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...
Black, Christopher;
Paine, Peter;
Agrawal, Anurag;
Aziz, Imran;
Eugenicos, Maria;
Houghton, Lesley;
Hungin, Pali;
Overshott, Ross;
Rudd, Sheryl;
Corsetti, Maura;
Ford, Alexander.
Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common disorder of gut–brain interaction, affecting approximately 7% of individuals in the community, with most patients managed in primary care. The last British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guideline for the management of dyspepsia was published in 1996. In the int...
The VA and DoD Evidence-Based Practice Work Group (EBPWG) was established and
first chartered in 2004, with a mission to advise the VA/DoD Health Executive
Committee “on the use of clinical and epidemiological evidence to improve the health of
the population . . .” across the Veterans Health Administ...
Primary care clinicians should initiate patient-centred conversations with their patients about overweight or obesity. The 5As of Obesity ManagementTM (Ask-Assess-Advise-Agree-Assist) approach, starting with asking permission to discuss weight, is an appropriate format to use.
Primary care clinicians sho...
García Martín, Antonia;
Alhambra Expósito, María Rosa;
Cortés Berdonces, María;
Jódar Gimeno, Esteban;
Huguet, Isabel;
Rozas Moreno, Pedro;
Varsavsky, Mariela;
Ávila Rubio, Verónica;
Muñoz Garach, Araceli;
Muñoz Torres, Manuel.
Objective: To provide practical recommendations for the management of mineral and bone metabolism alterations in pregnancy and lactation. Participants: Members of the Working Group on Osteoporosis and Mineral Metabolism of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition.
Methods: Recommendations were ...
This guideline covers diagnosing and managing multiple sclerosis in people aged 18 and over. It aims to improve the quality of life for people with multiple sclerosis by promoting prompt and effective symptom management and relapse treatment, and comprehensive reviews.
NICE has also produced technology ...
Esclerosis Múltiple/terapia,
Esclerosis Múltiple/diagnóstico,
Ataxia/terapia,
Inhibidores Selectivos de la Recaptación de Serotonina/uso terapéutico,
Fatiga/terapia,
Esclerosis Múltiple/rehabilitación,
Fatiga/tratamiento farmacológico,
Limitación de la Movilidad,
Espasticidad Muscular/tratamiento farmacológico,
Distonía/tratamiento farmacológico,
Temblor/tratamiento farmacológico
This guideline covers identifying, treating and managing depression in people aged 18 and over. It recommends treatments for first episodes of depression and further-line treatments, and provides advice on preventing relapse, and managing chronic depression, psychotic depression and depression with a coe...
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a heterogeneous disease accounting for approximately 85% of all lung cancers. Only 17% of patients are diagnosed at an early stage. Treatment is multidisciplinary and radiotherapy plays a key role in all stages of the disease. More than 50% of patients with NSCLC are...
Bladder and urinary sphincter malfunctioning that results from some change in the central and/or peripheral nervous system is defined as neurogenic bladder. The urinary tract symptoms that can be related to its filling, emptying, or both have a significant impact on the quality of life of individuals. Th...
Assmann, Sadé L;
Keszthely, Daniel;
Kleijnen, Jos;
Anastasiou, Foteini;
Bradshaw, Elissa;
Brannigan, Ann E;
Carrington, Emma V;
Chiarioni, Giuseppe;
Ebben, Liora D. A;
Gladman, Marc A;
Maeda, Yasuko;
Melenhorst, Jarno;
Milito, Giovanni;
Muris, Jean W. M;
Orhalmi, Julius;
Pohl, Daniel;
Tillotson, Yvonne;
Rydningen, Mona;
Svagzdys, Saulius;
Vaizey, Carolynne J;
Breukink, Stephanie O.
The goal of this project was to create an up-to-date joint European clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of faecal incontinence (FI), using the best available evidence. These guidelines are intended to help guide all medical professionals treating adult patients with FI (e.g., gene...
