Research Abstracts January 2007
Below are abstracts of recent pain and pain management studies selected from the National Library of Medicine. Click on the link below each entry for the complete abstract.
Abdominal Pain
Alfven G, Lindstrom A.
A new method for the treatment of recurrent abdominal pain of prolonged negative
stress origin.
Acta paediatrica. 2007 Jan;96(1):76-81. Abstract
Cardol M, van den Bosch WJ, Spreeuwenberg P, et al.
All in the family: headaches and abdominal pain as indicators for consultation
patterns in families.
Annals of family medicine. 2006 Nov-Dec;4(6):506-11. Abstract
Lin MH, Chen LK, Hwang SJ, et al.
Childhood functional abdominal pain and Helicobacter pylori infection.
Hepato-gastroenterology. 2006 Nov-Dec;53(72):883-6. Abstract
Park CJ, Jang MK, Shin WG, et al.
Can we predict the development of ischemic colitis among patients with lower
abdominal pain?
Diseases of the colon and rectum. 2006 Dec 13; [forthcoming] Abstract
Age Groups, Adolescent
Compas BE, Boyer MC, Stanger C, et al.
Latent variable analysis of coping, anxiety/depression, and somatic symptoms in
adolescents with chronic pain.
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. 2006 Dec;74(6):1132-42. Abstract
Age Groups, Aged
Belin C, Gatt MT.
Pain and dementia. [Article in French]
Psychologie & neuropsychiatrie du vieillissement. 2006 Dec;4(4):247-54. Abstract
Hunt T.
Treating pain in the older person.
Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy. 2006;20(4):55-7. Abstract
Soldato M, Liperoti R, Landi F, et al.
Non malignant daily pain and risk of disability among older adults in home care
in Europe.
Pain. 2006 Dec 5; [forthcoming] Abstract
Age Groups, Child
Eccleston C, Bruce E, Carter B.
Chronic pain in children and adolescents.
Paediatric nursing. 2006 Dec;18(10):30-3. Abstract
Van Dijk A, McGrath PA, Pickett W, et al.
Pain prevalence in nine- to 13-year-old schoolchildren.
Pain research & management. 2006 Winter;11(4):234-40. Abstract
Age Groups, Infant
Pillai Riddell RR, Craig KD.
Judgments of infant pain: the impact of caregiver identity and infant age.
Journal of pediatric psychology. 2006 Dec 20; [forthcoming] Abstract
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Enna SJ, McCarson KE.
The role of GABA in the mediation and perception of pain.
Advances in pharmacology. 2006;54:1-27. Abstract
Hinz B, Brune K.
Pain therapy with antipyretic analgesics. [Article in German]
Der Orthopäde. 2006 Dec 15; [forthcoming] Abstract
Hogg RC.
Novel approaches to pain relief using venom-derived peptides.
Current medicinal chemistry. 2006;13(26):3191-201. Abstract
Knotkova H, Pappagallo M.
Adjuvant analgesics.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;91(1):113-24. [no abstract available]
Krogsgaard-Larsen P, Frolund B, Liljefors T.
GABA(A) agonists and partial agonists: THIP (Gaboxadol) as a non-opioid
analgesic and a novel type of hypnotic.
Advances in pharmacology. 2006;54:53-71. [no abstract available]
McCleane G.
Topical analgesics.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;91(1):125-39. [no abstract available]
Pigeon P, Robillard E, Clarke GD, et al.
A prospective survey to compare the suitability profiles of over-the-counter
ibuprofen and paracetamol use in a French general practitioner-controlled
population.
Clinical drug investigation. 2006;26(10):575-81. Abstract
Smith PA, Moran TD, Abdulla F, et al.
Spinal mechanisms of NPY analgesia.
Peptides. 2006 Dec 26; [forthcoming] Abstract
Analgesics, Opioid
Bercovitch M, Adunsky A.
High dose controlled-release oxycodone in hospice care.
Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy. 2006;20(4):33-9. Abstract
Berdine HJ, Nesbit SA.
Equianalgesic dosing of opioids.
Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy. 2006;20(4):79-84.
Abstract
Daniell HW.
DHEAS deficiency during consumption of sustained-action prescribed opioids:
evidence for opioid-induced inhibition of adrenal androgen production.
The journal of pain. 2006 Dec;7(12):901-7. Abstract
Darwish M, Kirby M, Robertson P Jr, et al.
Single-dose and steady-state pharmacokinetics of fentanyl buccal tablet in
healthy volunteers
Journal of clinical pharmacology. 2007 Jan;47(1):56-63. Abstract
Hale ME, Ahdieh H, Ma T, et al.
Efficacy and safety of OPANA ER (oxymorphone extended release) for relief of
moderate to severe chronic low back pain in opioid-experienced patients: a
12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
The journal of pain. 2006 Dec 1; [forthcoming] Abstract
Loitman JE.
Enhanced analgesia with opioid antagonist administration.
Journal of palliative medicine. 2006 Dec;9(6):1250-3. Abstract
McErlean M, Triner W, Young A.
Impact of outside regulatory investigation on opiate administration in the
emergency department.
The journal of pain. 2006 Dec;7(12):947-50. Abstract
Midmer D, Kahan M, Marlow B.
Effects of a distance learning program on physicians' opioid- and
benzodiazepine-prescribing skills.
The Journal of continuing education in the health professions. 2006 Dec 12;26(4):294-301. Abstract
Paulozzi LJ, Ryan GW.
Opioid analgesics and rates of fatal drug poisoning in the United States.
