BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to test whether a reciprocal dose-response relation exists between frequency/severity of spinal pain and temporomandibular disorders (TMD). METHODS A total of 616 subjects with varying severity of spinal pain or no spinal pain completed a questionnaire focusing on symptoms in the jaw, head and spinal region. A subset of the population (n = 266) were sample...

BACKGROUND Multidisciplinary rehabilitation programmes can improve physical functioning and help patients with long-term pain back to work. Little is known, however, of the extent to which such rehabilitation also affects life satisfaction, pain severity, and disability. We wanted to evaluate if a 5-week rehabilitation programme for patients with long-term pain improves life satisfaction and de...

BACKGROUND There are no standard criteria for defining or assessing severity of fibromyalgia (FM) as a condition as fibromyalgia is associated with multiple symptom domains. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether patient self-reported severity of FM is associated with severity of pain and sleep interference and the presence of core co-morbidities. METHODS We recruited individuals...

In the syndrome of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), the nature of the sensory disturbance and its relationship both to the severity and cause of the pain is controversial. To address these issues, sensory mapping and quantitative thermal sensory testing was carried out four times in separate sessions on 35 subjects with established PHN. All subjects had pain affecting the torso or extremities and...

introduction: the pain produced by intravenous (iv) cannulation is the most important incident associated with invasive ways experienced by every young patient. however, there are some techniques that can be used to reduce the severity of the pain. therefore, this study examines the effects of two methods of relaxation and distraction techniques- music and rhythmic berating on the pain reductio...

background & aim: episiotomy is a common medical procedure for widening the perineum. in fact, perineal pain is the most common complaint after episiotomy. therefore, it is important to determine factors associated with postoperative pain following episiotomy in order to provide comfort for women after delivery. this study aimed to investigate factors associated with postoperative pain followin...

INTRODUCTION Anticipation and experience of root canal associated pain is a major source of fear for patients and a very important concern of dentists. Pretreatment, treatment, and posttreatment pain is anticipated, experienced, remembered, and shared by patients. The purpose was to determine the influence of root canal treatment on pain prevalence and severity and estimate the prevalence and s...