Current and future options for the management of phantom-limb pain.

abstract：:Purpose: The study aimed to evaluate the analgesic efficiency of dexmedetomidine (DEX) when added to levobupivacaine in continuous ultrasound-guided serratus anterior plane block (SAPB) performed at the end of major thoracic surgery. Methods: This randomized, double-blind trial included 50 adults undergoing thoracic s...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Abdallah NM,Bakeer AH,Youssef RB,Zaki HV,Abbas DN

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Waiting list management at chronic pain clinics has become a serious problem throughout Canada. We analyzed the waiting list at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) Pain Centre. METHODS:The present study is an observational, prospective study. We used a specifically designed survey ques...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Vargas-Schaffer G,Rusnov A,Boulanger A

更新日期：2013-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:Operant conditioning has long been believed to influence the pain experience through a psychological reward pathway. This study was formulated to test the hypothesis that pain sensitivity may be enhanced >3 months if a monetary reward works as a reinforcement. Methods:Forty healthy subjects volunteered to particip...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Shiro Y,Ikemoto T,Hayashi K,Arai YC,Deie M,Ueno T

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lymphocyte apoptosis in critical illness is associated with immunosuppression. We explored for the first time the associations between pain ratings and expression of the apoptotic receptor Fas on B and T cells in critically ill patients and the potential mediating effects of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Papathanassoglou E,Mpouzika MD,Giannakopoulou M,Bozas E,Middleton N,Tsiaousis G,Karabinis A

更新日期：2017-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer and cancer treatment-related chronic pain affect a significant number of patients. The etiology of this pain is diverse and may include nociceptive and/or neuropathic characteristics. Treatment is often multifactorial and may require advanced interventional techniques, such as spinal cord stimulation (SCS). Thi...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Hagedorn JM,Pittelkow TP,Hunt CL,D'Souza RS,Lamer TJ

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Effective postoperative pain management is crucial in the care of surgical patients. Opioids, which are commonly used in managing postoperative pain, have a potential for tolerance and addiction, along with sedating side effects. Gabapentin's use as a multimodal analgesic regimen to treat neuropathic pain ha...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Arumugam S,Lau CS,Chamberlain RS

更新日期：2016-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) has been estimated to contribute to pain in as much as 38% of cases of lower back pain. There are no clear diagnostic or treatment pathways. This article seeks to establish a clearer pathway and algorithm for treating patients. Methods:The literature was reviewed in order to rev...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Falowski S,Sayed D,Pope J,Patterson D,Fishman M,Gupta M,Mehta P

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Even though pain is a subjective phenomenon, its objective evaluation in humans is important because subjects requiring pain evaluation may be unable to describe their pain intensity because of decreased awareness or impaired cognitive function. Previous reports indicate that the perfusion index (PI), which ...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Nishimura T,Nakae A,Shibata M,Mashimo T,Fujino Y

更新日期：2014-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Postsurgical pain management remains a significant challenge. Liposome bupivacaine, as part of a multimodal analgesic regimen, has been shown to significantly reduce postsurgical opioid consumption, hospital length of stay (LOS), and hospitalization costs in gastrointestinal (GI) surgery, compared with intra...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Cohen SM,Vogel JD,Marcet JE,Candiotti KA

更新日期：2014-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic low back pain (CLBP) and chronic neck pain (CNP) have become a serious medical and socioeconomic problem in recent decades. Patients suffering from chronic pain seem to have a higher prevalence of sleep disorders. PURPOSE:To calculate the prevalence of sleep deprivation in patients with CLBP and CNP...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Artner J,Cakir B,Spiekermann JA,Kurz S,Leucht F,Reichel H,Lattig F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opioids are the most important pharmacological treatment for moderate-to-severe cancer pain, but side effects limit their use. Transdermal fentanyl (TDF) and oral prolonged-release oxycodone-naloxone (OXN-PR) are effective in controlling chronic pain, with less constipation compared to other opioids. However...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Roberto A,Greco MT,Legramandi L,Galli F,Galli M,Corli O

更新日期：2017-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a rare but refractory pain disorder. Recent advanced information retrieval studies using text-mining and network analysis have suggested nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB) as a possible central mediator of CRPS. The brain is also known to play important roles in CRPS. The aim...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Nahm FS,Nahm SS,Han WK,Gil HY,Choi E,Lee PB

更新日期：2019-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews the current clinical data for the role of transdermal buprenorphine (BUP TDS) in the treatment of diverse acute and chronic pain syndromes. Literature searches were carried out using PubMed (1988 to June 2009). The published findings seem to support hypotheses regarding the rather unique analgesic m...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Hans G,Robert D

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opioids and other controlled substances prescribed for chronic pain are associated with abuse, addiction, and death, prompting national initiatives to identify safe and effective pain management strategies including topical analgesics. METHODS:This prospective, observational study evaluated changes from bas...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Gudin JA,Brennan MJ,Harris ED,Hurwitz PL,Dietze DT,Strader JD

更新日期：2017-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The quadratus lumborum block (QLB) is a relatively new regional analgesic technique that could provide analgesia to the abdominal wall and reduce postoperative opioid consumption. We investigated the opioid-sparing effect of a unilateral lateral QLB in laparoscopic nephrectomy. Patients and Methods:A total of ...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Kwak KH,Baek SI,Kim JK,Kim TH,Yeo J

