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.

~February 2008

Research Abstracts February 2008
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

Al-Basheer MA, Hamilton M, Holdaway C.
Chronic pain syndrome caused by a Bird's Nest filter: first case report.
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology. 2008 Jan 23 [forthcoming] Abstract

Falowski S, Celii A, Sharan A.
Spinal cord stimulation: an update.
Neurotherapeutics. 2008 Jan;5(1):86-99. Abstract

Sperber AD, Morris CB, Greemberg L, et al.
Development of abdominal pain and IBS following gynecological surgery: a prospective, controlled study.
Gastroenterology. 2008 Jan;134(1):75-84. Abstract

Acupuncture Analgesia

Wang SM, Kain ZN, White P.
Acupuncture analgesia: I. The scientific basis.
Anesthesia and analgesia. 2008 Feb;106(2):602-10. Abstract

Wang SM, Kain ZN, White PF.
Acupuncture analgesia: II. Clinical considerations.
Anesthesia and analgesia. 2008 Feb;106(2):611-21, table of contents. Abstract

Age Groups, Adolescent

Hatchette JE, McGrath PJ, Murray M, et al.
The role of peer communication in the socialization of adolescents' pain experiences: a qualitative investigation.
BMC pediatrics. 2008 Jan 11;8(1):2. Abstract

Jordan A, Eccleston C, Crombez G.
Parental functioning in the context of adolescent chronic pain: a review of previously used measures.
Journal of pediatric psychology. 2008 Jan 18 [forthcoming] Abstract

Long AC, Palermo TM, Manees AM.
Brief report: using actigraphy to compare physical activity levels in adolescents with chronic pain and healthy adolescents.
Journal of pediatric psychology. 2008 Jan 7 [forthcoming] Abstract

Age Groups, Aged

Horgas AL, Yoon SL, Nichols AL, et al.
The relationship between pain and functional disability in Black and White older adults.
Research in nursing & health. 2008 Jan 29 [forthcoming] Abstract

Kapteyn A, Smith JP, van Soest A.
Dynamics of work disability and pain.
Journal of health economics. 2007 Nov 29 [forthcoming] Abstract

McCleane G.
Pharmacological pain management in the elderly patient.
Clinical interventions in aging. 2007;2(4):637-43. Abstract

Age Groups, Child

Bandstra NF, Skinner L, Leblanc C, et al.
The role of child life in pediatric pain management: a survey of child life specialists.
The journal of pain . 2008 Jan 15 [forthcoming] Abstract

Claar RL, Simons LE, Logan DE.
Parental response to children's pain: the moderating impact of children's emotional distress on symptoms and disability.
Pain. 2008 Jan 21 [forthcoming] Abstract

Goubert L, Vervoort T, Sullivan MJ, et al.
Parental emotional responses to their child's pain: the role of dispositional empathy and catastrophizing about their child's pain.
The journal of pain. 2008 Jan 16 [forthcoming] Abstract

Analgesia

He J, Wu B, Jiang X, et al.
A new analgesic method, two-minute sciatic nerve press, for immediate pain relief: a randomized trial.
BMC anesthesiology. 2008 Jan 25;8(1):1. Abstract

Analgesics

Gauntlett-Gilbert J, Meadows C, Connell H, et al.
When painkillers don't kill pain.
Archives of disease in childhood. Education and practice edition. 2008 Feb;93(1):9-13. [No abstract available]

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic

[No authors listed]
A diclofenac patch (Flector) for pain.
The Medical letter on drugs and therapeutics. 2008 Jan 14;50(1277):1-2. [No abstract available]

Doubova SV, Mino-León D, Torres-Arreola Ldel P, et al.
Basic knowledge of risks for non-opioid analgesics (NOA) in ambulatory patients. [Article in Spanish]
Salud puÅLblica de MeÅLxico. 2007 Nov-Dec;49(6):429-36. Abstract

Knotkova H, Pappagallo M, Szallasi A.
Capsaicin (TRPV1 agonist) therapy for pain relief: farewell or revival?
The Clinical journal of pain. 2008 Feb;24(2):142-154. Abstract

McCleane G.
Antidepressants as analgesics.
CNS drugs. 2008;22(2):139-56. Abstract

McKellar G, Madhok R, Singh G.
The problem with NSAIDs: what data to believe?
Current pain and headache reports. 2007 Dec;11(6):423-7. Abstract

Wallace MS, Rauck R, Fisher R, et al.
Intrathecal ziconotide for severe chronic pain: safety and tolerability results of an open-label, long-term trial.
Anesthesia and analgesia. 2008 Feb;106(2):628-37, table of contents. Abstract

White WB.
Cardiovascular risk, hypertension, and NSAIDs.
Current pain and headache reports. 2007 Dec;11(6):428-35. Abstract

Analgesics, Opioid

Brown W.
Opioid use in dying patients in hospice and hospital, with and without specialist palliative care team involvement.
European journal of cancer care. 2008 Jan;17(1):65-71. Abstract

D’arcy Y.
What you need to know about opioids.
Nursing. 2008 Feb;38(2):26-27. [No abstract available]

[No authors listed]
Drug diversion in healthcare: risks and prevention.
Healthcare hazard management monitor. 2007 Dec;21(4):1-8. Abstract

Eberhart L.
The safety and tolerability of the fentanyl HCl iontophoretic transdermal system: an alternative to currently available analgesic modalities.
Journal of opioid management. 2007 Sep-Oct;3(5):249-56. Abstract

Fallon M, Colvin L.
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia: fact or fiction?
Palliative medicine. 2008 Jan;22(1):5-6. [No abstract available]

Fontana JS.
The social and political forces affecting prescribing practices for chronic pain.
Journal of professional nursing. 2008 Jan-Feb;24(1):30-5. Abstract

Fredheim OM.
Health-related quality-of-life assessment and aspects of the clinical pharmacology of methadone in patients with chronic non-malignant pain.
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 2008 Jan;52(1):159-60. [No abstract available]

Heit HA, Gourlay DL.
Buprenorphine: new tricks with an old molecule for pain management.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2008 Feb;24(2):93-97. Abstract

