Corrigendum to ‘Reliability of pressure pain threshold testing in healthy pain free young adults’ [Scand. J. Pain 9 (2015) 38–41]
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 13 Author(s): Robert Waller, Leon Straker, Peter O'Sullivan, Michele Sterling, Anne Smith (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - July 13, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
A preoperative interdisciplinary biopsychosocial opioid reduction program in patients on chronic opioid analgesia prior to spine surgery: A preliminary report and case series
Conclusions Pre- and post-operative pain improved despite the opioid dose being tapered. These preliminary data suggest that a short-term outpatient preoperative interdisciplinary biopsychosocial opioid reduction program is safe, feasible, and improves patient-centred outcomes. Implications Our preliminary data support the rationale for expansion of the opioid reduction program; opioid use and pain should be evaluated in all surgical candidates. These findings need to be replicated in larger studies. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - July 13, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
An exploration into the cortical reorganisation of the healthy hand in upper-limb complex regional pain syndrome
Conclusion Our exploration did not yield evidence of any relationship between the size of the healthy hand representation in S1 and the severity of functional impairment of the CRPS-affected hand, relative to overall hand use or to self-efficacy. There was also no evidence of an association between the size of the healthy hand representation in S1 and pain duration. The enlarged S1 representation of the healthy hand does not relate to self-reported function and impairment in CRPS. Implications While this study had a hypothesis-generating nature and the sample was small, there were no trends to suggest compensatory use as...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - July 13, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) are sensitive outcome-variables in patients with chronic pain: Importance of self-efficacy
Publication date: October 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 13 Author(s): Stephen Butler (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - July 13, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
The Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) – Revisited and rejuvenated?
Publication date: Available online 6 May 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain Author(s): Mads U. Werner (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - June 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Confirmatory factor analysis of 2 versions of the Brief Pain Inventory in an ambulatory population indicates that sleep interference should be interpreted separately
Conclusions and implications The addition of 3 extra items to the original 7-item Interference subscale of the BPI-SF did not improve psychometric properties. The combined results lead us to endorse a 3-factor structure (Physical, Affective, and Sleep Interference) as the more statistically and conceptually sound option. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - June 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
A randomized controlled trial of amitriptyline versus gabapentin for complex regional pain syndrome type I and neuropathic pain in children
Conclusions Amitriptyline and gabapentin significantly decreased pain intensity scores and improved sleep. There were no significant differences between the two drugs in their effects on pain reduction or sleep disability. Implications Although larger, multi-centred trials are needed to confirm our findings, including long-term follow-up, both drugs appear to be safe and effective in treating paediatric patients in the first-line treatment of CRPS I and neuropathic pain over 6-weeks. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - June 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Pain is prevalent among adolescents and equally related to stress across genders
Conclusion Pain and stress were prevalent in the adolescent sample, with generally higher reporting among females. Several pain measures corresponded between genders, but stress differed significantly between genders for all variables. Scrutinizing the relationship between pain and stress revealed significant stress-pain associations regarding all variables across genders, i.e. the pain complaints among the adolescents seemed equally related to stress in males and females in the sample. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - June 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
The relationship between pain and perceived stress in a population-based sample of adolescents – Is the relationship gender specific?
Publication date: July 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 12 Author(s): Christian Eckhoff (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - June 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Females report higher postoperative pain scores than males after ankle surgery
Conclusion Female patients operated for ankle fracture report higher pain-intensity-score than male patients while in the PACU. Implications Our findings suggest that treatment strategies to prevent high peaks of pain should particularly target women operated for an ankle fracture. Graphical abstract (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - June 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
More postoperative pain reported by women than by men – Again
Publication date: July 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 12 Author(s): Harald Breivik, Eva Skovlund (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - June 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Pain research reported at the 40th scientific meeting of the Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain in Reykjavik, Iceland May 26–27, 2016
Publication date: July 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 12 Author(s): Sigridur Zoëga (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - June 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Pulsed radiofrequency in clinical practice – A retrospective analysis of 238 patients with chronic non-cancer pain treated at an academic tertiary pain centre
Conclusions This study shows that, after one month, the effect size of a broad and indiscriminate clinical use of pulsed radiofrequency is rather small. Implications The clinical effectiveness of pulsed radiofrequency has to be investigated further in carefully selected and more homogenous patient groups, in order to define effective treatment niches for this nondestructive invasive treatment method. (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - June 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Is there a place for pulsed radiofrequency in the treatment of chronic pain?
Publication date: July 2016 Source:Scandinavian Journal of Pain, Volume 12 Author(s): Bård Lundeland, Gunnvald Kvarstein (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - June 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
Influence of paravertebral muscles training on brain plasticity and postural control in chronic low back pain
Conclusions Changes of corticospinal excitability and of MF-S postural adjustments suggest that ISOM better influenced brain plasticity. Future studies should further test whether our novel findings relate to an influence of the exercises on the lumbopelvic control of different muscles and on cognitive function. Clinically, individual's evaluation remains warranted before prescribing one or the other of these two conventional exercises for reducing pain. Implications This original study presents how motor control exercises can influence brain plasticity and postural control in chronic low back pain. This knowledge will i...
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - June 15, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research
