Chronic non-specific low back pain - sub-groups or a single mechanism? [PDF]
Copyright 2008 Wand and O'Connell; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use ...
A Antal +198 more
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Neuroimaging of pain in animal models: a review of recent literature
. 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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Quantitative Sensory Testing Across Chronic Pain Conditions and Use in Special Populations
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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Prevalence of chronic pain in Libya before and after the uprising of 17 February 2011. [PDF]
Two questionnaires were translated into Arabic and culturally adapted to measure chronic pain and neuropathic pain in the general population in Derna, Libya (1, 2), and then in a country-wide survey.
Tashani, OA
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Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review
ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus +6 more
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Exercise Increases Pressure Pain Tolerance but Not Pressure and Heat Pain Thresholds in Healthy Young Men [PDF]
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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Clinical Correlates of Anxiety and Depression After Diagnosis of a Pediatric Brain Tumor
ABSTRACT Background The prevalence and clinical correlates of symptoms of anxiety and depression in pediatric patients with brain tumors are not well described. We aimed to identify clinical characteristics that are correlated with elevated symptoms of anxiety and depression following initial diagnosis.
Bryony J. Lucas +16 more
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British pain clinic practitioners' recognition and use of the bio-psychosocial pain management model for patients when physical interventions are ineffective or inappropriate : results of a qualitative study [PDF]
Background To explore how chronic musculoskeletal pain is managed in multidisciplinary pain clinics for patients for whom physical interventions are inappropriate or ineffective.
Anisur, Anisur +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful or traumatic events prior to age 18 that are known to have a lasting impact on individuals’ health and well‐being. There is a gap in understanding the relationship between ACEs and Other Life Stressors and health status for adults with sickle cell disease (SCD).
Marsha Treadwell +8 more
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The patient is a 42 years old woman with entrapment syndrome of the “nerves of passage” – ilioinguinal (IING) and Iliohypogastric (IHPO) – after abdominal surgery.
Stefano Brauneis +3 more
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