American journal of preventive medicine. 2006 Dec;31(6):506-11. Abstract
Portenoy RK, Sibirceva U, Smout R, et al.
Opioid use and survival at the end of life: a survey of a hospice population.
Sleep medicine reviews. 2006 Nov 30; [forthcoming] Abstract
Wang D, Teichtahl H.
Opioids, sleep architecture and sleep-disordered breathing.
The journal of pain. 2006 Dec;7(12):937-46. Abstract
Webster LR, Butera PG, Moran LV, et al.
Oxytrex minimizes physical dependence while providing effective analgesia: a
randomized controlled trial in low back pain.
The journal of pain. 2006 Dec;7(12):937-46. Abstract
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Booker MJ, Blethyn KL, Wright CJ, et al.
Pain management in sickle cell disease.
Chronic illness. 2006 Mar;2(1):39-50. Abstract
Erhan E, Inal MT, Aydinok Y, et al.
Tramadol infusion for the pain management in sickle cell disease: a case report.
Paediatric anaesthesia. 2007 Jan;17(1):84-6. Abstract
Anesthesia
Neal JM, Baker J.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine after 30 years: a historical perspective.
Regional anesthesia and pain medicine. 2006 Nov-Dec;31(6):575-81 Abstract
Anesthesia and Analgesia
Puig M.
Drug combinations in pain management.
Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy. 2006;20(4):51-3.
Abstract
Arthritis
Backman CL.
Arthritis and pain. Psychosocial aspects in the management of arthritis pain.
Arthritis research & therapy. 2006 Dec 5;8(6):221. Abstract
Banning M.
The use of topical diclofenac for pain in osteoarthritis of the knee: a review.
British journal of community nursing. 2006 Nov;11(11):487-92. Abstract
Cohen MD.
Improving the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Managed care (Langhorne, Pa.) 2006 Jul;15(7 Suppl 4):4-14; discussion 15-8. [no abstract available]
Ferreira VM, Sherman AM.
The relationship of optimism, pain and social support to well-being in older
adults with osteoarthritis.
Aging & mental health. 2007 Jan;11(1):89-98.
Abstract
Grube B, Grunwald J, Krug L, et al.
Efficacy of a comfrey root (Symphyti offic. radix) extract ointment in the
treatment of patients with painful osteoarthritis of the knee: results of a
double-blind, randomised, bicenter, placebo-controlled trial.
Phytomedicine. 2006 Dec 12; [forthcoming] Abstract
Ishikawa H, Hashimoto H, Yano E.
Patients' preferences for decision making and the feeling of being understood in
the medical encounter among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2006 Nov 30;55(6):878-883. Abstract
Johnson SR, Archibald A, Davis AM, et al.
Is self-reported improvement in osteoarthritis pain and disability reflected in
objective measures?
The Journal of rheumatology. 2006 Nov 15; [forthcoming] Abstract
Lempp H, Scott D, Kingsley G.
The personal impact of rheumatoid arthritis on patients' identity: a qualitative
study.
Chronic illness. 2006 Jun;2(2):109-20. Abstract
Macdermid JC, Wessel J, Humphrey R, et al.
Validity of self-report measures of pain and disability for persons who have
undergone arthroplasty for osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the
hand.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage / OARS, Osteoarthritis Research Society. 2006 Dec 8; [forthcoming] Abstract
Ouellette EA, Makowski AL.
How men and women are affected by osteoarthritis of the hand.
The Orthopedic clinics of North America. 2006 Oct;37(4):541-8. [no abstract available]
Back Pain
Ansari NN, Ebadi S, Talebian S, et al.
A randomized, single blind placebo controlled clinical trial on the effect of
continuous ultrasound on low back pain.
Electromyography and clinical neurophysiology. 2006 Nov;46(6):329-36. Abstract
Cambron JA, Gudavalli MR, McGregor M, et al.
Amount of health care and self-care following a randomized clinical trial comparing flexion-distraction with exercise program for chronic low back pain.
Chiropractic & Osteopathy. 2006 Aug; 14: 29. [no abstract available]
Cudre-Mauroux N, Kocher N, Bonfils R, et al.
Relationship between impaired functional stability and back pain in children.
Swiss medical weekly. 2006 Nov 11;136(45-46):721-5. Abstract
Demoulin C, Crielaard JM, Vanderthommen M.
Spinal muscle evaluation in healthy individuals and low-back-pain patients: a
literature review.
Joint, bone, spine. 2006 Nov 13; [forthcoming] Abstract
Green BN, Sims J, Allen R.
Use of conventional and alternative treatment strategies for a case of low back pain in a F/A-18 aviator.
Chiropractic & Osteopathy. 2006 Jul; 14: 6. [no abstract available]
Haig AJ, Tong HC, Yamakawa KS, et al.
Predictors of pain and function in persons with spinal stenosis, low back pain,
and no back pain.
Spine. 2006 Dec 1;31(25):2950-7. Abstract
He C, Chen P, Wang X, et al.
The clinical effect of herbal magnetic corsets on lumbar disc herniation.
Clinical rehabilitation. 2006 Dec;20(12):1058-65. Abstract
Khoromi S, Cui L, Nackers L, et al.
Morphine, nortriptyline and their combination vs. placebo in patients with
chronic lumbar root pain.
Pain. 2006 Dec 18; [forthcoming] Abstract
Kwon MA, Shim WS, Kim MH, et al
A correlation between low back pain and associated factors: a study involving
772 patients who had undergone general physical examination.
