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Europathic Pain Syndromes
Nonopioid analgesics such as acetaminophen can be used as adjuncts. EUROPATHIC PAIN SYNDROMES are challenging to treat. New drugs aim at the mechanisms of the pain, but results are still less than desirable. Newer antidepressants and anticonvulsive drugs are becoming first-line treatments in many patients. And we now know that, contrary to conventional wisdom, opioids do have a role in treating...
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The study of the descriptive epidemiology of chronic widespread pain (CWP) in several countries is of interest, as the occurrence of this condition varies among different populations. However, reports of pain prevalence are not consensual: it is clear that chronic musculoskeletal pain is frequent all over the world, varying from 4.2% to 13.3%. The reasons for the prevalence differences in CWP m...
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Chronic pain anywhere on the body can be debilitating and demoralizing. When the pain is associated with sexuality, it can erode self-esteem and diminish relationships. Vestibulodynia (pain in the vulvar vestibule) is poorly understood and presents a clinical challenge to the provider. Although the etiology of vestibulodynia is unclear, and randomized controlled trials of therapies are lacking,...
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Treatment of pain of urogenital origin, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, can be frustrating for patients and physicians. The usual approaches do not always produce the desired results. Visceral pain from pelvic organs and myofascial pain from muscle trigger points share common characteristics. Referred pain from myofascial trigger points can mimic visceral pain syndromes and visceral pain syndrome...
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Chronic pain has traditionally been defined as pain lasting more than three to six months. Many conditions in rheumatology can produce chronic pain. These include diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Pain in these conditions can usually be attributed to specific pathological mechanisms such as inflammatory synovitis or joint destruction. Effective treatment modalities are a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqx148