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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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. +6 more
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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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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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Sphenopalatine ganglion block ... a new treatment for burning mouth syndrome?: a case report
Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2023 Burning mouth syndrome is a poorly understood entity for which current treatment modalities fail to provide effective relieve. Branches of the maxillary and mandibular nerves are responsible for the innervation of the affected area.
In.¼s Vieira +4 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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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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Chronic pain assessments in children and adolescents : a systematic literature review of the selection, administration, interpretation, and reporting of unidimensional pain intensity scales [PDF]
, 2017 Background. Advances in pain assessment approaches now indicate which measures should be used to capture chronic pain experiences in children and adolescents.
Cordingley, L +4 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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