Johnson F, Wagner G, Sun S, et al.
Effect of concomitant ingestion of alcohol on the in vivo pharmacokinetics of KADIAN (morphine sulfate extended-release) capsules.
The journal of pain. 2008 Jan 15 [forthcoming] Abstract

Keïta H, Tubach F, Maalouli J, et al.
Age-adapted morphine titration produces equivalent analgesia and adverse effects in younger and older patients.
European journal of anaesthesiology. 2008 Jan 9;:1-5 [forthcoming] Abstract

Lemberg KK, Siiskonen AO, Kontinen VK, et al.
Pharmacological characterization of noroxymorphone as a new opioid for spinal analgesia.
Anesthesia and analgesia. 2008 Feb;106(2):463-70, table of contents. Abstract

Mayer JD, Kirlin B, Rehm CD, et al.
Opioid availability in outpatient pharmacies in Washington State.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2008 Feb;24(2):120-123. Abstract

Noble M, Tregear SJ, Treadwell JR, et al.
Long-term opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and safety.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2008 Jan 4 [forthcoming] Abstract

Nwokeji ED, Rascati KL, Brown CM, et al.
Influences of attitudes on family physicians' willingness to prescribe long-acting opioid analgesics for patients with chronic nonmalignant pain.
Clinical therapeutics. 2007;29 Suppl:2589-602. Abstract

Pletcher MJ, Kertesz SG, Kohn MA, et al.
Trends in opioid prescribing by race/ethnicity for patients seeking care in US emergency departments.
JAMA. 2008 Jan 2;299(1):70-8. Abstract

Siniscalchi A, Piraccini E, Miklosova Z, et al.
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia and rapid opioid detoxification after tacrolimus administration.
Anesthesia and analgesia. 2008 Feb;106(2):645-6, table of contents. Abstract

Thomas J.
Optimizing opioid management in palliative care.
Journal of palliative medicine. 2007;10 Suppl 1:S1-18; quiz S19-23. [No abstract available]

Anemia, Sickle Cell

Frei-Jones MJ, Baxter AL, Rogers ZR, et al.
Vaso-occlusive episodes in older children with sickle cell disease: emergency department management and pain assessment.
The Journal of pediatrics. 2008 Feb;152(2):281-5. Abstract

Smith WR, Penberthy LT, Bovbjerg VE, et al.
Daily assessment of pain in adults with sickle cell disease.
Annals of internal medicine. 2008 Jan 15;148(2):94-101. Abstract

Arthritis

Fishman RL, Kistler CJ, Ellerbusch MT, et al.
Efficacy and safety of 12 weeks of osteoarthritic pain therapy with once-daily tramadol (Tramadol Contramid OAD).
Journal of opioid management. 2007 Sep-Oct;3(5):273-80. Abstract

Fox BA, Stephens MM.
Glucosamine hydrochloride for the treatment of osteoarthritis symptoms.
Clinical interventions in aging. 2007;2(4):599-604. Abstract

Kalman DS, Heimer M, Valdeon A, et al.
Effect of a natural extract of chicken combs with a high content of hyaluronic acid (Hyal-Joint(R)) on pain relief and quality of life in subjects with knee osteoarthritis: a pilot randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.
Nutrition journal. 2008 Jan 21;7(1):3. Abstract

Kessler RC, Maclean JR, Petukhova M, et al.
The effects of rheumatoid arthritis on labor force participation, work performance, and healthcare costs in two workplace samples.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2008 Jan;50(1):88-98. Abstract

Laine L, White WB, Rostom A, et al.
COX-2 selective inhibitors in the treatment of osteoarthritis.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism. 2008 Jan 3 [forthcoming] Abstract

Lee H, Lee JY, Kim YJ, et al.
Acupuncture for symptom management of rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study.
Clinical rheumatology. 2008 Jan 10 [forthcoming] Abstract

Pittler MH, Ernst E.
Is acupuncture an effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis?
Nature clinical practice. Rheumatology. 2008 Jan 22 [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

Scanzello CR, Moskowitz NK, Gibofsky A.
The post-NSAID era: what to use now for the pharmacologic treatment of pain and inflammation in osteoarthritis.
Current pain and headache reports. 2007 Dec;11(6):415-22. Abstract

Shen X, Zhao L, Ding G, et al.
Effect of combined laser acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis: a pilot study.
Lasers in medical science. 2008 Jan 5 [forthcoming] Abstract

Back Pain

Ammendolia C, Furlan AD, Imamura M, et al.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with needle acupuncture.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):160-72. Abstract

Arnold B, Pfingsten M, Wagner E.
Rehabilitation following chronic nonspecific low back pain. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2008 Jan 26 [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

Bakker EW, Verhagen AP, van Trijffel E, et al.
Individual advice in addition to standard guideline care in patients with acute non-specific low back pain: a survey on feasibility among physiotherapists and patients.
Manual therapy. 2007 Dec 28 [forthcoming] Abstract

Beattie PF, Nelson RM, Michener LA, et al.
Outcomes after a prone lumbar traction protocol for patients with activity-limiting low back pain: a prospective case series study.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2008 Feb;89(2):269-74. Abstract

Bishop A, Foster NE, Thomas E, et al.
How does the self-reported clinical management of patients with low back pain relate to the attitudes and beliefs of health care practitioners? A survey of UK general practitioners and physiotherapists.
Pain. 2008 Jan 16 [forthcoming] Abstract

Boćkowski L, Sobaniec W, Kułak W, et al.
Low back pain in school-age children: risk factors, clinical features and diagnostic managment.
Advances in medical sciences. 2007;52 Suppl 1:221-3. Abstract

Bogduk N.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with facet injections and radiofrequency neurotomy.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):56-64. Abstract

Bronfort G, Haas M, Evans R, et al.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with spinal manipulation and mobilization.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):213-25. Abstract

Brox JI, Storheim K, Grotle M, et al.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with back schools, brief education, and fear-avoidance training.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):28-39. Abstract

Cai C, Pua YH, Lim KC.
Correlates of self-reported disability in patients with low back pain: the role of fear-avoidance beliefs.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. 2007 Dec;36(12):1013-8. Abstract

