Physical and Sensory Long-Term Disabilities from <i>Bothrops</i> Snakebite Envenomings in Manaus, Western Brazilian Amazon by Eduardo M. G. Fernández, Débora N. Oliveira, Alexandre V. Silva-Neto, Rafaela N. Dávila, Ligia Lengler, Marco A. Sartim, Altair S. Farias, Luiz C. L. Ferreira, Érica da Silva Carvalho, Fan H. Wen, Felipe Murta, Fernando Almeida-Val, Manuela B. Pucca, Jacqueline A. G. Sachett, Wuelton M. Monteiro

“…Participants were >18-years individuals that accepted to return to the hospital 3–12 months (average follow-up time of 195 days) after the discharge for neuromusculoskeletal, chronic pain and sensory assessments. Assessment of disability was also performed using the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0). …”
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Overview of Depression Level in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients in Geriatric Polyclinic in General Hospital by Rakha Ariq Fadilah, Arief Yanto, Mohammad Fatkhul Mubin, Desi Ariyana Rahayu

“…Most patients present with mild depression, which tends to worsen with advancing age, influenced by chronic pain and functional limitations.…”
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Procedural Treatments for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Review of Current Injectable Therapies by Lisa M. Billesberger, Kyle M. Fisher, Yawar J. Qadri, Richard L. Boortz-Marx

“…Total knee arthroplasty, although a definitive management, comes with risk such as postoperative infections, revisions, and chronic pain. Newer injectable therapies are gaining attention as alternatives to medications because of a safer side effect profile and are much less invasive than a joint replacement. …”
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Comparative role of affective–Cognitive behavior therapy and jacobson's progressive muscular relaxation in managing pain among patients with fibromyalgia by M T Lakshmi Saranya, R Sreehari, C B Mithun, P I Sangeetha

“…Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a rheumatologic disease that advances with chronic pain and disability and represents one of the most common causes of chronic and diffuse pain in the population. …”
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Commercial Cannabinoid Oil-Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome by Han Y. Yin, Nicholas Hadjokas, Kanish Mirchia, Robert Swan, Samuel Alpert

“…A 56-year-old woman presented with acute onset of a diffuse, blistering, maculopapular rash with over 30% total body surface area (BSA) involvement two days after taking CBD oil sublingually for chronic pain. Biopsy confirmed SJS-TEN. Ophthalmology was consulted and mild eye involvement was found. …”
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Metacarpophalangeal Joint Salvage Following Gunshot Wounds: A Case Series And Literature Review by Reece A. Moore, MD, Jacob Franke, MD, Matthew Fahrenkopf, MD

“…Both patients returned to work without restrictions and were without chronic pain at the last follow-up 9 months from salvage surgery. …”
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Maintenance IV Ketamine Therapy in the Fibromyalgia Patient: A Case Report by Ruchir Gupta, Supurna Bhar

“…Ketamine has been used to treat chronic pain in a variety of pain syndromes, including fibromyalgia, but the dosing protocols used are neither standardized nor consistent across cases. …”
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The Underestimated Significance of Conditioning in Placebo Hypoalgesia and Nocebo Hyperalgesia by Anne-Kathrin Bräscher, Michael Witthöft, Susanne Becker

“…Because only few studies have investigated clinical samples, the picture seems less clear when it comes to patient populations with chronic pain. However, conditioning appears to be a promising means to optimize treatment. …”
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Fatal Overdose due to Confusion of an Transdermal Fentanyl Delivery System by Ingo Voigt

“…The use of transdermal fentanyl systems has increased over recent years, especially in patients with chronic pain. Large misuse potential and fatal outcomes have been described. …”
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Sex-Related Effects of Adrenergic Drugs on Conditioned Pain Modulation: A Randomized Controlled Cross-Over Double-Blind Trial by Marie-Philippe Harvey, Marie-Chantal Dubois, Philippe Chalaye, Yanick Sansoucy, Serge Marchand

