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Sports Cream and Arthritic Rubs

Authors :
Patricia O'Malley
Source :
Clinical Nurse Specialist. 22:6-8
Publication Year :
2008
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2008.

Abstract

I am a clinical nurse specialist in a busy family practice with many elderly patients experiencing osteoarthritis. During an evaluation for the management of long-term pain, a patient stated that he would not use a sports cream since he had heard on the news that someone had died as a result of use. What are the risks and toxicity associated with the use of these pain-relieving products?

Details

ISSN :
08876274
Volume :
22
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....5cefcc0f1b84ea2f00e6dccdc4f0052c
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nur.0000304178.13697.17