Ming LE Lai,Hanna Machin,Chiara Adami Ming LE Lai

The side effect perceived as most likely to occur was lethargy/sedation, followed by pain on needle insertion....Its use as complementary therapy for treatment of chronic pain seems to be common across different countries, acupuncture styles and qualifications of the participants.

Ganime E Soysal,Seyma Demir Erbas Ganime E Soysal

Demographic information, anxiety, and pain were recorded before and after the procedure, and comfort levels were recorded after the procedure....Results: The patients were mostly male (67.3%) and had chest pain (75.7%). The analysis revealed that both the pre-STAI-State, and post-STAI-Continuous scores were elevated in the female demographic(p≤0.05)....There was a statistically significant positive relationship between pain and both the pre-post STAI-State and the post-STAI-Continuous, but at a low level (r=0.256 and r=0.379, respectively; p

Halil E Akkurt,Savaş Karpuz,Ramazan Yılmaz et al. Halil E Akkurt et al.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of different pain mechanisms, including nociplastic pain, and the effects of these pain mechanisms on disability, pain intensity and quality of life in patients with chronic neck pain....Methods: Between November 2022 and January 2023, 200 patients (mean age: 56.54±12.08 years) with chronic neck pain were included in the study. Neuropathic pain was identified by the painDETECT scale....Clinical criteria and a grading system were used to identify nociplastic pain affecting the musculoskeletal system....Pain intensity was as assessed using the visual analog scale, the pain catastrophizing by the pain catastrophizing scale, the disability status by the neck disability index (NDI), and the quality of life by the 36-item short form survey....Visual analog scale and NDI scores were higher in patients with neuropathic pain or nociplastic pain than in those with nociceptive pain (p

Raghuraman M Sethuraman Raghuraman M Sethuraman

Lukasz Szarpak,Basar Cander,Michal Pruc Lukasz Szarpak

Hinpetch Daungsupawong,Viroj Wiwanitkit Hinpetch Daungsupawong

Benjamin Darnis,Benoit Gignoux,Anne-Laure Blanc-Gruyelle et al. Benjamin Darnis et al.

Schroven Wouter,Verrewaere Dries,Deckmyn Thomas et al. Schroven Wouter et al.

Francesco Formaggio,Asia Pizzi,Cecilia Delprete et al. Francesco Formaggio et al.

Neuropathic pain is a hallmark symptom in Fabry disease (FD), a hereditary X-linked lysosomal storage disorder caused by a reduced activity of α-galactosidase A (α-GalA).

Jonathan A Balcazar,Thomas W Gaither,Myles Anderson et al. Jonathan A Balcazar et al.

Objective: To identify Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) correlates in receptive anal intercourse (RAI)-engaging individuals and their association with the NIH Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) scores....Higher NIH-CPSI scores correlated with decreased pleasure (p=0.001), increased pain (p