Buzzing Away Pain: Efficacy of Buzzy® in Reducing Pain During Canakinumab Treatment for Familial Mediterranean Fever
According to the gate control theory of pain, methods like Buzzy® temporarily block pain signals from reaching the central nervous system by "closing the gates." In patients requiring continuous injections, such applications may reduce the pain and anxiety they experience.
Authors
- Hafize Emine Sönmez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9186-3068)
- Nihal Şahin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2122-6952)
- Betül Öksel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8979-4497)
- Nebahat Zeynep Özaslan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2641-4140)
Institutions
- Kocaeli Üniversitesi (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.81242
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49