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.

~March 2007

Research Abstracts March 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

Campo JV, Bridge J, Lucas A, et al.
Physical and emotional health of mothers of youth with functional abdominal pain.
Archives of pediatrics & adolescent medicine. 2007 Feb;161(2):131-7. Abstract

Janardhanan D, Nair S, Subramanian TS.
Recurrent abdominal pain due to hereditary angioedema.
Indian journal of pediatrics. 2007 Jan;74(1):83-4. Abstract

Acupuncture Analgesia

Everke H.
Preliminary summarization of a new method, extrinsic shock wave acupuncture and moxibustion. [Article in Chinese]
Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion. 2006 Dec;26(12):893-5. Abstract

Kawakita K, Okada K.
Mechanisms of action of acupuncture for chronic pain relief - polymodal receptors are the key candidates.
Acupuncture in medicine. 2006 Dec;24(Suppl):S58-66. Abstract

Linde K, Streng A, Hoppe A, et al.
The programme for the evaluation of patient care with acupuncture (PEP-Ac) - a project sponsored by ten German social health insurance funds.
Acupuncture in medicine. 2006 Dec;24(Suppl):S25-32. Abstract

Witt CM, Brinkhaus B, Reinhold T, et al.
Efficacy, effectiveness, safety and costs of acupuncture for chronic pain - results of a large research initiative.
Acupuncture in medicine. 2006 Dec;24(Suppl):S33-39. Abstract

Age Groups, Adolescent

Gauntlett-Gilbert J, Eccleston C.
Disability in adolescents with chronic pain: patterns and predictors across different domains of functioning.
Pain. 2007 Jan 29; [forthcoming] Abstract

Age Groups, Aged

Robinson CL.
Relieving pain in the elderly.
Health progress (Saint Louis, Mo.) 2007 Jan-Feb;88(1):48-53, 70. Abstract

Sawyer P, Bodner EV, Ritchie CS, et al.
Pain and pain medication use in community-dwelling older adults.
The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy. 2006 Dec;4(4):316-24. Abstract

Analgesics

Cohen SP, Dragovich A
Intrathecal analgesia.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Mar;91(2):251-270.[No abstract available]

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic 

Stillman MJ, Stillman MT.
Choosing nonselective NSAIDs and selective COX-2 inhibitors in the elderly. A clinical use pathway.
Geriatrics. 2007 Feb;62(2):26-34. Abstract

Analgesics, Opioid [See Also: Substance-Related Disorders]

Baron MJ, McDonald PW.
Significant pain reduction in chronic pain patients after detoxification from high-dose opioids.
Journal of opioid management. 2006 Sep-Oct;2(5):277-82. Abstract

Blake S, Ruel B, Seamark C, et al.
Experiences of patients requiring strong opioid drugs for chronic non-cancer pain: a patient-initiated study.
The British journal of general practice. 2007 Feb;57(535):101-8. Abstract

Chang G, Chen L, Mao J.
Opioid tolerance and hyperalgesia.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Mar;91(2):199-211.[No abstract available]

Cicero TJ, Dart RC, Inciardi JA, et al.
The development of a comprehensive risk-management program for prescription opioid analgesics: Researched Abuse, Diversion and Addiction-Related Surveillance (RADARS((R))).
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 Mar;8(2):157-170. Abstract

Gupta S, Sathyan G.
Providing constant analgesia with OROS((R)) hydromorphone.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 Feb;33(2 Suppl):S19-24. Abstract

Hagen NA, Fisher K, Victorino C, et al
A titration strategy is needed to manage breakthrough cancer pain effectively: observations from data pooled from three clinical trials.
Journal of palliative medicine. 2007 Feb;10(1):47-55. Abstract

Joranson DE, Gilson AM.
A much-needed window on opioid diversion.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 Mar;8(2):128-129. [No abstract available]

Kahan M, Srivastava A, Wilson L, et al.
Misuse of and dependence on opioids: study of chronic pain patients.
Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien. 2006 Sep;52(9):1081-7. Abstract

Kahan M, Srivastava A, Wilson L, et al.
Opioids for managing chronic non-malignant pain: safe and effective prescribing.
Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien. 2006 Sep;52(9):1091-6. Abstract

Likar R, Wittels M, Molnar M, et al.
Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of tramadol IR and SR in elderly patients: a prospective, age-group-controlled study.
Clinical therapeutics. 2006 Dec;28(12):2022-39. Abstract

Mannino R, Coyne P, Swainey C, et al.
Methadone for cancer-related neuropathic pain: a review of the literature.
Journal of opioid management. 2006 Sep-Oct;2(5):269-76. Abstract

McCleane G, Smith HS.
Opioids for persistent noncancer pain.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Mar;91(2):177-97.[No abstract available]

Passik SD, Kirsh KL.
Weighing in on the off-label use of Actiqtrade mark for noncancer-related pain: a recipe for success or a recipe for disaster?
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 Mar;8(2):130-133. Abstract

Rodriguez RF, Bravo LE, Castro F, et al.
Incidence of weak opioids adverse events in the management of cancer pain: a double-blind comparative trial.
Journal of palliative medicine. 2007 Feb;10(1):56-60. Abstract

Sloan P, Hamann S.
Ultra-low-dose opioid antagonists to enhance opioid analgesia.
Journal of opioid management. 2006 Sep-Oct;2(5):295-304. Abstract

