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Benemei S, Mattia C, Di Minno MND. The good, the bad and the ugly of pain in haemophilia: Recent evidence on the epidemiology, molecular mechanisms and knowledge gaps preventing optimal treatment. Haemophilia 2024; 30:589-597. [PMID: 38545868 DOI: 10.1111/hae.15002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/15/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Haemophilia is an inherited, X-linked blood clotting disorder caused by the deficiency of coagulation factors VIII (FVIII, haemophilia A) or IX (FIX, haemophilia B). Spontaneous bleeds are common in severe forms of haemophilia and can also occur in moderate and mild haemophilia. Severe or repeated bleeding at a joint can evolve into chronic haemophilic arthropathy, with functional damage of the joint, disability, and intense chronic articular pain. Nonetheless, acute and chronic pain may emerge due to secondary conditions related to bleedings. AIM This narrative review aims to critically discuss the most recent evidence about pain in haemophilia to give healthcare professionals a clear picture of current knowledge hence favouring the optimisation of clinical management of pain. METHODS Extensive literature search with the terms 'hemophilia' AND 'pain', focusing on the time window 2021-2023. RESULTS Acute and chronic pain is a critical aspect of haemophilia at all ages. It should be considered a multifaceted phenomenon, with a positive role as an early emergency signal of a clinical event (haemarthrosis), and numerous detrimental aspects linked to its burden that heavily affects the health-related quality of life, with psychological and social consequences. CONCLUSION Despite its prevalence and frequency in people with haemophilia, pain is often underestimated by healthcare professionals, leading to insufficient and inadequate treatment, also due to uncertainty linked to the presence of the coagulation disorder or arthritic flares.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Unit of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, 'ICOT-Polo Pontino, Sapienza' University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Cruz-Montecinos C, Landro ME, Cambiaggi G, Caviglia H, Daffunchio C. How does joint impairment affect the functional capacity of the lower limb in early haemophilia-related arthropathy? Haemophilia 2023; 29:1604-1610. [PMID: 37729473 DOI: 10.1111/hae.14871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The impact of joint damage on functional capacity in patients with mild haemophilia (PwMH) has yet to be well studied. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the effect of joint impairment on the functional capacity of the lower limb in PwMH. The secondary aim was to identify physical predictors of lower limb functional capacity. METHOD Forty-nine PwMH were evaluated. Dynamic balance was assessed using Time Up and Go (TUG). Thirty-second sit-to-stand (30-STS) and 60-second-STS (60-STS) were used to assess muscle power and endurance, respectively. Haemophilia Early Arthropathy Detection with Ultrasound (HEAD-US) was used to assess joint damage. PwMH were divided based on HEAD-US: with joint damage (≥3 points) and without or with very low joint damage (0-2 points). Univariate ANOVA and multiple regression analyses were performed to identify differences in functional capacity and potential physical predictors. RESULTS Only 30-STS showed significant differences between groups (p = .002). TUG and 60-STS were primarily explained by age (r2 = .21 and r2 = .44, respectively), while for 30-STS, age combined with joint damage and pain level explains 54% of the variance. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate that the 30-STS is useful for assessing functional deterioration in people with early-stage haemophilia-related arthropathy. Our results also indicate that joint damage, combined with ageing and pain, may impact 30-STS outcomes in PwMH. Furthermore, our findings show that the loss in TUG and 60-STS performance in PwMH is related to ageing.
