This week’s topics include lack of benefit with nerve ablation in pelvic pain, treatment of Bell palsy, statins before surgery, and common contracture treatment.

Program notes:
0:39 Bell palsy treatment
1:28 Steroids are effective at speeding recovery
2:31 Duputyren's contracture
3:32 Collagenase used to treat
4:30 Unknown regarding wider application
5:05 Use of statins prior to surgery
6:06 Marked effect soon after surgery
7:14 Wouldn't wait on surgery for statins
7:29 Chronic pelvic pain and nerve ablation
8:26 Ablation did not improve symptoms
9:29 End

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