Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Multicenter Study
Preparing to implement a self-management program for back pain in new york city senior centers: what do prospective consumers think?
Prior to testing the feasibility/potential efficacy of a newly developed self-management pain program for seniors with back pain, this study sought to: 1) determine prospective consumers' prior exposure to self-management pain programs, 2) determine their willingness to participate in the new program, and 3) ascertain perceived barriers/facilitators to program participation. ⋯ These data support efforts to disseminate self-management pain programs in older populations, particularly minority communities. The recommendations made by participants can help to guide implementation efforts of the newly developed pain program and may help to enhance both their reach and success.
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The aim of this study is to assess the discriminative value of all tender points, alone and in combination, that are designated as criteria for fibromyalgia diagnosis by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), by investigating the appropriate pressure magnitude that should be applied during tenderness examination. ⋯ Fibromyalgia syndrome can have potential to be recognized simply by pressing fewer tender point areas but with various pressure cutoff levels identified for each tender point areas.
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Most patients with advanced stage cancer report moderate to severe pain. The leech (Hirudo medicinalis) is commonly used in traditional medicine for relief of localized pain. ⋯ This is the first report indicating possible activity of leeches in cancer pain.
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Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may reduce pain scores and improve function in patients with chronic visceral abdominal pain. We thus present our large clinical experience in SCS for visceral abdominal pain. ⋯ Spinal cord stimulation may be a useful therapeutic option for patients with severe visceral pain.
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This survey assessed procedures performed by general dentists in German university hospitals treating patients with chronic orofacial pain (COP). ⋯ The prevalence of COP is 5% in German University dental practices, where current guidelines of COP treatment are followed incompletely, and patients with psychological disorders are usually not treated. Interdisciplinary practice principles should be encouraged.