Chang V, Gonzalez P, Akuthota V.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with adjunctive analgesics.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):21-7. Abstract

Côté P, Baldwin ML, Johnson WG, et al.
Patterns of sick-leave and health outcomes in injured workers with back pain.
European spine journal. 2008 Jan 23 [forthcoming] Abstract

Dagenais S, Caro J, Haldeman S.
A systematic review of low back pain cost of illness studies in the United States and internationally.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):8-20. Abstract

Dagenais S, Mayer J, Haldeman S, et al.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with prolotherapy.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):203-12. Abstract

Dagenais S, Mayer J, Wooley JR, et al.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with medicine-assisted manipulation.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):142-9. Abstract

Depalma MJ, Slipman CW.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with epidural steroid injections.
The spine journal. 2008 January - February;8(1):45-55. Abstract

Derby R, Baker RM, Lee CH, et al.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with intradiscal electrothermal therapy.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):80-95. Abstract

Derby R, Baker RM, Lee CH.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with minimally invasive nuclear decompression.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):150-9. Abstract

Dewing CB, Provencher MT, Riffenburgh RH, et al.
The outcomes of lumbar microdiscectomy in a young, active population: correlation by herniation type and level.
Spine. 2008 Jan 1;33(1):33-8. Abstract

Don AS, Carragee E.
A brief overview of evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with surgery.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):258-65. Abstract

Du Bois M, Donceel P.
A screening questionnaire to predict no return to work within 3 months for low back pain claimants.
European spine journal. 2008 Jan 3 [forthcoming] Abstract

Durand MJ, Brassard B, Hong QN, et al.
Responsiveness of the Physical Work Performance Evaluation, a functional capacity evaluation, in patients with low back pain.
Journal of occupational rehabilitation. 2008 Jan 4 [forthcoming] Abstract

El-Metwally A, Mikkelsson M, Ståhl M, et al.
Genetic and environmental influences on non-specific low back pain in children: a twin study.
European spine journal. 2008 Jan 18 [forthcoming] Abstract

Ferreira ML, Ferreira PH, Latimer J, et al.
Relationship between spinal stiffness and outcome in patients with chronic low back pain.
Manual therapy. 2007 Dec 27 [forthcoming] Abstract

Franklin GM, Stover BD, Turner JA, et al.
Early opioid prescription and subsequent disability among workers with back injuries: the disability risk identification study cohort.
Spine. 2008 Jan 15;33(2):199-204. Abstract

Gagnier JJ.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with herbal, vitamin, mineral, and homeopathic supplements.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):70-9. Abstract

Gatchel RJ, Mayer TG.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with functional restoration.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):65-9. Abstract

Gatchel RJ, Rollings KH.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with cognitive behavioral therapy.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):40-4. Abstract

Gay RE, Brault JS.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with traction therapy.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):234-42. Abstract

Haldeman S, Dagenais S.
A supermarket approach to the evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):1-7. [No abstract available]

Haldeman S, Dagenais S.
What have we learned about the evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain?
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):266-77. [No abstract available]

Haswell K, Gilmour J, Moore B.
Clinical decision rules for identification of low back pain patients with neurologic involvement in primary care.
Spine. 2008 Jan 1;33(1):68-73. Abstract

Henschke N, Maher CG, Refshauge KM.
A systematic review identifies five "red flags" to screen for vertebral fracture in patients with low back pain.
Journal of clinical epidemiology. 2008 Feb;61(2):110-118. Abstract

Imamura M, Furlan AD, Dryden T, et al.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with massage.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):121-33. Abstract

Karatoprak O, Aydo?an M, OztuÅNrk C, et al.
Total disc prosthesis for painful degenerative lumbar disc disease. [Article in Turkish]
Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica. 2007;41(4):281-285. Abstract

Kim HJ, Green DW.
Adolescent back pain.
Current opinion in pediatrics. 2008 Feb;20(1):37-45. Abstract

Klineberg E, Mazanec D, Orr D, et al.
Masquerade: medical causes of back pain.
Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine. 2007 Dec;74(12):905-13. Abstract

Kofotolis ND, Vlachopoulos SP, Kellis E.
Sequentially allocated clinical trial of rhythmic stabilization exercises and TENS in women with chronic low back pain.
Clinical rehabilitation. 2008 Feb;22(2):99-111. Abstract

Koldaş Doğan S, Sonel Tur B, Kurtaiş Y, et al.
Comparison of three different approaches in the treatment of chronic low back pain.
Clinical rheumatology. 2008 Jan 11 [forthcoming] Abstract

Lampert BA.
Interventional treatment of low back pain.
Missouri medicine. 2007 Nov-Dec;104(6):496-500; quiz 500-1. Abstract

Macario A, Richmond C, Auster M, et al.
Treatment of 94 outpatients with chronic discogenic low back pain with the DRX9000: a retrospective chart review.
Pain practice. 2008 Mar;8(1):11-7. Abstract

Malanga G, Wolff E.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, muscle relaxants, and simple analgesics.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):173-84. Abstract

Malanga G, Wolff E.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with trigger point injections.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):243-52. Abstract

Masiero S, Carraro E, Celia A, et al.
Prevalence of nonspecific low back pain in schoolchildren aged between 13 and 15 years.
Acta paediatrica. 2008 Jan 3 [forthcoming] Abstract

Mason VL, Mathias B, Skevington SM.
Accepting low back pain: is it related to a good quality of life?
The Clinical journal of pain. 2008 Jan;24(1):22-9. Abstract

May S, Donelson R.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with the McKenzie method.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):134-41. Abstract

Noorloos D, Tersteeg L, Tiemessen IJ, et al.
Does body mass index increase the risk of low back pain in a population exposed to whole body vibration?
Applied ergonomics. 2008 Jan 16 [forthcoming] Abstract

Ostelo RW, Deyo RA, Stratford P, et al.
Interpreting change scores for pain and functional status in low back pain: towards international consensus regarding minimal important change.
Spine. 2008 Jan 1;33(1):90-4. Abstract

Poitras S, Brosseau L.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, interferential current, electrical muscle stimulation, ultrasound, and thermotherapy.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):226-33. Abstract

Pradhan BB.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with watchful waiting.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):253-7. Abstract

