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Gastrointestinal Group Education for Children and Adolescents with Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders—A Feasibility Study of a Brief Intervention
by Emilia Löfgren, Perjohan Lindfors, Karin Nilsson, Jenny Wannstedt, Marianne Bonnert and Agneta Uusijärvi
Gastrointest. Disord. 2024, 6(1), 1-12; https://doi.org/10.3390/gidisord6010001 - 20 Dec 2023
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Functional abdominal pain disorders are common and disabling in children, but treatment options are limited. In a pilot study, we aimed to investigate if a brief group education program for pediatric patients with functional abdominal pain disorders and their parents is feasible and [...] Read more.
Functional abdominal pain disorders are common and disabling in children, but treatment options are limited. In a pilot study, we aimed to investigate if a brief group education program for pediatric patients with functional abdominal pain disorders and their parents is feasible and acceptable. Group education in adult irritable bowel syndrome has shown large treatment effects, but it has not been evaluated in children. The gastrointestinal (GI) group education, delivered in the clinic to 23 child–parent dyads, consisted of lectures by a pediatric gastroenterologist, a psychologist, and a dietician. Validated digital questionnaires were filled in by children and parents before and after the intervention. Most participants in the GI group education attended all sessions, and credibility in treatment was deemed high. Children’s self-reported knowledge of functional abdominal pain disorders increased, and improvements in gastrointestinal symptoms were reported at the end of this study. Our findings indicate that group education for children and adolescents with functional abdominal pain disorders, and their parents, is acceptable and feasible and may improve symptoms. A brief group education program may be of benefit in the management of pediatric functional abdominal pain disorders in several cases and when the family needs more knowledge than can be provided in primary care. Full article
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Manual Physical Therapy for Non-Surgical Treatment of Adhesion-Related Small Bowel Obstructions: Two Case Reports
by Amanda D. Rice, Richard King, Evette D'Avy Reed, Kimberley Patterson, Belinda F. Wurn and Lawrence J. Wurn
J. Clin. Med. 2013, 2(1), 1-12; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm2010001 - 4 Feb 2013
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Background: Adhesion formation is a widely acknowledged risk following abdominal or pelvic surgery. Adhesions in the abdomen or pelvis can cause or contribute to partial or total small bowel obstruction (SBO). These adhesions deter or prevent the passage of nutrients through the digestive [...] Read more.
Background: Adhesion formation is a widely acknowledged risk following abdominal or pelvic surgery. Adhesions in the abdomen or pelvis can cause or contribute to partial or total small bowel obstruction (SBO). These adhesions deter or prevent the passage of nutrients through the digestive tract, and may bind the bowel to the peritoneum, or other organs. Small bowel obstructions can quickly become life-threatening, requiring immediate surgery to resect the bowel, or lyse any adhesions the surgeon can safely access. Bowel repair is an invasive surgery, with risks including bowel rupture, infection, and peritonitis. An additional risk includes the formation of new adhesions during the healing process, creating the potential for subsequent adhesiolysis or SBO surgeries. Objective: Report the use of manual soft tissue physical therapy for the reversal of adhesion-related partial SBOs, and create an initial inquiry into the possibility of nonsurgical lysis of adhesions. Case Reports: Two patients presenting with SBO symptoms due to abdominal adhesions secondary to abdominal and pelvic surgery were treated with manual soft tissue physical therapy focused on decreasing adhesions. Conclusions: Successful treatment with resolution of symptom presentation of partial SBO and sustained results were observed in both patients treated. Full article
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