Pain MedicinePub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae033
Levent Özçakar, Ahmad Jasem Abdulsalam, H Nursun Özcan
{"title":"Examination of a repaired medial meniscus: ultrasound's forte.","authors":"Levent Özçakar, Ahmad Jasem Abdulsalam, H Nursun Özcan","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae033","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140852269","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 : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae034
Ana Patrícia Bastos Ferreira, Bruna Vidal Braz de Amorim, Patrícia Muniz Mendes Freire de Moura, Pedro Augusto Sampaio Rocha-Filho
{"title":"Assessment of chronic pain and its association with functional capacity in patients with HTLV-1.","authors":"Ana Patrícia Bastos Ferreira, Bruna Vidal Braz de Amorim, Patrícia Muniz Mendes Freire de Moura, Pedro Augusto Sampaio Rocha-Filho","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae034","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140852268","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 : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae038
Jeongsoo Kim, Hangaram Kim, Jae Eun Kim, Yongjae Yoo, Jee Youn Moon
{"title":"Evaluation of thoracic sympathetic ganglion block as a predictor for response to ketamine infusion therapy and spinal cord stimulation in patients with chronic upper extremity pain.","authors":"Jeongsoo Kim, Hangaram Kim, Jae Eun Kim, Yongjae Yoo, Jee Youn Moon","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae038","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the predictive value of thoracic sympathetic ganglion block (TSGB) in response to ketamine infusion therapy (KIT) and spinal-cord stimulation (SCS) in patients with chronic upper-extremity pain including complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Retrospective.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Tertiary hospital single-center.</p><p><strong>Subjects: </strong>Patients who underwent TSGB receiving KIT or SCS within a 3-year window.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Positive TSGB outcomes were defined as ≥2 0-10 Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score reduction at 2 weeks post-procedure. Positive KIT and SCS outcomes were determined by ≥2 NRS score reduction at 2-4 weeks post-KIT and ≥4 NRS score reduction at 2-4 weeks post-SCS implantation, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 207 patients who underwent TSGB, 38 received KIT and 34 underwent SCS implantation within 3 years post-TSGB; 33 patients receiving KIT and 32 patients receiving SCS were included. Among 33 patients who received KIT, 60.6% (n = 20) reported a ≥ 2 0-10 NRS pain-score reduction. Positive response to TSGB occurred in 70.0% (n = 14) KIT responders, significantly higher than that in 30.8% (n = 4) KIT non-responders. Multivariable analysis revealed a positive association between positive responses to TSGB and KIT (OR 7.004, 95% CI 1.26-39.02). Among 32 patients who underwent SCS implantation, 68.8% (n = 22) experienced short-term effectiveness. Positive response to TSGB was significantly higher in SCS responders (45.5%, n = 10) than in non-responders (0.0%). However, there were no associations between pain reduction post-TSGB and that post-KIT or post-SCS.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A positive response to TSGB is a potential predictor for positive KIT and SCS outcomes among patients with chronic upper-extremity pain, including CRPS.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140898076","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 : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae042
Paul A Glare, Michael Nicholas
{"title":"Chronic pain in cancer survivors improved after learning pain self-management techniques in an Australian pain clinic.","authors":"Paul A Glare, Michael Nicholas","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae042","DOIUrl":"10.1093/pm/pnae042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141076597","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 : 2024-08-28DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae086
Gabriella Kelly-Davies, Rollin M Gallagher, Daniel Carr
{"title":"'In Memoriam: Professor Michael J. Cousins.","authors":"Gabriella Kelly-Davies, Rollin M Gallagher, Daniel Carr","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnae086","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The field of pain medicine mourns the passing of Professor Michael J. Cousins, a towering figure who reshaped the landscape of pain management for anesthetists and pain specialists globally. Professor Cousins was not merely a luminary in the field; he was a visionary whose contributions have profoundly shaped the understanding and treatment of pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142086141","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 : 2024-08-27DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae091
David E Reed, Melissa A Day, Alexandra Ferreira-Valente, Mark P Jensen
{"title":"Belief in Living a Meaningful Life and Adjustment to Chronic Pain.","authors":"David E Reed, Melissa A Day, Alexandra Ferreira-Valente, Mark P Jensen","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnae091","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Chronic pain is a global health concern and often interferes with multiple aspects of individuals' lives (e.g., physical activities), diminishing one's ability to engage in activities that promote meaning in life. However, it is not well understood how believing that one can live a meaningful life despite pain may contribute to improved function among individuals with chronic pain. The aim of the current study was to better understand the role that belief in living a meaningful life despite pain may have in adjustment to chronic pain.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants (N = 164) were individuals with chronic pain who completed baseline data from two closely related randomized clinical trials. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to examine the hypotheses that one's belief in living a meaningful life despite pain will be associated with function (pain interference and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and anxiety) and that the belief in living a meaningful life despite pain would moderate the associations between pain intensity and function.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Belief in living a meaningful life despite pain was significantly associated with less pain interference and less severe symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression, supporting the potential role of this variable in adaptive adjustment to chronic pain. However, one's belief in living a meaningful life despite pain did not moderate the associations between pain intensity and function.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results provide important theoretical and clinical information about how believing that one can live a meaningful life despite pain may serve as an important process for adjustment to chronic pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142073456","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 : 2024-08-22DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnae088
Mustafa Broachwala, Nathaniel M Schuster
{"title":"Quantitative Assessment of Conflicts of Interest in Reviews of Spinal Cord Stimulation Research.","authors":"Mustafa Broachwala, Nathaniel M Schuster","doi":"10.1093/pm/pnae088","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnae088","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19744,"journal":{"name":"Pain Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142018257","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}