Abdominal pain is a common presentation to a various abdominal and extraabdominal diseases in children.Most of urologic disorders may present in children with abdominal pain yet, their presentation may be atypical and confusing. Pediatrician and primary care giver must have high index of suspicion for these disorders. Good interpretation of the clinical manifestation and appropriate acquisition...

There is a high prevalence of chronic pain disorders in the population and the individual and societal costs are large. Antidepressants have been used in the treatment of chronic pain and the pain-relieving effects are independent of the mood-elevating properties. We reviewed randomised-controlled trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses of antidepressants in the treatment of chronic pain d...

BACKGROUND Cooccurring pain, mood disorders, and substance abuse are common in HIV-infected patients. Our objective was to investigate the relationship between pain, alone and in the context of mood disorders and substance abuse, on clinic utilization, antiretroviral therapy adherence, and virologic suppression. METHODS Pain, mood disorders, and substance abuse were assessed at the first visi...

Hysterectomy currently occupies one of the leading places among obstetric and gynecological surgeries is highly effective sometimes only method treating various diseases female genital organs. Quite often, however, hysterectomy results not in elimination cause disease, but also development complications that reduce quality life patients. More more attention being paid to neurological complicati...

Mental disorders with pain as a leading symptom are remnat diagnostic categories for physicians and psychotherapist, even if they are educated in pain treatment. Patients with somatoform pain disorder (ICD-10: F45.4) are often diagnosed only after several years and multiple diagnostic procedures, in some cases after iatrogenic impairment. The clinical practical features, diagnostic procedure an...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a noninvasive and safe technique for motor cortex stimulation. TMS is used to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders, including mood and movement disorders. TMS can also treat several types of chronic neuropathic pain. The pain relief mechanism of cortical stimulation is caused by modifications in neuronal excitability. Depression is a common co-...

Background: Botulinum toxin type A (BoT-A) has gained significant clinical interest in the management of masticatory muscle pain in temporomandibular disorders (TMD). This may be due to clinical success of BoT-an in treatment of other neuromuscular and refractory chronic pain disorders in the head and neck region, and the limited understanding of the underlying pathophysiology of masticatory mu...

OBJECTIVE To identify the prevalence of 12-month self-reported pain and chronic pain in a general population and to describe their clinical profile to assess if chronic pain is associated with 12-month mental disorders. METHODS The data used comes from the São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey, a population-based study assessing adult (≥ 18 years) residents of the São Paulo metropolitan are...

Whiplash is the common denominator of a syndrome consisting of several disorders affecting different body areas, termed whiplash-associated disorders. One of the most common such disorders in low back pain. While the occurrence of low back pain following whiplash is well known, little is known regarding the effect of whiplash on spinal range of motion. The current study quantitatively assessed ...