Older people who live in nursing homes commonly suffer from pain. Therefore, relieving suffering among older people that stems from pain demands knowledge improvement through an integration of international knowledge. This study aimed to integrate current international findings and strengthen the understanding of older people's experiences of and perspectives on pain and pain management in nurs...

We developed a portable multimodal system with seven different mechanisms of pain relief incorporated into a lumbar belt called the Comfort-N-Harmony Belt (C&H belt). Here, we describe the technical details of the system and also summarize the effects of this multimodal pain relieving technology as an adjuvant to analgesics versus analgesics alone, on the level of pain, improvement of psycholog...

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent condition typically measured by the level of joint space thinning. However, it has been shown that the degree of joint space narrowing correlates poorly with the incidence and magnitude of knee pain. A review of recent and past literature suggests that chronic bone marrow edema (BME) or bone marrow lesions may be linked to pain, the progression of cartila...

Context: The effectiveness of topical counterirritants in relieving pain remains unproven. Objective: To examine the effectiveness of 2 topical counterirritant creams in reducing DOMS. Design: Subjects performed eccentric contractions of the nondominant elbow-flexor muscles. 48 hours later they were randomly assigned to the following groups (n = 18 per group): placebo cream, capsaicin cream, or...

OBJECTIVE This study set out to elucidate which factors are associated with or predictive for the use of analgesic drugs in patients with spinal cord injury and pain. DESIGN A cross-sectional descriptive study with a partly prospective cohort. PATIENTS One hundred and twenty-three patients with a spinal cord injury matched for gender, age, level of lesion and completeness of injury. METHO...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Hypograstric plexus block has been considered a safe and effective alternative for treat patients with chronic pelvic pain. Published studies available at MedLine on the subject were included and evaluated in this review. CONTENTS Some studies have documented superior hypogastric plexus block effectiveness in relieving pain and decreasing opioid consumption, mainly i...