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.

~April 2007

Research Abstracts April 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

Galli F, D'Antuono G, Tarantino S, et al.
Headache and recurrent abdominal pain: a controlled study by the means of the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL).
Cephalalgia. 2007 Mar;27(3):211-9. Abstract

Guite JW, Lobato DJ, Shalon L, et al.
Pain, disability, and symptoms among siblings of children with functional abdominal pain.
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics. 2007 Feb;28(1):2-8. Abstract

Levy RL, Langer SL.
Pain, disability, and symptoms among siblings of children with functional abdominal pain.
Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics. 2007 Feb;28(1):45-6. [No abstract available]

Age Groups, Adolescent

Britto MT, Slap GB, Devellis RF, et al.
Specialists understanding of the health care preferences of chronically ill adolescents.
The Journal of adolescent health. 2007 Apr;40(4):334-341. Abstract

Age Groups, Aged

Foley DJ, Vitiello MV, Bliwise DL, et al.
Frequent napping is associated with excessive daytime sleepiness, depression, pain, and nocturia in older adults: findings from the National Sleep Foundation '2003 Sleep in America' Poll.
The American journal of geriatric psychiatry. 2007 Apr;15(4):344-350. Abstract

Hollenack KA, Cranmer KW, Zarowitz BJ, et al.
The application of evidence-based principles of care in older persons (Issue 4): Pain Management.
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2007 Mar;8(3S2):e77-e85. [No abstract available]

Jakobsson U, Hallberg IR, Westergren A.
Exploring determinants for quality of life among older people in pain and in need of help for daily living.
Journal of clinical nursing. 2007 Mar;16(3A):95-104. Abstract

Krein SL, Heisler M, Piette JD, et al.
Overcoming the influence of chronic pain on older patients' difficulty with recommended self-management activities.
The Gerontologist. 2007 Feb;47(1):61-8. Abstract

Sawyer P, Lillis JP, Bodner EV, et al.
Substantial daily pain among nursing home residents.
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 2007 Mar;8(3):158-65. Abstract

Sofaer-Bennett B, Holloway I, Moore A, et al.
Perseverance by older people in their management of chronic pain: a qualitative study.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 May-Jun;8(3):271-80. Abstract

Age Groups, Infant

Anand KJ.
Pain assessment in preterm neonates.
Pediatrics. 2007 Mar;119(3):605-7. [No abstract available]

Age Groups, Middle Aged

Kaur S, Stechuchak KM, Coffman CJ, et al.
Gender differences in health care utilization among veterans with chronic pain.
Journal of general internal medicine. 2007 Feb;22(2):228-33. Abstract

Analgesics

[No authors listed]
Drugs for pain.
Treatment guidelines from the Medical Letter. 2007 Apr;5(56):23-32. [No abstract available]

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic 

Goli V.
Does thalidomide have an analgesic effect? Current status and future directions.
Current pain and headache reports. 2007 Apr;11(2):109-14. Abstract

Leroy S, Mosca A, Landre-Peigne C, et al.
Ibuprofen in childhood: evidence-based review of efficacy and safety. [Article in French]
Archives de pédiatrie. 2007 Mar 5; [forthcoming] Abstract

Mallick A, Elliot SC, Krishnan K, et al.
Lidocaine is more efficient than the choice of propofol formulations to reduce incidence of pain on induction.
European journal of anaesthesiology. 2007 Mar 12;:1-5 [forthcoming] [No abstract available] 

Ruschitzka F.
Painful lessons: COX-2 inhibitors, NSAIDs, and hypertension.
Current hypertension reports. 2007 Mar;9(1):41-4.[No abstract available]

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

Cole BE.
Neuroendocrine implications of opioid therapy.
Current pain and headache reports. 2007 Apr;11(2):89-92. Abstract

Do Ouro S, Esteban S, Sibirceva U, et al.
Safety and tolerability of high doses of intrathecal fentanyl for the treatment of chronic pain.
Journal of opioid management. 2006 Nov-Dec;2(6):365-8. Abstract

Fischer B, Rehm J.
Illicit opioid use in the 21st century: witnessing a paradigm shift?
Addiction (Abingdon, England). 2007 Apr;102(4):499-501.[No abstract available]

Fishbain DA, Lewis JE, Cole B, et al.
Medicolegal rounds: medicolegal issues and alleged breaches of standards of medical care in a patient motor vehicle accident allegedly related to chronic opioid analgesic therapy.
Journal of opioid management. 2007 Jan-Feb;3(1):16-20. Abstract

Foral PA, Ineck JR, Nystrom KK.
Oxycodone accumulation in a hemodialysis patient.
The Southern medical journal. 2007 Feb;100(2):212-4. Abstract

Forrester MB.
Oxycodone abuse in Texas, 1998-2004.
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A. 2007 Mar 15;70(6):534-8. Abstract

George R, Regnard C.
Lethal opioids or dangerous prescribers?
Palliative medicine. 2007 Mar;21(2):77-80. [No abstract available]

Hair PI, Curran MP, Keam SJ.
Tramadol extended-release tablets in moderate to moderately severe chronic pain in adults: profile report.
CNS drugs. 2007;21(3):259-263. [No abstract available]

Hariharan J, Lamb GC, Neuner JM.
Long-term opioid contract use for chronic pain management in primary care practice. A five year experience.
Journal of general internal medicine. 2007 Apr;22(4):485-90. Abstract

