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abstract：:A flurry of recent randomized, placebo-controlled trials assessing dissimilar pharmacotherapeutic treatment options for fibromyalgia (FM) have been presented in the past few years. This review evaluates these trials in light of recent pathophysiological concepts germane to FM, including mood disorders, autonomic dysre...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Holman AJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound plays a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of pain, with significant literature reaching back many years, especially with regard to diagnostic ultrasound and its use for guiding needle-based delivery of drugs. Advances in ultrasound over at least the last decade have opened up new areas of inqu...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Bobola MS,Chen L,Ezeokeke CK,Kuznetsova K,Lahti AC,Lou W,Myroniv AN,Schimek NW,Selby ML,Mourad PD

更新日期：2018-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) are highly prevalent primary headaches that remain underdiagnosed and undertreated in clinical practice. The similarities and differences between migraine and TTH may impose diagnostic challenges as well as management difficulties. In addition, the possibility of migraine chron...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Peres MF,Gonçalves AL,Krymchantowski A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Peripheral nerve blocks of the scalp, mainly greater occipital nerve blocks, have received a renewed interest amongst pediatric providers as they offer an alternate option to provide both acute and chronic relief from the suffering of children with difficult to treat headaches. This narrative review w...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Dubrovsky AS

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) frequently have gastrointestinal symptoms and signs. This article critically reviews the available literature and concludes the following: evidence that inflammatory bowel disease is associated with FM is contradictory, but should be looked for in patients taking concomitant steroids; p...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Wallace DJ,Hallegua DS

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care professionals caring for neonates (birth to 28 days of life) and infants up to 1 year of age have a professional and ethical responsibility to provide safe and effective pain management during painful procedures. Despite 14 years of research reports highlighting that sick infants are exposed to large numbe...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Harrison D,Yamada J,Stevens B

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New daily persistent headache (NDPH), which is the acute onset of headache within 3 days and is persistent for 15 days or more each month for at least 3 months, is a predominantly female heterogeneous subtype of chronic daily headache, typically with migraine features of unknown etiology. NDPH may be a presentation of...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Evans RW

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is either a symptom or a syndrome depending on criteria for diagnosis. CRF is present in 20% to 30% of long-term cancer survivors and 80% to 90% during treatment and at the end of life. Assessment requires determining the presence, severity, and interference with daily activities. Differen...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Davis MP,Khoshknabi D,Yue GH

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migraine is a debilitating neurological disorder with grave consequences for both the individual and society. This review will focus on recent literature investigating how brain structures implicated in reward and aversion contribute to the genesis of migraine pain. There exist many overlapping and interacting brain r...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Cahill CM,Cook C,Pickens S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 20 million US women suffer with migraine, two thirds of whom experience menstrually related migraine. Estrogen plays an important role in triggering migraine, and given the numerous hormonal fluctuations throughout a woman's lifetime, there are many opportunities for a hormonal impact. Accurate diagnosis is ...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Lay CL,Broner SW

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tension type headache (TTH) is a primary headache disorder considered common in children and adolescents. It remains debatable whether TTH and migraine are separate biological entities. This review summarizes the most recent literature of TTH with regards to children and adolescents. Further studies of TTH are needed ...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Monteith TS,Sprenger T

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lumbar spine forms the foundation and infrastructure of an organic skyscraper equipped with the physiologic capacity to act as a crane for lifting and a crankshaft for walking. Subjected to aging like other "human machinery," the lumbar spine adapts to the wear and tear of gravity and biomechanical loading through...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Wheeler AH,Murrey DB

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The understanding of migraine pathophysiology has evolved from the belief that migraine is a vascular disorder, to evidence that better defines migraine as a neurogenic disorder associated with secondary changes in brain perfusion. There is evidence to suggest that the early phase of migraine pain results from neuroge...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Biondi DM

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nociceptive nerve endings in muscles and other tissues are equipped with a multitude of receptor molecules for endogenous pain-producing and sensitizing agents. Particularly interesting molecules are the purinergic receptors, which can be activated by adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and the vanilloid receptor, which is ...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Mense S

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibromyalgia syndrome, a chronic condition typically characterized by widespread pain, nonrestorative sleep, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and other somatic symptoms, negatively impacts physical and emotional function and reduces quality of life. Exercise is commonly recommended in the management of people with fibr...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Busch AJ,Webber SC,Brachaniec M,Bidonde J,Bello-Haas VD,Danyliw AD,Overend TJ,Richards RS,Sawant A,Schachter CL