Ralph L, Look M, Wheeler W, et al.
Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of carisoprodol 250-mg tablets in the treatment of acute lower-back spasm.
Current medical research and opinion. 2008 Jan 11 [forthcoming] Abstract

Rhee Y, Taitel MS, Walker DR, et al.
Narcotic drug use among patients with lower back pain in employer health plans: a retrospective analysis of risk factors and health care services.
Clinical therapeutics. 2007;29 Suppl:2603-12. Abstract

Sasso RC, Foulk DM, Hahn M.
Prospective, randomized trial of metal-on-metal artificial lumbar disc replacement: initial results for treatment of discogenic pain.
Spine. 2008 Jan 15;33(2):123-131. Abstract

Schäfer A, Hall T, Briffa K.
Classification of low back-related leg pain-A proposed patho-mechanism-based approach.
Manual therapy. 2007 Dec 28 [forthcoming] Abstract

Schofferman J, Mazanec D.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with opioid analgesics.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):185-94. Abstract

Skoffer B, Foldspang A.
Physical activity and low-back pain in schoolchildren.
European spine journal. 2008 Jan 8 [forthcoming] Abstract

Standaert CJ, Weinstein SM, Rumpeltes J.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with lumbar stabilization exercises.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):114-20. Abstract

Tiemessen I, Hulshof C, Frings-Dresen M.
Low back pain in drivers exposed to whole body vibration: analysis of a dose-response pattern.
Occupational and environmental medicine. 2008 Jan 23 [forthcoming] Abstract

van der Windt D, Hay E, Jellema P, et al.
Psychosocial interventions for low back pain in primary care: lessons learned from recent trials.
Spine. 2008 Jan 1;33(1):81-9. Abstract

Wai EK, Rodriguez S, Dagenais S, et al.
Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with physical activity, smoking cessation, and weight loss.
The spine journal. 2008 Jan-Feb;8(1):195-202. Abstract

Wand BM, O'Connell NE.
Chronic non specific low back pain - sub-groups or a single mechanism?
BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2008 Jan 25;9(1):11. Abstract

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Garcia DM, Pimenta CA, da Cruz Dde A.
Validation of the Survey of Pain Attitudes-Professionals. [Article in Portuguese]
Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P. 2007 Dec;41(4):636-44. Abstract

López-Martínez AE, Esteve-Zarazaga R, Ramírez-Maestre C.
Perceived social support and coping responses are independent variables explaining pain adjustment among chronic pain patients.
The journal of pain. 2008 Jan 17 [forthcoming] Abstract

Malenbaum S, Keefe FJ, Williams AC, et al.
Pain in its environmental context: implications for designing environments to enhance pain control.
Pain. 2008 Jan 3 [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Naylor MR, Keefe FJ, Brigidi B, et al.
Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response for chronic pain reduction and relapse prevention.
Pain. 2008 Jan 3 [forthcoming] Abstract

Burning Mouth Syndrome

Stuginski-Barbosa J, Rodrigues GG, Bigal ME, et al.
Burning mouth syndrome responsive to pramipexol.
The journal of headache and pain. 2008 Jan 25 [forthcoming] Abstract

Cancer Pain

[No authors listed]
African American cancer patients' pain experience.
Cancer nursing. 2008 January/February;31(1):47-48. [No abstract available] Abstract

Bitros BS.
Advocating for management of cancer pain.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 2007 Dec;107(12 Suppl 7):ES4-8. Abstract

Davies AN, Vriens J, Kennett A, et al.
An observational study of oncology patients' utilization of breakthrough pain medication.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2008 Jan 25 [forthcoming] Abstract

Davis MP.
Cancer constipation: are opioids really the culprit?
Supportive care in cancer. 2008 Jan 15 [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

di Mola FF, di Sebastiano P.
Pain and pain generation in pancreatic cancer.
Langenbeck's archives of surgery / Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. 2008 Jan 12 [forthcoming] Abstract

Hagen NA, Stiles C, Nekolaichuk C, et al.
The Alberta Breakthrough Pain Assessment Tool for cancer patients: a validation study using a Delphi process and patient think-aloud interviews.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2008 Jan 4 [forthcoming] Abstract

Im EO, Lim HJ, Clark M, et al.
African American cancer patients' pain experience.
Cancer nursing. 2008 Jan-Feb;31(1):38-46; quiz 47-8. Abstract

Kawamata T, Namiki A.
A mechanism based understanding of cancer pain and development of novel strategies of cancer pain treatment. [Article in Japanese]
Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology. 2008 Jan;57(1):39-50. Abstract

Kumar MG, Lin S.
Hydromorphone in the management of cancer-related pain: an update on routes of administration and dosage forms.
Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences. 2007 Oct 14;10(4):504-18. Abstract

Kurita GP, de Mattos Pimenta CA.
Cognitive impairment in cancer pain patients receiving opioids: a pilot study.
Cancer nursing. 2008 Jan-Feb;31(1):49-57. Abstract

Maier R, Maier A, Müller-Busch C.
Outpatient opiate therapy in cancer patients during their last days of life. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2007 Dec 20 [forthcoming] Abstract

Miaskowski C.
Patient education about cancer pain management: how much time is enough?
Pain. 2008 Jan 24 [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

Murillo González M, Valentín Maganto V.
Diagnosis and treatment of cancer pain. [Article in Spanish]
Atencion primaria / Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria. 2008 Jan;40(1):51-2. [No abstract available]

Myers J, Shetty N.
Going beyond efficacy: strategies for cancer pain management.
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) 2008 Jan;15(Supplement 1):S41-9. Abstract

Okon TR, George ML.
Fentanyl-induced neurotoxicity and paradoxic pain.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2008 Jan 25 [forthcoming] Abstract

Paice JA, Von Roenn JH, Hudgins JC, et al.
Morphine bioavailability from a topical gel formulation in volunteers.
Journal of rehabilitation medicine. 2008 Jan 4 [forthcoming] Abstract

Pharo GH, Zhou L.
Controlling cancer pain with pharmacotherapy.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 2007 Dec;107(12 Suppl 7):ES22-32. Abstract

