The use of the Sensecam to explore daily functioning of older adults with chronic pain [PDF]
, 2013 Chronic pain often interferes with daily living. This study aimed to explore day-to-day patterns of functioning and experiences of older adults living with chronic pain.
Schofield, Patricia +8 more
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome with vulvar involvement: A case report and literature review
Case Reports in Women's Health, 2022 Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a rare, life-threatening mucocutaneous condition causing necrosis and detachment of the epidermis. Vulvovaginal involvement, seen in up to 70% of affected women, can lead to painful chronic conditions such as adenosis ...
Jessie Hollingsworth +4 more
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Characterization of Early Inflammatory Events Leading to Provoked Vulvodynia Development in Rats
Journal of Inflammation Research, 2022 Yaseen Awad-Igbaria,1,2 Shilo Dadon,1,2 Alon Shamir,3,4 Alejandro Livoff,5 Mark Shlapobersky,5 Jacob Bornstein,1,2,* Eilam Palzur2,* 1Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel; 2The Research Institute of Galilee ...
Awad-Igbaria Y +6 more
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Aetiology, diagnosis, and clinical management of vulvodynia
Menopause Review, 2020 Chronic vulvar pain or discomfort for which no obvious aetiology can be found, i.e. vulvodynia, can affect up to 16% of women, and it may be found in girls and women across all age groups and ethnicities.
Polina Vasileva +2 more
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Cannabis use preferences in women with myofascial pelvic pain: A cross-sectional study
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: X, 2023 Objective: Myofascial tenderness is present in most chronic pelvic pain conditions and causes significant distress to patients. Treatment is challenging and often not curative. Cannabis is often used for self-management of chronic pelvic pain.
Emily C. Yang +7 more
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Differences in Pain Subtypes Between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women with Chronic Vulvar Pain [PDF]
Journal of Women's Health, 2015 Compared with non-Hispanic Whites, Hispanic women have significantly higher prevalence of chronic vulvar pain (CVP), which is known to have heterogeneous subtypes. However, it is not known whether subtypes differ by ethnicity, and improved understanding of subtypes may allow for targeted clinical assessment and therapies.
Ruby H N, Nguyen +2 more
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The effectiveness of an acceptance and commitment therapy self-help intervention for chronic pain [PDF]
, 2010 Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an Acceptance Commitment Therapy based self-help book for people with chronic pain. Method: This was a randomized 2 group study design.
Shennan, Jeannette +15 more
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Short-term prospective memory deficits in chronic back pain patients [PDF]
, 2007 Objective: Chronic pain, particularly low back pain, is widespread. Although a great deal is known about the impact that this has on quality of life and physical activity, relatively little has been established regarding the more cognitive effects of ...
Heffernan, Tom +3 more
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Vulvodynia – still a challenging therapeutic problem
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2017 Introduction . Vulvodynia is a chronic condition characterized by pain and burning in the vulvar area without any abnormalities in clinical and laboratory examinations.
Magdalena Pawlaczyk +2 more
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Subpubic cartilaginous cystic lesion presenting as a vulvar mass: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2009 Introduction A subpubic cartilaginous cyst is a rare and innocent defect originating from the symphysis pubis and may present as a vulvar mass and/or chronic abdominal pain.
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