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‘Painting my pain’: the use of pain drawings to assess multisite pain in women with primary dysmenorrhea
BackgroundTo verify the use of pain drawing to assess multisite pain in with primary dysmenorrhea (PD) and to assess its divergent validity,...
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A diagnostic support system based on pain drawings: binary and k-disease classification of EDS, GBS, FSHD, PROMM, and a control group with Pain2D
Background and objectiveThe diagnosis of rare diseases (RDs) is often challenging due to their rarity, variability and the high number of individual...
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Digital pain extent is associated with pain intensity but not with pain-related cognitions and disability in people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundTo evaluate whether digital pain extent is associated with an array of psychological factors such as optimism, pessimism, expectations of...
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Pain drawings as a diagnostic tool for the differentiation between two pain-associated rare diseases (Ehlers-Danlos-Syndrome, Guillain-Barré-Syndrome)
BackgroundThe diagnosis of rare diseases poses a particular challenge to clinicians. This study analyzes whether patients’ pain drawings (PDs) help...
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Phenoty** of chronic pain in breast cancer survivors: an original study using the cancer pain phenoty** (CANPPHE) Network multidisciplinary international guidelines
PurposeThe primary aim of this cross-sectional study is to examine the prevalence of pain phenotypes in breast cancer survivors (BCS). A secondary...
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Central neuropathic pain
Central neuropathic pain arises from a lesion or disease of the central somatosensory nervous system such as brain injury, spinal cord injury,...
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Effect of Intravenous Sodium Pentobarbital on Pain and Sensory Abnormalities in Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: Narrative Literature Review, Research Study, and Illustrative Case Reports
IntroductionSodium pentobarbital (SP), a short- to intermediate-acting barbiturate, has limited information in the existing literature. The...
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Integrative Approaches for Cancer Pain Management
Purpose of ReviewThe goal of this review is to summarize updates to the broad array of complementary therapies available for cancer pain. This paper...
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The Ethical Stewardship of Artificial Intelligence in Chronic Pain and Headache: A Narrative Review
Purpose of ReviewAs artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are becoming more pervasive in medicine, understanding their ethical...
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Measuring pain intensity in older patients: a comparison of five scales
Background and aimsPain is common in older individuals. In order to understand and treat pain in this group, reliable and valid measures are needed....
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Symptom-imaging correlation in lumbar spine pain
Lumbar spine MRI is associated with a high prevalence of morphological abnormalities in both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. A difficult...
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Musculoskeletal pain latent classes and biopsychosocial characteristics among emerging adults
BackgroundEmerging adults (aged 18–29) report high levels of musculoskeletal pain; however, it is unknown if body location and intensity patterns are...
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Exploring visual pain trajectories in neck pain patients, using clinical course, SMS-based patterns, and patient characteristics: a cohort study
BackgroundThe dynamic nature of neck pain has so far been identified through longitudinal studies with frequent measures, a method which is...
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Pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy and early postpartum – prevalence and risk factors in a multi-ethnic cohort
BackgroundPelvic girdle pain (PGP) is common during and after pregnancy. It has been assumed that Scandinavian women report more PGP than women of...
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Implementation feasibility of animal-assisted therapy in a pediatric intensive care unit: effectiveness on reduction of pain, fear, and anxiety
AbstractAnimal-assisted therapies are an innovative strategy within health care humanization initiatives, and they could play a role in the reduction...
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Acceptability, values, and preferences of older people for chronic low back pain management; a qualitative evidence synthesis
BackgroundChronic primary low back pain (CPLBP) and other musculoskeletal conditions represent a sizable attribution to the global burden of...
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Attitudes, beliefs, and recommendations for persistent low back pain patients: cross-sectional surveys of students and faculty at a chiropractic college
BackgroundWhile the use of chiropractic care for persistent low back pain (PLBP) is prevalent, chiropractors’ attitudes and beliefs related to PLBP...
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Examining the influence of pain neuroscience education followed by a Pilates exercises program in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a pilot randomized controlled trial
BackgroundKnee osteoarthritis (OA) is a multifactorial form of rheumatic condition contributing to physical and psychological factors. Treatments...
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Physical function and activity, pain, and health status in adults with myelomeningocele after orthotic management from childhood: a descriptive study
BackgroundIndividuals with myelomeningocele (MMC) exhibit neurological deficits below the lesion level involving both motor and sensory functions....
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Low prevalence of neuropathic-like pain symptoms in long-term controlled acromegaly
PurposePain is a common symptom of acromegaly, impairing health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) significantly despite long-term disease remission....
