D. Anghelescu, Heidi Meeks, Michael J Frett, Latika Puri, N. Alberts, M. Bordeleau, J. Vollert, M. Backonja, Serge Marchand
{"title":"Clinical Innovation Poster Abstracts","authors":"D. Anghelescu, Heidi Meeks, Michael J Frett, Latika Puri, N. Alberts, M. Bordeleau, J. Vollert, M. Backonja, Serge Marchand","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2088026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2088026","url":null,"abstract":"St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Pediatric Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee, United States; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Pediatric Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee, United States; St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Pediatric Medicine, Memphis, Tennessee, United States; Loma Linda University, Pediatrics, Loma Linda, California, USA; Concordia University, Psychology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"A45 - A59"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46486177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research Poster Abstracts","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2088027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2088027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"A60 - A180"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41526137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Symposia Abstracts","authors":"Nader Ghasemlou, Bradley Kerr, Vivianne Tawfik","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2088025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2088025","url":null,"abstract":"Symposium Abstract: Females are disproportionately affected by chronic pain compared to males, with a higher prevalence of pain conditions including arthritis, migraine and fibromyalgia, among others. Seminal work from various laboratories has shown that differing inflammatory responses underlie some of the sexual dimorphism observed in the regulation of pain. While it is now clear that interactions between the nervous and immune systems are critical mediators of both acute and chronic pain responses, the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms controlling these differences remain poorly understood. We will present evidence from our respective laboratories showing how sexually dimorphic responses in neuroimmunity help control pain using models of multiple sclerosis (Dr. Bradley Kerr), complex regional pain syndrome (Dr. Vivianne Tawfik), and in the baseline control of nociception (Dr. Nader Ghasemlou). Abstract Activated myeloid-lineage cells, macrophages peripherally and microglia centrally, contribute to the acute-to-chronic pain transition, however, the details on the timing and possible sex-specificity of such involvement remains a matter of debate. For example, there is evidence that CNS microglia may contribute to chronic pain only in males. In this talk I will discuss data from my laboratory using complementary pharma-cologic and transgenic approaches in mice to more specifically manipulate myeloid-lineage cells using a model of the pain condition, complex regional pain syndrome. I will discuss a novel spatiotemporal transgenic mouse line, Cx3CR1-Cre ERT2 -eYFP;TLR4 fl/fl (TLR4 cKO) that we used to specifically knock out toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), only in microglia and no other myeloid-lineage cells. Using this transgenic mouse, we find that early TLR4 cKO results in profound improvement in chronic, but not acute, allodynia in males, with a significant but less robust effect in females. In contrast, late TLR4 cKO results in partial improvement in allodynia in both sexes, suggesting that downstream cellular or molecular TLR4-independent events may have already been triggered. I will further discuss new data using a transgenic mouse that allows for microglia-specific depletion, Cx3CR1-Cre ERT2 -eYFP;iDTR lox-STOP-lox (microglia cKO). We performed microglial depletion at multiple time points after peripheral injury and see the most striking decrease in mechanical allodynia in males and females when depletion is performed several weeks after injury. Overall, Symposium Abstract: Observing the pain of brings about a cascade of biological and psychological in the self For caregivers and loved ones of individuals in pain, the ability to adaptively manage these reactions is closely related to the ability to provide appropriate pain assessment and pain management behaviours. This three-part symposium examines the psychological, physiological, and neural responses of individuals observing their loved ones as they undergo a range of painful exp","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"A4 - A44"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60130137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Plenary Abstracts","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2088024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2088024","url":null,"abstract":"This presentation will focus upon our understanding of how pain is processed in the developing spinal cord and brain. The neurobiological, mechanistic approach provides (i) pre-dictive and testable theories of early life pain from age-appropriate animal models using new technologies and (ii) a scientific framework for better measurement & treatment of pain in infants and children. Pain is learned in infancy – and so discoveries in this area are relevant to us all.","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"A1 - A3"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"60130128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Timothy H Wideman, Geoffrey Bostick, Jordan Miller, Aliki Thomas, André Bussières, David Walton, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, Lisa Carlesso, Judith Hunter, Kadija Perreault, Barbara Shay
