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Kato N, Kambe T, Chiba T, Taguchi K, Abe K. Analgesic effect of a cholinergic agonist (carbachol) in a sural nerve ligation-induced hypersensitivity mouse model. Neurol Res 2024; 46:505-515. [PMID: 38569563 DOI: 10.1080/01616412.2024.2337512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Neuropathic pain is characterized by long-lasting, intractable pain. Sciatic nerve ligation is often used as an animal model of neuropathic pain, and the spared nerve injury (SNI) model, in which the common peroneal nerve (CPN) and tibial nerve (TN) are ligated, is widely used. In the present study, we evaluated the analgesic effect of a cholinergic agonist, carbachol, on a neuropathic pain model prepared by sural nerve (SN) ligation in mice. METHODS The SN was tightly ligated as a branch of the sciatic nerve. Mechanical and thermal allodynia, and hyperalgesia were assessed using von Frey filaments and heat from a hot plate. The analgesic effects of intracerebroventricularly-administered morphine and carbachol were compared. RESULTS SN ligation resulted in a significant decrease in pain threshold for mechanical stimulation 1 day after ligation. In response to thermal stimulation, allodynia was observed at 50°C and hyperalgesia at 53 and 56°C 3 days after ligation. Content of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in the spinal cord increased significantly at 6 and 12 h after ligation. Acetylcholine content of the spinal cord also increased at 5 and 7 days after ligation. Intracerebroventricular administration of carbachol at 7 days after ligation produced a marked analgesic effect against mechanical and thermal stimuli, which was stronger and longer-lasting than morphine at all experimental time points. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that cholinergic nerves are involved in allodynia and hyperalgesia of the SN ligation neuropathic pain model.
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- Nodoka Kato
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ohu University, Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Medicinal Pharmacology, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nihon Pharmaceutical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, ShowaPharmaceutical University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ohu University, Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nihon Pharmaceutical University, Saitama, Japan
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González-Mena Á, Leirós-Rodríguez R, Hernandez-Lucas P. Treatment of Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea With Manual Therapy and Electrotherapy Techniques: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Phys Ther 2024; 104:pzae019. [PMID: 38366860 DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzae019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of electrotherapy and manual therapy for the treatment of women with primary dysmenorrhea. METHODS Systematic searches were conducted in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, CINAHL, and MEDLINE. The articles must have been published in the last 10 years, had a sample exclusively of women with primary dysmenorrhea, had a randomized controlled trial design, and used interventions that included some form of manual therapy and/or electrotherapy techniques. Two reviewers independently screened articles for eligibility and extracted data. Difference in mean differences and their 95% CIs were calculated as the between-group difference in means divided by the pooled standard deviation. The I2 statistic was used to determine the degree of heterogeneity. RESULTS Twelve selected studies evaluated interventions, with 5 evaluating electrotherapy techniques and 7 evaluating manual therapy techniques. All studies analyzed identified improvements in pain intensity and meta-analysis confirmed their strong effect. CONCLUSIONS Manual therapy and electrotherapy are effective for the treatment of women with primary dysmenorrhea. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation combined with thermotherapy and effleurage massage stands out for its effects on the intensity and duration of pain with the application of a few sessions and their long-term effects. IMPACT Manual therapy techniques and electrotherapy methods reduce the pain intensity of women with primary dysmenorrhea. Quality of life and degree of anxiety improved significantly with manual therapy interventions. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation combined with thermotherapy and effleurage massage are the interventions with which positive effects were achieved with fewer sessions.
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- SALBIS Research Group, Nursing and Physical Therapy Department, University of Leon, Ponferrada, Spain
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Hernandez-Lucas P, Leirós-Rodríguez R, Lopez-Barreiro J, García-Soidán JL. Effects of back school-based intervention on non-specific neck pain in adults: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil 2023; 15:60. [PMID: 37069599 PMCID: PMC10111684 DOI: 10.1186/s13102-023-00666-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neck pain has a high prevalence and socioeconomic impact worldwide. The Back School consists of programs that include exercises and educational interventions to treat back pain. Accordingly, the main objective was to evaluate the effects of an intervention based on Back School on non-specific neck pain in an adult population. The secondary objectives were to analyze the effects on disability, quality of life and kinesiophobia. METHODS A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 58 participants with non-specific neck pain divided into two groups. The experimental group (EG) carried out the 8-week programme based on the Back School, (two sessions per week, for a total of 16 sessions, lasting 45 min). Of all the classes, 14 had a practical focus (strengthening and flexibility exercises) and the other two had a theoretical focus (concepts of anatomy and healthy lifestyle). The control group (CG) stated that they did not vary their lifestyle. The assessment instruments were: Visual Analogue Scale, Neck Disability Index, Short-Form Health Survey-36 and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia. RESULTS The EG reduced pain (-40 points, CI95% [-42 to -37], g = -1.03, p < 0.001), EG had less disability (-9.3 points, CI95% [-10.8 to -7.8], g = -1.22, p < 0.001), EG improved the physical dimension of the survey Short-Form Health Survey-36 (4.8 points, CI95% [4.1 to 5.5], g = 0.55, p = 0.01) but had not significant change in psychosocial dimension of the survey Short-Form Health Survey-36 and EG reduced Kinesiophobia (-10.8 points, CI95% [-12.3 to -9.3], g = -1.84, p < 0.001). The CG did not obtain significant results in any variable of the study. Significant differences in change between both groups were found on pain (-11 points, CI95% [5.6 to 16.6], p < 0.001, g = 1.04), disability (-4 points, CI95% [2.5 to 6.2], p < 0.001, g = 1.23), physical dimension of the survey Short-Form Health Survey-36 (3 points, CI95% [-4-4 to -2-5], p = 0.01, g = -1.88), and kinesiophobia ( 7 points, CI95%[-8.3 to -5.4], p < 0.001, g = 2.04), while no significant differences were found on psychosocial dimension of the survey Short-Form Health Survey-36 (-0.02, CI95% [-1.7 to 1.8], g = 0.01, p = 0.98). CONCLUSIONS The back school-based programme has beneficial effects on pain, neck disability, the physical dimension of quality of life and kinesiophobia in an adult population with non-specific neck pain. However, it did not lead to improvements in the psychosocial dimension of the participants' quality of life. This programme could be applied by health care providers with the aim of reducing the severe socio-economic impact of non-specific neck pain worldwide. TRIAL REGISTRATION IN CLINICALTRIALS.GOV: NCT05244876 (registered prospectively, date of registration: 17/02/2022).
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- Pablo Hernandez-Lucas
- Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Vigo, Campus A Xunqueira, Pontevedra, 36005, Spain
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- SALBIS Research Group, Nursing and Physical Therapy Department, University of Leon, Astorga Ave, Ponferrada, 24401, Spain.
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- Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Campus A Xunqueira, Pontevedra, 36005, Spain
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- Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Campus A Xunqueira, Pontevedra, 36005, Spain
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van der Linden R, Bolt T, Veen M. 'If it can't be coded, it doesn't exist'. A historical-philosophical analysis of the new ICD-11 classification of chronic pain. STUDIES IN HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 2022; 94:121-132. [PMID: 35749830 DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsa.2022.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Chronic pain entails a large burden of disease and high social costs, but is seldom 'in the picture' and barely understood. Until recently, it was not systematically classified but instead viewed as a symptom or sign. In the new International Classification of Diseases, (ICD)-11, to be implemented in 2022, 'chronic' pain is now classified as a separate disease category and, to a certain extent, approached as a 'disease in its own right'. Reasons that have been given for this are not based so much on new scientific insights, but are rather of pragmatic nature. To explore the background of these recent changes in definition and classification of chronic pain, this paper provides a historical-philosophical analysis. By sketching a brief history of how pain experts have been working on the definition and taxonomy since the 1970s, we demonstrate the various social and practical functions that underlie the new ICD-11 classification of chronic pain. Building on this historical-empirical basis, we discuss philosophical issues regarding defining and classifying chronic pain, in particular performativity and pragmatism, and discuss their implications for the broader philosophical debate on health and disease.