Smith HS, Kirsh KL.
Documentation and potential tools in long-term opioid therapy for pain.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Mar;91(2):213-28.[No abstract available]

Stanos S.
Appropriate use of opioid analgesics in chronic pain.
The Journal of family practice. 2007 Feb;56(2):23-32. Abstract

Surratt HL, Inciardi JA, Kurtz SP.
Prescription opioid abuse among drug-involved street-based sex workers.
Journal of opioid management. 2006 Sep-Oct;2(5):283-9. Abstract

Wallace MS, Thipphawong J.
Clinical trial results with OROS((R)) hydromorphone.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 Feb;33(2 Suppl):S25-32. Abstract

Weaver M.
Malignant pain or malignant patients?
Journal of opioid management. 2006 Sep-Oct;2(5):259-61. [No abstract available]

Webster LR.
PTI-821: sustained-release oxycodone using gel-cap technology.
Expert opinion on investigational drugs. 2007 Mar;16(3):359-66. Abstract

Anemia, Sickle Cell  

Jacob E, Miaskowski C, Savedra M, et al.
Quantification of analgesic use in children with sickle cell disease.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Jan;23(1):8-14. Abstract

Arthritis

Baraf HS, Fuentealba C, Greenwald M, et al.
Gastrointestinal side effects of etoricoxib in patients with osteoarthritis: results of the Etoricoxib versus Diclofenac Sodium Gastrointestinal Tolerability and Effectiveness (EDGE) Trial.
The Journal of rheumatology. 2007 Feb;34(2):408-20. Abstract

Dias R, Chandrasenan J, Rajaratnam V, et al.
Basal thumb arthritis.
Postgraduate medical journal. 2007 Jan;83(975):40-3. Abstract

Dillon CF, Hirsch R, Rasch EK, et al.
Symptomatic hand osteoarthritis in the United States: prevalence and functional impairment estimates from the third U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1991-1994.
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists. 2007 Jan;86(1):12-21. Abstract

Dougados M, Moore A, Yu S, et al.
Evaluation of the Patient Acceptable Symptom State (PASS) in a pooled analysis of two multicentre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies evaluating lumiracoxib and celecoxib in patients with osteoarthritis.
Arthritis research & therapy. 2007 Jan 31;9(1):R11. Abstract

Fontaine KR, Haaz S, Heo M.
Projected prevalence of US adults with self-reported doctor-diagnosed arthritis, 2005 to 2050.
Clinical rheumatology. 2007 Feb 1; [forthcoming] Abstract

Heller JE, Shadick NA.
Outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis: incorporating the patient perspective.
Current opinion in rheumatology. 2007 Mar;19(2):101-105. Abstract

Herrero-Beaumont G, Ivorra JA, Del Carmen Trabado M, et al.
Glucosamine sulfate in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis symptoms: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study using acetaminophen as a side comparator.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Jan 30;56(2):555-567. Abstract

Iikuni N, Nakajima A, Inoue E, et al.
What's in season for rheumatoid arthritis patients? Seasonal fluctuations in disease activity.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 2007 Jan 29; [forthcoming] Abstract

[No authors listed]
Is acupuncture more effective than conventional therapy in improving pain and functionality for osteoarthritis of the knee?
Managed care interface. 2006 Dec;19(12):69.[No abstract available]

Jinks C, Jordan K, Croft P.
Osteoarthritis as a public health problem: the impact of developing knee pain on physical function in adults living in the community: (KNEST 3).
Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 2007 Feb 17; [forthcoming] Abstract

Kahn KL, MacLean CH, Liu H, et al.
The complexity of care for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: metrics for better understanding chronic disease care.
Medical care. 2007 Jan;45(1):55-65. Abstract

Katz P, Lee F.
Racial/ethnic differences in the use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with arthritis.
Journal of clinical rheumatology. 2007 Feb;13(1):3-11. Abstract

Kelly EW, Bryce R, Coghlan J, et al.
Arthroscopic debridement without radial head excision of the osteoarthritic elbow.
Arthroscopy. 2007 Feb;23(2):151-6. Abstract

Kirchberger I, Glaessel A, Stucki G, et al.
Validation of the Comprehensive International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Set for Rheumatoid Arthritis: the perspective of physical therapists.
Physical therapy. 2007 Feb 20; [forthcoming] Abstract

Kloppenburg M.
Hand osteoarthritis - an increasing need for treatment and rehabilitation.
Current opinion in rheumatology. 2007 Mar;19(2):179-83. Abstract

Lee EY, Lee EB, Park BJ, et al.
Tramadol 37.5-mg/acetaminophen 325-mg combination tablets added to regular therapy for rheumatoid arthritis pain: a 1-Week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Clinical therapeutics. 2006 Dec;28(12):2052-60. Abstract

Li LC, Koehn C, Lehman AJ.
People with arthritis and their families in rehabilitation, care and research.
Current opinion in rheumatology. 2007 Mar;19(2):174-8. Abstract

Manheimer E, Lim B, Lao L, et al.
Acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis - a randomised trial using a novel sham.
Acupuncture in medicine. 2006 Dec;24(Suppl):S7-14. Abstract

McIlvane JM, Schiaffino KM, Paget SA.
Age differences in the pain-depression link for women with osteoarthritis Functional Impairment and Personal Control as Mediators.
Women's health issues. 2007 Jan-Feb;17(1):44-51. Abstract

Siparsky P, Ryzewicz M, Peterson B, et al.
Arthroscopic treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: are there any evidence-based indications?
Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2007 Feb;455:107-112. Abstract

