Pain General
Jul 27, 2020
Cluster headache (CH) is among the worst painful conditions. The available therapies are scarce and not specific, leaving many patients unsatisfied because of poor efficacy and/or tolerability. Patien...
Jul 27, 2020
Fibromyalgia (FM) is common among patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and its coexistence is believed to interfere with the measurement of patient-reported outcomes of disease activity and func...
Jul 27, 2020
The primary aim of the study was to investigate the effect of 10 Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) on pain in fibromyalgia. Seco...
Jul 27, 2020
Fibromyalgia is a common and complex long-term pain condition. Despite advancements in our understanding and treatment of fibromyalgia, patients report patchy health care provision and frustrating jou...
Jul 27, 2020
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that is currently incurable. Clinical practice has shown significant benefits of combined therapies for RA treatment. This study aims to develop and ...
Jul 27, 2020
Hydroxychloroquine sulfate is one of a large series of 4-aminoquinolines with antimalarial activity. Moreover, it is used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Sometimes Hydroxychloroquine sulfat...
Jul 23, 2020
Codeine and tramadol are commonly used analgesics in surgery. In 2013, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a contraindication to the use of codeine in tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy patient...
Jul 23, 2020
Postoperative pain management is challenging in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study assesses the safety and efficacy of transversus abdominis plane (TAP) blocks as an adjunct for post...
Jul 23, 2020
Retrospective study.To investigate the incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic implant failure in spinal metastasis surgery and identify potential risk factors.Surgical stabilization with instrument...
Jul 23, 2020
Retrospective evaluation.To determine the prevalence of mid-range dynamic instability in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS) and to evaluate the clinical implication of mid-range instabi...
Jul 23, 2020
Notable advances in hip arthroplasty implants and techniques over the past 60 years have yielded excellent survivorship of fully cemented, hybrid, and reverse hybrid total hip replacements as demonstr...
Jul 23, 2020
In this study, we investigated the role of macrophage stimulating 1 (Mst1) and the AMPK-Sirt1 signaling pathway in the oxidative stress-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis seen in rheumato...
Jul 23, 2020
Prevention of headaches via avoidance of triggers remains the main behavioral treatment suggestion for headache management despite trigger avoidance resulting in increases in potency, lifestyle restri...
Jul 23, 2020
Cross-sectional observational study.This study aimed to analyze any potential associations of extramyocellular lipid (EMCL) and intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) contents with (1) the intensity of low bac...
Jul 23, 2020
Mitragynine is the most abundant psychoactive alkaloid derived from the leaves of (kratom), a tropical plant indigenous to regions of Southeast Asia. Mitragynine displays a moderate affinity to opioi...
Jul 23, 2020
In our study, the aim was to identify the serum uric acid levels, a marker of oxidative stress, according to migraine subtypes (aura/without aura and episodic/chronic migraine).The study included 300 ...
Jul 23, 2020
A refractory chronic migraine (RCM) accompanied by medication-overuse headache (MOH) is an extremely disabling disease. Evidence suggests that in selected patients, chronic opioids may be a valuable t...
Jul 23, 2020
We describe a series of cases with unusual brain MRI findings in patients who present with headache disorders.Incidental findings in patients imaged for headache include the following: aneurysm, arach...
Jul 23, 2020
Fibromyalgia (FM) is one of the most common musculoskeletal pain conditions. Although the aetiology of FM is still unknown, mitochondrial dysfunction and the overproduction of reactive oxygen intermed...
Jul 23, 2020
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical score and stability after meniscal allograft transplantation (MAT) after a previous anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.Medial MAT wo...