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Early pubertal timing is a risk factor for adolescent dysmenorrhea

npj Women's Health
Females who experience menarche early have elevated risk for dysmenorrhea; yet, other puberty features precede menarche. Using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study®, pubertal timing was estimated via random effects linear growth ...
Christel M. Portengen, Tristin Smith, Esmeralda Hidalgo-Lopez, Hannah Becker, Melissa E. Lenert, Andrew Schrepf, Steven E. Harte, Chelsea M. Kaplan, Adriene M. Beltz   +8 more
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Development and Implementation of a Disease‐Targeted Storybook as a Clinical Tool for Children With Acute Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Although significant progress has been made in childhood leukemia survival, healthcare providers, and caregivers often face challenges in explaining this disease to patients. Disease‐targeted storybooks have been proposed as a tool to facilitate the understanding of diagnoses and treatment.
Nutvipha Ummartyotin, Usanarat Anurathapan, Rawiwan Roongpraiwan, Potchanee Dandamrongrak, Siriporn Nakhonchai, Pawin Numthavaj, Vilawan Chirdkiatgumchai   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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]

, 2010
Background To explore how chronic musculoskeletal pain is managed in multidisciplinary pain clinics for patients for whom physical interventions are inappropriate or ineffective.
Rahman, A, Anisur Rahman, Underwood, M, Rahman Anisur, Harding Geoffrey, Harding, Geoffrey, Harding, G, Campbell, John L., Campbell John, Suzanne Parsons, Parsons Suzanne, Underwood, Martin, Rahman, Anisur, John Campbell, Martin Underwood, Campbell, John, Anisur, Anisur, Geoffrey Harding, Parsons, Suzanne, Parsons, S, Underwood Martin   +20 more
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Opioids and chronic pain [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2012
The CMAJ editorial about opioids and chronic pain, “Better management of chronic pain care for all,”[1][1] refers to “myths about addiction” and states that the potential for addiction is “frequently exaggerated.” The risk of opioid addiction in prescribing opioids for chronic pain ...
openaire   +2 more sources

A Population‐Based Study on Childhood Aplastic Anemia—Incidence, Outcomes, and Health‐Related Quality of Life

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Childhood aplastic anemia (AA) is a rare disease, and both the disease itself and its treatment cause significant morbidity. We aimed to determine the contemporary incidence of childhood AA in Finland, to compare the clinical characteristics of AA against inherited bone marrow failure syndromes (IBMFS) and refractory cytopenia of ...
Lauri‐Matti Kulmala, Riitta Niinimäki, Tytti Pokka, Anu Huurre, Liisa Järvelä, Sauli Palmu, Tuuli Pöyhönen, Pauliina Utriainen, Henri Aarnivala   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic Pain and Addiction / [PDF]

, 2011
Patients with chronic pain understandably seek relief from their distress and discomfort, but many medications that alleviate pain are potentially addictive, and most chronic pain conditions only have a temporary response to opiate analgesic drugs.
Clark, M.R.
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Protocol for a pragmatic trial of Cannabidiol (CBD) to improve chronic pain symptoms among United States Veterans

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background Chronic pain affects over 100 million Americans, with a disproportionately high number being Veterans. Chronic pain is often difficult to treat and responds variably to medications, with many providing minimal relief or having adverse side ...
Rachel S. Bergmans, Riley Wegryn-Jones, Catherine Klida, Vivian Kurtz, Laura Thomas, David A. Williams, Daniel J. Clauw, Kelley M. Kidwell, Amy S. B. Bohnert, Kevin F. Boehnke   +9 more
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Experience With Performing Rheocarna Therapy via the Single‐Needle Method for Treatment of Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This study investigated the safety and efficacy of single‐needle Rheocarna therapy for chronic limb‐threatening ischemia (CLTI) with wounds. Methods Six patients with CLTI involving ulcers unresponsive to revascularization underwent single‐needle Rheocarna treatment.
Yasutaka Yamauchi, Rie Tanaka, Reona Kawahira, Shingo Nabeta, Kouhei Naoi, Kazuhito Kitajima, Akira Wada, Tomonari Takagi, Norihiko Ohura, Akira Miyamoto   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

An exploratory study of changes in salivary cortisol, depression, and pain intensity after treatment for chronic pain [PDF]

, 2008
To investigate the relationship between cortisol levels, pain intensity, and negative mood in chronic pain patients participating in a multidisciplinary pain management program.
Evans, K.D., Drummond, P.D., Douglas, W., Bruce, N.   +3 more
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Tactile thresholds are preserved yet complex sensory function is impaired over the lumbar spine of chronic non-specific low back pain patients. A preliminary investigation [PDF]

, 2010
Objectives: To investigate impairments in sensory function in chronic non-specific low back pain patients and the relationship between any impairment and the clinical features of the condition. Design: A cross-sectional case-control study.
George, PJ, Wand, Benedict M, Wand, BM, Di Pietro, Flavia, Neil E. O’Connell, George, Pamela, Di Pietro, FS, Benedict M. Wand, Flavia Di Pietro, O'Connell, NE, Pamela George, O\u27Connell, Neil E   +11 more
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