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To report a rare case of spontaneous fusion (SF) following cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA), to review the related literature, and to propose a new measure to prevent it. Methods:The course of a patient with SF is described here. The potential causes, risk factors, and preventive measure of SF after CDA publ...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Ge CY,Wang J,Zhang BF,Hui H,Shan LQ,Zhao QP,Hao DJ

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the cultural adaptation and testing of the behavioral pain scale (BPS) and the critical-care pain observation tools (CPOT) for pain assessment in Taiwan. The cross-cultural adaptation followed the steps of translation, including forward translation, back-translation, evaluation of the translations...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Hsiung NH,Yang Y,Lee MS,Dalal K,Smith GD

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:The study aimed at the evaluation of the impact of intravenous (IV) dexamethasone on efficacy and duration of analgesia of paravertebral block (PVB) in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy (MRM). Patients and methods:This randomized, double-blind controlled trial included 50 patients with breast can...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Bakeer AH,Abdallah NM,Kamel MA,Abbas DN,Ragab AS

更新日期：2018-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been demonstrated that N-ethyl-lidocaine (QX-314) can target the transient receptor protein vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) nociceptors when coadministered with capsaicin, resulting in a selective block of the nociceptors. Capsaicin is problematic in therapeutic use because it induces firing of nociceptors. The p...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Nakagawa H,Hiura A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is an experimental approach for probing endogenous analgesia by which one painful stimulus (the conditioning stimulus) may inhibit the perceived pain of a subsequent stimulus (the test stimulus). Animal studies suggest that CPM is mediated by a spino-bulbo-spinal loop using obj...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Bernaba M,Johnson KA,Kong JT,Mackey S

更新日期：2014-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:In chronic pain, habituation is believed to be impaired, and pain hypervigilance can enhance the pain experience. The goal of this study was to determine whether pain hypervigilance further worsens habituation of event-related potentials, measured in a pain-rating protocol of 25 painful somatosensory electrical sti...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Vossen CJ,Luijcks R,van Os J,Joosten EA,Lousberg R

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：Objective:To examine the influence of anxiety and pain-related catastrophizing on the time course of acute interleukin-6 (IL-6) responses to standardized noxious stimulation among patients with chronic pain. Methods:Data were collected from 48 participants in the following demographically matched groups: patients with...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Lazaridou A,Martel MO,Cahalan CM,Cornelius MC,Franceschelli O,Campbell CM,Haythornthwaite JA,Smith M,Riley J,Edwards RR

更新日期：2018-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:It is broadly accepted that children of all age groups including (preterm) neonates and young infants can perceive pain and that there is an absolute need to treat their pain safely and effectively. The approved treatment options for children, particularly (preterm) neonates and young infants, are very limited with on...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Eerdekens M,Beuter C,Lefeber C,van den Anker J

更新日期：2019-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To date, there has been no study on the effects of interleukin-10 (IL-10) on complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) rodent models, despite the anti-allodynic effect of IL-10 in previous studies. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of IL-10 in a CRPS mouse model and find whether early inh...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Kim JH,Park JS,Park D

更新日期：2018-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose: The objective for this clinical pilot study was to evaluate changes to chronic pain, vascular health, and inflammatory markers when consuming a dietary supplement blend (DSB, CytoQuel®), containing curcumin, resveratrol, tocotrienols, N-Acetylcysteine, and epigallocatechin gallate. Materials and methods: An o...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Hamilton DE,Jensen GS

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Duloxetine is a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of fibromyalgia and painful diabetic neuropathy at doses of 60 mg daily. Duloxetine has been shown to significantly improve the symptoms of chronic pain associated with these disorders, as meas...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Wright A,Luedtke KE,Vandenberg C

更新日期：2010-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low back pain is often called nonspecific pain. In this type of low back pain, various emotions and stress are known to strongly affect pain perception. The purpose of this study is to investigate how the degree of low back pain changes in people with chronic mild low back pain when they are inside and outsi...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Sakakibara T,Wang Z,Kasai Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To explore the role of cervical sagittal alignment in the occurrence of adjacent-level ossification development (ALOD) in patients who underwent anterior cervical discectomy fusion with self-locking stand-alone polyetheretherketone cage, and the relationship between cervical sagittal alignment and clinical outc...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Liu W,Rong Y,Chen J,Luo Y,Tang P,Zhou Z,Fan J,Cai W

更新日期：2018-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Fabry disease belongs to lysosomal storage disorders and can be successfully treated today. On the contrary, the correct diagnostic classification of its symptoms can be challenging and most patients suffer from pain for years, until they are diagnosed correctly. The aim of this project was to characterize pati...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Forstenpointner J,Moeller P,Sendel M,Reimer M,Hüllemann P,Baron R

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:This study aimed to review and pool the current literature on intra-articular ozone injection in knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Methods:A systematic review of three big databases was performed to identify all English-language randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that evaluated the efficacy of intra-articular ...

journal_title：Journal of pain research

authors： Raeissadat SA,Tabibian E,Rayegani SM,Rahimi-Dehgolan S,Babaei-Ghazani A

更新日期：2018-10-25 00:00:00