The Patient-Reported Outcomes Thermometer–5-Item Scale (5T-PROs): Validation of a New Tool for the Quick Assessment of Overall Health Status in Painful Rheumatic Diseases by Fausto Salaffi, Marco Di Carlo, Marina Carotti, Sonia Farah

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EQ-5D-5L and SF-6Dv2 utility scores in people living with chronic low back pain: a survey from Quebec by Thomas G Poder, Liang Wang, Nathalie Carrier

“…Objective To describe how chronic low back pain (CLBP) impacts on utility scores and which patients’ characteristics most affect these scores in the province of Quebec.Settings Province of Quebec, Canada.Participants 569 adult patients with CLBP.Methods and outcomes An online survey on low back pain was conducted between October 2018 and January 2019. …”
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Rare Case of a Young Male Presented with Abdominal Pain, Solid Colon Tumors, and Eosinophilia, Followed by Tremendous Thromboembolic Complications and Eventually Diagnosed with Idiopathic Hypereosinophilic Syndrome by Tomasz Zemleduch, Anna Czapla, Piotr Kimla, Bartosz Kudliński

“…We document a case of a young male presented with persistent abdominal pain with two eosinophilic colon tumors. The patient suffered from phlegmasia cerulea dolens and portal vein thrombosis, followed by pulmonary embolism and overt disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). …”
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Injection of Lidocaine Alone versus Lidocaine plus Dexmedetomidine in Impacted Third Molar Extraction Surgery, a Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial for Postoperative Pain Evaluation by Javad Alizargar, Milad Etemadi Sh, Nasser Kaviani, Shu-Fang Vivienne Wu, Keyvan Jafarzadeh, Parisa Ranjbarian, Nan-Chen Hsieh

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Effect of cryotherapy, laser therapy and intraligamentary dexamethasone injection on post-treatment pain after single visit RCT–A double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled trial by Dr Sana Fatima, Dr Sonali Taneja, Dr Vivek Aggarwal, Dr Akriti Dheer, Dr Punya Taneja

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Exposure to a Specific Pulsed Low-Frequency Magnetic Field: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Effects on Pain Ratings in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia Patients by Naomi M Shupak, Julia C McKay, Warren R Nielson, Gary B Rollman, Frank S Prato, Alex W Thomas

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The Effect of Oral Gabapentin and Pregabalin as a Prodrug in Pain Control after Orthopedic Surgery on the Upper Limb: A Double-Blind Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial Study by Lida Nouri, Rana Roshanfekr, Azam Biderafsh, Reza Pakzad, Hamed Azadi

“…To compare the effects of oral gabapentin (GBP) and pregabalin (PGB) in pain control after orthopedic surgery on the upper limb. …”
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Total Intravenous Anaesthesia with High-Dose Remifentanil Does Not Aggravate Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting and Pain, Compared with Low-Dose Remifentanil: A Double-Blind and Randomized Trial by Seong-Hyop Kim, Chung-Sik Oh, Tae-Gyoon Yoon, Min Jeng Cho, Jung-Hyun Yang, Hye Ran Yi

“…In conclusion, TIVA with high-dose remifentanil did not aggravate PONV with similar postoperative pain, compared with low-dose remifentanil. Furthermore, high-dose remifentanil showed more haemodynamic stability after endotracheal intubation. …”
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Comparison of the effect of a 5-week series of positional release therapy and muscle energy technique on pain threshold and mobility of the cervical spine in people with the upper crossed syndrome by Dawid Janczarzyk, Krzysztof Jamka, Edyta Mikołajczyk, Aleksandra Zarzeka, Piotr Krężałek

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Influence of a New “Call-Out Algorithm” for Management of Postoperative Pain and Its Side Effects on Length of Stay in Hospital: A Two-Centre Prospective Randomized Trial by Lisa Dybvik, Erlend Skraastad, Aigerim Yeltayeva, Aidos Konkayev, Tatiana Musaeva, Igor Zabolotskikh, Lars Bjertnaes, Vegard Dahl, Johan Raeder, Vladimir Kuklin

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Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute and chronic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 381 studies (the meta-TENS study) by Gareth Jones, Mark I. Johnson, Carole A. Paley, Matthew R. Mulvey, Priscilla G. Wittkopf

