The Pain in Alzheimer's Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment - reports human trial data
Dementia diseases, led by Alzheimer's disease (AD), are among the most common and serious conditions affecting the elderly. The number of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease is increasing every year. Among these individuals, a significant portion experiences chronic pain, the diagno...
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| author | Gabriela Prucnal Karolina Ryba Martyna Bukała Kornelia Pudło Klaudia Zacher Anna Rakoczy Patrycja Walkiewicz Jowita Frydrych Katarzyna Znamirowska Karolina Ochyra |
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Dementia diseases, led by Alzheimer's disease (AD), are among the most common and serious conditions affecting the elderly. The number of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease is increasing every year. Among these individuals, a significant portion experiences chronic pain, the diagnosis of which poses a major challenge due to communication difficulties with the patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The objective of this publication is to provide an overview of the available methods for diagnosing and treating pain in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The article presents the studies that utilized neuroimaging diagnostics and scales used to assess the severity and impact of pain on daily functioning, as well as the medications used. Neuroimaging studies indicate that while pain pathways are preserved in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, the response to pain stimuli diminishes in more advanced stages, potentially necessitating higher doses of analgesics in many AD patients. Effective treatment of chronic pain is crucial for improving the quality of life of patients, yet its diagnosis still presents many challenges due to communication difficulties with these individuals, the lack of precise scales, assessment methods, and the small number of individuals included in the studies.
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| spelling | doaj-art-fbf5b98c1a5c47e58370adb2ec11d88f2025-08-20T02:36:27ZengNicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńQuality in Sport2450-31182025-06-014210.12775/QS.2025.42.60936The Pain in Alzheimer's Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment - reports human trial dataGabriela Prucnal0https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6633-6498Karolina Ryba1https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4305-8375Martyna Bukała2https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9288-4140Kornelia Pudło3https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1415-6048Klaudia Zacher4https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8839-9668Anna Rakoczy5https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1096-161XPatrycja Walkiewicz6https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0492-9485Jowita Frydrych7https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5416-7252Katarzyna Znamirowska8https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6760-2174Karolina Ochyra9https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7525-3014Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im. Fryderyka Chopina w RzeszowieUniversity Teaching Hospital them F. Chopin in RzeszówMedical Center in ŁańcutIndependent Public Health Care Complex No. 1 in RzeszówMedical Center in ŁańcutUniversity Teaching Hospital them F. Chopin in RzeszówUniversity Teaching Hospital them F. Chopin in RzeszówUniversity Teaching Hospital them F. Chopin in RzeszówUniversity Teaching Hospital them F. Chopin in RzeszówMedical Center in Łańcut, Poland Dementia diseases, led by Alzheimer's disease (AD), are among the most common and serious conditions affecting the elderly. The number of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease is increasing every year. Among these individuals, a significant portion experiences chronic pain, the diagnosis of which poses a major challenge due to communication difficulties with the patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The objective of this publication is to provide an overview of the available methods for diagnosing and treating pain in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The article presents the studies that utilized neuroimaging diagnostics and scales used to assess the severity and impact of pain on daily functioning, as well as the medications used. Neuroimaging studies indicate that while pain pathways are preserved in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, the response to pain stimuli diminishes in more advanced stages, potentially necessitating higher doses of analgesics in many AD patients. Effective treatment of chronic pain is crucial for improving the quality of life of patients, yet its diagnosis still presents many challenges due to communication difficulties with these individuals, the lack of precise scales, assessment methods, and the small number of individuals included in the studies. https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/60936dementiaAlzheimer's diseasechronic paintreatmentpain assessment toolsindicator of pain |
| spellingShingle | Gabriela Prucnal Karolina Ryba Martyna Bukała Kornelia Pudło Klaudia Zacher Anna Rakoczy Patrycja Walkiewicz Jowita Frydrych Katarzyna Znamirowska Karolina Ochyra The Pain in Alzheimer's Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment - reports human trial data Quality in Sport dementia Alzheimer's disease chronic pain treatment pain assessment tools indicator of pain |
| title | The Pain in Alzheimer's Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment - reports human trial data |
| title_full | The Pain in Alzheimer's Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment - reports human trial data |
| title_fullStr | The Pain in Alzheimer's Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment - reports human trial data |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Pain in Alzheimer's Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment - reports human trial data |
| title_short | The Pain in Alzheimer's Disease – Diagnosis and Treatment - reports human trial data |
| title_sort | pain in alzheimer s disease diagnosis and treatment reports human trial data |
| topic | dementia Alzheimer's disease chronic pain treatment pain assessment tools indicator of pain |
| url | https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/60936 |
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