Pujol LA, Monti DA.
Managing cancer pain with nonpharmacologic and complementary therapies.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 2007 Dec;107(12 Suppl 7):ES15-21. Abstract

Rodriguez RF, Castillo JM, Castillo MP, et al.
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen and tramadol chlorhydrate combination tablets for the management of chronic cancer pain: a double-blind comparative trial.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2008 Jan;24(1):1-4. Abstract

Ryu S, Jin R, Jin JY, et al.
Pain control by image-guided radiosurgery for solitary spinal metastasis.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2008 Jan 19 [forthcoming] Abstract

Suzuki T, Morishita M, Ito E, et al.
Analgesic efficacy of controlled-release oxycodone in patients with uterine or ovarian cancer.
American journal of therapeutics. 2008 Jan-Feb;15(1):31-5. Abstract

Ward S, Donovan H, Gunnarsdottir S, et al.
A randomized trial of a representational intervention to decrease cancer pain (RIDCancerPain).
Health psychology. 2008 Jan;27(1):59-67. Abstract

Wess M.
Bringing hope and healing to grieving patients with cancer.
The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 2007 Dec;107(12 Suppl 7):ES41-7. Abstract

Zernikow B, Hasan C, Hechler T, et al.
Stop the pain! A nation-wide quality improvement programme in paediatric oncology pain control.
European journal of pain (London, England). 2008 Jan 24 [forthcoming] Abstract

Cannabinoids

Cohen SP.
Cannabinoids for chronic pain.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 2008 Jan 8 [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

Complementary Therapies

Carlson AH.
Hot & cold. Tried and true ice and heat modalities still prove effective for acute and chronic pain.
Rehab management. 2007 Dec;20(10):32-3. [No abstract available]

Konvicka JJ, Meyer TA, McDavid AJ, et al.
Complementary/Alternative medicine use among chronic pain clinic patients.
Journal of perianesthesia nursing. 2008 Feb;23(1):17-23. Abstract

Yu WL, Li XQ, Tang WJ, et al.
fMRI study of pain reaction in the brain under state of "Qigong".
The American journal of Chinese medicine. 2007;35(6):937-45. Abstract

Complex Regional Pain Syndromes

Gibbs GF, Drummond PD, Finch PM, et al.
Unravelling the pathophysiology of complex regional pain syndrome: focus on sympathetically maintained pain.
Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology. 2008 Jan 21 [forthcoming] Abstract

Groeneweg G, Niehof S, Wesseldijk F, et al.
Vasodilative effect of isosorbide dinitrate ointment in complex regional pain syndrome type 1.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2008 Jan;24(1):89-92. Abstract

Higashimoto T, Baldwin EE, Gold JI, et al.
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy: complex regional pain syndrome type I in children with mitochondrial disease and maternal inheritance.
Archives of disease in childhood. 2008 Jan 11 [forthcoming] Abstract

Inchiosa MA Jr, Kizelshteyn G.
Treatment of complex regional pain syndrome type I with oral phenoxybenzamine: rationale and case reports.
Pain practice. 2008 Jan 7 [forthcoming] Abstract

Mailis-Gagnon A, Nicholson K, Blumberger D, et al.
Characteristics and period prevalence of self-induced disorder in patients referred to a pain clinic with the diagnosis of complex regional pain syndrome.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2008 Feb;24(2):176-185. Abstract

Manjunath PS, Jayalakshmi TS, Dureja GP, et al.
Management of lower limb complex regional pain syndrome type 1: an evaluation of percutaneous radiofrequency thermal lumbar sympathectomy versus phenol lumbar sympathetic neurolysis--a pilot study.
Anesthesia and analgesia. 2008 Feb;106(2):647-9, table of contents. Abstract

Digestive System Diseases

Saad RJ, Chey WD.
Recent developments in the therapy of irritable bowel syndrome.
Expert opinion on investigational drugs. 2008 Feb;17(2):117-30. Abstract

Electric Stimulation Therapy

Arle JE, Shils JL.
Motor cortex stimulation for pain and movement disorders.
Neurotherapeutics. 2008 Jan;5(1):37-49. Abstract

Endometriosis

Rodgers AK, Falcone T.
Treatment strategies for endometriosis.
Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy. 2008 Feb;9(2):243-255. Abstract

Ethics

Niebrój LT, Jadamus-Niebrój D, Giordano J.
Toward a moral grounding of pain medicine: consideration of neuroscience, reverence, beneficence, and autonomy.
[No abstract available]

Fasciitis, Plantar

Marafkó C.
Endoscopic partial plantar fasciotomy as a treatment alternative in plantar fasciitis.
Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca. 2007;74(6):406-409. Abstract

Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic

Davies SM, Crawley EM.
Chronic fatigue syndrome in children aged 11 years old and younger.
Archives of disease in childhood. 2008 Jan 11 [forthcoming] Abstract

Fibromyalgia

Caro XJ, Winter EF, Dumas AJ.
A subset of fibromyalgia patients have findings suggestive of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and appear to respond to IVIg.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 2008 Feb;47(2):208-11. Abstract

da Silva GD, Lorenzi-Filho G, Lage LV.
Effects of yoga and the addition of tui na in patients with fibromyalgia.
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) 2007 Dec;13(10):1107-14. Abstract

Häuser W, Zimmer C, Felde E, et al.
What are the key symptoms of fibromyalgia?: Results of a survey of the German Fibromyalgia Association. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2007 Dec 21 [forthcoming] Abstract

Munguía-Izquierdo D, Legaz-Arrese A.
Exercise in warm water decreases pain and improves cognitive function in middle-aged women with fibromyalgia.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology. 2007 Nov-Dec;25(6):823-30. Abstract

Rao SG, Gendreau JF, Kranzler JD.
Understanding the fibromyalgia syndrome.
Psychopharmacology bulletin. 2007;40(4):24-67. Abstract

Rutledge DN, Jones CJ.
Effects of topical essential oil on exercise volume after a 12-week exercise program for women with fibromyalgia: a pilot study.
Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) 2007 Dec;13(10):1099-106. Abstract

van Koulil S, van Lankveld W, Kraaimaat FW, et al.
Tailored cognitive-behavioral therapy for fibromyalgia: two case studies.
Patient education and counseling. 2008 Jan 8 [forthcoming] Abstract

van Middendorp H, Lumley MA, Jacobs JW, et al.
Emotions and emotional approach and avoidance strategies in fibromyalgia.
Journal of psychosomatic research. 2008 Feb;64(2):159-67. Abstract