Heins A, Grammas M, Heins JK, et al.
Determinants of variation in analgesic and opioid prescribing practice in an emergency department.
Journal of opioid management. 2006 Nov-Dec;2(6):335-40. Abstract

Hughes AA, Bogdan GM, Dart RC.
Active surveillance of abused and misused prescription opioids using poison center data: a pilot study and descriptive comparison.
Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2007;45(2):144-51. Abstract

Klein SJ, O'connell DA, Candelas AR, et al.
Public health approach to opioid overdose.
American journal of public health. 2007 Feb 28; [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

Kyle G.
Constipation and palliative care - where are we now?
International journal of palliative nursing. 2007 Jan;13(1):6-16. Abstract

Rauck RL, Bookbinder SA, Bunker TR, et al.
A randomized, open-label study of once-a-day AVINZA (morphine sulfate extended-release capsules) versus twice-a-day OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release tablets) for chronic low back pain: the extension phase of the ACTION trial.
Journal of opioid management. 2006 Nov-Dec;2(6):325-8, 331-3. Abstract

Roskos SE, Keenum AJ, Newman LM, et al.
Literacy demands and formatting characteristics of opioid contracts in chronic nonmalignant pain management.
The journal of pain. 2007 Mar 21; [forthcoming] Abstract

Ruan X.
Drug-related side effects of long-term intrathecal morphine therapy.
Pain physician. 2007 Apr;10(2):357-66. Abstract

Saffier K, Colombo C, Brown D, et al.
Addiction Severity Index in a chronic pain sample receiving opioid therapy.
Journal of substance abuse treatment. 2007 Mar 19; [forthcoming] Abstract

Taylor DR, Webster LR, Chun SY, et al.
Impact of breakthrough pain on quality of life in patients with chronic, noncancer pain: patient perceptions and effect of treatment with oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate (OTFC, ACTIQ).
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 May-Jun;8(3):281-8. Abstract

Tjaderborn M, Jonsson AK, Hagg S, et al.
Fatal unintentional intoxications with tramadol during 1995-2005.
Forensic science international. 2007 Mar 8; [forthcoming] Abstract

Anemia, Sickle Cell  

Pence L, Valrie CR, Gil KM, et al.
Optimism predicting daily pain medication use in adolescents with sickle cell disease.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 Mar;33(3):302-309. Abstract

Williams RM, Moskowitz DW.
The prevention of pain from sickle cell disease by trandolapril.
Journal of the National Medical Association. 2007 Mar;99(3):276-8. Abstract

Yallop D, Duncan ER, Norris E, et al.
The associations between air quality and the number of hospital admissions for acute pain and sickle-cell disease in an urban environment.
British journal of haematology. 2007 Mar;136(6):844-848. Abstract

Arthritis

Appelt CJ, Burant CJ, Siminoff LA, et al.
Arthritis-specific health beliefs related to aging among older male patients with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis.
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 2007 Feb;62(2):184-90. Abstract

Baker K, Goggins J, Xie H, et al.
A randomized crossover trial of a wedged insole for treatment of knee osteoarthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Mar 28;56(4):1198-1203. Abstract

Cepeda MS, Camargo F, Zea C, et al.
Tramadol for osteoarthritis: a systematic review and metaanalysis.
The Journal of rheumatology. 2007 Mar;34(3):543-55. Abstract

Cutovic M, Jovic S, Konstantinovic L, et al.
The effects of balneotherapy on knee osteoarthritis. [Article in Serbian]
Medicinski pregled. 2006;59 Suppl 1:47-50. Abstract

Deutsch L.
Evaluation of the effect of neptune krill oil on chronic inflammation and arthritic symptoms.
Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2007 Feb;26(1):39-48. Abstract

Eversden L, Maggs F, Nightingale P, et al.
A pragmatic randomised controlled trial of hydrotherapy and land exercises on overall well being and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2007 Mar 1;8(1):23. Abstract

Heesch KC, Miller YD, Brown WJ.
Relationship between physical activity and stiff or painful joints in mid-aged women and older women: a 3-year prospective study.
Arthritis research & therapy. 2007 Mar 29;9(2):R34. Abstract

Jawad AS, Irving K.
Drug treatment modalities in patients with chronic osteoarthritis of the hip or knee.
Saudi medical journal. 2007 Mar;28(3):375-8. Abstract

Kapstad H, Rustoen T, Hanestad BR, et al.
Changes in pain, stiffness and physical function in patients with osteoarthritis waiting for hip or knee joint replacement surgery.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage / OARS, Osteoarthritis Research Society. 2007 Mar 5; [forthcoming] Abstract

Kimura Y, Walco GA.
Treatment of chronic pain in pediatric rheumatic disease.
Nature clinical practice. Rheumatology. 2007 Apr;3(4):210-218. Abstract

Kulkarni B, Bentley DE, Elliott R, et al.
Arthritic pain is processed in brain areas concerned with emotions and fear.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Mar 28;56(4):1345-1354. Abstract

Neugebauer V, Han JS, Adwanikar H, et al.
Techniques for assessing knee joint pain in arthritis.
Molecular pain. 2007 Mar 28;3(1):8 [forthcoming] Abstract

Odegard S, Finset A, Mowinckel P, et al.
10-year course of pain and psychological health status in patients with recent onset rheumatoid arthritis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases. 2007 Mar 28; [forthcoming] Abstract

