In episode 1 of season 7 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the study, “Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain” with Dr. Christina Abdel Shaheed. She shares some of what prompted this study, how patterns of prescribing opioids vary across the globe, some specifics on the studies included in this review, and how she would advise the reader who cares for patients with low back pain who are prescribed opioids might use this paper to advocate for their patient, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 16 with Christina Abdel Shaheed: Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute low back pain: systematic review
In episode 16 of season 6 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute low back pain: systematic review” with Dr. Christina Abdel Shaheed. She shares what TENS is and its intent, what the evidence says about TENS for chronic low back pain, the interpretations she’d advise in situations like this where there is simply a lack of evidence for an intervention, how TENS may be viewed as an alternative intervention to opioids, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.
Season 6, Episode 15 with Christina Abdel Shaheed: Efficacy, safety, and dose-dependence of the analgesic effects of opioid therapy for people with osteoarthritis
In episode 15 of season 6 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the study, “Efficacy, safety, and dose-dependence of the analgesic effects of opioid therapy for people with osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis” with Dr. Christina Abdel Shaheed. She shares some of what prompted this study, the dilemma related to the use of opioids for patients with osteoarthritis, the results of the placebo-controlled studies which were included in this systematic review, the responsibility she feels clinicians have in informing the public of these results, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.