The PainDETECT Questionnaire (PD-Q) is a self-reported questionnaire aiming to assist in detecting neuropathic pain individual patients. However, measurement properties of the Norwegian translat...

Measurement of intratesticular sex steroid concentrations in men informs both the development of male hormonal contraceptives and the understanding of male infertility. Given the challenges of using invasive techniques to measure testicular hormone physiology, our group has used a minimally-invasive fine-needle aspiration technique to measure intratesticular hormones in normal healthy men. Here...

conclusions although skin traction had no effect on analgesic consumption, it significantly decreased the pain at the end of the first day. the application of skin traction in patients with intertrochanteric fractures is recommended. results the severity of pain was significantly decreased in skin traction group only at the end of the first day after traction application (2.7 ± 0.8 vs. 3.3 ± 0....

BACKGROUND In epidemiological studies on physical workloads and back complaints, among the important features in modelling dose-response relations are the measurement strategy of the exposure and the nature of the dose-response relation that is assumed. AIM To evaluate the effect of these two features on the strength of the dose-response relation between physical load and severe low back pain...

Introduction: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is known as a progressive chronic auto-immune disease. Measurement of inflammatory markers are applied for follow up the activity of disease. So determining factors that effects these markers such as sleep and pain can help to prevent the severity of disease. The aim of study was to determine the relationship between sleep disorders, pain and inflammatory...

OBJECTIVE The clinical long-term effectiveness of real and sham acupuncture treatment on differentiated pain measurement was evaluated in chronic lateral epicondylitis, an example of a tendomyotic disorder. METHODS Randomised, examiner- and patient-blinded controlled clinical study. OUTCOME MEASUREMENT pain at rest, pain on movement, pain on exertion, frequency and duration of pain. Real ac...

Genetic basis of pain sensation became one of the hot topics in pain medicine over the past several years. Although numerous studies have suggested the existence of the genetic component of pain threshold, majority of these findings were based on a candidate-gene approach and remained un-replicated, and thus of limited importance [1]. Commonly used approach to investigate genetic basis of any t...

In order to be most useful, clinical trials of pain treatments should use measures that are both reliable and valid. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the evidence concerning the validity and reliability of pain measures that can be used in clinical trials of pain treatments. The results of this review indicate that commonly used single-item ratings of pain intensity are all valid and a...

BACKGROUND The Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index (MFPDI, 19 items) was developed to measure functional limitations, pain and appearance for patients with foot pain and is frequently used in both observational studies and randomised controlled trials. A Dutch version of the MFPDI was developed. The aims of this study were to evaluate all the measurement properties for the Dutch version o...

The American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) position is that patients with addictive disease and pain have the right to be treated with dignity, respect, and the same quality of pain assessment and management as all other patients. This includes maintaining a balance between provision of pain relief and protection against inappropriate use of prescribed medications. Nurses are well...