What is Easter Island? Easter Island is a name given by Dutch seafarer Jacob Roggeveen in 1722 to the Polynesian island of Rapa Nui. It is a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean, known for it's huge moai statues. The island is often called to be the most remote place in the world.
Use of lidocaine patch 5% for chronic low back pain: a report of four cases. Hines R(1), Keaney D, Moskowitz MH, Prakken S. (1)Bay Area Pain Medical Associates, Mill Valley, California 94941, USA. OBJECTIVE: To describe the use of the lidocaine patch 5% (Lidoderm), a targeted peripheral analgesic, in treatment of patients with chronic low back pain.
Patients generally reported a decrease in their pain with minimal side effects. The effects of lidocaine on knee pain were also assessed in a 2008 study that used 143 patients with arthritis of the knee. These study subjects tried lidocaine patches in comparison with oral Celebrex for 12 weeks of treatment for pain. In this study, no difference was found between the two treatments, indicating that patients can expect the same level of relief from Lidoderm as Celebrex.