Osborne RH, Wilson T, Lorig KR, et al.
Does self-management lead to sustainable health benefits in people with arthritis? A 2-year transition study of 452 Australians.
The Journal of rheumatology. 2007 Mar 1; [forthcoming] Abstract

Silverstein E, Leger R, Shea KP.
The use of intra-articular hylan G-F 20 in the treatment of symptomatic osteoarthritis of the shoulder: a preliminary study.
The American journal of sports medicine. 2007 Mar 29; [forthcoming] Abstract

Yurtkuran M, Alp A, Konur S, et al.
Laser acupuncture in knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind, randomized controlled study.
Photomedicine and laser surgery. 2007 Feb;25(1):14-20. Abstract


Back Pain

Balague F, Mannion AF, Pellise F, et al.
Clinical update: low back pain.
Lancet. 2007 Mar 3;369(9563):726-8.[No abstract available]

Bishop A, Thomas E, Foster NE.
Health care practitioners' attitudes and beliefs about low back pain: a systematic search and critical review of available measurement tools.
Pain. 2007 Mar 6; [forthcoming] Abstract

Buchbinder R, Jolley D.
Improvements in general practitioner beliefs and stated management of back pain persist 4.5 years after the cessation of a public health media campaign.
Spine. 2007 Mar 1;32(5):E156-62. Abstract

Chen C, Hogg-Johnson S, Smith P.
The recovery patterns of back pain among workers with compensated occupational back injuries.
Occupational and environmental medicine. 2007 Mar 26; [forthcoming] Abstract

Demyttenaere K, Bruffaerts R, Lee S, et al.
Mental disorders among persons with chronic back or neck pain: results from the world mental health surveys.
Pain. 2007 Mar 8; [forthcoming] Abstract

Dianne Liddle S, Gracey JH, David Baxter G.
Advice for the management of low back pain: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
Manual therapy. 2007 Mar 27; [forthcoming] Abstract

Ernst E.
Different physiotherapy regimens for back and neck pain.
Nature clinical practice. Rheumatology. 2007 Mar 13; [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

Ghroubi S, Elleuch H, Baklouti S, et al.
Chronic low back pain and vertebral manipulation. [Article in French]
Annales de réadaptation et de médecine physique. 2007 Mar 8; [forthcoming] Abstract

Guglielmino A, Sorbello M, Barbagallo G, et al.
Osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture pain (back pain): our experience with balloon kyphoplasty.
Minerva anestesiologica. 2007 Jan-Feb;73(1-2):77-100. Abstract

Hao DJ, Liu TJ, Wu QN, et al.
The application of lumbar discography in the diagnosis and treatment of the discogenic low back pain. [Article in Chinese]
Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery]. 2006 Dec 15;44(24):1675-7. Abstract

Hazard RG.
Low-back and neck pain diagnosis and treatment.
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists. 2007 Jan;86(1 Suppl):S59-68. Abstract

Heneweer H, Aufdemkampe G, van Tulder MW, et al.
Psychosocial variables in patients with (sub)acute low back pain: an inception cohort in primary care physical therapy in The Netherlands.
Spine. 2007 Mar 1;32(5):586-92. Abstract

Konstantinovic L, Devecerski G, Petronic I, et al.
Quality of life in patients with subacute low back pain treated with physiotherapy rehabilitation. [Article in Serbian]
Medicinski pregled. 2006;59 Suppl 1:35-9. Abstract

Kraft CN, Urban N, Ilg A, et al.
Influence of the riding discipline and riding intensity on the incidence of back pain in competitive horseback riders. [Article in German]
Sportverletzung Sportschaden. 2007 Mar;21(1):29-33. Abstract

Krismer M, van Tulder M; The Low Back Pain Group of the Bone and Joint Health Strategies for Europe Project.
Low back pain (non-specific).
Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology. 2007 Feb;21(1):77-91. Abstract

Langworthy JM, Breen AC.
Psychosocial factors and their predictive value in chiropractic patients with low back pain: a prospective inception cohort study.
Chiropractic & osteopathy. 2007 Mar 29;15(1):5. Abstract

Leeuw M, Peters ML, Wiers RW, et al.
Measuring fear of movement/(re)injury in chronic low back pain using implicit measures.
Cognitive behaviour therapy. 2007;36(1):52-64. Abstract

Ling J, Campbell C, Heffernan TM, et al.
Ling J, Campbell C, Heffernan TM, et al.
Psychosomatic medicine. 2007 Mar-Apr;69(2):144-8. Abstract

Lotfi A, Abdel-Nasser AM, Hamdy A, et al.
Hypovitaminosis D in female patients with chronic low back pain.
Clinical rheumatology. 2007 Mar 22; [forthcoming] Abstract

Machado LA, Azevedo DC, Capanema MB, et al.
Client-centered therapy vs exercise therapy for chronic low back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial in Brazil.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 May-Jun;8(3):251-8. Abstract

Magnussen L, Nilsen S, Raheim M.
Barriers against returning to work - as perceived by disability pensioners with back pain: a focus group based qualitative study.
Disability and rehabilitation. 2007 Feb 15;29(3):191-7. Abstract

Miyakoshi N, Shimada Y, Kasukawa Y, et al.
Total dorsal ramus block for the treatment of chronic low back pain: a preliminary study.
Joint, bone, spine. 2007 Mar 7; [forthcoming] Abstract

Mogensen AM, Gausel AM, Wedderkopp N, et al.
Is active participation in specific sport activities linked with back pain?
Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports. 2007 Mar 2; [forthcoming] Abstract