Vas J, Mendez C, Perea-Milla E.
Acupuncture vs Streitberger needle in knee osteoarthritis - an RCT.
Acupuncture in medicine. 2006 Dec;24(Suppl):S15-24. Abstract

White A, Foster N, Cummings M, et al.
The effectiveness of acupuncture for osteoarthritis of the knee - a systematic review.
Acupuncture in medicine. 2006 Dec;24(Suppl):S40-48. Abstract

White A, Kawakita K.
The evidence on acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis - editorial summary on the implications for health policy.
Acupuncture in medicine. 2006 Dec;24(Suppl):S71-76. Abstract

Wood LR, Peat G, Thomas E, et al.
Knee osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults: are there characteristic patterns of pain location?
Osteoarthritis and cartilage / OARS, Osteoarthritis Research Society. 2007 Jan 31; [forthcoming] Abstract


Back Pain

Abejon D, Garcia-Del-Valle S, Fuentes ML, et al.
Pulsed radiofrequency in lumbar radicular pain: clinical effects in various etiological groups.
Pain practice. 2007 Mar;7(1):21-26. Abstract

Anema JR, Steenstra IA, Bongers PM, et al.
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for subacute low back pain: graded activity or workplace intervention or both?: a randomized controlled trial.
Spine. 2007 Feb 1;32(3):291-8; discussion 299-300. Abstract

Barr KP, Griggs M, Cadby T.
Lumbar stabilization: a review of core concepts and current literature, part 2.
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists. 2007 Jan;86(1):72-80. Abstract

Butler JS, Fitzpatrick P, Ni Mhaolain AM, et al.
The management and functional outcome of isolated burst fractures of the fifth lumbar vertebra.
Spine. 2007 Feb 15;32(4):443-447. Abstract

Butler RJ, Johnson WG, Cote P.
It pays to be nice: employer-worker relationships and the management of back pain claims.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007 Feb;49(2):214-225. Abstract

Carson JW, Keefe FJ, Lowry KP, et al.
Conflict about expressing emotions and chronic low back pain: associations with pain and anger.
The journal of pain. 2007 Jan 31; [forthcoming] Abstract

Chatzitheodorou D, Kabitsis C, Malliou P, et al.
A pilot study of the effects of high-intensity aerobic exercise versus passive interventions on pain, disability, psychological strain, and serum cortisol concentrations in people with chronic low back pain.
Physical therapy. 2007 Feb 6; [forthcoming] Abstract

Cohen SP, Hurley RW, Christo PJ, et al.
Clinical predictors of success and failure for lumbar facet radiofrequency denervation.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Jan;23(1):45-52. Abstract

Cohen SP, Raja SN.
Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of lumbar zygapophysial (facet) joint pain.
Anesthesiology. 2007 Mar;106(3):591-614. Abstract

Costa LC, Henschke N, Maher CG, et al.
Prognosis of chronic low back pain: design of an inception cohort study.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2007 Feb 8;8(1):11 [forthcoming] Abstract

Descarreaux M, Lalonde C, Normand MC.
Isometric force parameters and trunk muscle recruitment strategies in a population with low back pain.
Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics. 2007 Feb;30(2):91-7. Abstract

Diers M, Koeppe C, Diesch E, et al.
Central processing of acute muscle pain in chronic low back pain patients: an EEG mapping study.
Journal of clinical neurophysiology. 2007 Feb;24(1):76-83. Abstract

Federman AD, Litke A, Morrison RS.
Association of age with analgesic use for back and joint disorders in outpatient settings.
The American journal of geriatric pharmacotherapy. 2006 Dec;4(4):306-15. Abstract

Hanson H, Wagner M, Monopoli V, et al.
Low back pain in physical therapists: a cultural approach to analysis and intervention.
Work (Reading, Mass.) 2007;28(2):145-51. Abstract

Hart DL, Kirk M, Howar J, et al.
Association between clinician-assessed lifting ability and workplace tolerance and patient self-reported pain and disability following work conditioning.
Work (Reading, Mass.) 2007;28(2):111-9. Abstract

Irwin RW, Watson T, Minick RP, et al.
Age, body mass index, and gender differences in sacroiliac joint pathology.
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists. 2007 Jan;86(1):37-44. Abstract

Lamb SE, Lall R, Hansen Z, et al.
Design considerations in a clinical trial of a cognitive behavioural intervention for the management of low back pain in primary care: Back Skills Training Trial.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2007 Feb 22;8(1):14. Abstract

Lauridsen HH, Hartvigsen J, Korsholm L, et al.
Choice of external criteria in back pain research: does it matter? Recommendations based on analysis of responsiveness.
Pain. 2007 Feb 1; [forthcoming] Abstract

Martin DC, Willis ML, Mullinax LA, et al.
Pulsed radiofrequency application in the treatment of chronic pain.
Pain practice. 2007 Mar;7(1):31-35. Abstract

Masala S, Massari F, Fabiano S, et al.
Nucleoplasty in the treatment of lumbar diskogenic back pain: one year follow-up.
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology. 2007 Feb 2; [forthcoming] Abstract

Owens EF Jr, Devocht JW, Wilder DG, et al.
The reliability of a posterior-to-anterior spinal stiffness measuring system in a population of patients with low back pain.
Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics. 2007 Feb;30(2):116-23. Abstract