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- Rik van der Linden
- Department of Medical Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Medical Ethics, Philosophy and History of Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Future Treatment of Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury: The Challenges of Nanomedicine, Supplements or Opportunities? Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10061373. [PMID: 35740395 PMCID: PMC9219608 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10061373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Revised: 05/28/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Neuropathic pain (NP) is a common chronic condition that severely affects patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI). It impairs the overall quality of life and is considered difficult to treat. Currently, clinical management of NP is often limited to drug therapy, primarily with opioid analgesics that have limited therapeutic efficacy. The persistence and intractability of NP following SCI and the potential health risks associated with opioids necessitate improved treatment approaches. Nanomedicine has gained increasing attention in recent years for its potential to improve therapeutic efficacy while minimizing toxicity by providing sensitive and targeted treatments that overcome the limitations of conventional pain medications. The current perspective begins with a brief discussion of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying NP and the current pain treatment for SCI. We discuss the most frequently used nanomaterials in pain diagnosis and treatment as well as recent and ongoing efforts to effectively treat pain by proactively mediating pain signals following SCI. Although nanomedicine is a rapidly growing field, its application to NP in SCI is still limited. Therefore, additional work is required to improve the current treatment of NP following SCI.
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Ma L, Liu S, Yi M, Wan Y. Spontaneous pain as a challenge of research and management in chronic pain. MEDICAL REVIEW (BERLIN, GERMANY) 2022; 2:308-319. [PMID: 37724190 PMCID: PMC10388751 DOI: 10.1515/mr-2022-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Spontaneous pain occurring without apparent external stimuli, is a significant complaint of individuals with chronic pain whose mechanisms, somewhat surprisingly, remain poorly understood. Over the past decades, neuroimaging studies start to reveal brain activities accompanying spontaneous pain. Meanwhile, a variety of animal models and behavioral tests have been established, including non-reflexive tests and free-choice tests, which have been shown to be effective in assessing spontaneous pain. For the spontaneous pain mechanisms, multiple lines of research mainly focus on three aspects: (1) sensitization of peripheral nociceptor receptors and ion channels, (2) spontaneous neuronal firing and abnormal activity patterns at the dorsal root ganglion and spinal cord level, (3) functional and structural alterations in the brain, particularly the limbic system and the medial pain pathway. Despite accumulating evidence revealing distinct neuronal mechanisms from evoked pain, we are still far from full understanding of spontaneous pain, leaving a big gap between bench and bedside for chronic pain treatment. A better understanding of the neural processes in chronic pain, with specific linkage as to which anatomical structures and molecules related to spontaneous pain perception and comorbidities, will greatly improve our ability to develop novel therapeutics.
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- Longyu Ma
- Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education/National Health Commission, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Neuroscience Research Institute and Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education/National Health Commission, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Mangnus TJP, Bharwani KD, Stronks DL, Dirckx M, Huygen FJPM. Ketamine therapy for chronic pain in The Netherlands: a nationwide survey. Scand J Pain 2022; 22:97-105. [PMID: 34432970 DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2021-0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Ketamine is used to treat chronic refractory pain. However, there are no scientific guidelines for ketamine use in the Netherlands. The aim of this survey was to provide an overview of the use of ketamine for chronic pain in the Netherlands. METHODS All pain clinics in the Netherlands were contacted. A digital survey, available from June 2019 to January 2020, was sent to 68 pain clinics. The survey was completed by one pain physician as a representative of the entire pain department. The survey included questions about ketamine treatment indications, administration, dose, duration, treatment repetition and the inpatient or outpatient setting. RESULTS The survey was completed by 51 pain clinics (75.0%). Thirty-one clinics used ketamine for chronic pain treatment. The most common indication was Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (83.9%). Pain clinics administered ketamine via intravenous infusions (96.8%), iontophoresis (61.3%), subcutaneous (3.2%) or oral administration (3.2%). Intravenous ketamine treatment was offered in an inpatient setting in 14 pain clinics, in both an inpatient and outpatient setting in 11 pain clinics and in six pain clinics in an outpatient setting. In the outpatient setting, the median starting dose was 5 mg/h (IQR=17.5-5). The median maximum dose was 27.5 mg/h (IQR=100-11.9). The median infusion duration was 6 h (IQR=8-4). In the inpatient setting, the median starting dose was 5 mg/h (IQR=5-1.5) and the median maximum dose was 25 mg/h (IQR=25-14). Patients were admitted to hospital for a median of 4 days (IQR=5-1). CONCLUSIONS The results of this Dutch nationwide survey study show that there are heterogeneous treatment protocols with different indications, treatment setting and dosing regimen for the treatment of chronic pain with ketamine. This study encourages the formulation of a broader consensus and the development of evidence based guidelines for ketamine treatment.
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- Thomas J P Mangnus
- Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Todd KR, Van Der Scheer JW, Walsh JJ, Jackson GS, Dix GU, Little JP, Kramer JLK, Martin Ginis KA. The Impact of Sub-maximal Exercise on Neuropathic Pain, Inflammation, and Affect Among Adults With Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study. FRONTIERS IN REHABILITATION SCIENCES 2021; 2:700780. [PMID: 36188763 PMCID: PMC9397724 DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2021.700780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Introduction: Persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) often report high levels of neuropathic pain (NP) and poor well-being, which may result from increased inflammation. This study examined the impact of sub-maximal aerobic exercise on NP, inflammation and psychological affect among adults with SCI. Methods: Eight active adults with tetraplegia (n-4, AIS A-C) and paraplegia (n = 4, AIS A-C) performed 30-min of arm-crank aerobic exercise and reported their ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) each minute. Measures of NP, affect, and inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-10, IL-1ra, TNF-α) were taken pre-(T0), immediately post-(T1), and 90-min post-exercise (T2). Results: NP decreased between T0 and T1 for tetraplegics (-60%, d = 0.47; CI = -0.32, 2.02) and paraplegics (-16%, d = 0.15; CI = -0.30, 0.90). Correlations between change in cytokines and change in NP were medium-to large for tetraplegics (rs ranged from -0.820 to 0.965) and paraplegics (rs ranged from -0.598 to 0.833). However, the pattern of correlations between change in cytokines and affect was inconsistent between groups. Lower baseline levels of IL-1ra predicted greater decreases in NP immediately post-exercise (r = 0.83, p = 0.01). Conclusion: Sub-maximal exercise can positively impact NP for some persons with SCI. Further experimental research should identify the optimal exercise intensity to reduce NP for persons with SCI, in addition to understanding biomarkers which may predict changes in NP. Clinical Trial Registration: www.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT03955523.
