Published in Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Opioid-related mortality in adolescents is spreading in the US, with prescription opioids playing a crucial role in the development of addiction. We traced back to the process leading to the so called “opioid overflow”, trying to identify any modifiable attitude. Since the late 1990s, pain was labelled as the “fifth vital sign” and its proper manag...
Published in Current Pain and Headache Reports
Purpose of ReviewThis evidence-based systematic review will focus on the use of acupuncture and its role in the treatment of low back pain to help better guide physicians in their practice. It will cover the background and the burden of low back pain and present the current options for treatment and weigh the evidence that is available to support a...
Published in Archives of Physiotherapy
BackgroundThe identification of central sensitization (CS) is an important aspect in the management of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Several methods have been developed, including clinical indicators and psychophysical measures. However, whether clinical indicators coincide with the psychophysical test of CS-related sign and symptoms ...
Published in Pediatric Rheumatology
BackgroundTo characterize suicidality among youth with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome (JFMS) receiving treatment from pediatric rheumatologists at a tertiary care center in order to determine the prevalence of suicidality in JFMS and to explore risk factors for persistent suicidal ideation.MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional cohort study of child...
Published in BMC Family Practice
BackgroundAgenda setting is associated with more efficient care and better patient experience. This study develops a taxonomy of visit opening styles to assess use of agenda and non-agenda setting visit openings and their effects on participant experience.MethodsThis observational study analyzed 83 video recorded US primary care visits at a single ...
Published in Atencion primaria
To evaluate the effectiveness of a group intervention in Primary Care in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) based on pain neuroscience education (PNE). Pre-post study. Urban Primary Health Centre in Bilbao. Patients with FM (2010 American College of Rheumatology Diagnostic Criteria for fibromyalgia), ≥18 years. 5 weekly sessions (2hours each), and a r...
Published in Immunology letters
The interplay between microbiota and nervous system has been associated with a variety of diseases, including stress, anxiety, depression and cognition. The growing body of evidences on the essential role of gut microbiota in modulating acute and chronic pain has opened a new frontier for pain management. Gut microbiota is involved in the developme...
Published in Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews
BELAVY, D. L., J. Van Oosterwijck, M. Clarkson, E. Dhondt, N. L. Mundell, C. Miller and P. J. Owen. NEUROSCI BIOBEHAV REV 21(1) XXX-XXX, 2020. Exercise training is capable of reducing pain in chronic pain syndromes, yet its mechanisms are less well established. One mechanism may be via the impact of exercise on increasing a person's pain threshold....
Published in International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP
Introducción/Objetivo: Estudiar la eficacia diferencial entre terapias basadas en mindfulness y terapia cognitivo-conductual (TCC) en síndromes asociados a dolor crónico. Método: ProQuest, Science Direct, Google Scholar, Pubmed y Embase fueron las bases utilizadas para identificar los ensayos clínicos aleatorizados. Los resultados fueron medidas de...
Published in American journal of surgery
We sought to compare outcomes 6-12 months post-injury between patients discharged to an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) and a skilled nursing facility (SNF). Trauma patients admitted to 3 Level-I trauma centers were interviewed to evaluate the presence of daily pain requiring medication, functional outcomes, and physical and mental health-r...