Rudy TE, Weiner DK, Lieber SJ, et al.
The impact of chronic low back pain on older adults: a comparative study of patients and controls.
Pain. 2007 Feb 19; [forthcoming] Abstract

Silcock J, Klaber Moffett J, Edmondson H, et al.
Do community pharmacists have the attitudes and knowledge to support evidence based self-management of low back pain?
BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2007 Jan 31;8(1):10. Abstract

Standaert CJ.
Is yoga an effective therapy for chronic low back pain?
Clinical journal of sport medicine. 2007 Jan;17(1):83-4. [No abstract available]

Tang NK, Wright KJ, Salkovskis PM.
Prevalence and correlates of clinical insomnia co-occurring with chronic back pain.
Journal of sleep research. 2007 Mar;16(1):85-95. Abstract

Teyhen DS, Flynn TW, Childs JD, et al.
Arthrokinematics in a subgroup of patients likely to benefit from a lumbar stabilization exercise program.
Physical therapy. 2007 Feb 20; [forthcoming] Abstract

Wagner E, Ehrenhofer B, Lackerbauer E, et al.
Rehabilitation of non-specific low back pain: results of a multidisciplinary in-patient program. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2007 Jan 31; [forthcoming] Abstract

Ximenes A, Robles M, Sands G, et al.
Valdecoxib is as efficacious as diclofenac in the treatment of acute low back pain.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 March/April;23(3):244-250. Abstract

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Asmundson GJ, Collimore KC, Bernstein A, et al.
Is the latent structure of fear of pain continuous or discontinuous among pain patients? Taxometric analysis of the Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale.
The journal of pain. 2007 Jan 31; [forthcoming] Abstract

Connelly M, Keefe FJ, Affleck G, et al.
Effects of day-to-day affect regulation on the pain experience of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Pain. 2007 Feb 22; [forthcoming] Abstract

Hadjistavropoulos H, Shymkiw J.
Predicting readiness to self-manage pain.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Mar-Apr;23(3):259-66. Abstract

Helmes E, Goburdhun A.
Cognitions related to chronic pain: revision and extension of the Cognitive Evaluation Questionnaire.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Jan;23(1):53-61. Abstract

Lynch AM, Kashikar-Zuck S, Goldschneider KR, et al.
Sex and age differences in coping styles among children with chronic pain.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 Feb;33(2):208-216. Abstract

Mavandadi S, Ten Have TR, Katz IR, et al.
Effect of depression treatment on depressive symptoms in older adulthood: the moderating role of pain.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2007 Feb;55(2):202-11. Abstract

Michalsen A, Kuhlmann MK, Ludtke R, et al.
Prolonged fasting in patients with chronic pain syndromes leads to late mood-enhancement not related to weight loss and fasting-induced leptin depletion.
Nutritional neuroscience. 2006 Oct-Dec;9(5-6):195-200. Abstract

Porter LS, Davis D, Keefe FJ.
Attachment and pain: recent findings and future directions.
Pain. 2007 Feb 22; [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

Prkachin KM, Schultz IZ, Hughes E.
Pain behavior and the development of pain-related disability: the importance of guarding.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 March/April;23(3):270-277. Abstract

Saunders K, Korff MV, Leresche L, et al.
Relationship of common pain conditions in mothers and children.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 March/April;23(3):204-213. Abstract

Yamamoto K, Onishi Y, Abe T, et al.
Case report of an elderly woman who developed a pain disorder following her husband's death. [Article in Japanese]
Seishin shinkeigaku zasshi = Psychiatria et neurologia Japonica. 2006;108(11):1142-50. Abstract

Breakthrough Pain

Driver LC.
Case studies in breakthrough pain.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 Jan;8 Suppl 1:S14-8. Abstract

McCarberg BH.
The treatment of breakthrough pain.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 Jan;8 Suppl 1:S8-S13. Abstract

Payne R.
Recognition and diagnosis of breakthrough pain.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 Jan;8 Suppl 1:S3-7. Abstract

Cancer Pain

Benitez-Rosario MA.
Diagnosis and treatment of cancer pain. [Article in Spanish]
Atencion primaria / Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria. 2006 Nov 1;38 Suppl 2:29-37. Abstract

Burton AW, Fanciullo GJ, Beasley RD, et al.
Chronic pain in the cancer survivor: a new frontier.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 Mar;8(2):189-198. Abstract

Filshie J, Hester J.
Guidelines for providing acupuncture treatment for cancer patients - a peer-reviewed sample policy document.
Acupuncture in medicine. 2006 Dec;24(4):172-82. Abstract

Igic R, Alexander B.
Neurophysiologic approach to pruritus and pain in cancer patients.
Journal of B.U.ON. 2006 Apr-Jun;11(2):143-52. Abstract

Vakharia KT, Ali MJ, Wang SJ.
Quality-of-life impact of participation in a head and neck cancer support group.
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery. 2007 Mar;136(3):405-10. Abstract

Yaneva MP, Marinova VG, Goranov S.
Palliative radiotherapy in patients with multiple myeloma.
Journal of B.U.ON. 2006 Jan-Mar;11(1):43-8. Abstract

Complementary Therapies

Kingston J, Chadwick P, Meron D, et al.
A pilot randomized control trial investigating the effect of mindfulness practice on pain tolerance, psychological well-being, and physiological activity.
Journal of psychosomatic research. 2007 Mar;62(3):297-300. Abstract