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- Kendra R. Todd
- Department of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- The Healthcare Improvement Studies Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
- Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada
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Mangnus TJP, Dirckx M, Bharwani KD, de Vos CC, Frankema SPG, Stronks DL, Huygen FJPM. Effect of intravenous low-dose S-ketamine on pain in patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A retrospective cohort study. Pain Pract 2021; 21:890-897. [PMID: 34233070 PMCID: PMC9291497 DOI: 10.1111/papr.13056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Objective The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a low‐dose intravenous S‐ketamine treatment on refractory pain in patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Methods In this retrospective study, patients with CRPS who received intravenous S‐ketamine from March 2010 to April 2019 were included. According to our inpatient protocol, S‐ketamine dose was increased until pain reduction was achieved or side effects were observed. Maximum dose was 14 mg/h and treatment duration was 7 days. Primary outcome parameters were pain scores (Numeric Rating Scale) at baseline (T0), end of infusion (T1), and approximately 4 weeks postinfusion (T2). Patients were categorized as responder/nonresponder at T1 and T2. Patients were considered a responder in case there was pain score reduction of greater than or equal to 2 points or if treatment was reported as successful. Results Forty‐eight patients were included. Mean disease duration was 5 years (interquartile range [IQR] = 6 years). Median pain score significantly decreased from 8 (IQR = 2) at T0 to 6 (IQR = 4) at T1 (p < 0.001). At T1, 62% of the patients were responders. At T2, 48% of the patients remained a responder. A significant proportion of the responders at T1 turned into nonresponders at T2 (p = 0.03). Conclusion In a group of patients with CRPS with refractory pain, low‐dose intravenous S‐ketamine treatment resulted in effective pain relief during infusion. Although a significant proportion of initial responders became nonresponders at follow‐up, half of the patients were still a responder at ~ 4 weeks postinfusion. Further research is needed to investigate mechanisms responsible for pain relief by S‐ketamine infusions and to ascertain possible predictors of response to the treatment.
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- Thomas J P Mangnus
- Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Martelli A, Citi V, Testai L, Brogi S, Calderone V. Organic Isothiocyanates as Hydrogen Sulfide Donors. Antioxid Redox Signal 2020; 32:110-144. [PMID: 31588780 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2019.7888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Significance: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), the "new entry" in the series of endogenous gasotransmitters, plays a fundamental role in regulating the biological functions of various organs and systems. Consequently, the lack of adequate levels of H2S may represent the etiopathogenetic factor of multiple pathological alterations. In these diseases, the use of H2S donors represents a precious and innovative opportunity. Recent Advances: Natural isothiocyanates (ITCs), sulfur compounds typical of some botanical species, have long been investigated because of their intriguing pharmacological profile. Recently, the ITC moiety has been proposed as a new H2S-donor chemotype (with a l-cysteine-mediated reaction). Based on this recent discovery, we can clearly observe that almost all the effects of natural ITCs can be explained by the H2S release. Consistently, the ITC function was also used as an original H2S-releasing moiety for the design of synthetic H2S donors and original "pharmacological hybrids." Very recently, the chemical mechanism of H2S release, resulting from the reaction between l-cysteine and some ITCs, has been elucidated. Critical Issues: Available literature gives convincing demonstration that H2S is the real player in ITC pharmacology. Further, countless studies have been carried out on natural ITCs, but this versatile moiety has been used only rarely for the design of synthetic H2S donors with optimal drug-like properties. Future Directions: The development of more ITC-based synthetic H2S donors with optimal drug-like properties and selectivity toward specific tissues/pathologies seem to represent a stimulating and indispensable prospect of future experimental activities.
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- Alma Martelli
- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Centre "Nutraceuticals and Food for Health (NUTRAFOOD)," University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Centre of "Ageing Biology and Pathology," University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Centre "Nutraceuticals and Food for Health (NUTRAFOOD)," University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Centre of "Ageing Biology and Pathology," University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Centre "Nutraceuticals and Food for Health (NUTRAFOOD)," University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.,Interdepartmental Research Centre of "Ageing Biology and Pathology," University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Adnan M, Nazim Uddin Chy M, Mostafa Kamal ATM, Barlow JW, Faruque MO, Yang X, Uddin SB. Evaluation of anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of the methanol extract of Holigarna caustica (Dennst.) Oken leaves. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2019; 236:401-411. [PMID: 30703495 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Revised: 01/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Holigarna caustica (Dennst.) is commonly used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of painful conditions such as eye irritation, inflammation, arthritis, skin diseases, cuts and wounds. AIM OF THE STUDY The present study was undertaken to investigate the anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of the methanol extract of H. caustica leaves and to elucidate its possible mechanism(s) of action. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fresh leaves of H. caustica were collected, dried, and extracted with methanol (MEHC). MEHC was subjected to activity testing, using chemical-induced (acetic acid and formalin test) and heat-induced (hot plate and tail immersion test) pain models. To determine the possible mechanism behind the anti-nociceptive activity of MEHC, the opioid antagonist naltrexone was used to evaluate the involvement of opioid receptors in the case of formalin, hot plate and tail immersion tests, while the involvement of the cGMP and ATP-sensitive K+ channel pathways were assessed using methylene blue and glibenclamide respectively, in the acetic acid-induced writhing test. In parallel, the carrageenan-induced paw oedema model was used to determine the anti-inflammatory potential of the extract. Exploratory and motor behaviours were evaluated by the open-field test. Various bioactive compounds potentially responsible for the anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities were ascertained using GC-MS analysis. RESULTS MEHC showed strong, significant and dose-dependent anti-nociceptive activity in all chemical-induced and heat-induced pain models at all experimental doses. The association of opioid receptors with the observed anti-nociceptive effects was confirmed by using naltrexone. The cGMP and ATP-sensitive K+ channel pathway was also shown to be involved in the anti-nociceptive activity of MEHC. In addition, MEHC exhibited a dose-dependent inhibition of inflammatory oedema induced by carrageenan. MEHC was not connected with changes in either the locomotor activity or motor responses of mice. In a GC-MS analysis, 40 compounds were identified, among which twelve are documented bioactive compounds with potent analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. CONCLUSIONS Our current study revealed that MEHC possesses strong central and peripheral anti-nociceptive as well as anti-inflammatory activity. It may also be concluded that both opioid receptors as well as the cGMP and ATP-sensitive K+ channel pathway are involved in the anti-nociceptive mechanism of MEHC. This study rationalizes the ethnomedicinal use of H. caustica leaves in various painful conditions.
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- Md Adnan
- Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Lab, Department of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong 4318, Bangladesh; College of Biomedical Science, Department of Bio-Health Technology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea.
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- Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Lab, Department of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong 4318, Bangladesh
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- Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry Lab, Department of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Chittagong, Chittagong 4318, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland.
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- Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Lab, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, South-Central Universities for Nationalities, Wuhan, China.
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- Ethnobotany and Pharmacognosy Lab, Department of Botany, University of Chittagong, Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh.
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Rosendahl A, Krogh S, Kasch H. Pain assessment in hospitalized spinal cord injured patients - a controlled cross-sectional study. Scand J Pain 2019; 19:299-307. [PMID: 30422806 DOI: 10.1515/sjpain-2018-0107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background and aims Following spinal cord injury (SCI), a majority of individuals may develop neuropathic pain, which further reduces quality of life. Pain is difficult to treat by medication; in fact, medication overuse may aggravate neuropathic pain in SCI by causing central sensitization (CS): a mechanism of hyper-reactivity of the dorsal horn neurons in the spinal cord with amplified cerebral pain response. The purpose of this study was to examine the presence of neuropathic pain and CS above the spinal lesion in SCI, and to investigate whether injury characteristics or medication influenced pain response. Methods Twenty-four SCI patients with various injury characteristics (eight subacute, traumatic injuries, eight chronic, traumatic injuries, eight non-traumatic injuries) and 12 able-bodied controls underwent sensory testing:pressure algometry, Von Frey filaments (sensitivity), and repetitive pinprick stimulation (pain windup). SCI participants also fulfilled a modified version of the McGill Pain Questionnaire. Data were analyzed regarding (i) SCI patients compared with controlgroup and (ii) SCI subgroup comparison (grouped by a) injury characteristics and (b) intake of analgesics, where low-medicated subgroup were prescribed only non-opioids and high-medicated potent opioids). Results Neuropathic pain was present in 21 of 24 SCI patients. Chronic and non-traumatic SCI patients reported considerably higher present pain intensity than sub-acute traumatic SCI patients on a five-point scale (3.13±0.99, 1.75±1.75 and 0.13±0.35, respectively, p<0.005). Reduced pressure pain detection thresholds (PPDT) were found in SCI patients at several supra-lesional anatomical points compared to controls. Contrarily, tactile detection thresholds were higher in SCI. SCI subgroup analyses showed that i) the low-medicated SCI subgroup displayed significantly lower PPDT compared to the high-medicated subgroup, ii) pain-windup was present in all subgroups although the sub-acute and non-traumatic subgroups displayed lesser pain windup than controls, and the chronic SCI subgroup mainly displayed higher pain windup. Conclusions The reduced PPDT found above lesion suggests the presence of CS in SCI. However, findings regarding SCI subgroup comparison did not support our hypothesis that more medication leads to increased CS. Implications The development of CS may complicate diagnosis and pain treatment following SCI. Prospective studies of SCI with a healthy control group are needed.
