Pain Management and Telemedicine: A Look at the COVID Experience and Beyond by Jamal Hasoon, Ivan Urits, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye

“…This has provided several challenges to chronic pain management clinics along with other subspecialties. …”
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Autism Spectrum Disorder and Amplified Pain by Ciaran Clarke

“…Pain in autism can be atypical in its experience and expression and for this reason may go unrecognised by physicians treating chronic pain disorders.…”
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Pulsed radiofrequency treatment for the management of trigeminal neuropathic pain following tooth extraction: A case report by Mohammed Hassan, Conor Gormley, Paul Murphy

“…Pulsed radiofrequency treatment is one of the most widely used techniques in chronic pain management. It focuses on generating heat using radiofrequency waves at higher voltages than conventional radiofrequency while keeping tissue temperature below the neuro-destructive range. …”
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The Role of CT Guidance in T2–T3 Sympathetic Block: Overindulgence or Essential Safety Measure? by Kanchan Godase, Nivedita Page, Kashinath Bangar, Charusheela Gaikwad

“…Pain management is crucial in health care, especially in India where chronic pain affects millions of individuals. This case report discusses a rural woman with left finger gangrene unresponsive to medical management. …”
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Role of Cannabis in the Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Narrative Review by Lou’i Al-Husinat, Shrouq Obeidat, Saif Azzam, Yara Al-Gwairy, Fatima Obeidat, Sarah Al Sharie, Deema Haddad, Fadi Haddad, Martina Rekatsina, Matteo Luigi Giuseppe Leoni, Giustino Varrassi

“…Cannabis shows promise in managing chronic pain, but its psychoactive effects and dependency risks necessitate cautious use. …”
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Understanding the educational inequalities in suicide attempts and their mediators: a Mendelian randomisation study by Jing Wang, Ye Yang, Rui Gao, Lilu Ding, Jiahao Zhu, Dan Zhou, Yingjun Li, Houpu Liu

“…The respective proportions of mediation were 47% (95% CI: 29% to 66%) for smoking behaviour, 36% (95% CI: 0% to 84%) for chronic pain, 49% (95% CI: 36% to 61%) for depression, 35% (95% CI: 12% to 59%) for anxiety and 26% (95% CI: 18% to 34%) for insomnia. …”
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Multiculturalismo, gênero e etnografia: trajetória e contribuições fundamentais de Jean Elizabeth Jackson para a antropologia sul-americana by Patience L. Epps, Danilo Paiva Ramos, Flora Cabalzar

“…While we focus on her pioneering ethnographic work with the Indigenous peoples of the Colombian Vaupés, we also consider how her ethnographic perspective connects to her other lines of research on identity, indigenous movements and chronic pain patients. Our discussion draws on Jackson’s many publications and on our conversations with her in the context of several interviews. …”
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Chemical Neurolysis of the Inferior Hypogastric Plexus for the Treatment of Cancer-Related Pelvic and Perineal Pain by Sahar Abd-Elbaky Mohamed, Doaa Gomaa Ahmed, Mohamad Farouk Mohamad

“…The inferior hypogastric plexus block (performed using a trans-sacral approach under fluoroscopy and using a local anesthetics/steroid combination) for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain conditions involving the lower pelvic viscera was first described in 2007. …”
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The Montreal General Hospital Pain Centre (1974-2000): The Contributions of Ronald Melzack by Mary Ellen Jeans, Joseph Stratford, Paul Taenzer, Sandra Lefort, Kathleen Rowat

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Selected health problems of a child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis – nursing care based on scientific evidence by Agnieszka Wołek, Grażyna Cepuch, Agnieszka Kruszecka-Krówka

“…Selected health problems in a child include chronic pain and morning stiffness, fever, difficulty in basic physical activity, and the risk of nutritional deficiencies. …”
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Oral Chronic Mucositis in a Known Lichen Planus Pigmentosus Patient by Dalad Pinchaleaw, Pirawish Limlawan

