Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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The objective of this review was to identify measuring instruments that might be suitable for assessment of satisfaction and experience of exercise programs designed to help people with persistent, recurrent low back pain. ⋯ Important information that would inform researchers and clinicians regarding the components of successful exercise programs may be gained from the development of an instrument that assesses experience of exercise program participation. Research into the experience of people who have participated in exercise programs may be a key to understanding their motivation, engagement, compliance or noncompliance and success or failure.
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The objective of this study was to determine if radiofrequency neurotomy is effective for patients with postoperative neck pain after cervical spine operations. ⋯ Zygapophysial joints are a possible source of postoperative pain after anterior cervical spine surgery. Persistent and therapy-resistant neck pain occurs more often in patients after double-level operation. Radiofrequency neurotomy can provide an effective treatment for persistent neck pain after ventral cervical spine surgery.
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The goals of the present studies were 1) to determine the psychometric utility and norms of the Profile of Chronic Pain: Screen (PCP: S) in young adults (ages 17-24) with self-reported pain and 2) to compare non-, mildly-, and clinically-depressed young adults with chronic pain in their patterns of pain attitudes and pain beliefs as assessed by the Profile of Chronic Pain: Extended Assessment (PCP: EA) battery. ⋯ Results suggest that depressed young persons with chronic pain demonstrate a pattern of negative attitudes and beliefs that could compromise their ability to flexibly adjust to changing life circumstances.