pain

Objective To identify correlates of quality of life (QoL) measured with the Quality of Life Scale (QOLS) in participants of a multidisciplinary day hospital treatment program for fibromyalgia (FM). Results The following variables could be identified as main correlates for QoL in FM, explaining...

Full title: What Does CATS Have to Do With Cancer? The Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress (CATS) Forms the SURGE Model of Chronic Post-surgical Pain in Women With Breast Cancer Chronic post-surgical pain (CPSP) represents a highly prevalent and significant clinical problem. Both major and...

Central sensitisation in chronic pain conditions: latest discoveries and their potential for precision medicine Authors include Nijs and Clauw. Published in the Lancet. Full paper here. Includes ‘chronic fatigue syndrome in the text and tables. Summary Chronic pain is a leading cause of...

Highlights • In two studies, perceivers under-estimated female patients’ pain compared with males’ pain. • Perceivers’ pain-related gender stereotypes predicted pain estimation biases. • Perceivers prescribed more psychotherapy for female and more pain medicine for male patients. Abstract...

Paywall, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jep.13552

https://slate.com/technology/2021/02/chronic-pain-neuroscience-education-running-joy.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab-intl-en Content warning: When the article says neuroscience, they really mean "neuroscience" ;). Some excerpts: This is an "interesting" bit: This bit... hmmm:

Full title: Low-Dose Dextromethorphan for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia Pain: Results from a Longitudinal, Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial Open access, https://www.dovepress.com/low-dose-dextromethorphan-for-the-treatment-of-fibromyalgia-pain-resul-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPR

https://www.jns-journal.com/article/S0022-510X(21)00019-8/fulltext

https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/sitting-up-straight-does-not-prevent-or-treat-back-pain-study-finds-1.4462419 I don't know of course how definitive this study really is/these comments really are.

Preoperative cognitive-behavioural intervention improves in-hospital mobilisation and analgesic use for lumbar spinal fusion patients https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12891-016-1078-8 Shows no improvement and yet they still conclude it did improve things by...

preprint https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.28.20248780v1

The following zoom seminar is open to the public, in English, and starts in less then 10 minutes at time of posting this: Half-time control: Björn Bragée Welcome to attend the half-time control for Björn Bragée, December 11 at 12.30 pm. Due to the current situation, the meeting will be held...

Exercise-induced hypoalgesia after acute and regular exercise: experimental and clinical manifestations and possible mechanisms in individuals with and without pain https://journals.lww.com/painrpts/Fulltext/2020/10000/Exercise_induced_hypoalgesia_after_acute_and.11.aspx mentions fibromyalgia...

https://adc.bmj.com/content/105/Suppl_1/A189.2

Open access, https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011216.pub2/full So-called alternative medicine for post-caesarean pain? A Cochrane review https://edzardernst.com/2020/10/so-called-alternative-medicine-for-post-caesarean-pain-a-cochrane-review/

Paywall, http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/sjpain-2020-0031 Sci hub, unable to access paper at time of posting.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/article-abstract/2769608

abstract, etc: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32736598/ open access: https://advancesinrheumatology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42358-020-00141-9 here is their conclusion...

http://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/gps-should-not-prescribe-opioids-for-chronic-pain-says-nice/20041262.article I've not been impressed by the evidence that painkillers improve outcomes over the long-term for chronic pain, but I also think it's important that it's patients themselves who get to...

Does this work? It seems like a good compound for ME/CFS.