Journal of Korean medical science. 2006 Dec;21(6):1086-91. Abstract
Lawrence JP, Greene HS, Grauer JN.
Back pain in athletes.
The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2006 Dec;14(13):726-35. Abstract
Low J, Lai R, Connaughton P.
Back injuries - Getting injured workers back to work.
Australian family physician. 2006 Dec;35(12):940-4. Abstract
Meseguer AA, Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Navarro-Poza JL, et al.
Immediate effects of the strain/counterstrain technique in local pain evoked by tender points in the upper trapezius muscle.
Clinical Chiropractic. 2006 Sep; 9(3): 112-8. [no abstract available]
Mortimer M, Pernold G, Wiktorin C.
Low back pain in a general population. Natural course and influence of physical
exercise--a 5-year follow-up of the Musculoskeletal Intervention Center-Norrtalje Study.
Spine. 2006 Dec 15;31(26):3045-51. Abstract
Muller-Schwefe G.
Back pain intensity underestimated.
Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy. 2006;20(4):59. Abstract
Perrot S, Krause D, Crozes P, et al.
Efficacy and tolerability of paracetamol/tramadol (325 mg/37.5 mg) combination
treatment compared with tramadol (50 mg) monotherapy in patients with subacute
low back pain: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, 10-day
treatment study.
Clinical therapeutics. 2006 Oct;28(10):1592-606. Abstract
Pirouzi S, Hides J, Richardson C, et al.
Low back pain patients demonstrate increased hip extensor muscle activity during
standardized submaximal rotation efforts.
Spine. 2006 Dec 15;31(26):E999-E1005. Abstract
Tait RC, Chibnall JT, Andresen EM, et al.
Disability determination: validity with occupational low back pain.
The journal of pain. 2006 Dec;7(12):951-7. Abstract
Toyone T, Toyone T, Tanaka T, et al.
Changes in vertebral wedging rate between supine and standing position and its
association with back pain: a prospective study in patients with osteoporotic
vertebral compression fractures
Spine. 2006 Dec 1;31(25):2963-6. Abstract
Whedon JM, Curcio GJ.
Chiropractic for spinal pain disorders.
Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. 2006 Oct-Dec; 28(4): 316-23. [no abstract available]
Young M, Wessely MA.
Geriatric low back pain: discussion.
Clinical Chiropractic. 2006 Sep; 9(3): 160-4.
[no abstract available]
Zambito A, Bianchini D, Gatti D, et al.
Interferential and horizontal therapies in chronic low back pain: a randomized,
double blind, clinical study.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology. 2006 Sep-Oct;24(5):534-9. Abstract
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Cannella DT, Lobel M, Glass P, et al.
Factors associated with depressed mood in chronic pain patients: the role of
intrapersonal coping resources
The journal of pain. 2006 Dec 13; [forthcoming] Abstract
Compas BE, Boyer MC, Stanger C, et al.
Latent variable analysis of coping, anxiety/depression, and somatic symptoms in
adolescents with chronic pain.
Journal of consulting and clinical psychology. 2006 Dec;74(6):1132-42. Abstract
Kunz M, Gruber A, Lautenbacher S.
Sex differences in facial encoding of pain.
The journal of pain. 2006 Dec;7(12):915-28. Abstract
Monina E, Falzetti G, Firetto V, et al.
Behavioural evaluation in patients affected by chronic pain: a preliminary
study.
The journal of headache and pain. 2006 Dec 10; [forthcoming] Abstract
Nosek MA, Hughes RB, Robinson-Whelen S, et al
Physical activity and nutritional behaviors of women with physical disabilities:
physical, psychological, social, and environmental influences.
Women's health issues. 2006 Nov-Dec;16(6):323-33. Abstract
Okifuji A, Ackerlind S.
Behavioral medicine approaches to pain.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;91(1):45-55. [no abstract available]
Pool GJ, Schwegler AF, Theodore BR, et al.
Role of gender norms and group identification on hypothetical and experimental
pain tolerance.
Pain. 2006 Dec 5; [forthcoming] Abstract
Cancer Pain
Arbaiza D, Vidal O.
Tramadol in the treatment of neuropathic cancer pain : a double-blind,
placebo-controlled study.
Clinical drug investigation. 2007;27(1):75-83. Abstract
Arbaiza D, Vidal O.
Tramadol in the treatment of neuropathic cancer pain : a double-blind,
placebo-controlled study.
Clinical drug investigation. 2007;27(1):75-83. Abstract
Aubin M, Vezina L, Parent R, et al.
Impact of an educational program on pain management in patients with cancer
living at home.
Oncology nursing forum. 2006 Nov 27;33(6):1183-8. Abstract
Bardia A, Barton DL, Prokop LJ, et al.
Efficacy of complementary and alternative medicine therapies in relieving cancer
pain: a systematic review.
Journal of clinical oncology. 2006 Dec 1;24(34):5457-64. Abstract
Chan CL, Ho RT, Fu W, et al.
Turning curses into blessings: an Eastern approach to psychosocial oncology.
Journal of psychosocial oncology. 2006;24(4):15-32. Abstract
Chang VT, Janjan N, Jain S, et al.
Regional cancer pain syndromes.
Journal of palliative medicine. 2006 Dec;9(6):1435-53. Abstract
Chang VT, Janjan N, Jain S, et al.
Update in cancer pain syndromes.
Journal of palliative medicine. 2006 Dec;9(6):1414-34. Abstract
Holtan A, Aass N, Nordoy T, et al.
Prevalence of pain in hospitalised cancer patients in Norway: a national survey.
