BACKGROUND While there are emerging web-based self-management programs for children and adolescents with chronic pain, there is currently not an integrated web- and smartphone-based app that specifically addresses the needs of adolescents with chronic pain. OBJECTIVES To conduct a needs assessment to inform the development of an online chronic pain self-management program for adolescents, cal...

BACKGROUND This protocol is for a study of a new program to improve outcomes in children suffering from chronic pain disorders, such as fibromyalgia, recurrent headache, or recurrent abdominal pain. Although teaching active pain self-management skills through cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) or a complementary program such as hypnotherapy or yoga has been shown to improve pain and functioning...

introduction: optimum pain management immediately after surgeries can lower the possibility of pain syndrome and its following consequences. opioids are amongst the analgesics used for postoperative pain control; however, their application can bring about several adverse effects. in this study, all the published articles regarding efficacy of paracetamol   in post-cardiac surgery pain managemen...

introduction: the selective medication for pain control in many clinical situations is morphine but its complications prevent its widespread use. ketamine has been introduced as an alternative for morphine in some studies. however, the efficacy of its solitary use has not yet been evaluated. therefore, the present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of ketamine alone in relieving pain i...

objective: one of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) named as ketorolac is frequently used to relieve acute pain. current study was conducted with the aim of ketorolac efficacy measurement as a pain killer agent for controlling the primary headache in emergency departments. methods: in this study, we enrolled 50 patients with primary headache who received 60 mg ketorolac intravenousl...

This research was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a distraction technique in reducing young children’s negative responses to dental care. Fifty-five dentally naive children, ranging in age from two to six years, were studied over a sedes of four dental visits. Patients in the distraction condition viewed familiar ch3"ldren’s television programs throughout heir dental visits; patients...

CONTEXT Little is known about the prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain among patients with different types of chemical dependency. OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence and to examine the characteristics of chronic severe pain in chemically dependent populations receiving methadone maintenance or inpatient residential treatment. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Representative sam...

Pain therapy is an important aspect of medical practice for patients of all ages, to optimize care, to obtain an adequate quality of life and to improve their general conditions. Pain is among the most prevalent symptoms experienced by patients undergoing surgery. The success of postoperative pain therapy depends on the ability of the clinician to assess the presenting problems, identify and ev...