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Pain intensity and attribution mediate the impact of patient weight and gender on activity recommendations for chronic pain [PDF]

, 2019
Background and purpose: Despite the notable benefits of physical activity for chronic pain, a large proportion of patients with chronic pain report that they do not receive activity-related recommendations from their providers.
De Ruddere, Lies, Goubert, Liesbet, Hirsh, Adam T., Mehok, Lauren E., Miller, Megan M., Trost, Zina   +5 more
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Exercise challenge alters Default Mode Network dynamics in Gulf War Illness

BMC Neuroscience, 2019
Background Gulf War Illness (GWI) affects 30% of veterans from the 1991 Gulf War and has no known cause. Everyday symptoms include pain, fatigue, migraines, and dyscognition. A striking syndromic feature is post-exertional malaise (PEM).
Rakib U. Rayhan, Stuart D. Washington, Richard Garner, Kristina Zajur, Florencia Martinez Addiego, John W. VanMeter, James N. Baraniuk   +6 more
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Flipping the hidden curriculum to transform pain education and culture

Frontiers in Pain Research, 2023
Though long-sought, transformation of pain management practice and culture has yet to be realized. We propose both a likely cause—entrenchment in a biomedical model of care that is observed and then replicated by trainees—and a solution: deliberately ...
Aram S. Mardian, Aram S. Mardian, Lisa Villarroel, Heidi E. Quist, Lynn E. Chang, Jeffrey S. Mintert, Tiffany N. Su, Amrita Dhanjal-Reddy, Amrita Dhanjal-Reddy, Eric R. Hanson, Eric R. Hanson   +10 more
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The stigmatisation of people with chronic back pain [PDF]

, 2006
This study responded to the need for better theoretical understanding of experiences that shape the beliefs, attitudes and needs of chronic back patients attending pain clinics.
Baszanger I, Beatrice Sofaer-Bennett, Bowman J M, Bral E, Crocker J, Department of Health, Diamond E L, Fordyce W E, Gatchel R J, Goffman E, Good M -JD, Gullackson A C, Immy Holloway, Jackson J E, Jan Walker, Kleinman A, Kvale S, Lincoln Y S, Morse J, Ospina M, Parsons T, Roy R, Roy R, Scambler G, Smith J A, Stockwell F   +25 more
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Lived experiences of informal caregivers of people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-ethnography [PDF]

, 2021
BACKGROUND: People with chronic pain often seek support from friends and family for everyday tasks. These individuals are termed informal caregivers. There remains uncertainty regarding the lived experiences of these people who care for individuals with ...
Bowlby J., Bronfenbrenner U, GBD, Major CH, Mease P., Merskey H, Sofaer-Bennett B   +6 more
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Substance P aggravates ligature-induced periodontitis in mice

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Periodontitis is one of the most common oral diseases in humans, affecting over 40% of adult Americans. Pain-sensing nerves, or nociceptors, sense local environmental changes and often contain neuropeptides. Recent studies have suggested that nociceptors
Yasir Dilshad Siddiqui, Yasir Dilshad Siddiqui, Xuguang Nie, Sheng Wang, Yasaman Abbasi, Lauren Park, Xiaoxuan Fan, Vivek Thumbigere-Math, Man-Kyo Chung   +8 more
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Enhancing the Sexual Function of Women Living with Chronic Pain: A Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment Group

Pain Research and Management, 2008
BACKGROUND: Chronic pain significantly impacts women’s quality of life in the domain of sexual function. Treatment aimed at improving the sexual function of women living with chronic pain is minimal or absent within an interdisciplinary rehabilitation ...
Annie Breton, Colleen M Miller, Kim Fisher   +2 more
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Resting state connectivity correlates with drug and placebo response in fibromyalgia patients

NeuroImage: Clinical, 2014
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, and memory and mood disturbances. Despite advances in our understanding of the underlying pathophysiology, treatment is often challenging.
T. Schmidt-Wilcke, E. Ichesco, J.P. Hampson, A. Kairys, S. Peltier, S. Harte, D.J. Clauw, R.E. Harris   +7 more
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Relationships between brain metabolite levels, functional connectivity, and negative mood in urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome patients compared to controls: A MAPP research network study

NeuroImage: Clinical, 2018
Until recently, the predominant pathology of chronic pelvic pain conditions was thought to reside in the peripheral tissues. However, mounting evidence from neuroimaging studies suggests an important role of the central nervous system in the pathogenesis
Daniel E. Harper, Eric Ichesco, Andrew Schrepf, Megan Halvorson, Tudor Puiu, Daniel J. Clauw, Richard E. Harris, Steven E. Harte   +7 more
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Quality of life and chronic pain four years after gastrointestinal surgery [PDF]

, 2006
PURPOSE: Little is known about the prevalence of chronic postsurgical pain after gastrointestinal surgery. This study was designed to assess the prevalence of chronic pain and quality of life in a cohort of patients who underwent surgery for benign and ...
Bruce, Julie, Krukowski, Zygmunt H.
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