Palliative medicine. 2007 Jan;21(1):7-13. Abstract
Hooke MC, Grund E, Quammen H, et al.
Propofol use in pediatric patients with severe cancer pain at the end of life.
Journal of pediatric oncology nursing. 2007 Jan-Feb;24(1):29-34. Abstract
Im EO.
A situation-specific theory of Caucasian cancer patients' pain experience.
ANS. Advances in nursing science. 2006 Jul-Sep;29(3):232-44. Abstract
Im EO.
White cancer patients' perception of gender and ethnic differences in pain
experience.
Cancer nursing. 2006 Nov-Dec;29(6):441-50. Abstract
Palesh OG, Collie K, Batiuchok D, et al.
A longitudinal study of depression, pain, and stress as predictors of sleep
disturbance among women with metastatic breast cancer.
Biological psychology. 2006 Dec 11; [forthcoming] Abstract
Ruggiero A, Barone G, Liotti L, et al.
Safety and efficacy of fentanyl administered by patient controlled analgesia in
children with cancer pain.
Supportive care in cancer. 2006 Dec 5; [forthcoming] Abstract
Russell PB, Aveyard SC, Oxenham DR.
An assessment of methods used to evaluate the adequacy of cancer pain
management.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2006 Dec;32(6):581-8. Abstract
Sutton IR, Daeninck P.
Cannabinoids in the management of intractable chemotherapy-induced nausea and
vomiting and cancer-related pain.
The journal of supportive oncology. 2006 Nov-Dec;4(10):531-5. [no abstract available]
Ugur F, Gulcu N, Boyaci A.
Intrathecal infusion therapy with dexmedetomidine-supplemented morphine in
cancer pain.
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 2006 Dec 4; [forthcoming]
[no abstract available]
Complementary Therapies
Kuipers NT, Sauder CL, Ray CA.
Influence of static magnetic fields on pain perception and sympathetic nerve
activity in humans.
Journal of applied physiology. 2006 Dec 28; [forthcoming] Abstract
Patel G, Euler D, Audette JF.
Complementary and alternative medicine for noncancer pain.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;91(1):141-67. [no abstract available]
Vanderbilt S.
Power under soft hands: push muscle therapy for chronic pain.
Massage & Bodywork. 2006 Oct-Nov; 21(5): 54-6, 58, 60-2. [no abstract available]
Digestive System Diseases
Graff LA, Walker JR, Lix L, et al.
The relationship of inflammatory bowel disease type and activity to
psychological functioning and quality of life.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology. 2006 Dec;4(12):1491-1501.e1.
Abstract
Kuttner L, Chambers CT, Hardial J, et al.
A randomized trial of yoga for adolescents with irritable bowel syndrome.
Pain research & management. 2006 Winter;11(4):217-23. Abstract
Pare P, Gray J, Lam S, et al
Health-related quality of life, work productivity, and health care resource utilization of subjects with irritable bowel syndrome: baseline results from
logic (longitudinal outcomes study of gastrointestinal symptoms in Canada), a
naturalistic study.
Clinical therapeutics. 2006 Oct;28(10):1726-35. Abstract
Smith GD.
Irritable bowel syndrome: quality of life and nursing interventions.
British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing). 2006 Nov 23-Dec 6;15(21):1152-6. Abstract
Spinelli A.
Irritable bowel syndrome.
Clinical drug investigation. 2007;27(1):15-33. Abstract
Varni JW, Lane MM, Burwinkle TM, et al.
Health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with irritable bowel
syndrome: a comparative analysis.
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics. 2006 Dec;27(6):451-458. Abstract
Ethics
Rich, BA
The ethical dimensions of pain and suffering
in Pain Management at the End of Life: Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Practice(Chapter 14). Hospice Foundation, 2006 Full text
Facial Pain
Armijo Olivo S, Magee DJ, Parfitt M, et al.
The association between the cervical spine, the stomatognathic system, and
craniofacial pain: a critical review.
Journal of orofacial pain. 2006 Fall;20(4):271-87.
Abstract
Carlson CR.
Psychological factors associated with orofacial pains.
Dental clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;51(1):145-60.[no abstract available]
Clark GT, Stiles A, Lockerman LZ, et al.
A critical review of the use of botulinum toxin in orofacial pain disorders.
Dental clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;51(1):245-61. [no abstract available]
Henry MA, Hargreaves KM.
Peripheral mechanisms of odontogenic pain.
Dental clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;51(1):19-44. [no abstract available]
Jones NS.
Midfacial segment pain: implications for rhinitis and rhinosinusitis.
Clinical allergy and immunology. 2007;19:323-33.[no abstract available]
Klasser GD, de Leeuw R.
Medication use in a female orofacial pain population.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 2006 Dec 1; [forthcoming] Abstract
Leresche L, Mancl LA, Drangsholt MT, et al.
Predictors of onset of facial pain and temporomandibular disorders in early
adolescence.
Pain. 2006 Nov 27; [forthcoming] Abstract
Myers CD.
Complementary and alternative medicine for persistent facial pain.
Dental clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;51(1):263-74.[no abstract available]
Shinal RM, Fillingim RB.
Overview of orofacial pain: epidemiology and gender differences in orofacial
pain.
Dental clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;51(1):1-18. [no abstract available]
Spencer CJ, Gremillion HA.
Neuropathic orofacial pain: proposed mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment
considerations.
Dental clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;51(1):209-24. [no abstract available]
Fibromyalgia
Baker K, Barkhuizen A.
