Efficacy and safety of short-term use of COX-2 inhibitors in patients after an acute stroke with musculoskeletal pain

Efficacy and safety of short-term use of COX-2 inhibitors in patients after an acute stroke with musculoskeletal pain

Objective: Musculoskeletal pain commonly occurs in the elderly, many of whom are also prone to suffer from strokes. We studied whether short-term use (≤ 4 weeks) of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors for musculoskeletal pain in stroke patients helped them to participate in their therapies and was s...

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Main Authors: Meheroz H Rabadi, Freny M Rabadi, Gene Hallford, Christopher E Aston
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Subjects:
COX-2 inhibitors
functional independence measure
rehabilitation
stroke
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2013;volume=16;issue=1;spage=47;epage=52;aulast=Rabadi

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