Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute and chronic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 381 studies (the meta-TENS study) by Gareth Jones, Mark I. Johnson, Carole A. Paley, Matthew R. Mulvey, Priscilla G. Wittkopf

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Systemic antihyperalgesic effect of a novel conotoxin from Californiconus californicus in an inflammatory pain model by Joaquín López-Carrillo, Johanna Bernáldez-Sarabia, Tushar J. Pawar, Samanta Jiménez, Salvador Dueñas, Andrea Figueroa-Montiel, José L. Olivares-Romero, Vinicio Granados-Soto, Alexei F. Licea-Navarro, Alexei F. Licea-Navarro, Nadia L. Caram-Salas, Nadia L. Caram-Salas

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Influence of cervical muscle strength and pain severity on functional balance and limits of stability in elderly individuals with chronic nonspecific neck pain: a cross-sectional s... by Shaker Hassan S. Alshehri, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Mohammad A. ALMohiza, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Batool Abdulelah Alkhamis, Hani Hassan Alnakhli, Ghada Mohammed Koura, Ajay Prashad Gautam, Debjani Mukherjee, Raee S. Alqhtani, Saeed Y. Al Adal, Abdullah Mohammed Alyami, Faisal M. Alyazedi

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A multidisciplinary pain management program for patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized, single-blind, controlled, feasibility study by Anna Dalmau-Roig, Christian Dürsteler, Mirari Ochandorena-Acha, Francisco Vilchez-Oya, Inés Martin-Villalba, Amadeu Obach, Marc Terradas-Monllor

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Treatment of neuropathic pain with repeated low-dose MDMA: a case report by Peter Gasser, Matthias E. Liechti, Friederike Holze

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Does rehabilitation improve work participation in patients with chronic spinal pain after spinal surgery: a systematic review by Jonas Callens, Olivia Lavreysen, Lisa Goudman, Ann De Smedt, Koen Putman, Dominique Van de Velde, Lode Godderis, Dries Ceulemans, Maarten Moens

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Reducing medical cannabis use risk among Veterans: A descriptive study by Laura M. Harris-Lane, Mitchell Sheehy, Courtney A. Loveless, Joshua A. Rash, David P. Storey, Gregory K. Tippin, Vikas Parihar, Nick Harris

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Suspected Intramural Spread of Dye during Transaortic Celiac Plexus Rhizolysis in Patient of Intra-abdominal Malignancy by Anurag Agarwal, Shivani Rastogi, Brihaspati Tiwari, Aayushi Bagga

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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Pilot Study by Foglia SD, Drapeau CC, Ramdeo KR, Adams FC, Soppitt DB, Rehsi RS, Shanthanna H, Nelson AJ

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A Comprehensive Analysis of Fibromyalgia and the Role of the Endogenous Opioid System by Mario García-Domínguez

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The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) Guidelines and Consensus on the Definition, Current Evidence, Clinical Use and Future Applications for Physiologic Closed-Loop Controlled Neuromodulation in Chronic Pain: A NEURON Group Project by Pope JE, Deer TR, Sayed D, Antony AB, Bhandal HS, Calodney AK, Chakravarthy K, Costandi S, Diep J, Durbhakula S, Fishman MA, Gilligan C, Goree JH, Guirguis M, Hagedorn JM, Hunter CW, Kallewaard JW, Kapural L, Lam CM, Li S, Mayrsohn B, Nijhuis H, Nikolic S, Petersen EA, Poree LR, Puri SK, Reece DE, Rosen SM, Russo MA, Shah JM, Staats PS, Verrills P, Vu CM, Levy RM, Mekhail N

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Rationale and design for the thoracic Paravertebral Adjunctive Dexamethasone Palmitate Reducing chronic pain After cardiac surgery (PANDORA) trial: a parallel-group, double-blinded, randomised controlled, single-centre study by Jing Zhao, Hui Zhang, Ziyu Zheng, Baobao Gao, Lini Wang, Chong Lei, Hailong Dong, Taoyuan Zhang, Jiao Gao, Lihong Hou

“…The mechanism is not clear, and there is still a lack of safe and effective preventive measures.Methods and analysis The Paravertebral Adjunctive Dexamethasone Palmitate Reducing chronic pain After cardiac surgery (PANDORA) trial is a parallel-group, double-blinded, randomised controlled, single-centre study recruiting 902 participants undergoing MICS. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of a guided internet-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to improve chronic pain–related disability in green professions (PACT-A): study protocol of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial by Claudia Buntrock, Harald Baumeister, Yannik Terhorst, Lina Braun, Ingrid Titzler, Johanna Freund, Janika Thielecke, David Ebert

“…Introduction Chronic pain is highly prevalent, associated with substantial personal and economic burdens, and increased risk for mental disorders. …”
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Intra-rater reliability and validity of navicular drop test for the assessment of medial longitudinal arch in patients having pronated feet with chronic low back pain by Md Farhan Alam, Saima Zaki, Saurabh Sharma, Mohammed Ghareeb, Shibili Nuhmani

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Investigating Brain Structure and Functional Alterations in the Transition from Acute to Chronic Neck Pain: A Resting-State fMRI Study by Gao Z, Cui MJ, Wang HJ, Zhang J, Xu C, Ji LX

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Qualitative methods: the missing link in orthopaedic research by Samantha Jones, Sarah Tyson

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Effects of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain on Fertility Potential in Lean and Overweight Male Patients by Fereshteh Dardmeh, Hiva Alipour, Hans Ingolf Nielsen, Sten Rasmussen, Parisa Gazerani

“…Both chronic pain and obesity are known to affect reproductive hormone profiles in male patients. …”
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Novel Therapeutic Approaches to the Treatment of Chronic Abdominal Visceral Pain by Franca Patrizi, Steven D. Freedman, Alvaro Pascual-Leone, Felipe Fregni

“…Recently, the development of tools for brain investigation, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, has provided new insights on the pathophysiology of chronic pain. These new data have shown that plastic changes in the central and peripheral nervous system might play an important role in the maintenance of chronic pain. …”
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Illusory finger stretching and somatosensory responses in participants with chronic hand-based pain. by Kirralise J Hansford, Daniel H Baker, Kirsten J McKenzie, Catherine E J Preston

“…Current pharmaceutical interventions for chronic pain are reported to be minimally effective, leading researchers to investigate non-pharmaceutical avenues for chronic pain treatment. …”
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Do cytokines play a role in the transition from acute to chronic musculoskeletal pain? by Andrea Ebersberger, Hans-Georg Schaible

“…Musculoskeletal pain has a high prevalence of transition to chronic pain and/or persistence as chronic pain for years or even a lifetime. …”
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