{"title":"The development of a stakeholder-endorsed national strategic plan for advancing pain education across Canadian physiotherapy programs.","authors":"Timothy H Wideman, Geoffrey Bostick, Jordan Miller, Aliki Thomas, André Bussières, David Walton, Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, Lisa Carlesso, Judith Hunter, Kadija Perreault, Barbara Shay","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2056006","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2056006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Canadian Pain Task Force recently advanced an action plan calling for improved entry-level health professional pain education. However, there is little research to inform the collaboration and coordination across stakeholders that is needed for its implementation.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This article reports on the development of a stakeholder-generated strategic plan to improve pain education across all Canadian physiotherapy (PT) programs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants included representatives from the following stakeholder groups: people living with pain (<i>n</i> = 1), PT students and recent graduates (<i>n</i> = 2), educators and directors from every Canadian PT program (<i>n</i> = 24), and leaders of Canada's national PT professional association (<i>n</i> = 2). Strategic priorities were developed through three steps: (1) stakeholder-generated data were collected and analyzed, (2) a draft strategic plan was developed and refined, and (3) stakeholder endorsement of the final plan was assessed. The project was primarily implemented online between 2016 and 2018.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The plan was developed through five iterative versions. Stakeholders unanimously endorsed a plan that included five priorities focusing on uptake of best evidence across (1) national PT governance groups and (2) within individual PT programs; (3) partnering with people living with pain in pain education; (4) advocacy for the PT role in pain management; and (5) advancing pain education research.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This plan is expected to help Canadian stakeholders work toward national improvements in PT pain education and to serve as a useful template for informing collaboration on entry-level pain education within other professions and across different geographic regions.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"21-32"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/ec/ad/UCJP_6_2056006.PMC9176229.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10380948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Waisman, Maria Pavlova, Melanie Noel, Joel Katz
{"title":"Painful reminders: Involvement of the autobiographical memory system in pediatric postsurgical pain and the transition to chronicity.","authors":"Anna Waisman, Maria Pavlova, Melanie Noel, Joel Katz","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2058474","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2058474","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Memory biases for previous pain experiences are known to be strong predictors of postsurgical pain outcomes in children. Until recently, much research on the subject in youth has assessed the sensory and affective components of recall using single-item self-report pain ratings. However, a newly emerging focus in the field has been on the episodic specificity of autobiographical pain memories. Still in its infancy, cross-sectional work has identified the presence of various memory biases in adults living with chronic pain, one of which concerns the lack of spatiotemporal specificity. Moreover, a recent prospective longitudinal study found that adults scheduled for major surgery who produced fewer specific pain memories before surgery were at greater risk of developing chronic postsurgical pain up to 12 months later. The present review draws on this research to highlight the timely need for a similar line of investigation into autobiographical pain memories in pediatric surgical populations. We (1) provide an overview of the literature on children's pain memories and underscore the need for further research pertaining to memory specificity and related neurobiological factors in chronic pain and an overview of the (2) important role of parent (and sibling) psychosocial characteristics in influencing children's pain development, (3) cognitive mechanisms underlying overgeneral memory, and (4) interplay between memory and other psychological factors in its contributions to chronic pain and (5) conclude with a discussion of the implications this research has for novel interventions that target memory biases to attenuate, and possibly eliminate, the risk that acute pain after pediatric surgery becomes chronic.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"121-141"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9176239/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43566183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Adam J Dourson, Adam Willits, Namrata G R Raut, Leena Kader, Erin Young, Michael P Jankowski, Vidya Chidambaran
{"title":"Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms influencing acute to chronic postsurgical pain transitions in pediatrics: Preclinical to clinical evidence.","authors":"Adam J Dourson, Adam Willits, Namrata G R Raut, Leena Kader, Erin Young, Michael P Jankowski, Vidya Chidambaran","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2021.2021799","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24740527.2021.2021799","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) in children remains an important problem with no effective preventive or therapeutic strategies. Recently, genomic underpinnings explaining additional interindividual risk beyond psychological factors have been proposed.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>We present a comprehensive review of current preclinical and clinical evidence for genetic and epigenetic mechanisms relevant to pediatric CPSP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Narrative review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Animal models are relevant to translational research for unraveling genomic mechanisms. For example, <i>Cacng2, p2rx7</i>, and <i>bdnf</i> mutant mice show altered mechanical hypersensitivity to injury, and variants of the same genes have been associated with CPSP susceptibility in humans; similarly, differential DNA methylation (<i>H1SP</i>) and miRNAs (miR-96/7a) have shown translational implications. Animal studies also suggest that crosstalk between neurons and immune cells may be involved in nociceptive priming observed in neonates. In children, differential DNA methylation in regulatory genomic regions enriching GABAergic, dopaminergic, and immune pathways, as well as polygenic risk scores for enhanced prediction of CPSP, have been described. Genome-wide studies in pediatric CPSP are scarce, but pathways identified by adult gene association studies point to potential common mechanisms.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Bench-to-bedside genomics research in pediatric CPSP is currently limited. Reverse translational approaches, use of other -omics, and inclusion of pediatric/CPSP endophenotypes in large-scale biobanks may be potential solutions. Time of developmental vulnerability and longitudinal genomic changes after surgery warrant further investigation. Emergence of promising precision pain management strategies based on gene editing and epigenetic programing emphasize need for further research in pediatric CPSP-related genomics.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"85-107"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9103644/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41920992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christine B Sieberg, Keerthana Deepti Karunakaran, Barry Kussman, David Borsook