“…Objective To investigate the efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for relief of pain in adults.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources Medline, Cochrane Central, Embase (and others) from inception to July 2019 and updated on 17 May 2020.Eligibility criteria for study selection Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing strong non-painful TENS at or close to the site of pain versus placebo or other treatments in adults with pain, irrespective of diagnosis.Data extraction and synthesis Reviewers independently screened, extracted data and assessed risk of bias (RoB, Cochrane tool) and certainty of evidence (Grading and Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation). …”
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Utilization of Obstetric Analgesia for Labor Pain Management and Associated Factors among Obstetric Care Providers in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Rediet Gido, Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta, Abera Kenay Tura

“…In low-income countries, pain-free labor initiative is an emerging concept and still parturient undergoes through painful labor; this is not different in Ethiopia; despite the national direction to use analgesia for labor pain and strong demand from the women, evidence on utilization of obstetric analgesia for labor pain management in Ethiopia is scarce. …”
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Reduction of pain and functional disability over time in patients treated with zavegepant: a post-hoc analysis of the BHV3500-301 phase 3 randomized controlled trial by Lauren Powell, Fiona O’Sullivan, Pramoda Jayasinghe, Basia Rogula, Feng Dai, Jessica Cirillo, Samantha Sweeney, Lucy Abraham, Jessica Ailani

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Les fours « à pain » dans les Gaules et les Germanies (ve s. av. J.-C.-ve s. apr. J.-C.), un regard technique by Nicolas Monteix, Camille Noûs

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Comparing the effects of intercostal and subcostal flank incision on post-operative pain and incisional hernia or bulge in patients undergoing open kidney surgery: A randomized clinical trial by Alireza Abdi, Behzad Imani, Seyed Habibollah Mousavibahar, Salman Khazaei, Shima Bahrami Jalal

“…This study was carried out to examine the effect of using subcostal and intercostal flank incisions on post-operative pain, incisional hernia or bulging, and incision time and wound closure time in patients undergoing open kidney surgery. …”
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Sustainable and smart multi-analyte HPTLC determination of tolperisone HCl together with three pain killers using smartphone camera as a detector: Comparative study with benchtop densitometry by Mohamed Rizk, Emad Ramzy, Safaa Toubar, Amr M. Mahmoud, Marwa I. Helmy

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Water-Soluble Polymer Assists N-Methyl-D-Aspartic Acid Receptor 2B siRNA Delivery to Relieve Chronic Inflammatory Pain In Vitro and In Vivo by Jie Peng, Jiahui Ma, Xue Yang, Huan He, Haopeng Wu, Tongtong Ma, Jianhua Lu

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Fracture Incidence, Quality of Life, and Back Pain during 18-Months Treatment with Teriparatide in Greek Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis: Results from the European Forsteo Observational Study by K. Aloumanis, D. Karras, V. Drossinos, E. Korelis, A. Polydorakis

“…To evaluate fracture incidence, effects on health-related quality of life(QoL), back pain (BP) occurrence and treatment compliance in Greek post-menopausal osteoporotic women treated with teriparatide (TPTD) for up to 18 months, in a naturalistic setting. …”
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LIFU Alleviates Neuropathic Pain by Improving the KCC2 Expression and Inhibiting the CaMKIV–KCC2 Pathway in the L4–L5 Section of the Spinal Cord by Ye-Hui Liao, Bin Wang, Mo-Xian Chen, Yao Liu, Li-Juan Ao

“…Effective treatment remains lacking for neuropathic pain (NP), a type of intractable pain. Low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU), a noninvasive, cutting-edge neuromodulation technique, can effectively enhance inhibition of the central nervous system (CNS) and reduce neuronal excitability. …”
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Pharmacological modulation of Sigma-1 receptor ameliorates pathological neuroinflammation in rats with diabetic neuropathic pain via the AKT/GSK-3β/NF-κB pathway by Yuyu An, Shanshan Cao, Leilei Shi, Yuhan Zhang, Xin Wang, Shiyu Yuan, Yongheng Shi, Bin Wang, Jiping Liu, Chao-jun Han

“…Diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) and is characterized by spontaneous pain and neuroinflammation. …”
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