OBJECTIVE The aim of this exploratory, cross-sectional study was to evaluate pain in sickle cell disease patients and aspects related to primary healthcare. METHODS Data were obtained through home interviews. The assessment instruments (body diagram, Numerical Pain Scale, McGill Pain Questionnaire) collected information on the underlying disease and on pain. Data were analyzed using the Stati...

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the global health problems. The most common cause LBP disc degeneration. Modic changes (MC) are MRI features in patients with As a result cartilage and tissue damage, CCL 5 released modulates responses dorsal root ganglion. This study aims to determine relationship between CCL5 levels description on low pain.
 Methods: cross-sectional study. resear...

Introduction: Tension-type headache is the most common type of headache across the world. Saliva as a non-invasive medium is used to detect a wide range of diseases. Salivary Alpha-Amylase (SAA) levels has been suggested as a potential indirect marker for detecting Sympathoadrenal Medullary (SAM) activity, which is activated by pain. Significant correlation was found between SAA levels and pain...

OBJECTIVES   Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is one of the most common hereditary neuropathies affecting one in 2500 people in the United States. CMT disease is associated with moderate to severe chronic extremity pain. We present the case of a young man with chronic intractable lower extremity pain associated with CMT disease treated with spinal cord stimulation (SCS). MATERIALS AND METHOD...

BACKGROUND Persistent postoperative pain (PPP) is defined as persistent pain after surgery of greater than three months' duration. OBJECTIVES Identify the incidence of PPP in our hospital and its associated factors; evaluate quality of life (QoL) and treatment of patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted an observational prospective study in adults proposed to various types of surgery usi...

OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to compare the effects of trigger point (TRP) mesotherapy and acupuncture (ACP) mesotherapy in the treatment of patients with chronic low back pain. DESIGN Short term randomized controlled trial. SETTING 62 subjects with chronic low back pain were recruited at outpatients Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic at the University of Rome "La Sapienza"...

BACKGROUND We hypothesized that a substantial proportion of the subjectively experienced variance in pain in fibromyalgia patients would be explained by psychological factors alone, but that a combined model, including neuroendocrine and autonomic factors, would give the most parsimonious explanation of variance in pain. METHODS Psychometric assessment included McGill Pain Questionnaire, Gene...

The objective of this study was to test whether Interactive Voice Response (IVR) can be used to enhance the therapeutic outcome of patients receiving group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for chronic pain. Ten subjects with chronic pain syndromes participated in 10 weeks of group CBT followed by 4 months of Therapeutic Interactive Voice Response (TIVR). Our specially designed TIVR is based o...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study attempts to assess the intensity and quality of pain and health-related quality of life in patients with sacroiliac syndrome and to compare those constructs to patients with lumbar radiculopathy. METHODS A retrospective review of patient records with the diagnosis of sacroiliac syndrome or lumbar radiculopathy was performed. Patients with sacroiliac syndro...

Oral infections may play a role in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Objective To describe the orofacial pain, dental characteristics and associated factors in patients with Alzheimer's Disease that underwent dental treatment. Method 29 patients with mild AD diagnosed by a neurologist were included. They fulfilled the Mini Mental State Exam and Pfeffer's questionnaire. A dentist performed a complete ev...