Hybrid statistical and mechanistic mathematical model guides mobile health intervention for chronic pain [PDF]
Nearly a quarter of visits to the Emergency Department are for conditions that could have been managed via outpatient treatment; improvements that allow patients to quickly recognize and receive appropriate treatment are crucial. The growing popularity of mobile technology creates new opportunities for real-time adaptive medical intervention, and the ...
arxiv +1 more source
Time of Day Influences Psychophysical Measures in Women With Burning Mouth Syndrome
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic orofacial pain condition that mainly affects postmenopausal women. BMS type I patients report little to no spontaneous pain in the morning and increases in pain through the day, peaking in the afternoon ...
Janell S. Payano Sosa+12 more
doaj +1 more source
A review of evidence about behavioural and psychological aspects of chronic joint pain among people with haemophilia [PDF]
Joint pain related to haemophilia affects large numbers of people and has a significant impact on their quality of life. This article reviews evidence about behavioural and psychological aspects of joint pain in haemophilia, and considers that evidence ...
Acharya+75 more
core +2 more sources
A multi-modal MRI study of the central response to inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis
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
doaj +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source
Physical activity and exercise for chronic pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane Reviews
Background Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting beyond normal tissue healing time, generally taken to be 12 weeks. It contributes to disability, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, poor quality of life, and healthcare costs.
Louise J. Geneen+5 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
To compare different exercise prescriptions for patients with chronic pain along the continuum of nociplastic pain: fibromyalgia, chronic whiplash‐associated disorders (CWAD), and chronic idiopathic neck pain (CINP).
Katherinne Ferro Moura Franco+5 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
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
doaj +1 more source
Assessment and manifestation of central sensitisation across different chronic pain conditions
Different neuroplastic processes can occur along the nociceptive pathways and may be important in the transition from acute to chronic pain and for diagnosis and development of optimal management strategies. The neuroplastic processes may result in gain (
L. Arendt-Nielsen+8 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Modelling and classifying joint trajectories of self-reported mood and pain in a large cohort study [PDF]
It is well-known that mood and pain interact with each other, however individual-level variability in this relationship has been less well quantified than overall associations between low mood and pain. Here, we leverage the possibilities presented by mobile health data, in particular the "Cloudy with a Chance of Pain" study, which collected ...
arxiv +1 more source