Best Practices for Virtual Care to support youth with Chronic Pain and their families
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges to healthcare systems and emphasized the importance of implementing extensive virtual care and digital solutions in various healthcare domains, including pediatric chronic pain. Our primary objective with this expedited systematic review was to identify recommendations, guidelines, and best practices for leveraging virtual care to provide assistance to adolescents […]
Screening and diagnostic tools for complex regional pain syndrome
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a condition characterized by intense pain primarily affecting the distal area of a limb. It usually manifests following a trauma, where the level of pain experienced is not proportionate to the severity of the injury or tissue damage. Our primary objective was to identify screening and diagnostic tools for […]
Effects of Nutrition on Osteoarthritis in Women Over the 50 Years:
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disorder that damages the cartilage, bones and ligaments, and other essential components of joints which leads to inflammation and pain. In the past, osteoarthritis was called ‘degenerative arthritis’ and was known as a condition mainly related to aging (Ha et al., 2019). Presently, osteoarthritis is a disorder known to have multiple […]
Clinical Recommendations for chronic musculoskeletal pain
The presence of chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSP) is widespread worldwide and imposes a considerable impact on individuals, healthcare systems, and economies. It is recommended to prioritize the development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) that are relevant to the specific context of CMSP. These guidelines aim to facilitate the effective implementation of research findings into real-world […]
Effects of Stress and Relaxation on Central Pain Modulation in Chronic Whiplash and Fibromyalgia Patients
Despite the compelling evidence demonstrating the significant role of impaired central pain modulation in contributing to persistent pain among patients with chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) and fibromyalgia (FM), extensive research remains lacking in investigating the influence of stress and relaxation on central pain modulation in these individuals.
Body Schema as Assessed by Upper Limb Left/Right
People who have had a stroke commonly face significant difficulties with their upper limbs. Traditional rehabilitation methods focused on the upper limb tend to result in modest improvements. However, the understanding that the body’s internal representation can be changed in other upper limb conditions has led to the development of customized rehabilitation strategies. This research […]
Clinical Recommendations For Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in South African Primary Healthcare
Globally, chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMSP) is widespread and has a considerable impact on individuals, healthcare systems, and economies. To ensure efficient utilization of available evidence, it is suggested to utilize contextually relevant clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) that are tailored to CMSP.
Efficacy of ketamine in relieving neuropathic pain
Neuropathic pain is a complex and often debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While there are various treatments available, such as opioids, anticonvulsants, and antidepressants, these treatments often fall short in providing long-lasting relief for patients. Nonetheless, recent research indicates that ketamine, an anesthetic drug, may offer a viable solution for treating neuropathic […]
Efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions for individual features of fibromyalgia
Nonpharmacological interventions are recommended as first-line treatment of fibromyalgia. However, which interventions are effective for the different symptoms is not well understood. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions on symptoms and disease-specific quality of life. The findings of this study suggest that nonpharmacological interventions for fibromyalgia should be […]
Towards precision pain medicine for pain after cancer: the Cancer Pain Phenotyping Network multidisciplinary international guidelines for pain phenotyping using nociplastic pain criteria
Pain after cancer remains underestimated and undertreated. Precision medicine is a recent concept that refers to the ability to classify patients into subgroups that differ in their susceptibility to, biology, or prognosis of a particular disease, or in their response to a specific treatment, and thus to tailor treatment to the individual patient characteristics. Applying […]