Verbunt JA, Pernot DH, Smeets RJ.
Disability and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia.
Health and quality of life outcomes. 2008 Jan 22;6(1):8. Abstract

White LA, Birnbaum HG, Kaltenboeck A, et al.
Employees with fibromyalgia: medical comorbidity, healthcare costs, and work loss.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2008 Jan;50(1):13-24. Abstract

Yunus MB.
Central sensitivity syndromes: a new paradigm and group nosology for fibromyalgia and overlapping conditions, and the related issue of disease versus illness.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism. 2008 Jan 11 [forthcoming] Abstract

Headache Disorders

Alecrim-Andrade J, Maciel-Júnior JA, Carnè X, et al.
Acupuncture in migraine prevention: a randomized sham controlled study with 6-months posttreatment follow-up.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2008 Feb;24(2):98-105. Abstract

Alstadhaug K, Salvesen R, Bekkelund S.
24-hour distribution of migraine attacks.
Headache. 2008 Jan;48(1):95-100. Abstract

Bäcker M, Grossman P, Schneider J, et al.
Acupuncture in migraine: investigation of autonomic effects.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2008 Feb;24(2):106-115. Abstract

Baha M, Nachit-Ouinekh F, Hasnaoui AE.
Intrapatient variability of migraine attacks: stability analysis of the MIGSEV scale.
Headache. 2008 Jan;48(1):79-85. Abstract

Bigal ME, Lipton RB.
Concepts and mechanisms of migraine chronification.
Headache. 2008 Jan;48(1):7-15. Abstract

Brandes JL.
The migraine cycle: patient burden of migraine during and between migraine attacks.
Headache. 2007 Dec 28 [forthcoming] Abstract

Brockmann N, Evers S.
Migraine in headache specialists and neurologists. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2007 Dec 19 [forthcoming] Abstract

Buenaver LF, Edwards RR, Smith MT, et al.
Catastrophizing and pain-coping in young adults: associations with depressive symptoms and headache pain.
The journal of pain. 2007 Dec 28 [forthcoming] Abstract

Choi JC, Lee JS, Kang SY, et al.
Chronic daily headache with analgesics overuse in professional women breath-hold divers.
Headache. 2008 Jan 7 [forthcoming] Abstract

Coppola F, Rossi C, Mancini ML, et al.
Language disturbances as a side effect of prophylactic treatment of migraine.
Headache. 2008 Jan;48(1):86-94. Abstract

Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Cuadrado ML, Arendt-Nielsen L, et al.
Association of cross-sectional area of the rectus capitis posterior minor muscle with active trigger points in chronic tension-type headache: a pilot study.
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists. 2007 Dec 28 [forthcoming] Abstract

Ferrari A, Pinetti D, Bertolini A, et al.
Interindividual variability of oral sumatriptan pharmacokinetics and of clinical response in migraine patients.
European journal of clinical pharmacology. 2008 Jan 8 [forthcoming] Abstract

García ML, Baos V, Láinez M, et al.
Responsiveness of Migraine-ACT and MIDAS questionnaires for assessing migraine therapy.
Headache. 2008 Jan 11 [forthcoming] Abstract

Grotz VL.
Sucralose and migraine.
Headache. 2008 Jan;48(1):164-5. [No abstract available]

Gunner KB, Smith HD, Ferguson LE.
Practice guideline for diagnosis and management of migraine headaches in children and adolescents: part two.
Journal of pediatric health care. 2008 Jan-Feb;22(1):52-9. [No abstract available]

Kaniecki R.
Neuromodulators for migraine prevention.
Headache. 2008 Jan 18 [forthcoming] Abstract

Krymchantowski AV, Jevoux Cda C.
The experience of combining agents, specially triptans and non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, for the acute treatment of migraine - a review.
Recent patents on CNS drug discovery. 2007 Jun;2(2):141-4. Abstract

Jürgens TP, Leinisch E, Koch HJ.
A clinical challenge: pragmatic treatment of migraine and concomitant depression. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2008 Jan 27 [forthcoming] Abstract

Lake AE 3rd.
Screening and behavioral management: medication overuse headache - the complex case.
Headache. 2008 Jan;48(1):26-31. Abstract

Link AS, Kuris A, Edvinsson L.
Treatment of migraine attacks based on the interaction with the trigemino-cerebrovascular system.
The journal of headache and pain. 2008 Jan 23 [forthcoming] Abstract

Lipton RB, Bigal ME.
Looking to the future: research designs for study of headache disease progression.
Headache. 2008 Jan;48(1):58-66. Abstract

Maas HJ, Spruit MA, Danhof M, et al.
Relevance of absorption rate and lag time to the onset of action in migraine.
Clinical pharmacokinetics. 2008;47(2):139-46. Abstract

Mehle ME, Kremer PS.
Sinus CT scan findings in "sinus headache" migraineurs.
Headache. 2008 Jan;48(1):67-71. Abstract

Melchart D, Wessel A, Brand R, et al.
Profiling quality of care for patients with chronic headache in three different German hospitals - a case study.
BMC health services research. 2008 Jan 16;8(1):13. Abstract

Mérelle SY, Sorbi MJ, van Doornen LJ, et al.
Migraine patients as trainers of their fellow patients in non-pharmacological preventive attack management: short-term effects of a randomized controlled trial.
Cephalalgia. 2008 Feb;28(2):127-38. Abstract

O'Carroll CP.
Migraine and the limbic system: closing the circle.
Psychopharmacology bulletin. 2007;40(4):12-23. Abstract

Owens C, Pugmire B, Owens K.
A migraine prophylaxis educational intervention in a Medicaid population.
Headache. 2008 Jan 8 [forthcoming] Abstract

Pakalnis A, Butz C, Splaingard D, et al.
Emotional problems and prevalence of medication overuse in pediatric chronic daily headache.
Journal of child neurology. 2007 Dec;22(12):1356-9. Abstract

