Category: Pain

Cardiology, Pain

#Statin treatment and #muscle symptoms: series of randomised, placebo controlled n-of-1 trials

To establish the effect of statins on muscle symptoms in people who had previously reported muscle symptoms when taking statins. Design Series of randomised, placebo controlled n-of-1 trials. Setting Primary care across 50 sites in the United Kingdom, December 2016 to April 2018. Participants 200 participants who had recently stopped or were considering stopping treatment with statins because of muscle symptoms. Interventions Participants were randomised … Continue reading #Statin treatment and #muscle symptoms: series of randomised, placebo controlled n-of-1 trials

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Pain, Rheumatology, Sports

#Pain and fatigue are longitudinally and bi-directionally associated with more #sedentary time and less standing time in #rheumatoid arthritis

The aims of this study were to examine the longitudinal and bi-directional associations of pain and fatigue with sedentary, standing and stepping time in RA. Methods People living with RA undertook identical assessments at baseline (T1, n = 104) and 6-month follow-up (T2, n = 54). Participants completed physical measures (e.g. height, weight, BMI) and routine clinical assessments to characterize RA disease activity (DAS-28). Participants also completed questionnaires to … Continue reading #Pain and fatigue are longitudinally and bi-directionally associated with more #sedentary time and less standing time in #rheumatoid arthritis

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Pain, Psychiatry

Association of Medical #Stimulants With #Mortality in the US From 2010 to 2017

The role of nonopioids in the drug overdose epidemic in the US is frequently overshadowed. From 2015 to 2016, mortality rates involving cocaine and psychostimulants were smaller than opioids, but were rising faster than opioids.1 We examined individual substances listed on death certificates to better understand stimulant-associated mortality and assess rates over time. https://bit.ly/3oEgFbP Continue reading Association of Medical #Stimulants With #Mortality in the US From 2010 to 2017

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Orthopedy, Pain

Responsiveness of the PROMIS-29 Scales in Individuals With Chronic Low #Back Pain

..The PROMIS-29 questionnaire assesses seven health-related quality-of-life domains. However, research to evaluate the responsiveness and MCIDs of the PROMS-29 scores in individuals with low back pain is limited. Methods. The study was conducted in physical therapy clinics in Thailand, using validated Thai versions of the study measures. One hundred and eighty-three individuals with chronic low back pain completed the PROMIS-29 at baseline and at 4-weeks … Continue reading Responsiveness of the PROMIS-29 Scales in Individuals With Chronic Low #Back Pain

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Pain, Psychiatry

#Smile (or grimace) through the #pain? The effects of experimentally manipulated facial expressions on needle-injection responses.

Smiling has been previously shown to improve stress responses. We replicated and expanded this work by testing whether smiling helps with a potent real-world stressor: a vaccination-like needle injection. We also extended past research by examining grimacing, a facial expression known to naturally occur during stress and pain and one that shares some of the same facial action units as smiling. Participants (n = 231; … Continue reading #Smile (or grimace) through the #pain? The effects of experimentally manipulated facial expressions on needle-injection responses.

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Pain, Pediatry

Comparison of #Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) With #Ibuprofen for Treatment of Fever or Pain in Children Younger Than 2 Years

Acetaminophen (paracetamol) and ibuprofen are the most widely prescribed and available over-the-counter medications for management of fever and pain in children. Despite the common use of these medications, treatment recommendations for young children remain divergent.. ..Overall, 19 studies (11 randomized; 8 nonrandomized) of 241 138 participants from 7 countries and various health care settings (hospital-based and community-based) were included. Compared with acetaminophen, ibuprofen resulted in reduced … Continue reading Comparison of #Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) With #Ibuprofen for Treatment of Fever or Pain in Children Younger Than 2 Years

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Neurology, Pain

Association of Therapies With Reduced #Pain and Improved Quality of Life in Patients With #Fibromyalgia

..To investigate the effectiveness of therapies for reducing pain and improving quality of life (QOL) in people with fibromyalgia.. ..A total of 224 trials including 29 962 participants were included. High-quality evidence was found in favor of cognitive behavioral therapy (weighted mean difference [WMD], −0.9; 95% CI, −1.4 to −0.3) for pain in the short term and was found in favor of central nervous system depressants … Continue reading Association of Therapies With Reduced #Pain and Improved Quality of Life in Patients With #Fibromyalgia

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Orthopedy, Pain

#Acupuncture of different treatment frequencies in knee #osteoarthritis: a pilot randomised controlled trial

This 16-week randomised controlled trial (8-week treatment followed by 8-week follow-up) evaluated the symptomatic improvement in patients with knee osteoarthritis on 3 sessions per week of acupuncture (TSWA) compared to 1 session per week of acupuncture (OSWA). Sixty participants were randomised to either the TSWA or the OSWA group in a 1:1 ratio. The primary outcome was response rate, defined as the percentage of participants … Continue reading #Acupuncture of different treatment frequencies in knee #osteoarthritis: a pilot randomised controlled trial

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Pain, Surgery

A3091 – Traditional #Acupuncture And Battlefield Acupuncture Use In Mutimodal Perioperative #Anesthesia Care For Our Veteran Patients

Acupuncture techniques have been in existence for centuries, with roots tied to Eastern Asian medicine. Ease of application, low cost, and minimal side effects make traditional acupuncture a perioperative modality that has been linked to decreased morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing surgical procedures and anesthesia (1). In the United States, in light of the opioid epidemic, there is a strong need to decrease perioperative … Continue reading A3091 – Traditional #Acupuncture And Battlefield Acupuncture Use In Mutimodal Perioperative #Anesthesia Care For Our Veteran Patients

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Infectivology, Pain

#SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein co-opts VEGF-A/Neuropilin-1 receptor signaling to induce #analgesia

Global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues unabated. Binding of SARS-CoV-2’s Spike protein to host angiotensin converting enzyme 2 triggers viral entry, but other proteins may participate, including neuropilin-1 receptor (NRP-1). As both Spike protein and vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) – a pro-nociceptive and angiogenic factor, bind NRP-1, we tested if Spike could block VEGF-A/NRP-1 signaling. VEGF-A–triggered sensory neuronal firing … Continue reading #SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein co-opts VEGF-A/Neuropilin-1 receptor signaling to induce #analgesia

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Orthopedy, Pain

The Association of Pain Sensitization and Conditioned Pain Modulation to Pain Patterns in #Knee #Osteoarthritis

To examine the cross‐sectional association of ascending pain mechanisms (APM), implicated in pain sensitization (PS), and descending pain modulation with pain patterns and unpredictability of pain The Multicenter Osteoarthritis (OA) Study is a longitudinal cohort of older adults with or at risk of knee OA. Peripheral and central APM were assessed using quantitative sensory tests (QST); pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) using a handheld pressure algometer … Continue reading The Association of Pain Sensitization and Conditioned Pain Modulation to Pain Patterns in #Knee #Osteoarthritis

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Orthopedy, Pain

New Therapy Reduces Chronic Low Back Pain in Large International Study

A new study hasfound that tanezumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits nerve activity, provides relief in patients with chronic low back pain, one of the leading reasons why people seek medical care and the number one cause of disability worldwide. “This demonstration of efficacy is a major breakthrough in the global search to develop non-opioid treatments for chronic pain,” said John Markman, M.D., director of … Continue reading New Therapy Reduces Chronic Low Back Pain in Large International Study

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