Moulin DE, Clark AJ, Gilron I, et al.
Pharmacological management of chronic neuropathic pain -- Consensus statement and guidelines from the Canadian Pain Society.
Pain research & management. 2007 Spring;12(1):13-21. Abstract

Reneman MF, Schiphorts Preuper HR, Kleen M, et al.
Are pain intensity and pain related fear related to functional capacity evaluation performances of patients with chronic low back pain?
Journal of occupational rehabilitation. 2007 Mar 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

Selander J, Marnetoft SU, Asell M.
Predictors for successful vocational rehabilitation for clients with back pain problems.
Disability and rehabilitation. 2007 Feb 15;29(3):215-20. Abstract

Shaw WS, Verma SK.
Data equivalency of an interactive voice response system for home assessment of back pain and function.
Pain research & management. 2007 Spring;12(1):23-30. Abstract

Skillgate E, Vingard E, Josephson M, et al.
Life events and the risk of low back and neck/shoulder pain of the kind people are seeking care for: results from the MUSIC-Norrtalje case-control study.
Journal of epidemiology and community health. 2007 Apr;61(4):356-61. Abstract

Sun GP.
Clinical observation on auricular point magnetotherapy for treatment of senile low back pain. [Article in Chinese]
Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion. 2007 Feb;27(2):112-4. Abstract

Tavafian SS, Jamshidi A, Mohammad K, et al.
Low back pain education and short term quality of life: a randomized trial.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2007 Feb 28;8:21. Abstract

Whitehurst DG, Lewis M, Yao GL, et al.
A brief pain management program compared with physical therapy for low back pain: results from an economic analysis alongside a randomized clinical trial.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Mar 29;57(3):466-473. Abstract

Wichman HJ.
Discography: over 50 years of controversy.
WMJ. 2007 Feb;106(1):27-9. Abstract

Woby SR, Roach NK, Urmston M, et al.
The relation between cognitive factors and levels of pain and disability in chronic low back pain patients presenting for physiotherapy.
European journal of pain (London, England). 2007 Mar 12; [forthcoming] Abstract

Yakovlev A, Tamimi MA, Liang H, et al.
Outcomes of percutaneous disc decompression utilizing nucleoplasty for the treatment of chronic discogenic pain.
Pain physician. 2007 Apr;10(2):319-28. Abstract

Zhang Y, Chen F, Wu S.
Clinical observation on O3 acupoint injection for treatment of low back pain. [Article in Chinese]
Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion. 2007 Feb;27(2):115-6. Abstract

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Bruns D, Disorbio JM, Hanks R.
Chronic pain and violent ideation: testing a model of patient violence.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 May-Jun;8(3):207-15. Abstract

Mead K, Theadom A, Byron K, et al.
Pilot study of a 4-week Pain Coping Strategies (PCS) programme for the chronic pain patient.
Disability and rehabilitation. 2007 Feb 15;29(3):199-203. Abstract

Zisk RY, Grey M, Maclaren JE, et al.
Exploring sociodemographic and personality characteristic predictors of parental pain perceptions.
Anesthesia and analgesia. 2007 Apr;104(4):790-8. Abstract

Cancer Pain

Akiyama Y, Iseki M, Izawa R, et al.
Usefulness of fentanyl patch (Durotep) in cancer patients when rotated from morphine preparations. [Article in Japanese]
Masui. The Japanese journal of anesthesiology. 2007 Mar;56(3):317-23. Abstract

Berry PH.
The pain of residents with terminal cancer in USA nursing homes: family members' perspectives.
International journal of palliative nursing. 2007 Jan;13(1):20-7. Abstract

Carson JW, Carson KM, Porter LS, et al.
Yoga for women with metastatic breast cancer: results from a pilot study.
Journal of pain and symptom management. 2007 Mar;33(3):331-41. Abstract

Estfan B, Mahmoud F, Shaheen P, et al.
Respiratory function during parenteral opioid titration for cancer pain.
Palliative medicine. 2007 Mar;21(2):81-6. Abstract

Freedman SD, Callery MP.
Central control of pancreatic cancer pain: protecting the enemy?
Gastroenterology. 2007 Mar;132(3):1191-2.[No abstract available]  

Inada T, Kushida A, Sakamoto S, et al.
Intrathecal betamethasone pain relief in cancer patients with vertebral metastasis: a pilot study*.
Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 2007 Apr;51(4):490-4. Abstract

Kwon YC, Yun YH, Lee KH, et al.
Symptoms in the lives of terminal cancer patients: which is the most important?
Oncology. 2007 Mar 5;71(1-2):69-76. Abstract

Mercadante S.
Opioid titration in cancer pain: a critical review.
European journal of pain (London, England). 2007 Feb 27; [forthcoming] Abstract

Mercadante SL, Berchovich M, Casuccio A, et al.
A prospective randomized study of corticosteroids as adjuvant drugs to opioids in advanced cancer patients.
The American journal of hospice & palliative care. 2007 Feb;24(1):13-19. Abstract

Mystakidou K, Parpa E, Tsilika E, et al.
Comparison of pain quality descriptors in cancer patients with nociceptive and neuropathic pain.
In vivo (Athens, Greece). 2007 Jan-Feb;21(1):93-7. Abstract

Pan H, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, et al.
Efficacy and tolerability of oxycodone hydrochloride controlled-release tablets in moderate to severe cancer pain.
Clinical drug investigation. 2007;27(4):259-67. Abstract

