Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pain management for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2017 • May 18, 2017
This correspondence critically evaluates a study comparing amitriptyline and lamotrigine for neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury. The authors highlight the scarcity of direct comparisons between...
KEY FINDING: The original study by Agarwal and Joshi reports the effectiveness of amitriptyline and lamotrigine in neuropathic pain after traumatic spinal cord injuries.
Neurobiol Dis, 2007 • June 1, 2007
This study investigates the role of spinal microglia in the anti-allodynic and anti-hyperalgesic effects of electroacupuncture (EA) in a rat model of monoarthritis induced by Complete Freund’s Adjuvan...
KEY FINDING: Unilateral intra-articular injection of CFA produced a robust microglial activation and the up-regulation of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL-1β), and IL-6 mRNA levels in the spinal cord.
Pain, 2008 • July 31, 2008
This study investigated the role of TNF signaling in the development of CRPS-like changes in rats after tibia fracture. The researchers found that TNF expression was upregulated in the hindpaw skin an...
KEY FINDING: Tibia fracture upregulated TNF expression and protein levels in the hindpaw skin and sciatic nerve.
Spinal Cord, 2008 • June 1, 2008
This study examined the prevalence, intensity, and interference of pain in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). It investigated the relationship between pain characteristics and patient demograp...
KEY FINDING: Persons with higher level injuries were more likely to report upper extremity pain than persons with paraplegic injuries.
J Pain, 2008 • September 1, 2008
This study examined the longitudinal relationships between pain-related beliefs, coping, and social support with pain interference and psychological functioning in individuals with spinal cord injury ...
KEY FINDING: Changes in catastrophizing were significantly associated with changes in pain interference and psychological functioning; increased catastrophizing predicted greater pain interference and poorer psychological functioning.
J Aging Health, 2008 • January 1, 2008
This study investigated age-related differences in pain coping strategies among adults with chronic pain secondary to disability. The study found that older adults used a wider range of coping strateg...
KEY FINDING: Older adults reported a wider range of frequently used strategies and significantly more frequent engagement in activity pacing, seeking social support, and use of coping self-statements than did younger or middle-aged adults.
Int J Clin Exp Hypn, 2009 • July 1, 2009
The study compared self-hypnosis (HYP) and EMG biofeedback (BIO) for chronic pain management in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, finding both reduced immediate pain. HYP group showed lasting daily p...
KEY FINDING: Participants in both treatment conditions reported substantial, but similar, decreases in pain intensity from before to after the treatment sessions.
Pain, 2009 • October 1, 2009
The study investigated the analgesic effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on capsaicin-induced secondary hyperalgesia in rats, an animal model representing central sensitization. EA applied to specific ...
KEY FINDING: EA at acupoints SI3-TE8 significantly reduced capsaicin-induced secondary hyperalgesia, but not primary hyperalgesia.
Spinal Cord, 2010 • March 1, 2010
This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the International Spinal Cord Injury Basic Pain Data Set (ISCIBPDS) items when used as self-report measures by individuals with spinal cord injury (...
KEY FINDING: The ISCIBPDS items measuring pain interference, intensity, site(s), frequency, duration, and timing are useful and valid for individuals with SCI and chronic pain.
Brain, 2010 • August 4, 2010
This study evaluated the analgesic effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the motor cortex and visual illusion techniques, applied alone or combined, in patients with neuropathic ...
KEY FINDING: The combination of transcranial direct current stimulation and visual illusion significantly reduced the intensity of neuropathic pain more than any of the single interventions.