To keep you informed about the latest research in pain management, the Academy is pleased to provide you with access to abstracts of articles recently added to the National Library of Medicine database.

~January 2007

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.