Reduced pressure pain thresholds in response to exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome but not in chronic low back pain: an experimental study [PDF]
, 2010 Objective The aims of this study were to examine (i) base line pressure pain thresholds in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and those with chronic low back pain compared with healthy subjects, (ii) the change in mean pain threshold in response to ...
Meeus, Mira +3 more
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Elimination of pain improves specificity of clinical diagnostic criteria for adult chronic rhinosinusitis [PDF]
, 2017 Objective Determine whether the elimination of pain improves accuracy of clinical diagnostic criteria for adult chronic rhinosinusitis. Study Design Retrospective cohort study.
DiNardo, Laurence J. +4 more
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Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation after human cold pain testing
PAIN Reports, 2016 . Changes in cold temperature sensitivity are often associated with chronic pain conditions. Progress in understanding the neurobiological mechanism underlying these changes and resulting development of effective therapies has been slowed by the ...
Melissa J. Wolz +6 more
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A primary care, multi-disciplinary disease management program for opioid-treated patients with chronic non-cancer pain and a high burden of psychiatric comorbidity [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: Chronic non-cancer pain is a common problem that is often accompanied by psychiatric comorbidity and disability. The effectiveness of a multi-disciplinary pain management program was tested in a 3 month before and after trial.
A Rosenblum +95 more
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Quantitative Sensory Testing Across Chronic Pain Conditions and Use in Special Populations
Frontiers in Pain Research, 2022 Chronic pain imposes a significant burden to the healthcare system and adversely affects patients' quality of life. Traditional subjective assessments, however, do not adequately capture the complex phenomenon of pain, which is influenced by a multitude ...
Kristen R. Weaver +14 more
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AAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Chronic Sickle Cell Disease Pain [PDF]
, 2017 Pain in sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and high health care costs. Although episodic acute pain is the hallmark of this disorder, there is an increasing awareness that chronic pain is part of the pain ...
Aguilar +89 more
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A multi-modal MRI study of the central response to inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
Nature Communications, 2018 Many diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, are characterized by a chronic inflammatory state, but it is not clear whether or how this affects the brain. Here, the authors show that the severity of on-going inflammation predicts altered functional brain
Andrew Schrepf +9 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 Orthodontic force produces mechanical irritation and inflammation in the periodontium, which is inevitably accompanied by pain. Despite its prevalence, treatment of orthodontic pain is ineffective.
Sheng Wang +5 more
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Neuroimaging of pain in animal models: a review of recent literature
PAIN Reports, 2019 . Neuroimaging of pain in animals allows us to better understand mechanisms of pain processing and modulation. In this review, we discuss recently published brain imaging studies in rats, mice, and monkeys, including functional magnetic resonance imaging
Joyce T. Da Silva, David A. Seminowicz
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Exercise Increases Pressure Pain Tolerance but Not Pressure and Heat Pain Thresholds in Healthy Young Men [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Exercise causes an acute decrease in the pain sensitivity known as exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH), but the specificity to certain pain modalities remains unknown.
Bartholomew +39 more
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