Category Archives: IV therapy

Confirmed – IV Vitamin C During Acute Shingles Has Effect

Posted on August 2, 2010 by admin

Tweet Recent blognote was written showing significant decreases in acute shingles pain with Vitamin C: Helping Prevent and Treat Post Shingles Pain / Post Herpetic Neuralgia – Can It Be as Simple as Vitamin C to Help?  Now two further … Continue reading →

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IV Magnesium Studies

Posted on October 13, 2008 by admin

Tweet There was recent mention on using IV Magnsium in acute migraines in a previous blog note. I had used it in combination 1-2 gms Magnesium sulphate with lidocaine 100 – 200mg IV for migraines but was not impressed that … Continue reading →

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IV meds For Migraine and Approach For Resistant Cases

Posted on October 11, 2008 by admin

Tweet Recent article found both regimens below equal efficacy: prochlorperazine 10 mg and diphenhydranate 25 mg intravenously metoclopramide 20 mg and diphenhydranate 25 mg intravenously “Three quarters of subjects in both arms would want the same medication for their next … Continue reading →

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Pamidronate and Clodronate – hope for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (aka CRPS) and Back Pain

Posted on April 3, 2008 by admin

Tweet Pamidronate can significantly help over 3/4 of RSD and reduce chronic back pain through a series of simple infusions. It is expensive and because of a poorly designed negative study, has not reached full acceptance for the good it … Continue reading →

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Is Crushed Vertebrae a RSD? – New RX

Posted on September 17, 2006 by admin

Tweet It is not unusual to find asymptomatic compression fractures in the spine, while it has also been demonstrated that the same can cause disabling persistent pain. Now, with evidence of rapid pain response to IV Pamidronate, a drug found … Continue reading →

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