Temporary Peripheral Nerve Stimulation as Treatment for Chronic PainPain and Therapy - Tập 12 - Trang 1415-1426 - 2023
Alaa Abd-Elsayed, Mitchell K. Keith, Nancy N. Cao, Kenneth J. Fiala, Joshua M. Martens
Chronic pain is a growing problem across the world, and in the midst of an opioid epidemic, it is imperative that alternative treatment measures are identified to help alleviate the pain experienced by these patients. Chronic pain greatly affects ones quality of life and many patients do not experience adequate relief with conventional treatment measures. The purpose of this retrospective analysis...... hiện toàn bộ
What to Do and What Not to Do in the Management of Opioid-Induced Constipation: A Choosing Wisely ReportPain and Therapy - Tập 9 - Trang 657-667 - 2020
Domenico Alvaro, Augusto Tommaso Caraceni, Flaminia Coluzzi, Walter Gianni, Fabio Lugoboni, Franco Marinangeli, Giuseppe Massazza, Carmine Pinto, Giustino Varrassi
Despite the essential utility of opioids for the clinical management of pain, opioid-induced constipation (OIC) remains an important obstacle in clinical practice. In patients, OIC hinders treatment compliance and has negative effects on quality of life. From a clinician perspective, the diagnosis and management of OIC are hampered by the absence of a clear, universal diagnostic definition across ...... hiện toàn bộ
A Predictive Model for the Risk of Recurrence of Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy After SurgeryPain and Therapy - Tập 12 - Trang 1385-1396 - 2023
Keyue Xie, Zi Wang
This study aimed to analyze the risk factors affecting the recurrence of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy after surgery, construct a nomogram predictive model, and validate the model’s predictive performance using a calibration plot. In this study, 304 cervical spondylotic radiculopathy patients who underwent computed tomography (CT)-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of cervical intervertebra...... hiện toàn bộ
The Basic Pharmacology of Opioids Informs the Opioid Discourse about Misuse and Abuse: A ReviewPain and Therapy - Tập 6 - Trang 1-16 - 2017
Joseph V. Pergolizzi, Jo Ann LeQuang, Garrett K. Berger, Robert B. Raffa
Morphine and other opioids are widely used to manage moderate to severe acute pain syndromes, such as pain associated with trauma or postoperative pain, and they have been used to manage chronic pain, even chronic nonmalignant pain. However, recent years have seen a renewed recognition of the potential for overuse, misuse, and abuse of opioids. Therefore, prescribing opioids is challenging for hea...... hiện toàn bộ
External Concurrent Occipital and Trigeminal Neurostimulation Relieves Migraine Headache: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled TrialPain and Therapy - Tập 11 - Trang 907-922 - 2022
Oved Daniel, Stewart J. Tepper, Lisa Deutsch, Roni Sharon
Current external peripheral nerve stimulation devices stimulate only one nerve. This prospective, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial assessed efficacy, safety, and tolerability of a novel external combined occipital and trigeminal neurostimulation (eCOT-NS) device as a self-administered home treatment for migraine (Relivion®MG, Neurolief Ltd; Netanya, Israel). Episodic and chronic mig...... hiện toàn bộ
Effect of Migraine Headache on Productivity of Patients According to Migraine Disability Assessment Score: A Cross-Sectional StudyPain and Therapy - Tập 8 - Trang 233-238 - 2019
Shafaq Jawed, Waqar Ali, Uzair Yaqoob, Shahnaz Shah, Syed Mohammad Mazhar Uddin, Aatera Haq
Migraine, a primary headache disorder, is usually recurrent with moderate to severe intensity. Migraine is the third most common cause of disability under the age of 50. There are various scoring systems for assessing this disability, one of which is MIDAS; the Migraine Disability Assessment Score. The objective of our study was to determine the extent of disability among migraine patients, patter...... hiện toàn bộ
Practice-Based Research Networks: Integrating Clinical Data for Improved PharmacoepidemiologyPain and Therapy - Tập 5 - Trang 143-148 - 2016
Tiago Sousa-Veloso
Pharmacovigilance is concerned with the detection, assessment, understanding, and prevention of adverse reactions to medicines. It is helpful to prevent undesired harm sustained by the patient due to inappropriate or unsafe use of medicinal agents. As the use of drugs and polypharmacy increase in prevalence, pharmacovigilance gains relevance and momentum. Practice-based research networks have the ...... hiện toàn bộ