Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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To assess the effects of a 9-week yoga intervention on chronic nonspecific neck pain 12 months after completion. ⋯ A 9-week yoga intervention improved pain and neck-related disability for at least 12 months after completion. Sustained yoga practice seems to be the most important predictor of long-term effectiveness.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Predicting response to pregabalin from pretreatment pain quality: clinical applications of the pain quality assessment scale.
The aim of this study is to assess the Pain Quality Assessment Scale (PQAS) in predicting pregabalin in peripheral neuropathic pain (NP). ⋯ Pretitration PQAS scores reliably predicted pregabalin responders in patients with NP.
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Neuropathic pain is common and often difficult to treat because it generally does not respond well to the currently available pain medications or nerve blocks. Recent studies in both humans and animals have suggested that exercise may induce a transient analgesia and reduce acute pain in normal healthy individuals. We examined whether swim therapy could alleviate neuropathic pain in rats. ⋯ The results suggest that regular exercise, including swim therapy, may be an effective treatment for neuropathic pain caused by nerve injuries. This study, showing that swim therapy reduces neuropathic pain behavior in rats, provides a scientific rationale for clinicians to test the efficacy of exercise in the management of neuropathic pain. It may prove to be a safe and cost-effective therapy in a variety of neuropathic pain states.