“…It will be interesting to verify if the same results are present in patients suffering from chronic pain and if adrenergic agonists could have better therapeutic effects in women showing reduced CPM effectiveness.…”
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Therapeutic Strategies for Neuropathic Pain: Potential Application of Pharmacosynthetics and Optogenetics by Gum Hwa Lee, Sang Seong Kim

“…Chronic pain originating from neuronal damage remains an incurable symptom debilitating patients. …”
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Management of an Oral Ingestion of Transdermal Fentanyl Patches: A Case Report and Literature Review by Andrew C. Faust, Ralph Terpolilli, Darrel W. Hughes

“…Fentanyl is available as a transdermal system for the treatment of chronic pain in opioid-tolerant patients; however, it carries a black box warning due to both the potency of the product and the potential for abuse. …”
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Severe Case of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Recovery after Injection of Procaine into the Vesicoprostatic Plexus—Case Report and Discussion of Pathophysiology and Mechanisms of Ac... by R. M. Kronenberg, S. M. Ludin, L. Fischer

“…In addition to the ongoing chronic pain, he suffered from week-long episodes of increased pain with no discernible trigger. …”
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Outcomes of Pain Management Training for the Fourth- and Fifth-Year Medical Students by Ayano Saeki, Yumiko Takao, Keiichiro Suzuki, Munetaka Hirose

“…However, current medical education in Japan is inadequate with regard to training students to properly assess patients with acute and chronic pain and plan their treatment. Therefore, starting in 2019, Hyogo Medical University established a multidisciplinary educational system to better train medical students to provide pain care. …”
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Plotting of Ethylene Glycol Blood Concentrations Using Linear Regression before and during Hemodialysis in a Case of Intoxication and Pharmacokinetic Review by Youngho Kim

“…A 55-year-old female with past medical history of seizure disorder, bipolar disorder, and chronic pain was admitted due to severe agitation. The patient was noted to have metabolic acidosis with elevated anion gap and acute kidney injury, which prompted blood concentration measurement of commonly abused alcohol. …”
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NaHS modulates astrocytic EAAT2 expression to impact SNI-induced neuropathic pain and depressive-like behaviors by Man-Man Qi, Heng-Yue Peng, Tian-Ge Zhang, Yan Li, Meng-Ya Gao, Wen-Bo Sun, Xu-Peng Wang

“…Utilizing the spared nerve injury (SNI) model in mice, the research investigates the role of astrocytes and the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate in chronic pain. The findings reveal that sodium hydrosulfide (NaHS), an H2S donor, effectively enhances the mechanical pain threshold and thermal pain escape latency in SNI mice. …”
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Serum Interleukin-6 in Patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome and Relationship with Depression and Perceived Pain by Qianming Chen, Juan Xia, Mei Lin, Hongmei Zhou, Bingqi Li

“…Serum interleukin-6 in patients with burning mouth syndrome is decreased and negatively correlated to chronic pain. Both psychological and neuropathic disorders might act as precipitating factors in BMS etiopathogenesis.…”
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Psychosocial Underpinnings of Pain and Sleep Disturbance in Safety-Net Primary Care Patients by Sarah Griffin, Joseph Tan, Paul B. Perrin, Allison B. Williams, Erin R. Smith, Bruce Rybarczyk

“…These findings illustrate the interplay of psychosocial factors with chronic pain and sleep disturbance in a sample of low-income, predominantly African-American patients seeking care at a safety-net primary care clinic. …”
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The Influence of Pain Severity and Interference on Satisfaction with Pain Management among Middle-Aged and Older Adults by Tamara A. Baker, Jessica L. Krok-Schoen, Melissa L. O’Connor, Amber K. Brooks

“…This is all the more relevant among chronic pain patients. Objective. This study aimed to identify indicators of pain treatment satisfaction among middle-aged and older adults (N=150) receiving outpatient treatment from a comprehensive cancer center. …”
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The dark side of being a pathologist: Unravelling the health hazards by Saima Khan

“…Numerous occupational health risks are prevalent which are mostly ignored; for example, the association of microscope use for prolonged durations leading to the development of chronic pain syndromes has been acknowledged for nearly three decades, yet most pathologists are unaware about this hazard until after it transforms into a chronic health issue. …”
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