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- Amalie Rosendahl
- Spinal Cord Injury Center of Western Denmark, Regional Hospital Viborg, Viborg, Denmark
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center of Western Denmark, Department of Neurology, Regional Hospital Viborg, Viborg, Denmark
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- Spinal Cord Injury Centre of Western Denmark, Department of Neurology, Regional Hospital of Viborg, Soendersoeparken 11, Postbox 130, DK 8800 Viborg, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, Phone: +45 78446177, Fax: +45 78446159
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Fainsinger RL, Nekolaichuk C, Muller V. Assessing and Classifying Cancer Pain: Can We Develop An Internationally Accepted Common Language? J Palliat Care 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/082585971403000406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Robin L. Fainsinger
- Covenant Health Palliative Institute, 416 St. Marguerite Health Services Centre, 1090 Youville Drive West, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6L 0A3; and Division of Palliative Care Medicine, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Palliative Care Medicine, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and Covenant Health Palliative Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Covenant Health Palliative Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Palliative Care Medicine, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and Covenant Health Palliative Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Covenant Health Palliative Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Themistocleous AC, Crombez G, Baskozos G, Bennett DL. Using stratified medicine to understand, diagnose, and treat neuropathic pain. Pain 2018; 159 Suppl 1:S31-S42. [PMID: 30113945 PMCID: PMC6130809 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- The Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- The Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Pain in Urology: Pathophysiological Aspects of Pain and Chronicity. Urologia 2018; 81:4-15. [DOI: 10.5301/uro.5000084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chronic pain has been traditionally defined by pain duration, but this approach has limited empirical support and does not account for chronic pain multidimensionality. Defining chronic pain solely by duration is based on the view that acute pain signals potential tissue damage, whereas chronic pain results from central sensitization in which pain is sustained after nociceptive inputs have diminished. Chronic urological pain is a prevalent condition, which can represent a major challenge to health care providers due to its complex aetiology and poor response to therapy. In most cases, clear signs of on-going tissue trauma, inflammation or infection are not present. Despite this, more underhanded pathophysiological mechanisms, affecting the urinary system or other pelvic organ systems (musculoskeletal, neurologic, urologic, gynaecologic) and some psychological aspects may be present. In this article, some pathophysiological aspects of visceral pain are discussed; the definition of ‘chronic pain’, the mechanism of action of drugs used in the treatment of pain and the rationale for association therapy are also reviewed.
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Woolf CJ. Pain amplification-A perspective on the how, why, when, and where of central sensitization. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/jabr.12124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Clifford J. Woolf
- FM Kirby Neurobiology Center; Boston Children's Hospital; Boston MA USA
- Department of Neurobiology; Harvard Medical School; Boston MA USA
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Neogi T, Guermazi A, Roemer F, Nevitt MC, Scholz J, Arendt-Nielsen L, Woolf C, Niu J, Bradley LA, Quinn E, Law LF. Association of Joint Inflammation With Pain Sensitization in Knee Osteoarthritis: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Arthritis Rheumatol 2016; 68:654-61. [PMID: 26554395 DOI: 10.1002/art.39488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pain sensitization is associated with pain severity in knee osteoarthritis (OA), but its cause in humans is not well understood. We examined whether inflammation, assessed as synovitis and effusion on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or mechanical load, assessed as bone marrow lesions (BMLs), was associated with sensitization in knee OA. METHODS Subjects in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study, a National Institutes of Health-funded cohort of persons with or at risk of knee OA, underwent radiography and MRI of the knee, and standardized quantitative sensory testing (temporal summation and pressure pain threshold [PPT]) of the wrist and patellae at baseline and 2 years later. We examined the relation of synovitis, effusion, and BMLs to temporal summation and PPT cross-sectionally and longitudinally. RESULTS There were 1,111 subjects in the study sample (mean age 67 years, mean body mass index 30 kg/m(2) , 62% female). Synovitis was associated with a significant decrease in PPT at the patella (i.e., more sensitized) over 2 years (adjusted β -0.30 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) -0.52, -0.08]). Effusion was similarly associated with a decrease in PPT at the wrist (adjusted β -0.24 [95% CI -0.41, -0.08]) and with risk of incident temporal summation at the patella (adjusted OR 1.54 [95% CI 1.01, 2.36]). BMLs were not associated with either quantitative sensory testing measure. CONCLUSION Inflammation, as evidenced by synovitis or effusion, is associated with pain sensitization in knee OA. In contrast, BMLs do not appear to contribute to sensitization in knee OA. Early targeting of inflammation is a reasonable strategy to test for prevention of sensitization and through this, reduction of pain severity, in knee OA.
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York
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- Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City
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Sang CN, Ramadan NM, Wallihan RG, Chappell AS, Freitag FG, Smith TR, Silberstein SD, Johnson KW, Phebus LA, Bleakman D, Ornstein PL, Arnold B, Tepper SJ, Vandenhende F. LY293558, a Novel AMPA/GluR5 Antagonist, is Efficacious and Well-Tolerated in Acute Migraine. Cephalalgia 2016; 24:596-602. [PMID: 15196302 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00723.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Glutamatergic hyperactivity is implicated migraine pathogenesis. Also, LY293558, an α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA)/kainate (KA) receptor antagonist, is effective in preclinical models of migraine. We therefore tested LY293558 in acute migraine. We conducted a randomized, triple-blind, parallel-group, double-dummy, multicentre trial of 1.2 mg/kg intravenous (IV) LY293558, 6 mg subcutaneous (SC) sumatriptan, or placebo in the treatment of acute migraine. The primary efficacy variable was the headache response rate, i.e. headache score improvement from moderate/severe at baseline to mild/none at 2 h. Of 45 enrolled patients, 44 patients (20M:24F; mean age ± SD = 40 ± 9 years) completed the study. Response rates were 69% for LY293558 ( P = 0.017 vs. placebo), 86% for sumatriptan ( P < 0.01 vs. placebo) and 25% for placebo. LY293558 and sumatriptan were superior to placebo ( P < 0.01 for all comparisons) on all other measures of improvement in pain and migraine associated symptoms. Fifteen percent of patients who took LY293558 reported adverse events (AEs) ( n = 2; one mild, one severe). Fifty-three percent of patients who took sumatriptan ( n = 8; seven mild, one moderate) and 31% of those who received placebo reported AEs ( n = 5; four mild, one severe). The efficacy and safety results of LY293558 in this small migraine proof of concept trial, together with supportive preclinical data, provide evidence for a potential role of nonvasoactive AMPA/KA antagonists in treating migraine. Larger trials are needed to further test the hypothesis.