{"title":"Preventing pediatric chronic postsurgical pain: Time for increased rigor.","authors":"Christine B Sieberg, Keerthana Deepti Karunakaran, Barry Kussman, David Borsook","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2021.2019576","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24740527.2021.2019576","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) results from a cascade of events in the peripheral and central nervous systems following surgery. Several clinical predictors, including the prior pain state, premorbid psychological state (e.g., anxiety, catastrophizing), intraoperative surgical load (establishment of peripheral and central sensitization), and acute postoperative pain management, may contribute to the patient's risk of developing CPSP. However, research on the neurobiological and biobehavioral mechanisms contributing to pediatric CPSP and effective preemptive/treatment strategies are still lacking. Here we evaluate the perisurgical process by identifying key problems and propose potential solutions for the pre-, intra-, and postoperative pain states to both prevent and manage the transition of acute to chronic pain. We propose an eight-step process involving preemptive and preventative analgesia, behavioral interventions, and the use of biomarkers (brain-based, inflammatory, or genetic) to facilitate timely evaluation and treatment of premorbid psychological factors, ongoing surgical pain, and postoperative pain to provide an overall improved outcome. By achieving this, we can begin to establish personalized precision medicine for children and adolescents presenting to surgery and subsequent treatment selection.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"73-84"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9067470/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43609657","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extending the Biopsychosocial Conceptualisation of Chronic Post Surgical Pain in Children and Adolescents: The Family Systems Perspective.","authors":"Toby Newton-John","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2038032","DOIUrl":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2038032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A substantial number of children and adolescents undergoing surgical procedures, as many as 40% in some estimates, will go on to develop chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP). Because of the significant negative impact of CPSP on social and emotional milestones, as well as the child's quality of life, it is important to identify modifiable factors that are associated with the onset and maintenance of the condition. Research has demonstrated that parent factors can play a role in pediatric chronic pain; however, there has been little examination of parent and family influences on the transition to CPSP. Family systems theories, which consider the influence of the family unit overall on the behavior of individuals members, have been applied to the eating disorders literature for decades. This narrative review proposes a novel application of family systems theory to pediatric CPSP and, in particular, highlights the role that parental dyadic factors may play in the development and maintenance of persistent pain following surgery in children and adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"143-152"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9067468/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44965284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling the transition from acute to chronic postsurgical pain in youth: A narrative review of epidemiologic, perioperative, and psychosocial factors","authors":"Brittany N Rosenbloom, J. Katz","doi":"10.1080/24740527.2022.2059754","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2022.2059754","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT A growing number of studies have identified high rates of pediatric chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) after major surgery. Pediatric CPSP is associated with pain-related distress and comorbid mental health outcomes, such as anxiety and depression. From a biopsychosocial perspective, youth factors, such as genetics, epigenetics, sex, presurgical pain, sleep, anxiety, and pain catastrophizing, as well as parent factors, such as cognitive appraisals of their child’s pain expression and pain catastrophizing, converge and lead to chronic pain disability. A comprehensive and testable psychosocial model of the transition from acute to chronic pediatric postsurgical pain has not been developed. This narrative review begins by evaluating the epidemiology and trajectories of pediatric CPSP and moves on to examine the more influential psychosocial models that have been proposed to understand the development of pediatric CPSP. Much of the literature to date has been conducted on adolescents undergoing spinal fusion. To conceptualize the transition from acute to chronic pain in youth, a combined diathesis-stress and interpersonal fear avoidance model is presented. Novel areas of future research include the potential influence that siblings and peers have on a youth’s development of CPSP as well as the influence of gender.","PeriodicalId":53214,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Journal of Pain-Revue Canadienne de la Douleur","volume":"6 1","pages":"166 - 174"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46080020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}