Herbs: Where's the Harm?

Abstract

The increased use of complementary and alternative medicine within our society requires us as professionals to educate our patients and ourselves as to the potential risks of taking herbs and vitamins. Herbs may be natural, but natural does not always equate to safe, and so this article provides a review of the literature and potential risks that herbs pose to surgery. Therefore we should encourage patients and health professionals alike to consider herbs as natural drugs and treat accordingly.

Assessment and management of pain in haemophilia patients

“…Non-pharmacologic therapy for pain management in haemophilia patients has been a mainstay of conservative treatment (Table 3) [21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. One approach is expressed by the acronym RICE, for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation (Table 4) [28].…”

A Model for Pain Self-Management of Patients with Haemophilia: Peer Education

“…Non-pharmacologic therapy for pain management in haemophilia patients has been a mainstay of conservative treatment, include acupuncture, exercise, components of RICE, heat or cold treatments, hydrotherapy, massage and physical therapy. But great deal has been written both for and against these complementary therapies [15][16][17][18][19][20][21].In fact, chronic pain in patients with haemophilia may be a lifetime, the reduced quality of life are the long-term effects burdening to patients and their families. So, effective pain management is extremely important for improvement quality of life among patients with haemophilia.…”

“…The study found that a positive attitude and adherence can be enhanced if people have the opportunity to interact with peers who model and reinforce adherent behaviors [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]. Dictionary defines peer as one that is of equal standing with another: one belonging to the same societal group especially based on age, grade, or status.…”