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- C N Sang
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
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Lynch ME. What Is the Latest in Pain Mechanisms and Management? CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE 2015; 60:157-9. [PMID: 26174214 PMCID: PMC4459241 DOI: 10.1177/070674371506000401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Mary E Lynch
- Director of Pain Research, Department of Anesthesia, Pain Medicine and Perioperative Care, Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Neogi T, Frey-Law L, Scholz J, Niu J, Arendt-Nielsen L, Woolf C, Nevitt M, Bradley L, Felson DT. Sensitivity and sensitisation in relation to pain severity in knee osteoarthritis: trait or state? Ann Rheum Dis 2013; 74:682-8. [PMID: 24351516 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES It is not clear whether heightened pain sensitivity in knee osteoarthritis (OA) is related to sensitisation induced by nociceptive input from OA pathology ('state') versus other confounding factors. Conversely, some individuals may be predisposed to sensitisation irrespective of OA ('trait'). METHODS The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study is a longitudinal cohort of persons with or at risk of knee OA. We obtained knee X-rays, pain questionnaires and comprehensive assessment of factors that can influence pain sensitivity. We examined the relation of sensitisation and sensitivity assessed by mechanical temporal summation (TS) and pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) to knee OA and knee pain severity. To test whether sensitisation and sensitivity is a 'state' induced by OA pathology, we examined the relation of PPT and TS to knee OA duration and severity. RESULTS In 2126 subjects (mean age 68, mean body mass index (BMI) 31, 61% female), PPT and TS were not associated with radiographic OA (ORs 0.9-1.0 for PPT and TS; p>0.05). However, PPT and TS were associated with pain severity (ORs: 1.7-2.0 for PPT; 1.3-1.6 for TS; p<0.05). Knee OA duration and radiographic severity were not associated with PPT or TS. CONCLUSIONS PPT and TS were associated with OA-related pain, but not radiographic OA after accounting for pertinent confounders in this large cohort. Lack of association with disease duration suggests at least some sensitisation and pain sensitivity may be a trait rather than state. Understanding the relationship between pathological pain and pain sensitivity/sensitisation offers insight into OA pain risk factors and pain management opportunities.
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- Tuhina Neogi
- Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- F.M. Kirby Center and Program in Neurobiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Vargas-Schaffer G, Rusnov A, Boulanger A. Anatomy of the Pain Centre waiting list at the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM). J Pain Res 2013; 6:531-7. [PMID: 23874120 PMCID: PMC3712996 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s46118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Waiting list management at chronic pain clinics has become a serious problem throughout Canada. We analyzed the waiting list at the Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM) Pain Centre. Methods The present study is an observational, prospective study. We used a specifically designed survey questionnaire. Survey findings were analyzed with descriptive statistical methods. Results A total of 270 patients were contacted; only 146 were included. Of these, 93 were women and 53 men. The average age was 55.9 years. Fifty-two percent of the patients were referred by a medical specialist; 34% by family physicians; 3% for emergency; and 11% unknown. The mean for pain score was 6.7/10. Seventy-three percent were taking pain killers with an average improvement on their pain score of 52%. Ten percent of respondents were not taking any type of analgesic medication, while 17% were taking over-the-counter drugs. Fifty-three percent of the patients had been suffering from chronic pain for 5 years or less, while 10% had been suffering and awaiting specialized pain treatment for more than 20 years. Conclusion Our data suggests that accessibility to specialized health care is not the sole obstacle to the timely and effective management of chronic pain. Seventy-three percent of the patients were taking some form of pharmaceutical treatment for pain and reported an average improvement rate of 52% on their pain score under medication. Such inconsistency may be attributable to patients’ lack of compliance with their treatment. The World Health Organization Working Group recommended in chronic patients a novel approach to health care, based on patient therapeutic education. Our results show that patients need to acquire self-management skills regarding their chronic conditions.
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- Grisell Vargas-Schaffer
- Pain Clinic Hôtel-Dieu, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal CHUM, Canada ; Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montreal CRCHUM, Canada
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Dirckx M, Groeneweg G, van Daele PLA, Stronks DL, Huygen FJPM. Mast cells: a new target in the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome? Pain Pract 2013; 13:599-603. [PMID: 23489748 DOI: 10.1111/papr.12049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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There is convincing evidence that inflammation plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Besides inflammation, central sensitization is also an important phenomenon. Mast cells are known to be involved in the inflammatory process of CRPS and also play a role (at least partially) in the process of central sensitization. In the development of a more mechanism-based treatment, influencing the activity of mast cells might be important in the treatment of CRPS. We describe the rationale for using medication that counteracts the effects of mast cells in the treatment of CRPS.
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- Maaike Dirckx
- Center for Pain Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Dharmshaktu P, Tayal V, Kalra BS. Efficacy of Antidepressants as Analgesics: A Review. J Clin Pharmacol 2013; 52:6-17. [DOI: 10.1177/0091270010394852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a common cause of chronic pain, which is associated with a total cost of $635 billion per year in the U.S. Emerging evidence suggests an anti-nociceptive action of botulinum toxin, independent of its muscle paralyzing action. This review provides a summary of data from both non-randomized and randomized clinical studies of botulinum toxin in back pain and various osteoarticular conditions, including osteoarthritis, tennis elbow, low back pain and hand pain. Three randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of small sizes provide evidence of short-term efficacy of a single intra-articular injection of 100 units of botulinum toxin A (BoNT/A) for the relief of pain and the improvement of both function and quality of life in patients with chronic joint pain due to arthritis. Three RCTs studied intramuscular BoNT/A for tennis elbow with one showing a significant improvement in pain relief compared with placebo, another one showing no difference from placebo, and the third finding that pain and function improvement with BoNT/A injection were similar to those obtained with surgical release. One RCT of intramuscular BoNT/A for low back pain found improvement in pain and function compared to placebo. Single RCTs using local injections of BoNT in patients with either temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain or plantar fasciitis found superior efficacy compared to placebo. One RCT of intramuscular BoNT/B in patients with hand pain and carpal tunnel syndrome found improvement in pain in both BoNT/B and placebo groups, but no significant difference between groups. Most evidence is based on small studies, but the use of BoNT is supported by a single, and sometimes up to three, RCTs for several chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions. This indicates that botulinum toxin may be a promising potential new treatment for chronic refractory musculoskeletal pain. Well-designed large clinical trials are needed.
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- Jasvinder A Singh
- Medicine Service and Center for Surgical Medical Acute Care Research and Transitions (C-SMART), Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham AL, 35294, USA ; Department of Medicine at School of Medicine, and Division of Epidemiology at School of Public Health, University of Alabama, Birmingham AL, 35294, USA ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester MN, 55123, USA
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Cachemaille M, Laedermann CJ, Pertin M, Abriel H, Gosselin RD, Decosterd I. Neuronal expression of the ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2 in rat dorsal root ganglia: modulation in the spared nerve injury model of neuropathic pain. Neuroscience 2012; 227:370-80. [PMID: 23022218 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2012] [Revised: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 09/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Neuronal hyperexcitability following peripheral nerve lesions may stem from altered activity of voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs), which gives rise to allodynia or hyperalgesia. In vitro, the ubiquitin ligase Nedd4-2 is a negative regulator of VGSC α-subunits (Na(v)), in particular Na(v)1.7, a key actor in nociceptor excitability. We therefore studied Nedd4-2 in rat nociceptors, its co-expression with Na(v)1.7 and Na(v)1.8, and its regulation in pathology. Adult rats were submitted to the spared nerve injury (SNI) model of neuropathic pain or injected with complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA), a model of inflammatory pain. L4 dorsal root ganglia (DRG) were analyzed in sham-operated animals, seven days after SNI and 48 h after CFA with immunofluorescence and Western blot. We observed Nedd4-2 expression in almost 50% of DRG neurons, mostly small and medium-sized. A preponderant localization is found in the non-peptidergic sub-population. Additionally, 55.7 ± 2.7% and 55.0 ± 3.6% of Nedd4-2-positive cells are co-labeled with Na(v)1.7 and Na(v)1.8 respectively. SNI significantly decreases the proportion of Nedd4-2-positive neurons from 45.9 ± 1.9% to 33.5 ± 0.7% (p<0.01) and the total Nedd4-2 protein to 44% ± 0.13% of its basal level (p<0.01, n=4 animals in each group, mean ± SEM). In contrast, no change in Nedd4-2 was found after peripheral inflammation induced by CFA. These results indicate that Nedd4-2 is present in nociceptive neurons, is downregulated after peripheral nerve injury, and might therefore contribute to the dysregulation of Na(v)s involved in the hyperexcitability associated with peripheral nerve injuries.
