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Mariateresa Giglio
Pain Medicine
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Open AccessMicrobial Symphony: Exploring the Role of the Gut in Osteoarthritis-Related Pain. A Narrative Review
One of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, osteoarthritis (OA), causes worldwide disability, morbidity, and poor quality of life by degenerating articular cartilage, modifying subchondral bone, and infl...
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Open AccessGut Microbiota Modulation and Its Implications on Neuropathic Pain: A Comprehensive Literature Review
Neuropathic pain (NP) is a chronic pain disorder arising from somatosensory nervous system impairment. Extensive evidence supports the notion that the gut microbiota (GM) is crucial in maintaining human health...
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Open AccessLow Back Pain and Radiofrequency Denervation of Facet Joint: Beyond Pain Control—A Video Recording
Chronic low back pain is often due to L5S1 instability resulting in facet joint syndrome. Patients suffering from low back pain may also have a gait pattern characterized by a reduced speed and a shorter, asym...
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Open AccessPerioperative goal-directed therapy and postoperative complications in different kind of surgical procedures: an updated meta-analysis
Goal-directed therapy (GDT) aims to assure tissue perfusion, by optimizing doses and timing of fluids, inotropes, and vasopressors, through monitoring of cardiac output and other basic hemodynamic parameters. ...
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Open AccessThe Routes of Administration for Acute Postoperative Pain Medication
Effective treatment of postoperative acute pain, together with early mobilization and nutrition, is one of the perioperative strategies advocated to improve surgical outcome and reduce the costs of hospitaliza...
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Open AccessTriple Intrathecal Combination Therapy for End-Stage Cancer-Related Refractory Pain: A Prospective Observational Study with Two-Month Follow-Up
In cancer-related pain refractory to systemic opioids, intrathecal (IT) administration of morphine can be a useful strategy. In clinical practice, IT morphine is usually combined with other drugs with differen...
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Open AccessA Bilateral Lumbar Multidermatomal Herpes Zoster in an Elderly Woman with Chronic Kidney Disease
Herpes zoster (HZ) is a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus (VZV) permanently latent within the cranial or dorsal root ganglia. Usually the rash presents in only one side of t...
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Open AccessAn Ensemble of Psychological and Physical Health Indices Discriminates Between Individuals with Chronic Pain and Healthy Controls with High Reliability: A Machine Learning Study
Chronic pain (CP) is a complex multidimensional experience severely affecting individuals’ quality of life. Multiple cognitive, affective, emotional, and interpersonal factors play a major role in CP. Furtherm...
