Abstract:We reported four patients who received the treatment for severe pain with normal saline and/or distilled water injections. They suffered from various kinds of severe pain. The diagnoses were, a chest pain from bone metastases of terminal liver cancer (Case 1), a low back and leg pain from lumbar spinal canal stenosis (Case 2), a scar pain after thoracic drainage (Case 3) and a postherpetic pain in cervical region (Case 4). All patients received the treatment consisted of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (N… Show more
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