Opioid Use in Fibromyalgia Continues Despite Guidelines That Do Not Support Its Efficacy or Risk
The aim of this cross-sectional study is to determine the prevalence of opioid use in a large...
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A review of the incidence and risk factors for fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain in population-based studies.
This review identified prospective cohort studies in the general population which showed incidence...
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Midterm Outcomes of Ultrasound-guided Local Treatment for Infrapatellar Saphenous Neuroma Following Total Knee Arthroplasty.
While total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a reliable treatment for advanced knee arthritis, up to...
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Neuroendocrine Effects of Naltrexone Versus Nalmefene
Naltrexone and nalmefene are approved for the treatment of alcohol use disorders, in different...
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Quantitative proteomic analysis of the central amygdala in neuropathic pain model rats.
Pain and emotional distress have a reciprocal relation. The amygdala has been implicated in...
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Estimating the impact of wide scale uptake of screening and medications for opioid use disorder in US prisons and jails.
Medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) are the most effective treatment for OUD, but uptake of...
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Trajectories of Retention in Opioid Agonist Therapy
Long-term engagement in opioid agonist therapy (OAT) has been consistently associated with reduced...
Read MoreThe effect of saffron supplement on clinical outcomes and metabolic profiles in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune and inflammatory disease. Our study aimed to determine the effect of saffron supplement on clinical outcomes and metabolic profiles in patients with active RA. In this...
Read MoreVitamin D in Autoimmune Bullous Disease
Numerous epidemiological studies have suggested a link between vitamin D deficiency and the development of various autoimmune diseases, including diabetes mellitus type 1, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease,...
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Psychosocial Factors Associated with Sleep Quality and Duration Among Older Adults with Chronic Pain.
Sleep complaints are common among older adults with chronic pain. Because of the risk of...
Read MoreOriginal Research: Arthritis-Related Functional Limitations and Inadequate Physical Activity Among Female Adult Cancer Survivors.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention recommend an adequate level of physical activity for cancer prevention and survivorship. Many adults have been diagnosed with...
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Immunomodulatory benefits of mesenchymal stem cells treated with Caffeine in adjuvant-induced arthritis.
We intend to assess the effect of the conditioned medium of Caffeine pulsed MSCS in the...
Read MoreEffect of Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Wound Dressing on Deep Surgical Site Infection After Surgery for Lower Limb Fractures Associated With Major Trauma: The WHIST Randomized Clinical Trial.
Following surgery to treat major trauma-related fractures, deep wound infection rates are high. It is not known if negative pressure wound therapy can reduce infection rates in this setting.To assess outcomes in patients who...
Read MoreAlterations in pronociceptive and antinociceptive mechanisms in patients with low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Altered pronociceptive and antinociceptive mechanisms are often implicated in painful conditions and have been increasingly studied over the past decade. For some painful conditions, alterations are well-established, but in...
Read MoreExploring the neural correlates of touch and pain in women with provoked vestibulodynia.
Group differences in touch and pain thresholds-and their neural correlates-were studied in women with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD; N = 15), a common subtype of vulvodynia (chronic vulvar pain), and pain-free control women (N =...
Read MorePositive affect and chronic pain: a preregistered systematic review and meta-analysis.
Chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) is a significant health burden among adults. Standard behavioral therapies typically focus on targeting negative affect (NA) and yield only modest treatment effects. The aims of this study were to...
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Bodily changes and sensory sensitivity in complex regional pain syndrome and fibromyalgia.
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and fibromyalgia are chronic pain conditions of unexplained...
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Is Bone Non-Union, Vertebral Deformity, or Spino-Pelvic Malalignment the Best Therapeutic Target for Amelioration of Low Back Pain after Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture?
Cohort study (level 3).To identify independent risk factors for residual low back pain (LBP)...
Read MoreTraumatic Atlanto-occipital Dislocation: Analysis of 15 Survival Cases With Emphasis on Associated Upper Cervical Spine Injuries.
Retrospective case analyses.The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and characteristics of associated upper cervical spine injuries in 15 survival cases of traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation (AOD).Traumatic...
Read MorePredictive Forward Dynamic Simulation of Manual Wheelchair Propulsion on a Rolling Dynamometer.
Research studies to understand the biomechanics of manual wheelchair propulsion often incorporate experimental data and mathematical models. This project aimed to advance this field of study by developing a two-dimensional model...
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