Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2022 Background: Mouth dissolving film (MDF) is a fast-dissolving drug delivery system that provides a practical means to administer drugs not just to special populations with swallowing difficulties but also to the general public. MDFs are novel dosage forms
M Aparna Vijayan +2 more
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The Relationship Between Preoperative PROMIS Scores With Postoperative Improvements in Physical Function After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion [PDF]
Neurospine, 2020 Objective Assess preoperative Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) physical function (PF) scores and differences between preoperative and postoperative PROMIS-PF scores for patients undergoing anterior cervical discectomy and
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Pain measurement in arthritis [PDF]
Arthritis & Rheumatism, 1993 AbstractObjective. This paper reviews the major pain measurement methods used with adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and fibromyalgia.Methods and Results. The most frequently used measures are numerical and verbal rating (category) scales of pain intensity and affect.
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Defining adherence to therapeutic exercise for musculoskeletal pain : a systematic review [PDF]
, 2018 Objective To establish the meaning of the term ‘adherence’ (including conceptual and measurement definitions) in the context of therapeutic exercise (TE) for musculoskeletal (MSK) pain.
Bailey, Daniel L. +5 more
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Journal of Pain Research, 2020 Jason Ju In Chan,1 Chin Wen Tan,1,2 Cheng Teng Yeam,2 Rehena Sultana,3 Alex Tiong Heng Sia,1,2 Ashraf Samir Habib,4 Ban Leong Sng1,2 1Department of Women’s Anesthesia, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore; 2Anesthesiology and ...
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Health professionals’ referral practice and related healthcare utilization for people with low back pain in Singapore: A retrospective study [PDF]
Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 2019 Background: Low back pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder that can incur high financial burden. A significant proportion of this burden may be incurred from referrals to health services and subsequent healthcare usages.
Fong-Ling Loy +3 more
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Analysis of surgical treatment of chronic neuropathic pain after simple cauda equina injury
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2022 Objective To analyze the surgical strategy, efficacy and long⁃term safety of chronic neuropathic pain (NP) after simple cauda equina injury. Methods The clinical data of patients with chronic NP after cauda equina injury treated by dorsal root entry zone
NI Bing +5 more
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Symptom Domain Groups of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Tools Independently Predict Hospitalizations and Re-hospitalizations in Cirrhosis [PDF]
, 2017 Background Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) tools can identify health-related quality of life (HRQOL) domains that could differentially affect disease progression.
Bajaj, Jasmohan S. +14 more
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Defining and distinguishing infant behavioral states using acoustic cry analysis: is colic painful? [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundTo characterize acoustic features of an infant's cry and use machine learning to provide an objective measurement of behavioral state in a cry-translator.
Alwan, Abeer +15 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]
, 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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