Pain after Shoulder Prosthesis Is Not Always Due to Infection or LooseningAbstract. Summary: Suprascapular nerve neuropathy is becoming increasingly recognized as a reason for persistent shoulder pain. The underlying ...
Prehospital Pain Management: Overview and Potential ImprovementsAbstract. Pain is a frequent issue in the prehospital setting. Rapid and adequate analgesia has a positive effect on the physiological and psychological ...
Peripheral Regional Anaesthesia for Perioperative AnalgesiaAbstract. Peripheral regional anaesthesia is the actual gold standard of opioid-sparing perioperative analgesia and is mainly used for surgery of the ...
Bio-Psycho-Social Therapy for Stress-Induced Chronic Pain Abstract. Against the background of latest neurobiological and epigenetic findings the bio-psycho-social model of disease is outlined often misinterpreted ...
Cancer Pain – Self-Management Support for Patients and FamiliesAbstract. Cancer pain is frequent, burdensome and often insufficiently treated. Cancer has become a chronic disease; many patients have to deal with therapies ...
Functional Assessment of Patients with Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease: Who Is Right – the Doctor, the Patient or the Objective Test?Abstract. A number of validated instruments exist to accurately measure pain, functional ...
Pathophysiology of Peripheral Nociception – Therapeutical ApproachesAbstract. The recognition, diagnosis, and interpretation of pain is an absolute requirement for potent therapy. The nature, form, and anatomical correspondence of pain to its source, ...
We report on the history of a 53-year-old patient who went to his primary care physician due to pain while sitting. Clinical, gastroenterological and urological examination did not lead diagnostic. A radiography of the pelvis revealed a kinky sacrum and ...
A survey was performed to evaluate the use of perioperative analgesia in dogs and cats by veterinary practitioners. Questions were grouped in seven sections recording personal data, education in veterinary analgesia, general ideology regarding treatment ...
The aim of this multicentre, longitudinal investigation was to document the efficacy and tolerability profiles of controlled release hydromorphone in patients with heavy visceral, somatic or neuropathic pain under practical conditions. To this end, a ...
Long neglected, the pain related to wounds is nowadays recognized as an important issue. This article reviews the physiopathological mechanisms and the types of pain related to wounds, their assessment modalities as well as the pharmacological and non-...
A case of a menopausal woman known for a chronic diffuse pain syndrome and breast cancer positive for estrogen receptors is presented. She developed an increase of her diffuse pain syndrome and joint aches after the introduction of an aromatase inhibitor. ...