European journal of pain : EJP
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Migraine is an important source of social burden and work-related costs. Studies addressing the association of migraine with job stress are rare. ⋯ We observed a strong association between high-strain jobs and migraine. Job control was a stronger migraine-related factor for women. Low social support was associated with migraine in both sexes.
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Human experimental pain models play an important role in studying neuropathic pain mechanisms. The objective of the present study was to test the reproducibility of the topical menthol model over a 1-week period. ⋯ For an observation period of 1 week, the signs of cold and mechanical hyperalgesia were reproducible with a highly significant correlation of about r = 0.8 and good agreement except for the area size of mechanical pin-prick hyperalgesia. These results demonstrate that the topical menthol pain model is suitable for pharmacological interventions repeated within an observation period of 1 week.
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The aim of this study was to investigate whether the perception of experimental pain was different during a mindfulness manipulation than during a distraction manipulation. Furthermore, it was examined if effects were moderated by dispositional pain catastrophizing. ⋯ The findings suggest that in persons with a high level of catastrophic thinking about pain, mindfulness-based coping may be a better approach than distraction.
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Smokers report more pain and worse functioning. The evidence from pain clinics suggests that depression affects this relationship: The association between smoking and chronic pain is weakened when controlling for depression. This study explored the relationship between smoking, pain and depression in a large general population-based cohort (Generation Scotland: Scottish Family Health Study). ⋯ In contrast to smokers treated in pain clinics, a history of MDD mediated the relationship between smoking and pain intensity, but not pain-related disability in smokers in the community.