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Clinical measurement of the thoracic kyphosis : A study of the intra-rater reliability in subjects with and without shoulder pain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Copyright © Lewis and Valentine; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2010. 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 ...
Lewis, J.S., Valentine, R.E.
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Pain detection with bioimpedance methodology from 3-dimensional exploration of nociception in a postoperative observational trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Although the measurement of dielectric properties of the skin is a long-known tool for assessing the changes caused by nociception, the frequency modulated response has not been considered yet.
Copot, Dana   +4 more
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Does inter-vertebral range of motion increase after spinal manipulation? A prospective cohort study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Spinal manipulation for nonspecific neck pain is thought to work in part by improving inter-vertebral range of motion (IV-RoM), but it is difficult to measure this or determine whether it is related to clinical outcomes.
A Aho   +43 more
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Measurement of pain

open access: yesJapanese Journal of Pharmacology, 1982
Abstract The measurement of pain is important for evaluation of analgesics as well as to know the degree of suffering in patient. Existing methods are divided into two categories.
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Grading the intensity of nondental orofacial pain: Identification of cutoff points for mild, moderate, and severe pain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: When assessing pain in clinical practice, clinicians often label pain as mild, moderate, and severe. However, these categories are not distinctly defined, and are often used arbitrarily.
Brailo, V, Zakrzewska, JM
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Why and when social support predicts older adults’ pain-related disability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Pain-related social support has been shown to be directly associated with pain-related disability, depending on whether it promotes functional autonomy or dependence.
Bernardes, Sónia F.   +2 more
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Measures of upper limb function for people with neck pain: A systematic review of measurement and practical properties (protocol) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background Upper limb disability is a common musculoskeletal condition frequently associated with neck pain. Recent literature has reported the need to utilise validated upper limb outcome measures in the assessment and management of patients with ...
Alreni, Ahmad Salah Eldin   +3 more
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Quality of Postoperative Pain Management after Midfacial Fracture Repair—An Outcome-oriented Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Objectives There is a lack of literature regarding the procedure-specific quality of acute postoperative pain management after midfacial fracture repair.
Djedovic, Gabriel   +8 more
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Menstrual Pain Assessment: Comparing Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) with Numerical Rating Scales (NRS) as Pain Measurement Tools

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Management of pain is optimized if the pain is assessed with the appropriate measuring tool. Verbal rating scale (VRS) and numerical rating scale (NRS) are pain assessment tools.
E. Ameade, B. Mohammed
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Test–retest reliability, validity, and minimum detectable change of visual analog, numerical rating, and verbal rating scales for measurement of osteoarthritic knee pain

open access: yesJournal of Pain Research, 2018
Objective Several scales are commonly used for assessing pain intensity. Among them, the numerical rating scale (NRS), visual analog scale (VAS), and verbal rating scale (VRS) are often used in clinical practice.
A. Alghadir   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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