Rheingans JI.
A systematic review of nonpharmacologic adjunctive therapies for symptom management in children with cancer.
Journal of pediatric oncology nursing. 2007 Mar-Apr;24(2):81-94. Abstract

Silver J, Mayer RS.
Barriers to pain management in the rehabilitation of the surgical oncology patient.
Journal of surgical oncology. 2007 Mar 21; [forthcoming] Abstract

[No authors listed]
Treating cancer pain in patients addicted to drugs.
The journal of supportive oncology. 2007 Feb;5(2):63-4.[No abstract available]

Tsang KL, Carlson LE, Olson K.
Pilot crossover trial of reiki versus rest for treating cancer-related fatigue.
Integrative cancer therapies. 2007 Mar;6(1):25-35. Abstract

Vallerand AH, Templin T, Hasenau SM, et al.
Factors that affect functional status in patients with cancer-related pain.
Pain. 2007 Mar 13; [forthcoming] Abstract

van den Beuken-van Everdingen M, de Rijke J, Kessels A, et al.
Prevalence of pain in patients with cancer: a systematic review of the past 40 years.
Annals of oncology. 2007 Mar 12; [forthcoming] Abstract

Yi SK, Yoder M, Zaner K, et al.
Palliative radiation therapy of symptomatic recurrent bladder cancer.
Pain physician. 2007 Apr;10(2):285-90. Abstract

Complementary Therapies

Beider S, Moyer CA.
Randomized controlled trials of pediatric massage: a review.
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine. 2007 Mar;4(1):23-34. Abstract

Smith AR Jr.
Manual therapy: the historical, current, and future role in the treatment of pain.
TheScientificWorldJournal. 2007 Feb 2;7:109-20. Abstract

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

Acerra NE, Souvlis T, Moseley GL.
Stroke, complex regional pain syndrome and phantom limb pain: can commonalities direct future management?
Journal of rehabilitation medicine. 2007 Mar;39(2):109-14. Abstract

Bant A, Hurowitz B, Hassan N, et al.
Complex regional pain syndrome (reflex sympathetic dystrophy) in a patient with essential mixed cryoglobulinemia and chronic hepatitis C.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2007 Feb;57(2):96-8. Abstract

Bruehl S, Chung OY.
How common is complex regional pain syndrome-Type I?
Pain. 2007 Mar 20; [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

Dowd GS, Hussein R, Khanduja V, et al.
Complex regional pain syndrome with special emphasis on the knee.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume. 2007 Mar;89(3):285-90. Abstract

Lefkowitz SS, Lefkowitz DL, Chowdhury SK.
Effects of weather changes on a patient with reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
Pain physician. 2007 Apr;10(2):387-8. [No abstract available] 

Sethna NF, Meier PM, Zurakowski D, et al.
Cutaneous sensory abnormalities in children and adolescents with complex regional pain syndromes.
Pain. 2007 Feb 26; [forthcoming] Abstract

Craniocerebral Trauma

Iezzi T, Duckworth MP, Mercer V, et al.
Chronic pain and head injury following motor vehicle collisions: a double whammy or different sides of a coin.
Psychology, health & medicine. 2007 Mar;12(2):197-212. Abstract

Digestive System Diseases

Younge L, Norton C.
Contribution of specialist nurses in managing patients with IBD.
British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing). 2007 Feb 22-Mar 7;16(4):208-12. Abstract

Electric Stimulation Therapy

Doleys DM.
Psychological factors in spinal cord stimulation therapy: brief review and discussion.
Neurosurgical focus. 2006 Dec 15;21(6):E1. Abstract

Foletti A, Durrer A, Buchser E.
Neurostimulation technology for the treatment of chronic pain: a focus on spinal cord stimulation.
Expert review of medical devices. 2007 Mar;4(2):201-214. Abstract

Haque R, Winfree CJ.
Spinal nerve root stimulation.
Neurosurgical focus. 2006 Dec 15;21(6):E4. Abstract

Henderson JM, Lad SP.
Motor cortex stimulation and neuropathic facial pain.
Neurosurgical focus. 2006 Dec 15;21(6):E6. Abstract

Lee AW, Pilitsis JG.
Spinal cord stimulation: indications and outcomes.
Neurosurgical focus. 2006 Dec 15;21(6):E3. Abstract

Osenbach RK.
Motor cortex stimulation for intractable pain.
Neurosurgical focus. 2006 Dec 15;21(6):E7. Abstract

Poole D.
Use of TENS in pain management. part one: how TENS works.
Nursing times. 2007 Feb 13-19;103(7):28-9. Abstract

Poole D.
Use of TENS in pain management: part two--how to use TENS.
Nursing times. 2007 Feb 20-26;103(8):28-9. Abstract

Rasche D, Rinaldi PC, Young RF, et al.
Deep brain stimulation for the treatment of various chronic pain syndromes.
Neurosurgical focus. 2006 Dec 15;21(6):E8. Abstract

Empirical Research

Coyle N, Tickoo R.
Qualitative research: what this research paradigm has to offer to the understanding of pain.
Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) 2007 May-Jun;8(3):205-6. [No abstract available]  

Ethics

Kirk TW.
Managing pain, managing ethics.
Pain management nursing. 2007 Mar;8(1):25-34. Abstract