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- M Cachemaille
- Pain Center, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Center (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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The benefit of a mechanical needle stimulation pad in patients with chronic neck and lower back pain: two randomized controlled pilot studies. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2012; 2012:753583. [PMID: 22997531 PMCID: PMC3446809 DOI: 10.1155/2012/753583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2012] [Accepted: 07/28/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Objectives. The objective was to investigate whether a treatment with a needle stimulation pad (NSP) changes perceived pain and/or sensory thresholds in patients with chronic neck (NP) and lower back pain (BP). Methods. 40 patients with chronic NP and 42 patients with chronic BP were equally randomized to either treatment or waiting list control group. The treatment group self-administered a NSP over a period of 14 days. Pain ratings were recorded on numerical rating scales (NRSs). Mechanical detection thresholds (MDTs) and pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) were determined at the site of maximal pain and in the adjacent region, vibration detection thresholds (VDT) were measured at close spinal processes. The Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ) and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were utilized for the NP and BP study, respectively. Results. NRS ratings were significantly reduced for the treatment groups compared to the control groups (NP: P = .021 and BP: P < .001), accompanied by a significant increase of PPT at pain maximum (NP: P = .032 and BP: P = .013). There was no effect on VDT and MDT. The NPQ showed also a significant improvement, but not the ODI. Conclusions. The mechanical NSP seems to be an effective treatment method for chronic NP and BP.
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Grace PM, Hurley D, Barratt DT, Tsykin A, Watkins LR, Rolan PE, Hutchinson MR. Harnessing pain heterogeneity and RNA transcriptome to identify blood-based pain biomarkers: a novel correlational study design and bioinformatics approach in a graded chronic constriction injury model. J Neurochem 2012; 122:976-94. [PMID: 22697386 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2012.07833.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A quantitative, peripherally accessible biomarker for neuropathic pain has great potential to improve clinical outcomes. Based on the premise that peripheral and central immunity contribute to neuropathic pain mechanisms, we hypothesized that biomarkers could be identified from the whole blood of adult male rats, by integrating graded chronic constriction injury (CCI), ipsilateral lumbar dorsal quadrant (iLDQ) and whole blood transcriptomes, and pathway analysis with pain behavior. Correlational bioinformatics identified a range of putative biomarker genes for allodynia intensity, many encoding for proteins with a recognized role in immune/nociceptive mechanisms. A selection of these genes was validated in a separate replication study. Pathway analysis of the iLDQ transcriptome identified Fcγ and Fcε signaling pathways, among others. This study is the first to employ the whole blood transcriptome to identify pain biomarker panels. The novel correlational bioinformatics, developed here, selected such putative biomarkers based on a correlation with pain behavior and formation of signaling pathways with iLDQ genes. Future studies may demonstrate the predictive ability of these biomarker genes across other models and additional variables.
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- Discipline of Pharmacology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
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Nickel FT, Seifert F, Lanz S, Maihöfner C. Mechanisms of neuropathic pain. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2012; 22:81-91. [PMID: 21672666 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2011.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2010] [Revised: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 05/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Neuropathic pain is a disease of global burden. Its symptoms include spontaneous and stimulus-evoked painful sensations. Several maladaptive mechanisms underlying these symptoms have been elucidated in recent years: peripheral sensitization of nociception, abnormal excitability of afferent neurons, central sensitization comprising pronociceptive facilitation, disinhibition of nociception and central reorganization processes, and sympathetically maintained pain. This review aims to illustrate these pathophysiological principles, focussing on molecular and neurophysiological findings. Finally therapeutic options based on these findings are discussed.
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- Florian T Nickel
- Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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Aldington DJ, McQuay HJ, Moore RA. End-to-end military pain management. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2011; 366:268-75. [PMID: 21149362 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The last three years have seen significant changes in the Defence Medical Services approach to trauma pain management. This article seeks to outline these changes that have occurred at every level of the casualty's journey along the chain of evacuation, from the point of injury to rehabilitation and either continued employment in the Services or to medical discharge. Particular attention is paid to the evidence for the interventions used for both acute pain and chronic pain management. Also highlighted are possible differences in pain management techniques between civilian and military casualties.
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- Pain Relief Unit, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK
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Moharić M, Burger H. Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on sensation thresholds in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy: an observational study. Int J Rehabil Res 2010; 33:211-7. [DOI: 10.1097/mrr.0b013e3283352151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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de Oliveira CMB, Issy AM, Sakata RK. Intraoperative Intravenous Lidocaine. Rev Bras Anestesiol 2010; 60:325-33. [DOI: 10.1016/s0034-7094(10)70041-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2010] [Accepted: 02/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Singh JA. Botulinum toxin therapy for osteoarticular pain: an evidence-based review. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2010; 2:105-118. [PMID: 21304830 PMCID: PMC3034142 DOI: 10.1177/1759720x09357113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Botulinum (BoNT) toxin has been used for its muscle-paralyzing action in conditions such as treatment of wrinkles, cervical dystonia and blephrospasm. There is preclinical and emerging clinical evidence of another mechanism of action of BoNT, namely, an antinociceptive action. In this review, we provide an evidence-based review of clinical studies of BoNT in osteoarticular conditions, such as osteoarthritis, tennis elbow, low back pain, and hand pain. Many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) found evidence of short-term efficacy of an injection of BoNT in relief of pain, and in some cases, improvement of function and quality of life. However, more clinical trials are needed to better define the clinical use of BoNT for treatment of refractory osteoarticular pain.
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- Jasvinder A. Singh
- Minneapolis VA Medical
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Schneider GM, Smith AD, Hooper A, Stratford P, Schneider KJ, Westaway MD, Frizzell B, Olson L. Minimizing the source of nociception and its concurrent effect on sensory hypersensitivity: an exploratory study in chronic whiplash patients. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2010; 11:29. [PMID: 20144214 PMCID: PMC2829507 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2009] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background The cervical zygapophyseal joints may be a primary source of pain in up to 60% of individuals with chronic whiplash associated disorders (WAD) and may be a contributing factor for peripheral and centrally mediated pain (sensory hypersensitivity). Sensory hypersensitivity has been associated with a poor prognosis. The purpose of the study was to determine if there is a change in measures indicative of sensory hypersensitivity in patients with chronic WAD grade II following a medial branch block (MBB) procedure in the cervical spine. Methods Measures of sensory hypersensitivity were taken via quantitative sensory testing (QST) consisting of pressure pain thresholds (PPT's) and cold pain thresholds (CPT's). In patients with chronic WAD (n = 18), the measures were taken at three sites bilaterally, pre- and post- MBB. Reduced pain thresholds at remote sites have been considered an indicator of central hypersensitivity. A healthy age and gender matched comparison group (n = 18) was measured at baseline. An independent t-test was applied to determine if there were any significant differences between the WAD and normative comparison groups at baseline with respect to cold pain and pressure pain thresholds. A dependent t-test was used to determine whether there were any significant differences between the pre and post intervention cold pain and pressure pain thresholds in the patients with chronic WAD. Results At baseline, PPT's were decreased at all three sites in the WAD group (p < 0.001). Cold pain thresholds were increased in the cervical spine in the WAD group (p < 0.001). Post-MBB, the WAD group showed significant increases in PPT's at all sites (p < 0.05), and significant decreases in CPT's at the cervical spine (p < 0.001). Conclusions The patients with chronic WAD showed evidence of widespread sensory hypersensitivity to mechanical and thermal stimuli. The WAD group revealed decreased sensory hypersensitivity following a decrease in their primary source of pain stemming from the cervical zygapophyseal joints.
