Mar 06, 2023

The aim of this systematic review was to shed light on the disease-trajectory of vulvodynia and identify potential risk factors which may affect such trajectory.We searched Pubmed to identify articles...

Mar 06, 2023

Management of craniofacial injuries typically defaults to plastic, ophthalmology, and oral maxillofacial surgeons which can challenge these surgical subspecialists' capacity to care for both trauma vi...

Mar 06, 2023

Appropriate responses to inflammation are conducive to pathogen elimination and tissue repair, while uncontrolled inflammatory reactions are likely to result in the damage of tissues. Chemokine (CC-mo...

Mar 06, 2023

Objective Screening the differentially expressed proteins related to apoptosis in cold-dampness syndrome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were collected...

Mar 06, 2023

A comprehensive understanding of pain memories requires consideration of risk and resilience factors across biopsychosocial domains. Previous research has typically focused on pain-related outcomes, l...

Mar 06, 2023

Approximately half of patients with alcohol use disorder report pain and this can be severe during withdrawal. Many questions remain regarding the importance of biological sex, alcohol exposure paradi...

Feb 28, 2023

The following is a summary of the “Predictors of Documented Goals-of-Care Discussion for Hospitalized Patients With Chronic Illness,” published in the February 2023 issue of Pain and Symptom Manag...

Feb 27, 2023

Chronic pain affects an important part of the pediatric population in developed countries. secondary chronic pain (SCP) can have a well-defined medical cause, but primary chronic pain (PCP) can have a...

Feb 27, 2023

The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene has arguably been the designated pain sensitivity gene for nearly two decades. However, the literature provides inconsistent evidence. We performed several...

Feb 27, 2023

The study aimed to evaluate the planning characteristics of spinal stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using mono- and dual-isocentric volumetrically modulated arc therapy (VMAT) techniques. The dos...

Feb 27, 2023

There have been sporadic reports of ischemic spinal cord injury (SCI) during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) support. The authors observed a troubling pattern of this catast...

Feb 27, 2023

Previous meta-analyses of a small number of trials showed that acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) might improve chronic pain. Many new trials have been published afterward, and the factors that m...

Feb 27, 2023

Ostracism (i.e., being ignored/ excluded) is a form of social adversity that powerfully impacts health and well-being. While laboratory research indicates that experimentally manipulated experiences o...

Feb 20, 2023

Patients with long-segment cervical spinal fusion resulting from spinal ankylosing disorders (SADs) are at high risk for highly unstable cervical spine fractures necessitating surgery as the treatment...

Feb 20, 2023

Depression and thermal hypersensitivity share pathogenic features and symptomology, but their pathophysiologic interactions have not been fully eluidated. Dopaminergic systems in the ventrolateral per...

Feb 20, 2023

Higher sensitivity to pain is a common clinical symptom in postmenopausal females. The gut microbiota (GM) has recently been identified as participating in various pathophysiological processes and may...

Feb 13, 2023

The objective of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the efficacy of Transversus Abdominis Plane Block (TAPB) in pain control and recovery after open hepatic surgery.We searched for the articles in PubM...

Feb 13, 2023

To investigate the effects of connective tissue massage (CTM) on pain characteristics, accompanying symptoms, medication usage, disability, sleep quality, psychological status, and quality of life in ...

Feb 13, 2023

Several types of electrical neuromodulation (such as transcranial direct current stimulation, tDCS; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) have been applied in the treatment of fibromyalgia. The...

Feb 13, 2023

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive and often fatal neurological disease. However, very little is known about the attitudes toward SMA carrier screening among Chinese pregnant peop...