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review highlights the importance of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in headache sufferers. OMT is a viable option for patients who either do not wish to use pharmaceuticals or who have contraindications to pharmaceuticals. Patients with headaches that are refractory to other treatment op...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Whalen J,Yao S,Leder A

更新日期：2018-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature on migraine triggers is reviewed, including the most common triggers, interactions between triggers, the research evidence related to the capacity of self-reported triggers to precipitate headaches, and the neurobiologic pathways by which triggers induce migraine attacks. An argument is developed agains...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Martin PR

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical stimulation has been used since ancient times to treat painful conditions. Electrotherapy for pain was largely consigned to the realm of quackery until the introduction of the Gate Control Theory by Melzack and Wall in 1965 provided a rationale for direct stimulation of peripheral nerves. Since that time, p...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Henderson JM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic primary headaches are widespread disorders which cause significant quality of life and socioprofessional impairment. Available pharmacological treatments have often a limited efficacy and/or can generate unbearable side effects. Electrical nerve stimulation is a well-known non-destructive method of pain modula...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： D'Ostilio K,Magis D

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is an important molecule in headache pathophysiology. NO regulates vascular tone and acts as a potent vasodilator, and thus participates in regulating blood flow. NO is also considered to play a role in processing sensory information and pain sensitization. In this article, we review the role of NO i...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Steinberg A,Nilsson Remahl AI

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of patients attending specialty headache centers complain of very frequent, almost continuous headaches, which are usually grouped together under the term chronic daily headache (CDH), a category which does not appear in the International Headache Society (IHS) classification published in 1988. More than 10 y...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Sandrini G,Cecchini AP,Tassorelli C,Nappi G

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the current and investigational agents for use in the treatment of acute pain. The use of spinal and epidural routes also are discussed. ...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Bowen G,Viscusi ER,Andonakakis A

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opiate analgesics have been widely used for severe acute pain and chronic cancer-related pain. Individual differences in the effectiveness of opiates and their side effects limit the clinical benefits and increase risks of drug abuse. Genetic factors might affect variations of opiate sensitivity. The mu opioid peptide...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Nagashima M,Katoh R,Sato Y,Tagami M,Kasai S,Ikeda K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most common type of headache in the general population, including individuals over the age of 65 years. Although the prevalence of migraine decreases markedly with age, TTH has a greater tendency to persist later in life. Less commonly, TTH can present for the first time after the ag...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Crystal SC,Grosberg BM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical features of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs), such as trigeminal distribution of pain, circadian/circannual rhythmicity, and ipsilateral cranial autonomic features, suggest a crucial role of the hypothalamus in the underlying pathophysiology of these primary headache disorders. Hypothalamic involv...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Holle D,Katsarava Z,Obermann M

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychostimulant drug in the world. With intermittent exposures, caffeine may act as a mild analgesic for headache or as an adjuvant for the actions of other analgesics. Chronic repetitive exposures to caffeine increase the risks for development of analgesic-overuse headache, chroni...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Shapiro RE

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"Do I have a tumor?" This is a question in every person's mind when first confronted with a new-onset headache, a question that causes considerable anxiety among patients, leading them to seek medical evaluation. This publication reviews the current literature with respect to the epidemiology, pathophysiology presenta...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Kahn K,Finkel A

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathic pain remains a serious medical problem because of patient morbidity and the absence of effective therapeutic interventions. Recent evidence suggests that this type of pain may be particularly difficult to manage because underlying mechanisms are influenced by a variety of factors, including type of injury,...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Harriott AM,Gold MS

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous treatment strategies for myofascial pain syndrome are available, including physical therapy, behavioral pain management techniques, acupuncture, various types of injections, and the use of various pharmacotherapeutic approaches. The use of topical analgesics for myofascial pain syndrome is the focus of this r...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Argoff CE

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decades investigators have used personality inventories to help explain the relationship between personality and pain experience. This article reviews empirical research, which has examined temperament and character features in chronic pain patients. Robert Cloninger's temperament and character model of pe...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Conrad R,Wegener I,Geiser F,Kleiman A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00