Exercise

Hoffman MD, Hoffman DR.
Does aerobic exercise improve pain perception and mood? A review of the evidence related to healthy and chronic pain subjects.
Current pain and headache reports. 2007 Apr;11(2):93-7. Abstract

Facial Pain

Slavin KV, Colpan ME, Munawar N, et al.
Trigeminal and occipital peripheral nerve stimulation for craniofacial pain: a single-institution experience and review of the literature.
Neurosurgical focus. 2006 Dec 15;21(6):E5. Abstract

Liang HW, Wang TG, Chen WS, et al.
Thinner plantar fascia predicts decreased pain after extracorporeal shock wave therapy.
Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2007 Mar 8; [forthcoming] Abstract

Fasciitis, Plantar

Arnold LM, Goldenberg DL, Stanford SB, et al.
Gabapentin in the treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Mar 28;56(4):1336-1344. Abstract

Fibromyalgia [See Also: Musculoskeletal Diseases]

Arnold LM, Goldenberg DL, Stanford SB, et al.
Gabapentin in the treatment of fibromyalgia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial.
BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2007 Mar 9;8(1):27. Abstract

Bennett RM, Jones J, Turk DC, et al.
An internet survey of 2,596 people with fibromyalgia.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Mar 28;56(4):1336-1344. Abstract

Busch A.
Hydrotherapy improves pain, knee strength, and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia.
The Australian journal of physiotherapy. 2007;53(1):64.[No abstract available]

Karper WB.
Fibromyalgia, cognitive problems and independence:physical activity may be useful in home health care.
Home health care services quarterly. 2007;26(1):19-28. Abstract

Kashikar-Zuck S, Lynch AM, Graham TB, et al.
Social functioning and peer relationships of adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Mar 29;57(3):474-480. Abstract

Katz DL, Greene L, Ali A, et al.
The pain of fibromyalgia syndrome is due to muscle hypoperfusion induced by regional vasomotor dysregulation.
Medical hypotheses. 2007 Mar 19; [forthcoming] Abstract

Kirsch A, Bernardy K.
Fibromyalgia, facial expression and emotional experience.
Psychopathology. 2007 Mar 29;40(4):203-208. Abstract

Muller W, Schneider M, Joos T, et al.
Subgroups of fibromyalgia. [Article in German]
Schmerz (Berlin, Germany). 2007 Mar 29; [forthcoming] Abstract

Palomino RA, Nicassio PM, Greenberg MA, et al.
Helplessness and loss as mediators between pain and depressive symptoms in fibromyalgia.
Pain. 2007 Feb 28; [forthcoming] Abstract

Yunus MB.
Fibromyalgia and overlapping disorders: the unifying concept of central sensitivity syndromes.
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Mar 10; [forthcoming] Abstract

Headache Disorders

Abbott RB, Hui KK, Hays RD, et al.
A randomized controlled trial of Tai Chi for tension headaches.
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine. 2007 Mar;4(1):107-113. Abstract

Adler E, Love B, Giovannone S, et al.
Correlation or causation: untangling the relationship between patent foramen ovale and migraine.
Current cardiology reports. 2007 Mar;9(1):7-12. Abstract

Alstadhaug K, Salvesen R, Bekkelund S.
Weekend migraine.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Apr;27(4):343-6. Abstract

Antonaci F, Chimento P, Diener HC, et al.
Lessons from placebo effects in migraine treatment.
The journal of headache and pain. 2007 Feb;8(1):63-6. Abstract

Applebee AM, Shapiro RE.
Cluster-migraine: does it exist?
Current pain and headache reports. 2007 Apr;11(2):154-7. Abstract

Arjona A, Rubi-Callejon J, Guardado-Santervas P, et al.
Menstrual tension-type headache: evidence for its existence.
Headache. 2007 Jan;47(1):100-3. Abstract

Ashkenazi A, Silberstein S, Jakubowski M, et al.
Improved identification of allodynic migraine patients using a questionnaire.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Apr;27(4):325-9. Abstract

Bernardy K, Lehmann K, Einsle F, et al.
Predictors of Migraine Attacks. [Article in German]
Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie. 2007 Mar 5; [forthcoming] Abstract

Brna P, Gordon K, Dooley J.
Health-related quality of life among Canadians with migraine.
The journal of headache and pain. 2007 Feb;8(1):43-8. Abstract

Calabresi P, Galletti F, Rossi C, et al.
Antiepileptic drugs in migraine: from clinical aspects to cellular mechanisms.
Trends in pharmacological sciences. 2007 Mar 2; [forthcoming] Abstract

Dasilva AF, Goadsby PJ, Borsook D.
Cluster headache: a review of neuroimaging findings.
Current pain and headache reports. 2007 Apr;11(2):131-6. Abstract

Diamond S, Bigal ME, Silberstein S, et al.
Patterns of diagnosis and acute and preventive treatment for migraine in the United States: results from the american migraine prevalence and prevention study.
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):355-63. Abstract

Diez FI, Straube A, Zanchin G.
Patient preference in migraine therapy: a randomized, open-label, crossover clinical trial of acute treatment of migraine with oral almotriptan and rizatriptan.
Journal of neurology. 2007 Feb;254(2):242-9. Abstract

Fendrich K, Vennemann M, Pfaffenrath V, et al.
Headache prevalence among adolescents - the German DMKG headache study.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Apr;27(4):347-54. Abstract

Fernandez-de-Las-Penas C, Bueno A, Ferrando J, et al.
Magnetic resonance imaging study of the morphometry of cervical extensor muscles in chronic tension-type headache.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Apr;27(4):355-62. Abstract