Pharmacologic treatment of fibromyalgia.
Current psychiatry reports. 2006 Dec;8(6):464-9. Abstract
Carta MG, Cardia C, Mannu F, et al.
The high frequency of manic symptoms in fibromyalgia does influence the choice
of treatment?
Clinical practice and epidemiology in mental health. 2006 Dec 19;2(1):36. Abstract
Loevinger BL, Muller D, Alonso C, et al.
Metabolic syndrome in women with chronic pain.
Metabolism. 2007 Jan;56(1):87-93. Abstract
Mayhew E, Ernst E.
Acupuncture for fibromyalgia--a systematic review of randomized clinical trials.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 2006 Dec 19; [forthcoming] Abstract
Headache Disorders
Brna P, Gordon K, Dooley J.
Health-related quality of life among Canadians with migraine.
The journal of headache and pain. 2006 Dec 10; [forthcoming] Abstract
Burnham R, McNeil S, Hegedus C, et al.
Fibrous myopathy as a complication of repeated intramuscular injections for
chronic headache.
Pain research & management. 2006 Winter;11(4):249-52.
Abstract
Cardol M, van den Bosch WJ, Spreeuwenberg P, et al.
All in the family: headaches and abdominal pain as indicators for consultation
patterns in families.
Annals of family medicine. 2006 Nov-Dec;4(6):506-11. Abstract
Diener HC.
A review of recent clinical experience with almotriptan.
Drugs. 2006;66 Suppl 3:17-25. Abstract
Diener HC, Evers S.
Effectiveness and satisfaction with zolmitriptan 5mg nasal spray for treatment
of migraine in real-life practice : results of a postmarketing surveillance
study.
Clinical drug investigation. 2007;27(1):59-66. Abstract
Diener HC, Steiner TJ, Tepper SJ.
Migraine - the forgotten epidemic: development of the EHF/WHA Rome Declaration on Migraine.
The journal of headache and pain. 2006 Dec 10; [forthcoming] Abstract
Dodick DW, Sandrini G, Williams P.
Use of the sustained pain-free plus no adverse events endpoint in clinical
trials of triptans in acute migraine.
CNS drugs. 2007;21(1):73-82. Abstract
Edmeads J.
Understanding the needs of migraine patients.
Drugs. 2006;66 Suppl 3:1-8. Abstract
Farinelli I, Coloprisco G, De Filippis S, et al.
Long-term benefits of botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX) in chronic daily headache:
a five-year long experience.
The journal of headache and pain. 2006 Dec 10; [forthcoming] Abstract
Farinelli I, Martelletti P.
Aspirin and tension-type headache.
The journal of headache and pain. 2007 Jan 2; [forthcoming] Abstract
Kelman L.
The broad treatment expectations of migraine patients.
The journal of headache and pain. 2006 Dec 10; [forthcoming] Abstract
Landy SH, Kwong WJ, Hutchinson S, et al.
Migraine: a better way to recognize and treat it.
The Journal of family practice. 2006 Dec;55(12):1038-47. Abstract
Lucas C.
Strategies to improve migraine treatment results.
Drugs. 2006;66 Suppl 3:9-16.
Abstract
MacGregor EA, Frith A, Ellis J, et al.
Prevention of menstrual attacks of migraine: a double-blind placebo-controlled
crossover study.
Neurology. 2006 Dec 26;67(12):2159-63. Abstract
Post MC, Luermans JG, Plokker HW, et al.
Patent foramen ovale and migraine.
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions. 2006 Dec 1; [forthcoming] Abstract
Romano A, Cipriani V, Bozzao A.
Neuroradiology and headaches.
The journal of headache and pain. 2006 Dec 10; [forthcoming] Abstract
Schmidt-Hansen PT, Svensson P, Bendtsen L, et al.
Increased muscle pain sensitivity in patients with tension-type headache.
Pain. 2006 Dec 8; [forthcoming] Abstract
Schreiber CP.
The pathophysiology of migraine.
Disease-a-month. 2006 Oct;52(10):385-401. [no abstract available]
Simic S, Slankamenac P, Cvijanovic M, et al.
The impact of headache severity on quality of life of patients with migraine. [Article in English, Serbian]
Medicinski pregled. 2006 Jul-Aug;59(7-8):299-304. Abstract
Tfelt-Hansen P, Bach FW, Daugaard D, et al.
Treatment with sumatriptan 50 mg in the mild phase of migraine attacks in
patients with infrequent attacks: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled
study.
The journal of headache and pain. 2006 Dec 13; [forthcoming] Abstract
Tuchman M, Hee A, Emeribe U, et al.
Efficacy and tolerability of zolmitriptan oral tablet in the acute treatment of
menstrual migraine.
CNS drugs. 2006;20(12):1019-26. Abstract
Ucler S, Coskun O, Inan LE, et al.
Cold therapy in migraine patients: open-label, non-controlled, pilot study.
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine. 2006 Dec;3(4):489-93. Abstract
Unger J.
Migraine headaches: a historical prospective, a glimpse into the future, and
migraine epidemiology.
Disease-a-month. 2006 Oct;52(10):367-84. [no abstract available]
Walling A, Woolley DC, Molgaard C, et al.
Do family physicians fail to provide triptans for patients with migraine?
The Journal of family practice. 2006 Dec;55(12):1057-62. Abstract
Wang SJ, Fuh JL, Lu SR, et al.
Outcomes and predictors of chronic daily headache in adolescents. A 2-year
longitudinal study.
