Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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To investigate how self-reported musculoskeletal pain and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) are associated among young adults. ⋯ The number of involved sites of self-reported musculoskeletal pain was associated with the level of reduction in HRQoL among young adults.
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The pain stages of change questionnaire (PSOCQ) has been designed to assess the willingness of chronic pain patients to engage in self-management approaches. This study sought to examine the utility of the PSOCQ as a predictor of treatment completion and the relationship with treatment outcome. ⋯ These findings suggest that the PSOCQ may be useful in making treatment more efficient, both by predicting who is less likely complete treatment and by providing targeted treatments according to patients' readiness to engage in self-management.
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To evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of repeating sacroiliac joint (SIJ) provocative tests post-block. ⋯ Multiple positive pre-block SIJ provocative tests have diagnostic utility however post-block normalization of SIJ provocative tests does not.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin a is beneficial in postherpetic neuralgia.
To assess the benefits of subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). ⋯ Subcutaneous administration of BTX-A significantly decreased pain in PHN and reduced opioid use compared with lidocaine and placebo at day 7 and 3 months post-treatment. It also increased subjects' sleep times.