Ferrari A, Leone S, Vergoni AV, et al.
Similarities and differences between chronic migraine and episodic migraine.
Headache. 2007 Jan;47(1):65-72. Abstract

Fiesseler FW, Riggs RL, Shih R, et al.
Do patients with recurrent headaches attempt abortive therapy before their emergency department visit?
The Journal of emergency medicine. 2007 Apr;32(3):245-8. Abstract

Finsterer J, Stollberger C.
Is migraine a cardiac disorder?
Headache. 2007 Jan;47(1):136. [No abstract available] 

Goadsby PJ, Cohen AS, Matharu MS.
Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias: diagnosis and treatment.
Current neurology and neuroscience reports. 2007 Mar;7(2):117-25. Abstract

Goldberg J, Wolf A, Silberstein S, et al.
Evaluation of an electronic diary as a diagnostic tool to study headache and premenstrual symptoms in migraineurs.
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):384-96. Abstract

Goldstein J.
Comment on eletriptan in migraine patients reporting unsatisfactory response to rizatriptan: a response.
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):452-3.[No abstract available] 

Gupta P, Singh S, Goyal V, et al.
Low-dose topiramate versus lamotrigine in migraine prophylaxis (the lotolamp study).
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):402-12. Abstract

Hammond DC.
Review of the efficacy of clinical hypnosis with headaches and migraines. [Article in English, French, German]
The International journal of clinical and experimental hypnosis. 2007 Apr;55(2):207-19. Abstract

Hershey AD, Powers SW, Vockell AL, et al.
Coenzyme q10 deficiency and response to supplementation in pediatric and adolescent migraine.
Headache. 2007 Jan;47(1):73-80. Abstract

Hirsch AR.
Migraine triggered by sucralose-a case report.
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):447. [No abstract available] 

Ishkanian G, Blumenthal H, Webster CJ, et al.
Efficacy of sumatriptan tablets in migraineurs self-described or physician-diagnosed as having sinus headache: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Clinical therapeutics. 2007 Jan;29(1):99-109. Abstract

Isik U, Ersu RH, Ay P, et al.
Prevalence of headache and its association with sleep disorders in children.
Pediatric neurology. 2007 Mar;36(3):146-51. Abstract

Jackson CM.
Head, neck, and facial pain: a case-based handbook of diagnosis, management and prognosis.
Headache. 2007 Jan;47(1):138.[No abstract available] 

Jansen J, Sjaastad O.
Cervicogenic headache. Smith/Robinson approach in bilateral cases.
Functional neurology. 2006 Oct-Dec;21(4):205-10. Abstract

Jarjour I.
Migraine and menorrhagia: a common pathophysiology?
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):447-8. [No abstract available] 

Kwong W, Pathak D.
Validation of the eleven-point pain scale in the measurement of migraine headache pain.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Apr;27(4):336-42. Abstract

Lee Peterlin B, Ward T, Lidicker J, et al.
A retrospective, comparative study on the frequency of abuse in migraine and chronic daily headache.
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):397-401. Abstract

Limmroth V, Biondi D, Pfeil J, et al.
Topiramate in patients with episodic migraine: reducing the risk for chronic forms of headache.
Headache. 2007 Jan;47(1):13-21. Abstract

Loga P, Lewis D.
Chlorpromazine in migraine.
Emergency medicine journal. 2007 Apr;24(4):297-300. [No abstract available]

Magis D, Ambrosini A, Sandor P, et al.
A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of thioctic acid in migraine prophylaxis.
Headache. 2007 Jan;47(1):52-7. Abstract

Martins I, Gouveia R.
More on water and migraine.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Apr;27(4):372-4. [No abstract available] 

Nicholson RA, Houle TT, Rhudy JL, et al.
Psychological risk factors in headache.
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):413-26. Abstract

Oftedal G, Straume A, Johnsson A, et al.
Mobile phone headache: a double blind, sham-controlled provocation study.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Mar 14; [forthcoming] Abstract

Ozkul Y, Ay H.
Habituation of sympathetic skin response in migraine and tension type headache.
Autonomic neuroscience. 2007 Mar 27; [forthcoming] Abstract

Pascual J, Lainez MJ, Dodick D, et al.
Antiepileptic drugs for the treatment of chronic and episodic cluster headache: a review.
Headache. 2007 Jan;47(1):81-9. Abstract

Pietrobon D.
Familial hemiplegic migraine.
Neurotherapeutics. 2007 Apr;4(2):274-84. Abstract

Piovesan E, Young Blood M, Kowacs P, et al.
Prevalence of migraine in Noonan syndrome.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Apr;27(4):330-5. Abstract

Rodgers A, Hustad CM, Ramsey KE, et al.
Comment on eletriptan in migraine patients reporting unsatisfactory response to rizatriptan.
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):452. [No abstract available] 

Roth J, Roth R, Weintraub J, et al.
Cervicogenic headache caused by myofascial trigger points in the sternocleidomastoid: a case report.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Apr;27(4):375-380. [No abstract available] 

Rothrock J, Lopez I, Zweilfer R, et al.
Borderline personality disorder and migraine.
Headache. 2007 Jan;47(1):22-6. Abstract

Rothrock JF.
Chronic migraine: medication overuse headache.
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):467-78. [No abstract available] 

