Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae013
Rena Elizabeth Courtney, Emily Halsey, Tanvi Patil, Katerina V Mastronardi, Hannah S Browne, Beth D Darnall
{"title":"Prescription opioid tapering practices and outcomes at a rural VA health care system.","authors":"Rena Elizabeth Courtney, Emily Halsey, Tanvi Patil, Katerina V Mastronardi, Hannah S Browne, Beth D Darnall","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae013","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"480-482"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224602/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140050023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae022
Matthew J Reid, Katrina R Hamilton, Sophie J Nilsson, Michael Alec Owens, Jane L Phillips, Patrick H Finan, Claudia M Campbell, Alexandros Giagtzis, Dave Abhishek, Jennifer A Haythornthwaite, Michael T Smith
{"title":"Elevated pain sensitivity is associated with reduced rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in females with comorbid temporomandibular disorder and insomnia.","authors":"Matthew J Reid, Katrina R Hamilton, Sophie J Nilsson, Michael Alec Owens, Jane L Phillips, Patrick H Finan, Claudia M Campbell, Alexandros Giagtzis, Dave Abhishek, Jennifer A Haythornthwaite, Michael T Smith","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae022","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Patients with chronic pain disorders, including Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) endorse high levels of sleep disturbances, frequently reporting reduced sleep quality. Despite this, little is known about the effect that daytime pain has on the microstructure and macro-architecture of sleep. Therefore, we aimed to examine the extent to which daytime pain sensitivity, measured using quantitative sensory testing (QST), is associated with objective sleep parameters the following night, including sleep architecture and power spectral density, in women with TMD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>144 females with myalgia and arthralgia by examination using the Diagnostic criteria for TMD completed a comprehensive QST battery consisting of General Pain Sensitivity, Central Sensitization Index, and Masseter Pressure Pain Threshold assessments. Polysomnography was collected the same night to measure sleep architecture and calculate relative power in delta, theta, alpha, sigma, and beta power bands.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Central Sensitization (B = -3.069, P = .009), General Pain Sensitivity Indices (B = -3.069, P = .007), and Masseter Pain Pressure Threshold (B = 0.030, P = .008) were significantly associated with lower REM% both before and after controlling for covariates. Pain sensitivity measures were not significantly associated with relative power in any of the spectral bands nor with any other sleep architectural stages.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings demonstrate that higher generalized pain sensitivity, masseter pain pressure threshold, as well as central sensitization were associated with a lower percentage of REM in participants with myofascial pain and arthralgia of the masticatory system. These findings provide an important step toward understanding the mechanistic underpinnings of how chronic pain interacts with sleep physiology.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"434-443"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224587/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140318847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae024
David Guy, Jared C Wootten, Michael Wong, Daniel Turski, Mark Lukewich, Abdulrahman Alboog, Abirami R Kandasamy, Jonathan Gregory, Raju Poolacherla
{"title":"Pharmacodynamic effects following co-administration of cannabinoids and opioids: a scoping review of human experimental studies.","authors":"David Guy, Jared C Wootten, Michael Wong, Daniel Turski, Mark Lukewich, Abdulrahman Alboog, Abirami R Kandasamy, Jonathan Gregory, Raju Poolacherla","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae024","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Cannabinoids are increasingly used in the management of chronic pain. Although analgesic potential has been demonstrated, cannabinoids interact with a range of bodily functions that are also influenced by chronic pain medications, including opioids.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We performed a scoping review of literature on the pharmacodynamic effects following the co-administration of cannabinoids and opioids.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We systematically searched EMBASE, PubMed, and PsycINFO for studies that experimentally investigated the co-effects of cannabinoids and opioids in human subjects. Available evidence was summarized by clinical population and organ system. A risk of bias assessment was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 16 studies met the inclusion criteria. Study populations included patients with chronic non-cancer and cancer pain on long-term opioid regimens and healthy young adults without prior exposure to opioids who were subject to experimental nociceptive stimuli. Commonly administered cannabinoid agents included Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and/or cannabidiol. Co-administration of cannabinoids and opioids did not consistently improve pain outcomes; however, sleep and mood benefits were observed in chronic pain patients. Increased somnolence, memory and attention impairment, dizziness, gait disturbance, and nauseousness and vomiting were noted with co-administration of cannabinoids and opioids. Cardiorespiratory effects following co-administration appeared to vary according to duration of exposure, population type, and prior exposure to cannabinoids and opioids.