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Vivian Welch
Researcher at University of Ottawa
Publications - 300
Citations - 51503
Vivian Welch is an academic researcher from University of Ottawa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Systematic review & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 61, co-authored 255 publications receiving 20102 citations. Previous affiliations of Vivian Welch include Ottawa Hospital Research Institute & Cochrane Collaboration.
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the hand
Lucie Brosseau,Katharine Yonge,Vivian Welch,Serge Marchand,Maria Judd,George A. Wells,Peter Tugwell +6 more
TL;DR: There are conflicting effects of TENS on pain outcomes in patients with RA, and AL-TENS is beneficial for reducing pain intensity and improving muscle power scores over placebo while, conversely, C-Tens resulted in no clinical benefit on pain intensity compared with placebo.
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Deprescribing benzodiazepine receptor agonists: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline
Kevin Pottie,Wade Thompson,Simon J. C. Davies,Jean Grenier,Cheryl A Sadowski,Vivian Welch,Anne Holbrook,Cynthia M. Boyd,Robert Swenson,Andy Ma,Barbara Farrell +10 more
TL;DR: This guideline provides recommendations for making decisions about when and how to reduce and stop BZRAs and suggests patients might be more amenable to deprescribing conversations if they understand the rationale, are involved in developing the tapering plan, and are offered behavioural advice.
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Tai chi for treating rheumatoid arthritis.
TL;DR: The results suggest Tai Chi does not exacerbate symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and has statistically significant benefits on lower extremity range of motion, in particular ankle range ofmotion, for people with RA.
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Thermotherapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis.
Vivian Welch,Lucie Brosseau,Lynn Casimiro,Maria Judd,Beverley Shea,Peter Tugwell,George A. Wells +6 more
TL;DR: Thermotherapy should be recommended as a therapy which can be applied at home as needed to relieve pain, and there is no need for further research on the effects of heat or cold for RA.
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Fluoride for the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Fractures: A Meta-Analysis
TL;DR: Although fluoride has an ability to increase bone mineral density at the lumbar spine, it does not result in a reduction in vertebral fractures, and increasing the dose of fluoride increases the risk of nonvertebral fractures and gastrointestinal side effects without any effect on the vertebral fracture rate.