Pain medicine : the official journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
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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.
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To examine the predictive value of physician's prognosis after patient's first visit to a pain specialty clinic. ⋯ Physician's pessimistic evaluation of patient's prognosis after the first visit was longitudinally associated with an increase in depression and in the affective dimension of pain over time, but not with changes in the sensory component of pain. Referring to physician pessimism as a marker for pre-depressed patient may lead to early preventive interventions.
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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.