Neurology. 2006 Dec 20; [forthcoming] Abstract
Winner P, Adelman J, Aurora S, et al.
Efficacy and tolerability of sumatriptan injection for the treatment of morning
migraine: two multicenter, prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled
studies in adults.
Clinical therapeutics. 2006 Oct;28(10):1582-91. Abstract
Health Education
Gavrin JR.
The American Medical Association "Pain Management: the Online Series".
Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy. 2006;20(4):71-7. Abstract
Health Policy
[No authors listed]
New Utah program helps curb runaway costs associated with chronic pain.
Disease management advisor. 2006 Oct;12(10):112-6, 109. Abstract
Hospice Care
Giordano J.
Hospice, palliative care, and pain medicine: meeting the obligations of
non-abandonment and preserving the personal dignity of terminally III patients.
Delaware medical journal. 2006 Nov;78(11):419-22. [no abstract available]
Kushel MB, Miaskowski C.
End-of-life care for homeless patients: "she says she is there to help me in any
situation".
JAMA. 2006 Dec 27;296(24):2959-66. Abstract
Selove R, Cochran D, Cohen IT
End-of-life pain management in children and adolescents
in Pain Management at the End of Life: Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Practice(Chapter 7). Hospice Foundation, 2006. Full Text
Strassels SA, Blough DK, Hazlet TK, et al.
Pain, demographics, and clinical characteristics in persons who received hospice
care in the United States.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2006 Dec;32(6):519-531. Abstract
Insurance
Merskey H, Teasell RW.
Problems with insurance-based research on chronic pain.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;91(1):31-43. [no abstract available]
Legislation
Drew Edmondson, WA
Policy barriers to pain control
in Pain Management at the End of Life: Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Practice(Chapter 12). Hospice Foundation, 2006. Full text
Wenger AA.
Fetal pain legislation.
The Journal of legal medicine. 2006 Dec;27(4):459-76. [no abstract available]
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Bannwarth B.
Drug-induced musculoskeletal disorders.
Drug safety. 2007;30(1):27-46. Abstract
Jannink M, van Dijk H, Ijzerman M, et al.
Effectiveness of custom-made orthopaedic shoes in the reduction of foot pain and
pressure in patients with degenerative disorders of the foot.
Foot & ankle international. 2006 Nov;27(11):974-9. Abstract
Jones KB, Sponseller PD, Erkula G, et al.
Symposium on the musculoskeletal aspects of marfan syndrome: meeting report and state of the science.
Journal of orthopaedic research. 2006 Dec 1; [forthcoming] Abstract
Leeuw M, Goossens ME, Linton SJ, et al.
The fear-avoidance model of musculoskeletal pain: current state of scientific
evidence.
Journal of behavioral medicine. 2006 Dec 20; [forthcoming] Abstract
Lesher JD, Sutlive TG, Miller GA, et al.
Development of a clinical prediction rule for classifying patients with
patellofemoral pain syndrome who respond to patellar taping.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy. 2006 Nov;36(11):854-66. Abstract
Lewis M, Johnson MI.
The clinical effectiveness of therapeutic massage for musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review.
Physiotherapy. 2006 Sep; 92(3): 146-58.[no abstract available]
Macfarlane GJ, Jones GT, Knekt P, et al.
Is the report of widespread body pain associated with long-term increased
mortality? Data from the Mini-Finland Health Survey.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 2006 Dec 22; [forthcoming] Abstract
McBeth J, Silman AJ, Gupta A, et al.
Moderation of psychosocial risk factors through dysfunction of the
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal stress axis in the onset of chronic widespread
musculoskeletal pain : findings of a population-based prospective cohort study.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2006 Dec 28;56(1):360-371. Abstract
Ong BN, Jinks C.
'Walking like John Wayne': open-format diaries of people with knee pain and
disability.
Chronic illness. 2006 Mar;2(1):21-6. Abstract
Peat G, Thomas E, Wilkie R, et al.
Multiple joint pain and lower extremity disability in middle and old age.
Disability and rehabilitation. 2006 Dec 30;28(24):1543-9. Abstract
Walker P, Kannangara S, Bruce WJ, et al.
Lateral hip pain: does imaging predict response to localized injection?
Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2006 Dec 27; [forthcoming] Abstract
Yip SL, Ng GY.
Biofeedback supplementation to physiotherapy exercise programme for
rehabilitation of patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized controlled pilot
study.
Clinical rehabilitation. 2006 Dec;20(12):1050-7. Abstract
Neck Pain
Cagnie B, Danneels L, Van Tiggelen D, et al.
Individual and work related risk factors for neck pain among office workers: a
cross sectional study.
European spine journal. 2006 Dec 8; [forthcoming] Abstract
Clair DA, Edmondston SJ, Allison GT.
Physical therapy treatment dose for nontraumatic neck pain: a comparison between
2 patient groups.
The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy. 2006 Nov;36(11):867-75. Abstract
Nikander R, Malkia E, Parkkari J, et al.
Dose-response relationship of specific training to reduce chronic neck pain and
disability.
Medicine and science in sports and exercise. 2006 Dec;38(12):2068-2074. Abstract
Peolsson A.
Investigation of clinically important benefit of anterior cervical decompression
and fusion.
European spine journal. 2006 Dec 2; [forthcoming] Abstract
Nervous System Diseases
Bennett MI, Attal N, Backonja MM, et al.
Using screening tools to identify neuropathic pain.
Pain. 2006 Dec 18; [forthcoming]
[no abstract available]
Dick IE, Brochu RM, Purohit Y, et al.