Panconesi A.
Alcohol and migraine: trigger factor, consumption, mechanisms. A review.
The journal of headache and pain. 2008 Jan 30 [forthcoming] Abstract

Pareja JA, Cuadrado ML, Fernández-de-las Peñas C, et al.
Nummular headache with trophic changes inside the painful area.
Cephalalgia. 2008 Feb;28(2):186-90. Abstract

Penzien DB, Rains JC, Lipton RB.
Introduction to the special series on the chronification of headache: mechanisms, risk factors, and behavioral strategies aimed at primary and secondary prevention of chronic headache.
Headache. 2008 Jan;48(1):5-6. [No abstract available]

Peres MF, Gonçalves AL, Krymchantowski A.
Migraine, tension-type headache, and transformed migraine.
Current pain and headache reports. 2007 Dec;11(6):449-53. Abstract

Pérez D, Puente A, Anciones B.
Headache among oldest old (+75 years): findings from 736 consecutive subjects in outpatient neurological clinic. [Article in Spanish]
Neurología (Barcelona, Spain). 2008 Jan 2 [forthcoming] Abstract

Rains JC.
Chronic headache and potentially modifiable risk factors: screening and behavioral management of sleep disorders.
Headache. 2008 Jan;48(1):32-9. Abstract

Rasche D, Klase D, Tronnier VM.
Neuromodulation in cluster headache: clinical follow-up after deep brain stimulation in the posterior hypothalamus for chronic cluster headache, case report - Part II. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2007 Dec 16 [forthcoming] Abstract

Reinisch VM, Schankin CJ, Felbinger J, et al.
Headache in the elderly. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2008 Jan 30 [forthcoming] Abstract

Romigi A, Cervellino A, Marciani MG, et al.
Cognitive and psychiatric effects of topiramate monotherapy in migraine treatment: an open study.
European journal of neurology. 2008 Feb;15(2):190-5. Abstract

Rozen T, Swidan S, Hamel R, et al.
Trendelenburg position: a tool to screen for the presence of a low CSF pressure syndrome in daily headache patients.
Headache. 2008 Jan 11 [forthcoming] Abstract

Rubi J, Arjona A, Alonso G, et al.
Trigeminal-autonomic cephalalgias: International Headache Society diagnostic criteria does not allow for a correct classification. [Article in Spanish]
Neurología (Barcelona, Spain). 2008 Jan 2 [forthcoming] Abstract

Schellenberg R, Lichtenthal A, Wöhling H, et al.
Nebivolol and metoprolol for treating migraine: an advance on beta-blocker treatment?
Headache. 2008 Jan;48(1):118-25. Abstract

Schreiber CP, Cady RK.
Diagnosis of menstrual headache and an open-label study among those with previously undiagnosed menstrually related migraine to evaluate the efficacy of sumatriptan 100 mg.
Clinical therapeutics. 2007;29 Suppl:2511-9. Abstract

Senbil N, Gürer YK, Uner C, et al.
Sinusitis in children and adolescents with chronic or recurrent headache: a case-control study.
The journal of headache and pain. 2008 Jan 25 [forthcoming] Abstract

Skomo ML, Desselle SP, Berdine HJ, et al.
Impact of pharmacist interventions on seeking of medical care by migraineurs.
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 2008 Jan-Feb;48(1):32-7. Abstract

Smitherman TA, Maizels M, Penzien DB.
Headache chronification: screening and behavioral management of comorbid depressive and anxiety disorders.
Headache. 2008 Jan;48(1):45-50. Abstract

Smitherman TA, Penzien DB, Rains JC.
Challenges of nonpharmacologic interventions in chronic tension-type headache.
Current pain and headache reports. 2007 Dec;11(6):471-7. Abstract

Sorbi MJ, Mak SB, Houtveen JH, et al.
Mobile Web-based monitoring and coaching: feasibility in chronic migraine.
Journal of medical Internet research. 2007 Dec 31;9(5):e38. Abstract

Taub D, Stiles A, Tucke AG.
Hemicrania continua presenting as temporomandibular joint pain.
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics. 2008 Feb;105(2):e35-7. Abstract

Tfelt-Hansen P, Brøsen K.
Pharmacogenomics and migraine: possible implications.
The journal of headache and pain. 2008 Jan 24 [forthcoming] Abstract

Yurekli VA, Akhan G, Kutluhan S, et al.
The effect of sodium valproate on chronic daily headache and its subgroups.
The journal of headache and pain. 2008 Jan 23 [forthcoming] Abstract

Health Policy

Siracuse MV, Vuchetich PJ.
Impact of Medicaid Prior Authorization Requirement for COX-2 inhibitor drugs in Nebraska.
Health services research. 2008 Feb;43(1 Pt 2):435-50. Abstract

Taylor AL, Gostin LO, Pagonis KA.
Ensuring effective pain treatment: a national and global perspective.
JAMA. 2008 Jan 2;299(1):89-91. [No abstract available]

Hip Pain

Dooley PJ.
Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: nonarthritic hip pain in young adults.
Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien. 2008 Jan;54(1):42-7. Abstract

Knee Pain

Aigner N, Meizer R, Meraner D, et al.
Tapping test in patients with painful bone marrow edema of the knee.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2008 Feb;24(2):131-4. Abstract

Wood LR, Peat G, Thomas E, et al.
The contribution of selected non-articular conditions to knee pain severity and associated disability in older adults.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage / OARS, Osteoarthritis Research Society. 2008 Jan 18 [forthcoming] Abstract

Mental Disorders

Braden JB, Zhang L, Fan MY, et al.
Mental health service use by older adults: the role of chronic pain.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry. 2008 Jan 11 [forthcoming] Abstract

Symons FJ, Shinde SK, Gilles E.
Perspectives on pain and intellectual disability.
Journal of intellectual disability research. 2008 Jan 16 [forthcoming] Abstract

Mouth Diseases

[No authors listed]
Eliminate mouth ulcer pain in seconds.
British dental journal. 2008 Jan 12;204(1):41. [No abstract available]