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- Geoff M Schneider
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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Zin CS, Nissen LM, O'Callaghan JP, Duffull SB, Smith MT, Moore BJ. A randomized, controlled trial of oxycodone versus placebo in patients with postherpetic neuralgia and painful diabetic neuropathy treated with pregabalin. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2009; 11:462-71. [PMID: 19962354 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2008] [Revised: 08/07/2009] [Accepted: 09/01/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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UNLABELLED The aim of this randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study was to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of pregabalin in combination with oxycodone or placebo, in patients with either postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) or painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). After a 7-day washout period, 62 patients were randomized to receive either oxycodone mixture 10 mg/day or placebo mixture for 1 week. Patients were then started on open-label pregabalin (75, 150, 300 and 600 mg/day) according to a forced titration dosing regimen, while continuing the same dosage of oxycodone or placebo for 4 weeks. The primary efficacy measure was a decrease in the pain-intensity score of at least 2cm and a pain score <4cm measured using a 10-cm visual analogue scale (VAS) following pregabalin dosage escalation and treatment for 4 weeks. Secondary efficacy measures included sleep interference and the Neuropathic Pain Scale. There were similar levels of overall efficacy between pregabalin/oxycodone and pregabalin/placebo groups in relieving PHN and PDN related pain. PERSPECTIVE Peripheral neuropathic pain presents commonly in clinical practice, and 2 of its most prevalent types are PHN and PDN. Currently available treatments provide some degree of pain relief in approximately 40-60% of patients, leaving the remainder with unremitting pain. Although this study supports the effectiveness of pregabalin in the treatment of PHN or PDN, it also shows that the addition of a low dose of oxycodone at 10mg/day does not enhance the pain-relieving effects of pregabalin.
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- Che S Zin
- The University of Queensland, School of Pharmacy, St Lucia Campus, QLD 4072, Australia
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BACKGROUND As a result of amitriptyline's vast array of actions, it could potentially be used as an intraspinal adjuvant in neuraxial anesthesia and/or in the treatment of refractory neuropathic pain. None of the previous studies examining the safety profile of intraspinal single doses of amitriptyline found signs of toxicity at concentrations below 15.4 mM/L (0.5%) and the current hypothesis regarding the pathophysiology of amitriptyline toxicity suggests it might be safe at low concentrations while still having relevant clinical effects. Hence, we conducted this study to assess the clinical and histological toxicity of intraspinal amitriptyline at the lowest dosages previously known to be effective. METHODS Twenty-one dogs were randomized to receive a 1-mL single intraspinal dose of one of the three solutions: saline (0.9%), amitriptyline (0.15%), or amitriptyline (0.3%). The dogs were evaluated clinically 1 h after awakening from anesthesia and 21 days later. At 21 days, all animals were killed, and histological sections of the spinal cord and surrounding meninges were retrieved for analysis. RESULTS All dogs recovered motor function, anal sphincter tone and sensibility. With the exception of one dog in the 0.15% amitriptyline group, all animals in both amitriptyline groups had marked adhesive arachnoiditis, which was absent in the control group. No evidence of direct neural damage was found on histological sections stained by glial fibrillary acidic protein technique in any of the study animals. CONCLUSION The intraspinal administration of amitriptyline to dogs even in low concentrations is strongly associated with the development of intense meningeal adhesive arachnoiditis and is not safe even at low concentrations for which there was no previous evidence of toxicity.
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SYNOPSIS The development of chronic pain and disability following whiplash injury is common and contributes substantially to personal and economic costs related with this condition. Emerging evidence demonstrates the clinical presence of alterations in the sensory and motor systems, including psychological distress in all individuals with a whiplash injury, regardless of recovery. However, individuals who transition to the chronic state present with a more complex clinical picture characterized by the presence of widespread sensory hypersensitivity, as well as significant posttraumatic stress reactions. Based on the diversity of the signs and symptoms experienced by individuals with a whiplash condition, clinicians must take into account the more readily observable/measurable differences in motor, sensory, and psychological dysfunction. The implications for the assessment and management of this condition are discussed. Further review into the pathomechanical, pathoanatomical, and pathophysiological features of the condition also will be discussed. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 5.J
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BACKGROUND Adequate pain assessment is critical for evaluating the efficacy of analgesic treatment in clinical practice and during the development of new therapies. Yet the currently used scores of global pain intensity fail to reflect the diversity of pain manifestations and the complexity of underlying biological mechanisms. We have developed a tool for a standardized assessment of pain-related symptoms and signs that differentiates pain phenotypes independent of etiology. METHODS AND FINDINGS Using a structured interview (16 questions) and a standardized bedside examination (23 tests), we prospectively assessed symptoms and signs in 130 patients with peripheral neuropathic pain caused by diabetic polyneuropathy, postherpetic neuralgia, or radicular low back pain (LBP), and in 57 patients with non-neuropathic (axial) LBP. A hierarchical cluster analysis revealed distinct association patterns of symptoms and signs (pain subtypes) that characterized six subgroups of patients with neuropathic pain and two subgroups of patients with non-neuropathic pain. Using a classification tree analysis, we identified the most discriminatory assessment items for the identification of pain subtypes. We combined these six interview questions and ten physical tests in a pain assessment tool that we named Standardized Evaluation of Pain (StEP). We validated StEP for the distinction between radicular and axial LBP in an independent group of 137 patients. StEP identified patients with radicular pain with high sensitivity (92%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 83%-97%) and specificity (97%; 95% CI 89%-100%). The diagnostic accuracy of StEP exceeded that of a dedicated screening tool for neuropathic pain and spinal magnetic resonance imaging. In addition, we were able to reproduce subtypes of radicular and axial LBP, underscoring the utility of StEP for discerning distinct constellations of symptoms and signs. CONCLUSIONS We present a novel method of identifying pain subtypes that we believe reflect underlying pain mechanisms. We demonstrate that this new approach to pain assessment helps separate radicular from axial back pain. Beyond diagnostic utility, a standardized differentiation of pain subtypes that is independent of disease etiology may offer a unique opportunity to improve targeted analgesic treatment.
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Slover R, Coy J, Davids HR. Advances in the management of pain in children: acute pain. Adv Pediatr 2009; 56:341-58. [PMID: 19968955 DOI: 10.1016/j.yapd.2009.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Robin Slover
- The Children's Hospital, Chronic Pain Clinic, Aurora, CO, USA.
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Cancer pain assessment – Can we predict the need for specialist input? Eur J Cancer 2008; 44:1072-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.02.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2008] [Accepted: 02/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Saab CY, Waxman SG, Hains BC. Alarm or curse? The pain of neuroinflammation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 58:226-35. [PMID: 18486228 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2008.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2008] [Revised: 04/03/2008] [Accepted: 04/04/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The nociceptive nervous system and the immune system serve to defend and alarm the host of imminent or actual damage. However, persistent or recurring exposure of neurons to activated immune cells is associated with an increase in painful behavior following experimental neuropathic injuries. Our understanding of the functional consequences of immune cell-neuron interaction is still incomplete. The purpose of this review is to focus on a seriously detrimental consequence of chronic activation of these two systems, by discussing the contributions of microglia and polymorphonuclear neutrophils to neuropathic pain following experimental spinal cord injury or peripheral nerve injury. Identification of molecules mediating pro-nociceptive signaling between immune cells and neurons, as well as the distinction between neuroprotective versus neuroexcitatory effects of activated immune cells, may be useful in the development of pharmacotherapy for the management of chronic pain and restoration of the beneficial alarm function of pain.
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- Carl Y Saab
- Department of Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School and Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, 593 Eddy St, NAB 210, Providence, RI 02903, USA.
