Management of Musculoskeletal Pain

The management of acute musculoskeletal pain.

Musculoskeletal pain is a common presentation in military patients. If not managed effectively it can have a detrimental effect on both the individual and the ship/unit. This article aims to examine how to thoroughly assess a military patient presenting with acute musculoskeletal pain; to provide the practitioner with a framework for effective pain history taking, and to help identify and exclu...

Clinical Management of Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes

B.C. McClain and S. Suresh (eds.), Handbook of Pediatric Chronic Pain: Current Science and Integrative Practice, DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-0350-1_7, © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 The child presenting to the general practitioner with complaints of musculoskeletal pain is common and pediatricians need to be more knowledgeable of these conditions. It presents a challenge to make the dia...

Work Related Musculoskeletal Pain and It’s Management

The Fear of Movement/Pain in Musculoskeletal Pain-A Review

Objective: To investigate and review psychological influences of pain such as kinesiophobia and pain-related fear on patients with musculoskeletal pain and on rehabilitation outcomes. Materials & Methods: Fear is a universal and powerful emotion and, as a result, it can have a profound impact on human behavior. the fear-motivated behavior has the potential to adversely impact rehabilitation ...

Duloxetine in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is among the most frequent painful complaints that healthcare providers address. The bulk of these complaints are chronic low back pain and chronic osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis in the United States. It is a chronic degenerative disorder characterized by a loss of cartilage, and occurs most often in older persons. The management...