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Bruno S, Lorusso A, L'abbate N.
Playing-related disabling musculoskeletal disorders in young and adult classical piano students.
International archives of occupational and environmental health. 2008 Jan 22 [forthcoming] Abstract

Ge HY, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Madeleine P, et al.
Topographical mapping and mechanical pain sensitivity of myofascial trigger points in the infraspinatus muscle.
European journal of pain (London, England). 2008 Jan 17 [forthcoming] Abstract

Hayashi Y.
Bone diseases with pain. Osgood-Schlatter's disease. [Article in Japanese]
Clinical calcium. 2008 Jan;18(1):103-8. Abstract

Huber A, Suman AL, Biasi G, et al.
Predictors of psychological distress and well-being in women with chronic musculoskeletal pain: two sides of the same coin?
Journal of psychosomatic research. 2008 Feb;64(2):169-75. Abstract

Jensen MP, Hoffman AJ, Stoelb BL, et al.
Chronic pain in persons with myotonic dystrophy and facioscapulohumeral dystrophy.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2008 Feb;89(2):320-8. Abstract

Jonsson P, Alfredson H, Sunding K, et al.
New regimen for eccentric calf muscle training in patients with chronic insertional Achilles tendinopathy: results of a pilot-study.
British journal of sports medicine. 2008 Jan 9 [forthcoming] Abstract

Joo SY, Lee KS, Koh IH, et al.
Trochanteric advancement in patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease does not improve pain or limp.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2008 Jan 25 [forthcoming] Abstract

Lee MS, Pittler MH, Shin BC, et al.
Bee venom acupuncture for musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review.
The journal of pain. 2008 Jan 26 [forthcoming] Abstract

Manchikanti L, Manchikanti KN, Cash KA, et al.
Age-related prevalence of facet-joint involvement in chronic neck and low back pain.
Pain physician. 2008 Jan;11(1):67-75. Abstract

Marchese VG, Connolly BH, Able C, et al.
Relationships among severity of osteonecrosis, pain, range of motion, and functional mobility in children, adolescents, and young adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Physical therapy. 2008 Jan 17 [forthcoming] Abstract

Menéndez CC, Amick BC 3rd, Chang CH, et al.
Computer use patterns associated with upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms.
Journal of occupational rehabilitation. 2008 Jan 18 [forthcoming] Abstract

Näring GW, van Lankveld W, Geenen R.
Somatoform dissociation and traumatic experiences in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology. 2007 Nov-Dec;25(6):872-7. Abstract

Nilsen KB, Sand T, Borchgrevink P, et al.
A unilateral sympathetic blockade does not affect stress-related pain and muscle activity in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology. 2008 Jan-Feb;37(1):53-61. Abstract

Norrefalk JR, Ekholm K, Linder J, et al.
Evaluation of a multiprofessional rehabilitation programme for persistent musculoskeletal-related pain: economic benefits of return to work.
Journal of rehabilitation medicine. 2008 Jan;40(1):15-22. Abstract

Oláh M, Molnár L, Dobai J, et al.
The effects of weightbath traction hydrotherapy as a component of complex physical therapy in disorders of the cervical and lumbar spine: a controlled pilot study with follow-up.
Rheumatology international. 2008 Jan 12 [forthcoming] Abstract

Oztürk K, Esenyel CZ, Demir BB, et al.
Occult scapholunate ganglion in patients with dorsoradial wrist pain. [Article in Turkish]
Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica. 2007;41(5):349-354. Abstract

Shaw A, Keefe FJ.
Genetic and environmental determinants of postthoracotomy pain syndrome.
Current opinion in anaesthesiology. 2008 Feb;21(1):8-11. Abstract

Staud R.
Mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia: effective therapy for musculoskeletal pain?
Current rheumatology reports. 2007 Dec;9(6):473-81. Abstract

Zeisig E, Fahlström M, Ohberg L, et al.
Pain relief after intratendinous injections in patients with tennis elbow - results of a randomised study.
British journal of sports medicine. 2008 Jan 23 [forthcoming] Abstract

Music Therapy

Podder L.
Effects of music therapy on anxiety levels and pain perception.
The Nursing journal of India. 2007 Jul;98(7):161. [No abstract available]

Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Lew HL, Lee EH, Castaneda A, et al.
Therapeutic use of botulinum toxin type A in treating neck and upper-back pain of myofascial origin: a pilot study.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2008 Jan;89(1):75-80. Abstract

Neck Pain

Ahmed TS, Oliver M, Blackburn N.
Insidious onset neck pain - a symptom not to be dismissed.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. 2007 Sep;89(6):W6-8. Abstract

Andersen LL, Kjær M, Søgaard K, et al.
Effect of two contrasting types of physical exercise on chronic neck muscle pain.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Dec 28;59(1):84-91. Abstract

Boissonnault WG, Badke MB.
Influence of acuity on physical therapy outcomes for patients with cervical disorders.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2008 Jan;89(1):81-6. Abstract

Borenstein DG.
Chronic neck pain: how to approach treatment.
Current pain and headache reports. 2007 Dec;11(6):436-9. Abstract

Cleland JA, Childs JD, Whitman JM.
Psychometric properties of the Neck Disability Index and numeric pain rating scale in patients with mechanical neck pain.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2008 Jan;89(1):69-74. Abstract

Falla D, Farina D.
Neural and muscular factors associated with motor impairment in neck pain.
Current rheumatology reports. 2007 Dec;9(6):497-502. Abstract

Manchikanti L, Manchikanti KN, Pampati V, et al.
The prevalence of facet joint-related chronic neck pain in postsurgical and nonpostsurgical patients: a comparative evaluation.
Pain practice. 2008 Mar;8(1):5-10. Abstract

Nervous System Diseases

Acar F, Miller J, Golshani KJ, et al.
Pain relief after cervical ganglionectomy (C(2) and C(3)) for the treatment of medically intractable occipital neuralgia.
Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. 2008 Jan 24;86(2):106-112. Abstract

Arnold P, Vuadens P, Kuntzer T, et al.
Mirtazapine decreases the pain feeling in healthy participants.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2008 Feb;24(2):116-119. Abstract

Asensio-Samper JM, Villanueva VL, Pérez AV, et al.