Mechanisms of pain in endometriosis

M Morotti, K Vincent, CM Becker - … Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pain is the central symptom in endometriosis and often persists despite treatment of the
disease. Multiple mechanisms underlie endometriosis-associated pain including …

New insights about chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS)

K Grinberg, Y Sela, R Nissanholtz-Gannot - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is one of the common diseases in
urology and gynecology. CPPS is a multifactorial disorder where pain may originate in any …

Spectrum of symptoms in women diagnosed with endometriosis during adolescence vs adulthood

AD DiVasta, AF Vitonis, MR Laufer… - American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Endometriosis symptoms often start at a young age, and the time between
symptom onset and endometriosis diagnosis can be several years. It is not clear whether the …

Sensitization and interoception as key neurological concepts in osteopathy and other manual medicines

G D'alessandro, F Cerritelli, P Cortelli - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Historically, approaches used in manual medicine to explain patient reported symptoms
have been focused on the so-called exteroceptive paradigm. Arguably, this mindset lacks an …

Does pain vary across the menstrual cycle? A review

S Iacovides, I Avidon, FC Baker - European Journal of Pain, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Reproductive hormones are implicated in moderating pain. Animal studies support both
pronociceptive and antinociceptive actions of oestradiol and progesterone suggesting that …

Co-occurrence of pain syndromes

G Affaitati, R Costantini, C Tana, F Cipollone… - Journal of Neural …, 2020 - Springer
Many pain conditions in patients tend to co-occur, influencing the clinical expressions of
each other in various ways. This paper summarizes the main concurrent pain conditions by …

Physical, complementary, and alternative medicine in the treatment of pelvic floor disorders

A Arnouk, E De, A Rehfuss, C Cappadocia… - Current urology …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of the study was to catalog the most recent
available literature regarding the use of conservative measures in treatment of pelvic floor …

Acute headache management in emergency department. A narrative review

MA Giamberardino, G Affaitati, R Costantini… - Internal and emergency …, 2020 - Springer
Headache is a significant reason for access to Emergency Departments (ED) worldwide.
Though primary forms represent the vast majority, the life-threatening potential of secondary …

Characterization and validation of a chronic model of cyclophosphamide-induced interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome in rats

C Augé, X Gamé, N Vergnolle, P Lluel… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Interstitial cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) is a chronic inflammatory disease
characterized by visceral pain and voiding symptoms. IC/BPS is still an unsolved enigma …

Does central sensitization help explain idiopathic overactive bladder?

WS Reynolds, R Dmochowski, A Wein… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) can
include dysfunction of sensory pathways of the peripheral and central nervous systems …