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Mashup Score: 0Social determinants of health: modeling and targeting patient propensity to attend pain clinic appointments | Pain Management - 1 year(s) ago
Aim: We sought to investigate the impact of social determinants of health on pain clinic attendance. Materials & methods: Retrospective data were collected from the Pain Center at Montefiore Medical Center from 2016 to 2020 and analyzed with multivariable logistic regression. Results: African–Americans were less likely to attend appointments compared with White patients (odds ratio [OR]:…
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Mashup Score: 0Multidisciplinary chronic pain management strategies in patients with Ehlers–Danlos syndromes | Pain Management - 2 year(s) ago
Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of disorders characterized by abnormal connective tissue affecting several organ systems. Patients with the hypermobile type of EDS (hEDS) commonly experience chronic pain which can present as musculoskeletal pain, fibromyalgia, neuropathic pain or abdominal pain. The effective management of chronic pain in hEDS patients is a challenge. This study reviews…
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Mashup Score: 0Regional anesthesia for breast cancer surgery: which block is best? A review of the current literature | Pain Management - 2 year(s) ago
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide. Fortunately, continual advances in diagnosis and treatment are resulting in increased survival rates. Earlier detection and treatment, to include surgical resection, can greatly improve patients outcomes. However, due to the complex innervation of the breast, management of postoperative pain has proven difficult in the past….
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Mashup Score: 0Pain Management | Vol 12, No 7 - 2 year(s) ago
ISSN (print): 1758-1869 | ISSN (online): 1758-1877Frequency: 8 issues per year Pain Management welcomes unsolicited article proposals. Email us today to discuss the suitability of your research and our options for authors, including our Accelerated Publication and Open Access services. Follow us on social media for the latest updates
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Mashup Score: 0Successful utilization of high frequency spinal cord stimulation for HIV and chemotherapy induced polyneuropathy | Pain Management - 2 year(s) ago
We present a case of a 53-year-old male who presented with functionally limiting bilateral lower extremity neuropathic pain secondary to multiple subtypes of small fiber neuropathy. He had failed management with multiple conservative measures including oral medications, physical therapy and desensitization techniques. He ultimately underwent placement of a spinal cord stimulator and continued to…
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Aim: The current study compared the effectiveness of remote electrical neuromodulation (REN) to that of standard-care medications for acute treatments of migraine, using a within-subjects design. Materials & methods: Post-hoc within-subject analysis was performed on data from 78 adult chronic migraine patients who participated in a clinical trial with REN, on four end points: single-treatment…
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Mashup Score: 3Use and efficacy of virtual, augmented, or mixed reality technology for chronic pain: a systematic review | Pain Management - 2 year(s) ago
Aim: Characterize use and efficacy/effectiveness of virtual, augmented, or mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) technology as non-pharmacological therapy for chronic pain. Methods: Systematic search of 12 databases to identify empirical studies, of individuals who experience chronic pain or illness involving chronic pain, published between 1990 and 2021. JBI Critical Appraisal Checklists assessed study bias…
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Mashup Score: 1PMT Collections : real-world-evidence-chronic-neuropathic-pain - 2 year(s) ago
Chronic neuropathic pain Chronic neuropathic pain (NP) is now recognised as a separate entity in the ICD-11. The classification differentiates between NP of peripheral (e.g., postherpetic neuralgia) and central origin (e.g., central post-stroke pain). Even though not considered chronic NP in ICD-11, neuropathic pain mechanisms are also frequently involved in a number of mixed pain conditions such…
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Mashup Score: 0Special Focus Issues - 2 year(s) ago
Future Science Group journals welcome proposals for Special Focus Issues. Special Focus Issues consist of a collection of articles, including commentary, review and original research content, focused around a hot topic of relevance to the scope of the journal. The aim of Special Focus Issues is to provide readers with original content exploring the theme, expert reviews placing the research in…
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Mashup Score: 0Regenerative medicine for neuropathic pain: physiology, ultrasound and therapies with a focus on alpha-2-macroglobulin | Pain Management - 2 year(s) ago
The currently available drugs to treat neuropathic pain do not provide adequate pain management. As such, other treatments including stem cells, platelet-rich plasma and plasma-derived molecules such as alpha-2 macroglobulin (A2M) are being explored because they show promising potential for neuropathic pain. The various mechanisms and immunomodulatory effects could be a desirable approach in…
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In this recently published article, the authors found that significant disparities exist in pain clinic attendance based upon social determinants of health, including race and insurance status #HealthcareDisparaties Read more here: https://t.co/mVY4DWJpTR https://t.co/oOt2CENHXN