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The available evidence directly investigating the pharmacodynamic effects following co-administration of cannabinoids and opioids for non-analgesic outcomes is scarce and suffers from a lack of methodological reporting. As such, further research in this area with comprehensive methodologic reporting is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"423-434"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140336410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae023
Andrea L Chadwick, Nadra E Lisha, Micah E Lubensky, Zubin Dastur, Mitchell R Lunn, Juno Obedin-Maliver, Annesa Flentje
{"title":"Localized and widespread chronic pain in sexual and gender minority people-an analysis of the PRIDE study.","authors":"Andrea L Chadwick, Nadra E Lisha, Micah E Lubensky, Zubin Dastur, Mitchell R Lunn, Juno Obedin-Maliver, Annesa Flentje","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae023","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"483-486"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140294179","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-07-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae037
{"title":"Corrigendum to: Suicidal ideation in female individuals with fibromyalgia and comorbid obesity: prevalence and association with clinical, pain-related, and psychological factors.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae037","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae037","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"486"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11224576/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140908616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-05-04DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae036
Nikolai Bogduk, John MacVicar
{"title":"Osteoarthritis of Zygapophysial Joints as a Cause of Back Pain and Neck Pain: a Scoping Review","authors":"Nikolai Bogduk, John MacVicar","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnae036","url":null,"abstract":"Background Zygapophysial joints (Z joints) can be a source of back pain and of neck pain, but the cause of pain is not known. Some authors attribute the pain to osteoarthritis but without citing evidence. Objectives The present review was undertaken to determine if there was sufficient evidence of association between spinal pain and osteoarthritis of Z joints to justify osteoarthritis being held to be the cause of pain. The null hypothesis was that osteoarthritis of Z joints does not cause back pain or neck pain. Eligibility Criteria Relevant studies were ones that provided primary data on the association between pain and osteoarthritis of Z joints. These could be population studies, diagnostic studies, or case-control studies. Sources of Evidence The database of PubMed was searched using the terms: lumbar or cervical, zygapophysial or facet, pain, and osteoarthritis or degeneration or degenerative. Charting Methods Data pertinent to the research question were extracted from original articles and tabulated for reporting. Odds ratios for associations were calculated, as were the prevalence rates of osteoarthritis in subjects with pain, and conversely the prevalence rates of pain in subjects with osteoarthritis. Results The searches retrieved 11 population studies, four diagnostic studies, and three cases control studies. No study showed any positive association between osteoarthritis of Z joints and pain. All studies found pain to be independent of the presence or severity of osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis was as common in subjects with no pain as in subjects with pain. The null hypothesis was not refuted. Conclusion The published evidence does not support the belief that osteoarthritis causes Z joint pain. All the evidence contradicts this belief.","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140831787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-05-03DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae004
Alexander Shustorovich, Jamie Corroon, Mark S Wallace, Michelle Sexton