Suter E, Vanderheyden LC, Trojan LS, et al.
How important is research-based practice to chiropractors and massage therapists?
Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics. 2007 Feb;30(2):109-15. Abstract

Upchurch DM, Chyu L, Greendale GA, et al.
Complementary and alternative medicine use among American women: findings from The National Health Interview Survey, 2002.
Journal of women's health (2002). 2007 Jan-Feb;16(1):102-13. Abstract

Complex Regional Pain Syndromes [See Also: Nervous System Diseases]

Gremeaux V, Herisson C, Pelissier J.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome of the knee: early and good action of diphosphonates on pain and function. [Article in French]
Annales de réadaptation et de médecine physique. 2007 Jan 26; [forthcoming] Abstract

Kocabas H, Levendoglu F, Ozerbil OM, et al.
Complex regional pain syndrome in stroke patients.
International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift für Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de réadaptation. 2007 Mar;30(1):33-8. Abstract

Martinez-Salio A, Vicente-Fatela L, Acedo-Gutierrez MS, et al.
Complex regional pain syndrome type I: a frequent neurological disease. Reports of two atypical cases. [Article in Spanish]
Revista de neurologia. 2007 Feb 16-28;44(4):212-6. Abstract

Sinis N, Birbaumer N, Gustin S, et al.
Memantine treatment of complex regional pain syndrome: a preliminary report of six cases.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 March/April;23(3):237-243. Abstract

Villanueva-Perez VL, Cerda-Olmedo G, Samper JM, et al.
Oral ketamine for the treatment of type I complex regional pain syndrome.
Pain practice. 2007 Mar;7(1):39-43. Abstract

Digestive System Diseases

Diaz-Rubio Garcia M.
Intelligence and irritable bowel syndrome. [Article in Spanish]
Anales de la Real Academia Nacional de Medicina. 2006;123(2):383-96; discussion 396-400. Abstract

Endometriosis

Jackson B, Telner DE.
Managing the misplaced: approach to endometriosis.
Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien. 2006 Nov;52(11):1420-4. Abstract

Panel P, Renouvel F.
Management of endometriosis: clinical and biological assessment. [Article in French]
Journal de gynécologie, obstétrique et biologie de la reproduction. 2007 Feb 1; [forthcoming] Abstract

Roman H.
Guidelines for the management of painful endometriosis. [Article in French]
Journal de gynécologie, obstétrique et biologie de la reproduction. 2007 Feb 1; [forthcoming] Abstract

Sinaii N, Cleary SD, Younes N, et al.
Treatment utilization for endometriosis symptoms: a cross-sectional survey study of lifetime experience.
Fertility and sterility. 2007 Feb 9; [forthcoming] Abstract

Facial Pain

Fukuda K, Hayashida M, Fukunaga A, et al.
Pain-relieving effects of intravenous ATP in chronic intractable orofacial pain: an open-label study.
Journal of anesthesia. 2007;21(1):24-30. Abstract

Komiyama O, Kawara M, De Laat A.
Ethnic differences regarding tactile and pain thresholds in the trigeminal region.
The journal of pain. 2007 Jan 31; [forthcoming] Abstract

Luo Y, McMillan AS, Wong MC, et al.
Orofacial pain conditions and impact on quality of life in community-dwelling elderly people in Hong Kong.
Journal of orofacial pain. 2007 Winter;21(1):63-71. Abstract

Thygesen TH, Norholt SE, Jensen J, et al.
Spatial and temporal assessment of orofacial somatosensory sensitivity: a methodological study.
Journal of orofacial pain. 2007 Winter;21(1):19-28. Abstract

Fasciitis, Plantar

Ho C.
Extracorporeal shock wave treatment for chronic plantar fasciitis (heel pain).
Issues in emerging health technologies. 2007 Jan;(96 (part 1)):1-4. Abstract

Fibromyalgia [See Also: Musculoskeletal Diseases]

Ang D, Kesavalu R, Lydon JR, et al.
Exercise-based motivational interviewing for female patients with fibromyalgia: a case series.
Clinical rheumatology. 2007 Feb 20; [forthcoming] Abstract

Brockow T, Wagner A, Franke A, et al.
A randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of mild water-filtered near infrared whole-body hyperthermia as an adjunct to a standard multimodal rehabilitation in the treatment of fibromyalgia.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Jan;23(1):67-75. Abstract

Gansky SA, Plesh O.
Widespread pain and fibromyalgia in a biracial cohort of young women.
The Journal of rheumatology. 2007 Feb 1; [forthcoming] Abstract

Germanowicz D, Lumertz MS, Martinez D, et al.
Sleep disordered breathing concomitant with fibromyalgia syndrome. [Article in English, Portuguese]
Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia. 2006 Jul-Aug;32(4):333-8. Abstract

Gowans SE, Dehueck A.
Pool exercise for individuals with fibromyalgia.
Current opinion in rheumatology. 2007 Mar;19(2):168-73. Abstract

Harden RN, Revivo G, Song S, et al.
A critical analysis of the tender points in fibromyalgia.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 Mar;8(2):147-156. Abstract

Lind BK, Lafferty WE, Tyree PT, et al.
Use of complementary and alternative medicine providers by fibromyalgia patients under insurance coverage.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Jan 31;57(1):71-76. Abstract

Rooks DS.
Fibromyalgia treatment update.
Current opinion in rheumatology. 2007 Mar;19(2):111-7. Abstract

