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Resultados: 15

Movement disorders: is the Feldenkrais method effective? IQWiG Reports - Commission

The Feldenkrais method is presumably preferred by social groups who generally strive to use non-drug and non-surgical interventions for preventing and treating diseases. Since chronic pain is more common in advanced age, older people are likely to be more interested in this method. This health technology...

Evidence review for the clinical and cost-effectiveness of intra-articular injections for the management of osteoarthritis

Intra-articular injections are sometimes used to relieve pain for people with osteoarthritis. These include injections with corticosteroids, hyaluronan and stem cells. Corticosteroid injections are undertaken to deliver this high dose anti-inflammatory agent within the joint to reduce inflammation of the...

Evidence review for the clinical and cost effectiveness of electrotherapy for the management of osteoarthritis

Electrotherapy can be used to provide pain relief in a range of conditions including osteoarthritis. Although Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) was recommended as an intervention to consider in NICE Osteoarthritis guideline CG177 it is not thought to be widely used within the NHS. TENS i...

Tamización primaria con prueba ADN-VPH en mujeres menores de 30 años: evaluación de tecnología sanitaria

Antecedentes A partir del 2014 en Colombia se incorporó la Tamización primaria con prueba de Virus del Papiloma Humano (VPH) desde los 30 hasta los 65 años, cuando la prueba es positiva se hace triage con citología para remisión a colposcopia. Actualmente se discute la conveniencia de iniciar la tam...

Evidence review for additional benefit of imaging in the diagnosis of osteoarthritis

In the absence of red flag signs or symptoms, the diagnosis of osteoarthritis can be achieved through clinical assessment (history taking and examination). Imaging findings do not always correlate well with the patient’s symptoms, particularly in the early stages of osteoarthritis, and management is no...

Evidence review for the clinical and cost effectiveness of imaging during the management of osteoarthritis

People with osteoarthritis may have ongoing issues that are not completely managed by the interventions prescribed. While there are times where imaging is clearly indicated (e.g. with a history or worsening symptoms triggered by trauma) it is not apparent whether it provides any benefit using it more wid...

Guía clínica para el tratamiento de personas desde el primer episodio de esquizofrenia

Esta guía es una referencia para la atención bajo el régimen de garantías explícitas, de personas con un episodio psicótico sin diagnóstico previo de esquizofrenia y para aquellas a quienes se les diagnóstica esquizofrenia por primera vez y mientras persista dicho diagnóstico, en ese contexto ti...

Guía de práctica clínica para la detección, tratamiento y seguimiento de leucemias linfoblástica y mieloide en población mayor de 18 años. Guía para pacientes y cuidadores

La guía relaciona el diagnóstico y el tratamiento en población adulta de la leucemia linfoblástica aguda (LLA) y la leucemia mieloide aguda (LMA), como el diagnostico, el tratamiento y el seguimiento en población adulta de la leucemia mieloide crónica (LMC)....

Cardiac rehabilitation delivery model for low-resource settings

Heart; 102 (18), 2016
"OBJECTIVE: Cardiovascular disease is a global epidemic, which is largely preventable. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is demonstrated to be cost-effective and efficacious in high-income countries. CR could represent an important approach to mitigate the epidemic of cardiovascular disease in lower-resource s...