{"title":"Biphasic effects of cannabis and cannabinoid therapy on pain severity, anxiety, and sleep disturbance: a scoping review.","authors":"Alexander Shustorovich, Jamie Corroon, Mark S Wallace, Michelle Sexton","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae004","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cannabinoids are being used by patients to help with chronic pain management and to address the 2 primary chronic pain comorbidities of anxiety and sleep disturbance. It is necessary to understand the biphasic effects of cannabinoids to improve treatment of this symptom triad.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A scoping review was conducted to identify whether biphasic effects of cannabinoids on pain severity, anxiolysis, and sleep disturbance have been reported. The search included the Embase, Biosis, and Medline databases of clinical literature published between 1970 and 2021. The inclusion criteria were (1) adults more than 18 years of age, (2) data or discussion of dose effects associated with U-shaped or linear dose responses, and (3) measurements of pain and/or anxiety and/or sleep disturbance. Data were extracted by 2 independent reviewers (with a third reviewer used as a tiebreaker) and subjected to a thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After the database search and study eligibility assessment, 44 publications met the final criteria for review. Eighteen publications that specifically provided information on dose response were included in the final synthesis: 9 related to pain outcomes, 7 measuring anxiety, and 2 reporting sleep effects.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This scoping review reports on biphasic effects of cannabinoids related to pain, sleep, and anxiety. Dose-response relationships are present, but we found gaps in the current literature with regard to biphasic effects of cannabinoids in humans. There is a lack of prospective research in humans exploring this specific relationship.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"387-399"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139546904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-05-03DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae011
Rissa Lane, Laura E Tomedi, Mikiko Takeda, Nancy Hood, Joanna G Katzman
{"title":"Development and validation of an indicator to identify prescriptions as non-opioid pharmacological therapies used for pain management through the use of electronic health record data.","authors":"Rissa Lane, Laura E Tomedi, Mikiko Takeda, Nancy Hood, Joanna G Katzman","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae011","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"416-418"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11145446/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139944286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-05-03DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae018
Serkan Tulgar, Bahadir Ciftci, Ali Ahiskalioglu, Bora Bilal, Bayram Ufuk Sakul, Melike Girit, Tugce Akin, Madan Narayanan, Haci Ahmet Alici
{"title":"Ultrasound guided quadro-iliac plane block: another novel fascial plane block.","authors":"Serkan Tulgar, Bahadir Ciftci, Ali Ahiskalioglu, Bora Bilal, Bayram Ufuk Sakul, Melike Girit, Tugce Akin, Madan Narayanan, Haci Ahmet Alici","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae018","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Study objective: </strong>We report a novel block technique aimed to provide lumbosacral, abdominal, and hip analgesia: The quadro-iliac plane (QIP) block.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A cadaveric examination that evaluates the spread of QIP block.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Cadaver laboratory.</p><p><strong>Patients: </strong>One unembalmed cadaver.</p><p><strong>Interventions: </strong>Bilateral ultrasound-guided QIP blocks on cadavers with 40 mL of methylene blue %0.5 each side.</p><p><strong>Measurements: </strong>Dye spread in cadaver.</p><p><strong>Main results: </strong>There was staining in the deep interfascial plane of the erector spinae muscles. Extensive staining of the interfascial plane corresponding to the posterior aspect of the quadratus lumborum muscle (QLM) was observed. There was extensive staining on the anterior surface of the QLM. There was spread of dye traversing along the transversalis fascia and significantly infiltrating retroperitoneal fat tissue. Bilateral staining of the ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric nerves was observed. On the right, there was minimal staining over the subcostal nerve. There was dye present bilaterally within the deep regions of the transverse processes. The lumbar plexus was stained on both sides.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The local anesthetic applied from a place where the QLM reaches its largest volume and the fascial plane creates a closed gap in the caudal area may exhibit a more rounded and extensive spread.Quadro-iliac plane block, involves the administration of local anesthetic to the posterior aspect of the QLM at its origin from the iliac crest. According to our cadaver study, this technique may be a promising option for alleviating acute and chronic pain in the lumbosacral, lower abdominal, and hip regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"370-373"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140065622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-05-03DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae014
Qian Cece Chen, Andrew Fleming, Adam Lepkowsky, Samer Narouze
{"title":"Virtual reality cybersickness and the headache patient.","authors":"Qian Cece Chen, Andrew Fleming, Adam Lepkowsky, Samer Narouze","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae014","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"367-369"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140194334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}