Sephton SE, Salmon P, Weissbecker I, et al.
Mindfulness meditation alleviates depressive symptoms in women with fibromyalgia: results of a randomized clinical trial.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Jan 31;57(1):77-85. Abstract

Van Houdenhove B, Luyten P.
Stress, depression and fibromyalgia.
Acta neurologica Belgica. 2006 Dec;106(4):149-56. Abstract

Young JL, Redmond JC.
Fibromylagia,chronic fatigue, and adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in the adult: a case study.
Psychopharmacology bulletin. 2007 Winter;40(1):118-26. Abstract

Headache

Empl M, Straube A.
Primary headaches and the influence of inflammatory diseases of the CNS and their respective immunmodulatory therapy. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2007 Jan 31; [forthcoming] Abstract

Headache Disorders

Aamodt AH, Stovner LJ, Langhammer A, et al.
Is headache related to asthma, hay fever, and chronic bronchitis? The Head-HUNT Study.
Headache. 2007 Feb;47(2):204-12. Abstract

Berry PA.
Migraine disorder: workplace implications and solutions.
AAOHN journal. 2007 Feb;55(2):51-6. Abstract

Bigal M, Rapoport A, Sheftell F, et al.
The International Classification of Headache Disorders revised criteria for chronic migraine-field testing in a headache specialty clinic.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Jan 29; [forthcoming] Abstract

Brown JS, Rupnow MF, Neumann P, et al.
Cost effectiveness of topiramate in the prevention of migraines in the United States: an update.
Managed care interface. 2006 Dec;19(12):31-8. Abstract

Couppe C, Torelli P, Fuglsang-Frederiksen A, et al.
Myofascial trigger points are very prevalent in patients with chronic tension-type headache: a double-blinded controlled study.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Jan;23(1):23-27. Abstract

Jansen J, Sjaastad O.
Cervicogenic headache: long-term prognosis after neck surgery.
Acta neurologica Scandinavica. 2007 Mar;115(3):185-91. Abstract

Jelinski SE, Magnusson JE, Becker WJ.
Factors associated with depression in patients referred to headache specialists.
Neurology. 2007 Feb 13;68(7):489-95. Abstract

Kimmelstiel C, Gange C, Thaler D.
Is patent foramen ovale closure effective in reducing migraine symptoms? A controlled study.
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions. 2007 Feb 12; [forthcoming] Abstract

Landy SH, McGinnis JE, McDonald SA.
Clarification of developing and established clinical allodynia and pain-free outcomes.
Headache. 2007 Feb;47(2):247-52. Abstract

Lewis DW.
Pediatric migraine.
Pediatrics in review / American Academy of Pediatrics. 2007 Feb;28(2):43-53.[no abstract available]

Martin V.
Targeted treatment strategies for menstrual migraine.
The Journal of family practice. 2007 Feb;56(2):13-22. Abstract

Mathew NT, Finlayson G, Smith TR, et al.
Early intervention with almotriptan: results of the AEGIS trial (AXERT((R)) Early Migraine Intervention Study).
Headache. 2007 Feb;47(2):189-98. Abstract

Silberstein S, Loder E, Diamond S, et al.
Probable migraine in the United States: results of the American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention (AMPP) Study.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Jan 29; [forthcoming] Abstract

Silberstein SD, Lipton RB, Dodick DW, et al.
Efficacy and safety of topiramate for the treatment of chronic migraine: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Headache. 2007 Feb;47(2):170-80. Abstract

Sumanen M, Rantala A, Sillanmaki LH, et al.
Childhood adversities experienced by working-age migraine patients.
Journal of psychosomatic research. 2007 Feb;62(2):139-43. Abstract

Winner P, Powers SW, Kabbouche MA, et al.
Diagnosing and managing headache in children.
Current treatment options in neurology. 2007 Jan;9(1):3-13. Abstract

Wissmann A, Feuersenger A, Gendolla A, et al.
Development of a screening tool for migraine prophylaxis. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2007 Feb 24; [forthcoming] Abstract

Infusion Pumps

Knight KH, Brand FM, McHaourab AS, et al.
Implantable intrathecal pumps for chronic pain: highlights and updates.
Croatian medical journal. 2007 Feb 15;48(1):22-34. Abstract

Ischemia

Gramaglia L, Della Corte F, Fassiola A, et al.
Worsening of chronic pain: the treatment.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. 2007;44 Suppl:207-11. Abstract

Mental Disorders

Raselli C, Broderick JE.
The association of depression and neuroticism with pain reports: a comparison of momentary and recalled pain assessment.
Journal of psychosomatic research. 2007 Mar;62(3):313-20. Abstract

Metabolic Diseases

Charrow J, Dulisse B, Grabowski G, et al.
The effect of enzyme replacement therapy on bone crisis and bone pain in patients with type 1 Gaucher disease.
Clinical genetics. 2007 Mar;71(3):205-11. Abstract

Musculoskeletal Diseases [See Also: Arthritis/Fasciitis, Plantar/Fibromyalgia/ Neck Pain/ Shoulder Pain/Temporomandibular Joint Disorders]

Callaghan MJ, Selfe J, McHenry A, et al.
Effects of patellar taping on knee joint proprioception in patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome.
Manual therapy. 2007 Feb 10; [forthcoming] Abstract

Dixit S, DiFiori JP, Burton M, et al.
Management of patellofemoral pain syndrome.
American family physician. 2007 Jan 15;75(2):194-202. Abstract

