The multifaceted nature of osteoarthritis (OA) pain presents a challenge in understanding and managing the condition. The diverse pain experiences, progression rates, individual responses to treatments, and complex disease mechanisms contribute to …
The injection of low-dose opioids (mainly buprenorphine or sufentanil) to different sympathetic ganglia has been termed “ganglionic local opioid analgesia” (GLOA) [ 1 , 2 ]. This form of therapy has been successfully used for numerous, often …
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Stefan Neuwersch-Sommeregger, Markus Köstenberger, Andreas Sandner-Kiesling, Matthias Fürstner, Isabel Igerc, Brigitte Trummer, Jessica Wuntschek, Wolfgang Pipam, Haro Stettner, Rudolf Likar, Georg Feigl
Migraine is a debilitating neurological condition with an overall prevalence of approximately 15% in Europe [ 1 ], and 1-year prevalences of 12.6% in Spain [ 2 ] and 16.6% in Germany [ 3 ]. Reported prevalence estimates vary between studies …
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Stefan Evers, Grazia Dell’Agnello, Diego Novick, H. Saygin Gonderten, Tommaso Panni, Julio Pascual
Compared with traditional open thoracotomy, thoracoscopic minimally invasive surgery has many advantages. It requires a small incision, causes minimal trauma and less pain, and allows faster recovery [ 1 ]. Therefore, thoracoscopic minimally …
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Xia Xu, Ying-xin Xie, Meng Zhang, Jian-hui Du, Jin-xian He, Li-hong Hu
Migraine is a neurologic disease described by the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-II) as a recurrent headache disorder manifesting in attacks lasting 4–72 h without treatment and with typical characteristics, such as …
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Samuel Díaz Insa, Ángel Guerrero, Javier Viguera, Vicente Medrano Martínez, Carlos Calle de Miguel, Jesús Porta-Etessam, Antonio Ciudad, Silvia Diaz-Cerezo, Ana Roncero Martín, Mercedes Núñez
Degenerative disorders of the spine have many etiologies, including hypertrophied ligamentum flavum, facet joint hypertrophy, degenerative disc disease, and osteophyte formation. This cascade of degenerative changes is largely the result of aging …
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Michael J. Dorsi, Patrick Buchanan, Chau Vu, Harjot S. Bhandal, David W. Lee, Samir Sheth, Phil M. Shumsky, Nolan J. Brown, Alexander Himstead, Ryan Mattie, Steven M. Falowski, Ramana Naidu, Jason E. Pope
Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (ITN), also known as tic douloureux, is a condition characterized by severe facial pain without a clear cause, although it potentially involves vascular compression of the fifth cranial nerve [ 1 , 2 ]. This painful …
Excitation of the sympathetic nervous system following hip fracture surgery can result from severe pain, contributing to the release of stress hormones into systemic circulation whereupon they can alter hemodynamic parameters, increase the …
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Dawn C. Buse, Lynda J. Krasenbaum, Michael J. Seminerio, Elizabeth R. Packnett, Karen Carr, Mario Ortega, Maurice T. Driessen
Headache is a widespread neurological disorder. Stovner et al.’s review [ 1 ] of literature data from all prevalence studies up to 2020 investigating the past-year prevalence of active headache disorders in the general adult population (i.e., how …
Pain is a significant health issue, and pain assessment is essential for proper diagnosis, follow-up, and effective management of pain. The conventional methods of pain assessment often suffer from subjectivity and variability. The main issue is …
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Salah N. El-Tallawy, Joseph V. Pergolizzi, Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes, Rania S. Ahmed, JoAnn K. LeQuang, Hamdy N. El-Tallawy, Giustino Varrassi, Mohamed S. Nagiub
The most frequent surgical operation performed globally is a Cesarean section [ 1 ]. After a Cesarean section, there are primarily two types of pain: somatic pain from the abdominal wall and skin incisions and visceral pain coming from the uterus [ …2
