formation by
inhibition of iron containing enzymes limiting the potential cascade of lipid
peroxidation and inflammation in DOMS
BC Medical Journal Volume 43, Number 10, December 2000: 573-577
A review of the research on the alleviation of pain by Farabloc, a fabric with electromagnetic shielding properties.
Conclusion
Farabloc,
an electromagnetic shielding fabric, reduces pain in human subjects who
suffer
from phantom
limb pain or delayed onset muscle soreness when assessed in placebo-controlled cross-over
designed studies.
Canadian Journal of Rehabilitation
Volume 6, Number 3, 1993 pp.155 --161 ISSN 0828-0827
A clinical study undertaken by the University of British Columbia (1990
-- 1992)
Contract ordered by the British Columbia Ministry of Health.
The study was carried out by Tali A. Conine, DHSc, PT: Cecil Hershler, MD,
pH, FRCP; Stacey A Alexander, B.Sc., PT and Robert Crisp, B.Sc., PT. With the
assistance of Mr. Wayne Jones, statistical analyst, and Ms. Salima Jeraj, research
assistant.
Over 60% of the patients studied reported their greatest pain relief using a Farabloc blanket or garment.
A study carried out in 1987 by Prof. G.L. Bach (M.D.)
Formerly Professor and Chairman of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology -
Chief University of Loyola --Medical Division at Cook County Hospital, Chicago,
Illinois and the University of Loyola, Maywood, Illinois, USA
International Association for the Study of Pain®, Technical Corner
from IASP Newsletter
July/August 1996
Departments of Anesthesia and Psychiatry,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts,
USA
Case Reports
The first publication of documented changes in pain perception associated
with the weather was in the American Journal of Medical Sciences in 1887.
This case report described a person with phantom limb pain who concluded
that "approaching storms, dropping barometric pressure and rain were
associated with increased pain complaint" (Shutty et al. 1992). Most
investigations examining the relationship between weather and pain have
studied persons diagnosed with arthritis.
After reviewing many case reports, Rentshler reported in JAMA in 1929 that
there was strong evidence that "warm weather is beneficial and barometric
pressure changes are detrimental to patients with arthritis" (Shutty et
al. 1992). Since then many other studies have concluded that cold weather and
changes in barometric pressure contribute to increased pain in persons diagnosed
with arthritis (Hill 1972; Patberg et al. 1985; Rasker et al. 1986), although
some exceptions have been noted (van de Laar et al. 1991).
J Magn Reson Imaging. 1992 Mar-Apr;2(2):221-3.
PMID: 1562774 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, University
of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242.
An amputee (traumatic) experienced increased phantom limb pain when exposed to the magnetic fields of two magnetic resonance imagers. With a visual analog scale used to measure pain, electric stimulation studies demonstrated that the residual limb was unusually sensitive to subthreshold (for muscle twitch) levels of current. The painful symptoms produced mimicked those experienced in the presence of the imagers.
Publication Types:
Case Reports
PMID: 1562774 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Overcoming the Challenges of Neuropathic Pain.
Farabloc is now included in The Royal College of Nursing's Professional Development series on Pain Management.
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