Fjell Y, Alexanderson K, Karlqvist L, et al.
Self-reported musculoskeletal pain and working conditions among employees in the Swedish public sector.
Work (Reading, Mass.) 2007;28(1):33-46. Abstract

Frondini C, Lanfranchi G, Minardi M, et al.
Affective, behavior and cognitive disorders in the elderly with chronic musculoskelatal pain: the impact on an aging population.
Archives of gerontology and geriatrics. 2007;44 Suppl:167-71. Abstract

Gravlee JR, Van Durme DJ.
Braces and splints for musculoskeletal conditions.
American family physician. 2007 Feb 1;75(3):342-8. Abstract

Guite JW, Logan DE, Sherry DD, et al.
Adolescent self-perception: associations with chronic musculoskeletal pain and functional disability.
The journal of pain. 2007 Jan 31; [forthcoming] Abstract

Ho C.
Extracorporeal shock wave treatment for chronic lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow).
Issues in emerging health technologies. 2007 Jan;(96 (part 2)):1-4. Abstract

Huis 't Veld RM, Vollenbroek-Hutten MM, Groothuis-Oudshoorn KC, et al.
The role of the fear-avoidance model in female workers with neck-shoulder pain related to computer work.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Jan;23(1):28-34. Abstract

Lundeberg T.
Some of the effects of acupuncture in knee pain may be due to activation of the reward system.
Acupuncture in medicine. 2006 Dec;24(Suppl):S67-70. Abstract

Mont MA, Marker DR, Seyler TM, et al.
Knee arthroplasties have similar results in high- and low-activity patients.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2007 Feb 15; [forthcoming] Abstract

[No authors listed]
NIH consensus statement on total knee replacement.
NIH consensus and state-of-the-science statements. 2003 Dec 10;20(1):1-34. Abstract

Noceda Bermejo JJ, Moret Ten C, Lauzirika Alonso I.
Treatment of chronic osteomuscular pain. [Article in Spanish]
Atencion primaria / Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria. 2007 Jan 1;39(1):29-33. Abstract

Norrefalk JR, Linder J, Ekholm J, et al.
A 6-year follow-up study of 122 patients attending a multiprofessional rehabilitation programme for persistent musculoskeletal-related pain.
International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift für Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de réadaptation. 2007 Mar;30(1):9-18. Abstract

Parsons S, Harding G, Breen A, et al.
The influence of patients' and primary care practitioners' beliefs and expectations about chronic musculoskeletal pain on the process of care: a systematic review of qualitative studies.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Jan;23(1):91-98. Abstract

Patel S, Greasley K, Watson PJ.
Barriers to rehabilitation and return to work for unemployed chronic pain patients: a qualitative study.
European journal of pain (London, England). 2007 Feb 21; [forthcoming] Abstract

Roelofs J, Sluiter JK, Frings-Dresen MH, et al.
Fear of movement and (re)injury in chronic musculoskeletal pain: evidence for an invariant two-factor model of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia across pain diagnoses and Dutch, Swedish, and Canadian samples.
Pain. 2007 Feb 19; [forthcoming] Abstract

Rohrbeck J, Jordan K, Croft P.
The frequency and characteristics of chronic widespread pain in general practice: a case-control study.
The British journal of general practice. 2007 Feb;57(535):109-15. Abstract

Schultz IZ, Stowell AW, Feuerstein M, et al.
Models of return to work for musculoskeletal disorders.
Journal of occupational rehabilitation. 2007 Feb 8; [forthcoming] Abstract

Sizer PS Jr, Brismee JM, Cook C.
Medical screening for red flags in the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal spine pain.
Pain practice. 2007 Mar;7(1):53-71. Abstract

Wang CJ, Ko JY, Chan YS, et al.
Extracorporeal shockwave for chronic patellar tendinopathy.
The American journal of sports medicine. 2007 Feb 16; [forthcoming] Abstract

Waters TR, Dick RB, Davis-Barkley J, et al.
A cross-sectional study of risk factors for musculoskeletal symptoms in the workplace using data from the General Social Survey (GSS).
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007 Feb;49(2):172-184. Abstract

Myofascial Pain Syndromes

Kao MJ, Han TI, Kuan TS, et al.
Myofascial trigger points in early life.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2007 Feb;88(2):251-4. Abstract

Tough EA, White AR, Richards S, et al.
Variability of criteria used to diagnose myofascial trigger point pain syndrome-evidence from a review of the literature.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Mar-Apr;23(3):278-86. Abstract

Yap EC.
Myofascial pain - an overview.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. 2007 Jan;36(1):43-6. Abstract

Neck Pain

Ezzo J, Haraldsson BG, Gross AR, et al.
Massage for mechanical neck disorders: a systematic review.
Spine. 2007 Feb 1;32(3):353-62. Abstract

Field S, Treleaven J, Jull G.
Standing balance: a comparison between idiopathic and whiplash-induced neck pain.
Manual therapy. 2007 Feb 14; [forthcoming Abstract

Hung SW, Hamani C, Lozano AM, et al.
Long-term outcome of bilateral pallidal deep brain stimulation for primary cervical dystonia.
Neurology. 2007 Feb 6;68(6):457-9. Abstract

Leaver AM, Refshauge KM, Maher CG, et al.
Efficacy of manipulation for non-specific neck pain of recent onset: design of a randomised controlled trial.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2007 Feb 26;8(1):18. Abstract

