Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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Letter Case Reports
A Technical Report of Robot-Assisted Stereotactic Percutaneous Rhizotomy.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparison of the Acute Effect of Radial Shock Wave Therapy and Ultrasound Therapy in the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Study.
This study compared the effectiveness of radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (r-ESWT) with ultrasound (US) therapy in the treatment of plantar fasciitis (PF). ⋯ All groups and particularly the r-ESWT and US groups' symptoms were decreased after treatment. However; FFI parameters were reduced more in the US groups than the other two groups, the ankle proprioception sense increased in the r-ESWT group, and there was no change in the other groups.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Cervical Lateral Glide Neural Mobilization Is Effective in Treating Cervicobrachial Pain: A Randomized Waiting List Controlled Clinical Trial.
Cervicobrachial pain (CP) is a high-incidence and prevalent condition. Cervical lateral glide (CLG) is a firstline treatment of CP. There is a current lack of enough high-quality randomized controlled double-blind clinical trials that measure the effectiveness of neural tissue mobilization techniques such as the CLG and its specific effect over CP. ⋯ CLG is superior to the absence of treatment in reducing pain and increasing the affected upper limb function of subjects who suffer from CP. CLG may be considered an effective treatment in specific cases of CP.
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Previous studies suggest that trigger points (TrPs) contribute to migraine pain, but no data is available on the effects of TrPs on pressure pain sensitivity. Our objective was to investigate the association between the number of TrPs and widespread pressure hypersensitivity in women with episodic migraines. ⋯ This study found that the number of active but not latent TrPs in head and neck and shoulder muscles was associated with widespread pressure hypersensitivity in women with episodic migraines, suggesting a potential contribution of active TrPs as contributors for sensitization processes in migraines.
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Letter Case Reports
Early Onset and Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain Following Surgical Amputation.