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- Carlos Cruz-Montecinos
- Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Section of Research, Innovation and Development in Kinesiology, Kinesiology Unit, San José Hospital, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Traumatology, Juan A. Fernàndez Hospital, CABA, Argentina
- Haemophilia Foundation, CABA, Argentina
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- Department of Traumatology, Juan A. Fernàndez Hospital, CABA, Argentina
- Haemophilia Foundation, CABA, Argentina
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- Department of Traumatology, Juan A. Fernàndez Hospital, CABA, Argentina
- Haemophilia Foundation, CABA, Argentina
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Villalón-González M, Fernández de Luco-Santamaría Í, Cuesta-Barriuso R, López-Pina JA, Pérez-Llanes R. Hemophilic Arthropathy of the Knee and Its Association with Reduced Muscle Strength and Activation and the Pressure Pain Threshold: A Case-Control Study. J Clin Med 2023; 12:3275. [PMID: 37176715 PMCID: PMC10179255 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12093275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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(1) Background: Hemophilia is characterized by recurrent hemarthrosis leading to degenerative arthropathy. The aim was to evaluate the differences in muscle strength and activity and the pressure pain threshold between patients with knee arthropathy and their healthy peers; (2) Methods: A case-control study in which 23 adult patients with knee arthropathy and 24 healthy peers matched in terms of characteristics were recruited. The study variables were quadriceps muscle strength, muscle activation and the pressure pain threshold; (3) Results: There were significant differences between the two groups in quadriceps strength on the dominant (CI95%: 64.69, 129.2) and non-dominant (CI95%: 29.95, 93.55) sides and in the pressure pain threshold on the dominant (CI95%: 3.30, 43.54) and non-dominant (CI95%: 3.09, 45.25) sides. There were differences in neuromuscular fatigue on the non-dominant side in the vastus medialis (CI95%: 8.72, 21.51), vastus lateralis (CI95%: 4.84, 21.66) and rectus femoris (CI95%: 6.48, 24.95) muscles; (4) Conclusions: Muscle strength and the pressure pain threshold are lower in patients with hemophilia. Quadriceps muscle activation in patients with hemophilic knee arthropathy does not in any way differ from activation in healthy subjects. However, muscle fatigue is greater in patients with knee arthropathy. Strength training in patients with hemophilia should focus on the activation of the vastus medialis and lateralis muscles.
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- Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Oviedo, 33006 Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Catholic University San Antonio-UCAM, 30107 Murcia, Spain; (Í.F.d.L.-S.); (R.P.-L.)
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Cruz-Montecinos C, Núñez-Cortés R, Vasconcello-Castillo L, Solís-Navarro L, Carrasco-Alonso B, Calatayud J, Pérez-Alenda S, Torres-Castro R. Exercise capacity in people with haemophilia: A systematic review. Haemophilia 2022; 28:891-901. [PMID: 35896002 DOI: 10.1111/hae.14646] [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: 06/11/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Exercise capacity has been established as a protective factor against joint impairment in people with haemophilia (PWH). However, little is known about how exercise capacity is affected in PWH. AIM To analyse exercise capacity, as assessed by standardised laboratory or field tests in PWH. METHODS A systematic review was conducted to identify manuscripts investigating physical capacity in PWH. An electronic search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, CENTRAL and CINAHL was conducted from inception to 13 April, 2022. Two independent reviewers performed data extraction and assessed study quality using the critical appraisal tools of the Joanna Briggs Institute. RESULTS Nineteen studies with 825 patients were included. Most studies used the six-min walk test (6MWT) or peak/maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max). In children, the distance walked ranged from 274 ± 36.02 to 680 ± 100 m. In adults, the distance walked ranged from 457.5 ± 96.9 to 650.9 ± 180.3 m. VO2 max ranged from 37 ± 8 to 47.42 ± 8.29 ml kg-1 min-1 . Most studies reported lower values of exercise capacity compared to standardised values. Overall, the quality of the studies was moderate. CONCLUSION Most of the studies showed that PWH have lower exercise capacity compared to reference values of 6MWT or VO2 max. Based on these results, it is necessary to emphasise in both the promotion and the prescription of physical exercise in PWH.
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Affiliation(s)
- Carlos Cruz-Montecinos
- Departament of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Department of Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy in Motion Multispeciality Research Group (PTinMOTION), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.,Section of Research, Innovation and Development in Kinesiology, Kinesiology Unit, San José Hospital, Santiago, Chile
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- Departament of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.,Department of Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy in Motion Multispeciality Research Group (PTinMOTION), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.,International Physiotherapy Research Network (PhysioEvidence), Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.,International Physiotherapy Research Network (PhysioEvidence), Barcelona, Spain
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- International Physiotherapy Research Network (PhysioEvidence), Barcelona, Spain.,Global Research on Wellbeing (GRoW), Facultat Ciències de la Salut Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Exercise Intervention for Health Research Group (EXINH-RG), Department of, Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy in Motion Multispeciality Research Group (PTinMOTION), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Departament of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile.,International Physiotherapy Research Network (PhysioEvidence), Barcelona, Spain
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