Nervous System Diseases [See Also: Complex Regional Pain Syndromes/Trigeminal Neuralgia]

Argoff CE.
The coexistence of neuropathic pain, sleep, and psychiatric disorders: a novel treatment approach.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Jan;23(1):15-22. Abstract

Benoliel R, Sharav Y, Eliav E.
Painful posttraumatic trigeminal neuropathy: a case report of relief with topiramate.
Cranio. 2007 Jan;25(1):57-62. Abstract

Boukhris S, Magy L, Khalil M, et al.
Pain as the presenting symptom of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP).
Journal of the neurological sciences. 2007 Feb 5; [forthcoming] Abstract

Bruce JM, Polen D, Arnett PA.
Pain and affective memory biases interact to predict depressive symptoms in multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England). 2007 Jan;13(1):58-66. Abstract

Byrd LM, Jadoon B, Lieberman I, et al.
Chronic pain and obstetric management of a patient with tuberous sclerosis.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 Mar;8(2):199-203. Abstract

Cutts S.
Cubital tunnel syndrome.
Postgraduate medical journal. 2007 Jan;83(975):28-31. Abstract

Forde G.
Adjuvant analgesics for the treatment of neuropathic pain: evaluating efficacy and safety profiles.
The Journal of family practice. 2007 Feb;56(2):3-12. Abstract

Giannopoulos S, Kosmidou M, Sarmas I, et al.
Patient compliance With SSRIs and gabapentin in painful diabetic neuropathy.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 March/April;23(3):267-269. Abstract

Gould HJ.
Management of painful neuropathies.
Current treatment options in neurology. 2007 Mar;9(2):75-84. Abstract

Hansson P, Haanpaa M.
Diagnostic work-up of neuropathic pain: computing, using questionnaires or examining the patient?
European journal of pain (London, England). 2007 Feb 1; [forthcoming][No abstract available]

Jensen T, Albert HB, Sorensen JS, et al.
Magnetic resonance imaging findings as predictors of clinical outcome in patients with sciatica receiving active conservative treatment.
Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics. 2007 Feb;30(2):98-108. Abstract

Keizer D, van Wijhe M, Post WJ, et al.
Quantifying allodynia in patients suffering from unilateral neuropathic pain using Von Frey monofilaments.
The Clinical journal of pain. 2007 Jan;23(1):85-90. Abstract

Saulino M.
Successful reduction of neuropathic pain associated with spinal cord injury via of a combination of intrathecal hydromorphone and ziconotide: a case report.
Spinal cord. 2007 Feb 20; [forthcoming] Abstract

Shakir A, Kimbrough DA, Mehta B.
Postherpetic neuralgia involving the right c5 dermatome treated with a cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injection: a case report.
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2007 Feb;88(2):255-8. Abstract

Tseng TJ, Chen CC, Hsieh YL, et al.
Effects of decompression on neuropathic pain behaviors and skin reinnervation in chronic constriction injury.
Experimental neurology. 2006 Dec 29; [forthcoming] Abstract

Young JA.
Pain and traumatic brain injury.
Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America. 2007 Feb;18(1):145-63. Abstract

Pain/diagnosis/therapy

Cousins MJ.
Persistent pain: a disease entity.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 Feb;33(2 Suppl):S4-S10. Abstract

Leiknes KA, Finset A, Moum T, et al.
Course and predictors of medically unexplained pain symptoms in the general population.
Journal of psychosomatic research. 2007 Feb;62(2):119-28. Abstract

Smith BH, Torrance N.
What's in a name? Advances in primary care chronic pain management.
The British journal of general practice. 2007 Feb;57(535):92-4.[no abstract available]

Pain Measurement

Bertilson B, Grunnesjo M, Johansson SE, et al.
Pain drawing in the assessment of neurogenic pain and dysfunction in the neck/shoulder region: inter-examiner reliability and concordance with clinical examination.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 Mar;8(2):134-146. Abstract

Lofvander M, Lindstrom MA, Masich V.
Pain drawings and concepts of pain among patients with "half-body" complaints.
Patient education and counseling. 2007 Feb 20; [forthcoming] Abstract

Vetter TR.
A primer on health-related quality of life in chronic pain medicine.
Anesthesia and analgesia. 2007 Mar;104(3):703-18. Abstract

Pain /therapy (general)

Markman JD, Philip A.
Interventional approaches to pain management.
The Medical clinics of North America. 2007 Mar;91(2):271-86.[No abstract available]

Pain Threshold

Rahim-Williams FB, Riley JL 3rd, Herrera D, et al.
Ethnic identity predicts experimental pain sensitivity in African Americans and Hispanics.
Pain. 2007 Feb 10; [forthcoming] Abstract

Palliative Care

de Lima L.
IAHPC list of essential medicines for palliative care: summary of process for editors of pain and palliative care journals.
Journal of palliative care. 2006 Winter;22(4):300-4.[no abstract available]

Gevers JK.
Terminal sedation: between pain relief, withholding treatment and euthanasia.
Medicine and law. 2006 Dec;25(4):747-51. Abstract

Redondo Moralo MJ, Cuervo Pinna MA.
Respiratory symptoms in palliative care. [Article in Spanish]
Atencion primaria / Sociedad Española de Medicina de Familia y Comunitaria. 2006 Nov 1;38 Suppl 2:38-46. Abstract

Yan S, Kin-Fong C.
Quality of life of patients with terminal cancer receiving