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OBJECTIVES To explore clinical findings in men with chronic pain after falanga torture as compared with controls, and to try to understand the nature of the pain mechanisms responsible. METHODS Eleven male torture victims from the Middle East with chronic pain after falanga, and 11 age, sex, and ethnically matched controls with no history of torture were recruited. All participants were interviewed regarding pain characteristics in the feet and lower legs at rest and when walking. Structural changes and motor and sensory function were clinically assessed according to a standardized protocol. The walking pattern was observed for compensatory gait patterns. RESULTS The torture victims had pain in their feet and lower legs and a compensated gait pattern, usually with severe pain during walking. Reduced light touch and thermal sensation, tactile dysesthesia, allodynia, and tenderness on palpation were common findings. Structural changes in the feet were found in more than half of the victims, but did not correlate with pain reports. These clinical findings were nonexistent or seen only rarely in controls. DISCUSSION We found clear clinical signs of nerve injury in the feet. The sensory findings indicated 2 neuropathic pain mechanisms, one dominated by a peripheral pain generator and other by irritative phenomena (dysesthesia, allodynia), indicating central sensitization. It is reasonable to assume that these changes are due to the falanga exposure. A nociceptive contribution cannot be excluded. It is important to perform an individual diagnostic analysis to facilitate adequate treatment.
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Fainsinger RL, Nekolaichuk CL. A “TNM” classification system for cancer pain: The Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain (ECS-CP). Support Care Cancer 2008; 16:547-55. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-008-0423-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2007] [Accepted: 02/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chronic pain represents one of the most important public health problems and, in addition to classical analgesics, antidepressants are an essential part of the therapeutic strategy. This article reviews available evidence on the efficacy and safety of antidepressants in major chronic pain conditions; namely, neuropathic pain, headaches, low back pain, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and cancer pain. Studies, reviews and meta-analyses published from 1991 to March 2008 were retrieved through MEDLINE, PsycINFO and the Cochrane database using numerous key words for pain and antidepressants. In summary, evidence supports the use of tricyclic antidepressants in neuropathic pain, headaches, low back pain, fibromyalgia and IBS. The efficacy of the newer serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors is less supported by evidence, but can be recommended in neuropathic pain, migraines and fibromyalgia. To date, evidence does not support an analgesic effect of serotonin reuptake inhibitors, but beneficial effects on well-being were reported in several chronic pain conditions. These results are discussed in the light of current insights in the neurobiology of pain, the reciprocal relationship between pain and depression, and future developments in this field of research.
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- Bénédicte Verdu
- Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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FRISTAD INGE, BLETSA ATHANASIA, BYERS MARGARET. Inflammatory nerve responses in the dental pulp. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-1546.2010.00247.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pogatzki-Zahn EM, Zahn PK, Brennan TJ. Postoperative pain--clinical implications of basic research. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2007; 21:3-13. [PMID: 17489216 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2006.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Postoperative incisional pain is a unique and common form of acute pain. Although ample evidence indicates that an efficeous postoperative pain treatment reduces patient morbidity and patient outcome, recent studies demonstrate that about 50-70% of patients experience moderate to severe pain after surgery indicating that postoperative pain remains poorly treated. Perhaps important reasons for this quandary are distinct mechanisms of incisional nociception compared to other pain conditions limiting our regimen to drugs designed for other clinical pain problems. Another reason might be the lack of an in depth knowledge about the pathophysiology and neuropharmacology of postoperative pain. Basic research offers important insights in the mechanisms of postsurgical incisional pain and the translation of experimental results into clinical practice will have important implications on the improvement of new multimodal treatment regimens based postoperative pain mechanisms. In the present review, recent developments in experimental postsurgical incisional pain research will be described and their possible relevance for clinical practice discussed.
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- Esther M Pogatzki-Zahn
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Muenster, Albert Schweitzer Str. 33, 48149 Muenster, Germany.
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Wood LRJ, Peat G, Thomas E, Duncan R. Knee osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults: are there characteristic patterns of pain location? Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2007; 15:615-23. [PMID: 17276094 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2006] [Accepted: 12/03/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether there are characteristic patterns of pain location associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA) among community-dwelling older adults. DESIGN Population-based, cross-sectional survey of 697 adults aged 50 years and over reporting knee pain within the past 6 months. Pain at 13 individual sites at or around the knee was coded. Pain locations in participants with and without "symptomatic knee OA" (defined as symptoms on most days in the past month, at least a definite osteophyte on plain X-ray, and current pain intensity of at least 2 out of 10) were compared. Participants were then grouped by pattern of knee pain location, and their clinical and radiographic characteristics compared. RESULTS Generalised knee pain (n=313) and medial knee pain (either in isolation or with peripatellar or lateral knee pain: n=175) were the most common patterns. Medial knee pain and distally radiating pain were significantly more likely in those with symptomatic knee OA. Individuals with generalised knee pain with radiation had more persistent, severe pain, and a relatively high proportion had moderate or severe radiographic disease. CONCLUSION No single pattern of pain location is pathognomonic for knee OA. Attention towards the role of peripheral nociception and central sensitisation in producing medial knee pain and distally radiating knee pain is warranted.
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- L R J Wood
- Keele University, Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele, United Kingdom.
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Pain has become an increasingly recognized symptom that plays a major role in the treatment of many podiatric patients. Management of this now accepted fifth vital sign can be accomplished through many avenues. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications and short- and long-acting opioids are typically used by many podiatric physicians; however, the benefits and potential hazards of other pharmaceutic approaches using antidepressants, anticonvulsants, topical medications, and other centrally acting medications must also be recognized. In addition, the role of the psychiatrist or therapist should not be neglected because many types of cognitive therapies are available to aid in treating these patients.
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- Padma Gulur
- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital Pain Center, 15 Parkman Street, WACC 333, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Roganovic Z, Mandic-Gajic G. Pain syndromes after missile-caused peripheral nerve lesions: part 2--treatment. Neurosurgery 2007; 59:1238-49; discussion 1249-51. [PMID: 17277686 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000245618.16979.32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To analyze treatment procedures and treatment outcomes of painful missile-caused nerve injuries and factors influencing the outcome. METHODS The study included 326 patients with clinically significant pain syndromes, including complex regional pain syndrome Type II, deafferentation pain, reinnervation pain, and neuralgic pain. Treatment modalities included drug therapy, nerve surgery, sympatholysis, and dorsal root entry zone operation. Pain intensity was assessed before and after the treatment using a visual analog scale, and treatment outcome was defined as successful (pain relief >70%), fair (pain relief between 50 and 69%), or poor (pain relief <50%). The outcome was compared between different pain syndromes and different treatment modalities. RESULTS A successful outcome was achieved in 28.6% of patients with deafferentation pain, in 76.9% of patients with complex regional pain syndrome Type II, and in 87.9 to 100% of patients with other pain syndromes (P = 0.002). Each type of pain syndrome required a specific treatment algorithm, but average pain relief was similar for all definitive treatment modalities (range, 81-88%; P > 0.05). Ten factors were found to significantly influence the treatment outcome, but only three factors were independent predictors of a successful outcome: type of pain syndrome (P < 0.001), severity of nerve injury (P < 0.001), and absence of pain paroxysms (P = 0.03). CONCLUSION The treatment outcome of painful nerve injury depends on several factors, including the type of pain syndrome, severance of nerve injury, and absence of pain paroxysms. Drug therapy (carbamazepine, amitriptyline, or gabapentin) should be recommended, at least as a part of treatment, for patients with reinnervation pain, deafferentation pain, and complex regional pain syndrome Type II. Nerve surgery should be recommended for patients with posttraumatic neuralgia, either as the first treatment choice (acute nerve compression or intraneural foreign particles) or after unsuccessful pharmacological treatment (other causes of neuralgic pain).
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- Neurosurgical Department, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia.
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