Sleep deficiency and chronic pain: potential underlying mechanisms and clinical implications
Pain can be both a cause and a consequence of sleep deficiency. This bidirectional
relationship between sleep and pain has important implications for clinical management of …
relationship between sleep and pain has important implications for clinical management of …
What we know about primary dysmenorrhea today: a critical review
BACKGROUND Primary dysmenorrhea, or painful menstruation in the absence of pelvic
pathology, is a common, and often debilitating, gynecological condition that affects between …
pathology, is a common, and often debilitating, gynecological condition that affects between …
Neuropathic pain: principles of diagnosis and treatment
Neuropathic pain is caused by disease or injury of the nervous system and includes various
chronic conditions that, together, affect up to 8% of the population. A substantial body of …
chronic conditions that, together, affect up to 8% of the population. A substantial body of …
Chronic pain: where the body meets the brain
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is one of the most intractable clinical problems faced by
clinicians and can be devastating for patients. Central pain amplification is perceived pain …
clinicians and can be devastating for patients. Central pain amplification is perceived pain …
Central sensitization: implications for the diagnosis and treatment of pain
Nociceptor inputs can trigger a prolonged but reversible increase in the excitability and
synaptic efficacy of neurons in central nociceptive pathways, the phenomenon of central …
synaptic efficacy of neurons in central nociceptive pathways, the phenomenon of central …
Persistent postsurgical pain: risk factors and prevention
Acute postoperative pain is followed by persistent pain in 10–50% of individuals after
common operations, such as groin hernia repair, breast and thoracic surgery, leg …
common operations, such as groin hernia repair, breast and thoracic surgery, leg …
Recommendations for the pharmacological management of neuropathic pain: an overview and literature update
The Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group of the International Association for the Study of
Pain recently sponsored the development of evidence-based guidelines for the …
Pain recently sponsored the development of evidence-based guidelines for the …
Postamputation pain: epidemiology, mechanisms, and treatment
Postamputation pain (PAP) is highly prevalent after limb amputation but remains an
extremely challenging pain condition to treat. A large part of its intractability stems from the …
extremely challenging pain condition to treat. A large part of its intractability stems from the …
Prevalence of chronic pain with neuropathic characteristics in the general population
We conducted a large nationwide postal survey to estimate the prevalence of chronic pain
with or without neuropathic characteristics in the French general population. A questionnaire …
with or without neuropathic characteristics in the French general population. A questionnaire …
The Kyoto protocol of IASP basic pain terminology
Around the same time that representatives of national governments met in Bali to discuss the
world climate and the Kyoto protocol on carbon dioxide emissions, IASP council, at its …
world climate and the Kyoto protocol on carbon dioxide emissions, IASP council, at its …