Sodium channel blockade may contribute to the analgesic efficacy of
antidepressants.
The journal of pain. 2006 Dec 14; [forthcoming]
[No abstract available]
Edwards RR, Klick B, Buenaver L, et al.
Symptoms of distress as prospective predictors of pain-related sciatica
treatment outcomes.
Pain. 2006 Dec 5; [forthcoming] Abstract
Fishman SM.
The role of the pain psychologist, trigger point injections, reflex sympathetic
dystrophy.
Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy. 2006;20(4):93-7. Abstract
Gore M, Brandenburg NA, Hoffman DL, et al.
Burden of illness in painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy: the patients'
perspectives.
The journal of pain. 2006 Dec;7(12):892-900. Abstract
Hardy T, Sachson R, Shen S, et al.
Does treatment with duloxetine for neuropathic pain impact glycemic control?
Diabetes care. 2007 Jan;30(1):21-6. Abstract
Head KA.
Peripheral neuropathy: pathogenic mechanisms and alternative therapies.
Alternative medicine review. 2006 Dec;11(4):294-9. Abstract
Horowitz SH.
The diagnostic workup of patients with neuropathic pain.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;91(1):21-30. [no abstract available]
Sonnett TE, Setter SM, Campbell RK.
Pregabalin for the treatment of painful neuropathy.
Expert review of neurotherapeutics. 2006 Nov;6(11):1629-35. Abstract
Tsai CP, Liu CY, Lin KP, et al
Efficacy of botulinum toxin type A in the relief of carpal tunnel syndrome: a
preliminary experience.
Clinical drug investigation. 2006;26(9):511-5. Abstract
Vadalouca A, Siafaka I, Argyra E, et al.
Therapeutic management of chronic neuropathic pain: an examination of
pharmacologic treatment.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2006 Nov;1088:164-86. Abstract
Vinik AI, Tuchman M, Safirstein B, et al.
Lamotrigine for treatment of pain associated with diabetic neuropathy: results
of two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies.
Pain. 2006 Dec 8; [forthcoming] Abstract
Weishaupt D, Andreisek G.
Diagnostic imaging of compression neuropathy. [Article in German]
Der Radiologe. 2006 Dec 2; [forthcoming] Abstract
Werhagen L, Hultling C, Molander C.
The prevalence of neuropathic pain after non-traumatic spinal cord lesion.
Spinal cord. 2006 Dec 12; [forthcoming] Abstract
Ziegler D.
Treatment of diabetic polyneuropathy: update 2006.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2006 Nov;1084:250-266.
Abstract
Nursing Research/pain
Plaisance L, Logan C.
Nursing students' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain.
Pain management nursing. 2006 Dec;7(4):167-75. Abstract
Pain/classification
Merskey H.
The taxonomy of pain.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;91(1):13-20. [no abstract available]
Pain Clinics
Dole EJ, Murawski MM, Adolphe AB, et al.
Provision of pain management by a pharmacist with prescribing authority.
American journal of health-system pharmacy. 2007 Jan 1;64(1):85-9.
Abstract
Pain/diagnosis/therapy
Noonan B, Chung KS.
A practical review of the mechanisms of pain and pain management following ACL
reconstruction.
Orthopedics. 2006 Nov;29(11):999-1005. Abstract
Pain, Intractable
Reddy BS.
The epidemic of unrelieved chronic pain.
The Journal of legal medicine. 2006 Dec;27(4):427-42. [no abstract available]
Pain Measurement
Bellieni CV, Cordelli DM, Caliani C, et al.
Inter-observer reliability of two pain scales for newborns.
Early human development. 2006 Dec 8; [forthcoming] Abstract
Carr JL, Klaber Moffett JA, Sharp DM, et al.
Is the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaire (PSOCQ) a useful tool for predicting
participation in a self-management programme? Further evidence of validity, on a
sample of UK pain clinic patients.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2006 Dec 14;7(1):101. Abstract
Hadjistavropoulos T, Herr K, Turk DC, et al.
An interdisciplinary expert consensus statement on assessment of pain in older
persons.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Jan;23 Suppl 1:S1-S43. Abstract
Herr K, Decker, S,
Older adults with severe cognitive impairment: assessment of pain.
in Pain Management at the End of Life: Bridging the Gap between Knowledge and Practice(Chapter 6).
Hospice Foundation, 2006. Full text
Holen JC, Hjermstad MJ, Loge JH, et al.
Pain assessment tools: is the content appropriate for use in palliative care?
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2006 Dec;32(6):567-580. Abstract
van Herk R, van Dijk M, Baar FP, et al.
Observation scales for pain assessment in older adults with cognitive
impairments or communication difficulties.
Nursing research. 2007 January/February;56(1):34-43. Abstract
Pain/Physiology
Cox JJ, Reimann F, Nicholas AK, et al.
An SCN9A channelopathy causes congenital inability to experience pain.
Nature. 2006 Dec 14;444(7121):894-8. Abstract
Perl ER.
Ideas about pain, a historical view.
Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 2007 Jan;8(1):71-80. Abstract
Pollard HP, Hardy KE, Curtin D.
Biopsychosocial model of pain and its relevance to chiropractors.
Chiropractic Journal of Australia. 2006 Sep; 36(3): 82-91. [no abstract available]
Price DD, Verne GN, Schwartz JM.
Chapter 20. Plasticity in brain processing and modulation of pain.
Progress in brain research. 2006;157:333-352. Abstract
Pain /physiopathology
Scholbach T.