Rothrock JF.
Topiramate for chronic migraine.
Headache. 2007 Jan;47(1):139. [No abstract available]

Rozen TD.
Acute treatment for migraine headache.
Minerva medica. 2007 Feb;98(1):43-52. Abstract

Sancisi E, Cevoli S, Pierangeli G, et al.
Application of ICHD-II and revised diagnostic criteria to patients with chronic daily headache.
Neurological sciences. 2007 Mar;28(1):2-8. Abstract

Sarchielli P, Pedini M, Coppola F, et al.
Application of the ICHD-II criteria to the diagnosis of primary chronic headaches via a computerized structured record.
Headache. 2007 Jan;47(1):38-44. Abstract

Schurks M, Kurth T, Stude P, et al.
G protein b3 polymorphism and triptan response in cluster headache.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics. 2007 Mar 14; [forthcoming] Abstract

Silberstein SD.
Diagnostic testing in episodic migraine: should it include magnetic resonance venography?
Nature clinical practice. Neurology. 2007 Mar 13; [forthcoming] [No abstract available]

Smitherman TA, Nicholson RA, Penzien DB.
Osteopathic treatment versus "relaxation" for tension-type headache.
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):450-1. [No abstract available] 

Spies C, Kavinsky CJ, Schrader R.
Patent foramen ovale in patients with migraine headache. Should it be closed?
Minerva medica. 2007 Feb;98(1):25-36. Abstract

Stovner Lj, Hagen K, Jensen R, et al.
The global burden of headache: a documentation of headache prevalence and disability worldwide.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Mar;27(3):193-210. Abstract

Sulak P, Willis S, Kuehl T, et al.
Headaches and oral contraceptives: impact of eliminating the standard 7-day placebo interval.
Headache. 2007 Jan;47(1):27-37. Abstract

Symvoulakis EK, Clark LV, Dowson AJ, et al.
Headache: a 'suitable case' for behavioural treatment in primary care?
The British journal of general practice. 2007 Mar;57(536):231-7. Abstract

Tan HJ, Suganthi C, Dhachayani S, et al.
The coexistence of anxiety and depressive personality traits in migraine.
Singapore medical journal. 2007 Apr;48(4):307-10. Abstract

Tembl J, Lago A, Sevilla T, et al.
Migraine, patent foramen ovale and migraine triggers.
The journal of headache and pain. 2007 Feb;8(1):7-12. Abstract

Virtanen R, Aromaa M, Rautava P, et al.
Changing headache from preschool age to puberty. A controlled study.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Apr;27(4):294-303. Abstract

Weinberger J.
Stroke and migraine.
Current cardiology reports. 2007 Mar;9(1):13-9. Abstract

Wheeler SD.
DPN (di-'pend) on the history to diagnose migraine.
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):448. [No abstract available] 

Wober C, Brannath W, Schmidt K, et al.
Prospective analysis of factors related to migraine attacks: the PAMINA study.
Cephalalgia. 2007 Apr;27(4):304-14. Abstract

Yetkin E, Turhan H.
Is it worthwhile to test statin in migraine?
Headache. 2007 Mar;47(3):448-50. [No abstract available] 

Herpes Zoster

Kurokawa I, Murakawa K, Kumano K.
The change in zoster-associated pain treated with oral valaciclovir in immunocompetent patients with acute herpes zoster.
International journal of clinical practice. 2007 Mar 16; [forthcoming] Abstract

Rashid RM, Candido KD, Ibrahim S.
Seven zoster reactivations in an immune competent patient: how many is too many?
Pain physician. 2007 Apr;10(2):301-4. Abstract

Hospice Care

Larsson A, Wijk H.
Patient experiences of pain and pain management at the end of life: a pilot study.
Pain management nursing. 2007 Mar;8(1):12-6. Abstract

Muscular Diseases

Norman HR.
Muscle pain syndromes.
American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation / Association of Academic Physiatrists. 2007 Jan;86(1 Suppl):S47-58. Abstract

Steihaug S.
Women's strategies for handling chronic muscle pain: a qualitative study.
Scandinavian journal of primary health care. 2007 Mar;25(1):44-8. Abstract

van der Kooi EL, Kalkman JS, Lindeman E, et al.
Effects of training and albuterol on pain and fatigue in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
Journal of neurology. 2007 Mar 14; [forthcoming] Abstract

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

Abasolo L, Carmona L.
Systematic review: are major opioids effective in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain? [Article in Spanish]
Medicina clínica. 2007 Mar 3;128(8):291-301. Abstract

Andersen JH, Haahr JP, Frost P.
Risk factors for more severe regional musculoskeletal symptoms: a two-year prospective study of a general working population.
Arthritis and rheumatism. 2007 Mar 28;56(4):1355-1364. Abstract

Bergman S.
Management of musculoskeletal pain.
Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology. 2007 Feb;21(1):153-66. Abstract

Braun J, McHugh N, Singh A, et al.
Improvement in patient-reported outcomes for patients with ankylosing spondylitis treated with etanercept 50 mg once-weekly and 25 mg twice-weekly.
Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 2007 Mar 27; [forthcoming] Abstract

Charette SL, Ferrell BA.
Rheumatic diseases in the elderly: assessing chronic pain.
Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America. 2007 Feb;33(1):109-22. Abstract

Dreinhofer KE, Reichel H, Kafer W.
Lower limb pain.
Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology. 2007 Feb;21(1):135-52. Abstract

Flanum ME, Keene JS, Blanken