“…In this case report, a patient with known lichen planus pigmentosus (LPP), a variant of lichenoid dermatoses that rarely affect oral mucosa, presented with chronic pain in the oral cavity for 2 months. Her intraoral examination revealed multiple pseudomembranous ulcers with erythematous areas and white striae similar to erosive lichen planus. …”
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A Review of Nonanesthetic Uses of Ketamine by Abby Pribish, Nicole Wood, Arun Kalava

“…MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Google Scholar databases were queried to find articles related to ketamine in the treatment of depression, pain syndromes including acute pain, chronic pain, and headache, neurologic applications including neuroprotection and seizures, and alcohol and substance use disorders. …”
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The potential impact of exercise on affect and neuroinflammation in older adults living with fibromyalgia: a scoping review by Taylor L. Taylor, Fitzgerald Dodds, McKenna Tharpe, Emily L. Zumbro, Michael Hankes, Raymond Jones, Deanna Rumble, Lisa Antoine, Kristen Allen-Watts, Andrew Sims, Reshu Chandra, Burel R. Goodin, Jarred Younger, Thomas W. Buford, Thomas W. Buford

“…IntroductionFibromyalgia (FM) is a widespread chronic pain condition with prevalence increasing in older adults. …”
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Nursing Care According to NANDA-I Diagnoses, NIC Interventions, and NOC Outcomes in a Patient with Autoimmune Encephalitis: A Case Report by Selda Çelik, Emine Ezgi Özçelik

“…The patients’ nursing diagnoses were identified as ineffective health management, imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements, fluid volume deficit, constipation, impaired physical mobility, impaired verbal communication, hopelessness, impaired social interaction, ineffective sexuality, risk for impaired psychological health, risk for ineffective activity planning, risk for impaired independent decision making, hyperthermia, chronic pain, and risk for delayed development. The care plan for four of these diagnoses is presented.…”
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Educational Needs of Health Care Providers Working in Long-Term Care Facilities with Regard to Pain Management by Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme, Michel Tousignant, David Lussier, Paule Lebel, Maryse Savoie, Lyne Lalonde, Manon Choinière

“…BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic pain ranges from 40% to 80% in long-term care facilities (LTCF), with the highest proportion being found among older adults and residents with dementia. …”
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The Effectiveness of Ketamine in Pediatric Acute Deafferentation Pain after Spinal Cord Injury by Devina G. Shiwlochan, Misty Shah, Khushboo Baldev, Donna-Ann Thomas, Maxime Debrosse

“…We suggest that early initiation of ketamine may be effective for acute pediatric deafferentation pain secondary to spinal cord injury, as well as preventing chronic pain states in that population.…”
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Dexmedetomidine as Part of a Multimodal Analgesic Treatment Regimen for Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia in a Patient with Significant Opioid Tolerance by Richard K. Patch III, Jason S. Eldrige, Susan M. Moeschler, Matthew J. Pingree

“…We present the case of a patient on large amounts of intrathecal opioids for chronic pain syndrome with opioid induced hyperalgesia after an exploratory laparotomy. …”
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Study Regarding the Muscle Strenght After Breast Cancer Surgery by O. Baltag, M. Apostu, R. El-Bsat, C. Predescu

“…The treatment can lead to multiple side effects, that negatively impact the quality of life, such as: decreased shoulder mobility and strenght of the upper limb, chronic pain, anxiety, depression. The present paper is a study case aimed to identify the effects of an individualized low-intensity exercises program practiced in order to increase the upper limb strenght. …”
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Unique Cytokine Signature in the Plasma of Patients with Fibromyalgia by Jamie Sturgill, Elizabeth McGee, Victoria Menzies

“…Fibromyalgia (FMS) is a chronic pain syndrome with a complex but poorly understood pathogenesis affecting approximately 10 million adults in the United States. …”
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Addiction and Pain Medicine by Douglas Gourlay

“…The adequate cotreatment of chronic pain and addiction disorders is a complex and challenging problem for health care professionals. …”
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