From the nutcracker-phenomenon of the left renal vein to the midline congestion
syndrome as a cause of migraine, headache, back and abdominal pain and
functional disorders of pelvic organs.
Medical hypotheses. 2006 Dec 8; [forthcoming] Abstract
Vanderah TW.
Pathophysiology of pain.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;91(1):1-12.[no abstract available]
Pain, Postoperative
Pawlik MT, Ittner KP.
Post-operative pain therapy of a chronic pain patient. [Article in German]
Anästhesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie. 2006 Nov;41(11):734-735.
Abstract
Palliative Care
Abernethy AP, Manfredonia JF, Tulsky JA, et al
Palliative care pharmacotherapy literature summaries and analyses.
Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy. 2006;20(4):63-70. Abstract
Abrams FR.
Colorado revised statutes in support of palliative care limiting criminal
liability.
Journal of palliative medicine. 2006 Dec;9(6):1254-6. Abstract
Currow DC, Abernethy AP, Shelby-James TM, et al.
The impact of conducting a regional palliative care clinical study.
Palliative medicine. 2006 Dec;20(8):735-43. Abstract
Francoeur RB, Payne R, Raveis VH, et al.
Palliative care in the inner city: patient religious affiliation,
underinsurance, and symptom attitude.
Cancer. 2006 Dec 5; [forthcoming] Abstract
Giordano J.
Hospice, palliative care, and pain medicine: meeting the obligations of
non-abandonment and preserving the personal dignity of terminally III patients.
Delaware medical journal. 2006 Nov;78(11):419-22. [no abstract available]
Holen JC, Hjermstad MJ, Loge JH, et al.
Pain assessment tools: is the content appropriate for use in palliative care?
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2006 Dec;32(6):567-580. Abstract
Jack B, Hillier V, Williams A, et al.
Improving cancer patients' pain: the impact of the hospital specialist
palliative care team.
European journal of cancer care. 2006 Dec;15(5):476-80.
Abstract
Teunissen SC, Verhagen EH, Brink M, et al.
Telephone consultation in palliative care for cancer patients: 5 years of
experience in The Netherlands.
Supportive care in cancer. 2006 Dec 13; [forthcoming] Abstract
Pelvic Pain
Grace VM, Macbride-Stewart S.
'Women get this': gendered meanings of chronic pelvic pain.
Health (London, England : 1997). 2007 Jan;11(1):47-67. Abstract
Kim SW, Paick JS, Ku JH.
Percutaneous posterior tibial nerve stimulation in patients with chronic pelvic
pain: a preliminary study.
Urologia internationalis. 2007;78(1):58-62. Abstract
Langford CF, Udvari Nagy S, Ghoniem GM.
Levator ani trigger point injections: an underutilized treatment for chronic
pelvic pain.
Neurourology and urodynamics. 2006 Dec 28;26(1):59-62. Abstract
Strouse PJ.
Sonographic evaluation of the child with lower abdominal or pelvic pain.
Radiologic clinics of North America. 2006 Nov;44(6):911-23.[no abstract available]
Physical Therapy Modalities
Stanos SP, McLean J, Rader L.
Physical medicine rehabilitation approach to pain.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Jan;91(1):57-95. [no abstract available]
Physicians/supply and distribution
Breuer B, Pappagallo M, Tai JY, et al.
U.S. board-certified pain physician practices: uniformity and census data of
their locations.
The journal of pain. 2006 Dec 12; [forthcoming] Abstract
Population Groups
Cintron A, Morrison RS.
Pain and ethnicity in the United States: a systematic review.
Journal of palliative medicine. 2006 Dec;9(6):1454-73. Abstract
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Gureje O.
Psychiatric aspects of pain.
Current opinion in psychiatry. 2007 Jan;20(1):42-6. Abstract
Pincus T, Santos R, Morley S.
Depressed cognitions in chronic pain patients are focused on health: evidence
from a sentence completion task.
Pain. 2006 Dec 8; [forthcoming] Abstract
Psychological Techniques
Christie D, Hood D, Griffin A.
Thinking, feeling and moving: drama and movement therapy as an adjunct to a
multidisciplinary rehabilitation approach for chronic pain in two adolescent
girls.
Clinical child psychology and psychiatry. 2006 Oct;11(4):569-77. Abstract
Restless Legs Syndrome
Obah C, Fine PG.
Restless legs syndrome: an update on diagnosis and management.
Journal of pain & palliative care pharmacotherapy. 2006;20(4):85-8. Abstract
Shoulder Pain
Kuijpers T, Van der Windt DA, Van der Heijden GJ, et al.
A prediction rule for shoulder pain related sick leave: a prospective cohort
study.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2006 Dec 6;7(1):97. Abstract
Lindgren I, Jonsson AC, Norrving B, et al.
Shoulder pain after stroke. a prospective population-based study.
Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation. 2006 Dec 21; [forthcoming] Abstract
Loustau O, Sans N, Despeyroux ML, et al.
Shoulder pain: imaging examinations. [Article in French]
La Revue du praticien. 2006 Sep 30;56(14):1539-47. Abstract
Nawoczenski DA, Ritter-Soronen JM, Wilson CM, et al.
Clinical trial of exercise for shoulder pain in chronic spinal injury.
Physical therapy. 2006 Dec;86(12):1604-18. Abstract
Yamamoto N, Itoi E, Minagawa H, et al.
Objective evaluation of shoulder pain by measuring skin impedance.
Orthopedics. 2006 Dec;29(12):1121-3. |