Queen's Medical Center

This study tested whether a cooling spray could reduce pain for women receiving a numbing injection before a gynecologic procedure. 98 participants were randomly assigned to receive either the real cooling spray or a harmless placebo spray just before the injection. Researchers m…

This study tested whether a TENS unit, a small electrical device you can buy without a prescription, helps reduce pain for people having a second-trimester abortion. Researchers compared the pain levels of 36 participants who used the TENS unit along with standard pain care again…