Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pain management for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2017 • November 1, 2017
This study examined the prevalence and characteristics of abnormal pain responses (APRs) in workers with compensable shoulder injuries. The researchers reviewed data from 1000 workers and identified 8...
KEY FINDING: The prevalence of APRs in workers with compensable shoulder injuries was 9%.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2018 • May 1, 2018
This study compared opioid utilization patterns between individuals with SCI and a propensity score matched control group, finding significant differences in opioid usage. The research revealed that i...
KEY FINDING: Persons with SCI were significantly more likely to be long-term users of low-dose short-acting opioids (p<0.0001) compared to matched controls.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This study evaluated the effectiveness of combination therapy (anticonvulsant and antidepressant) versus single therapy for SCI-related neuropathic pain. The study found that initiating combination th...
KEY FINDING: The initiation of a combination of anticonvulsant and antidepressant shortly after SCI was not associated with improved pain control at 6 months compared to individual therapy.
BioMed Research International, 2017 • December 12, 2017
The study examined the role of TRPV1 in electroacupuncture (EA) analgesia on chronic inflammatory pain in mice. The results showed that EA significantly reduced chronic mechanical and thermal hyperalg...
KEY FINDING: Electroacupuncture (EA) significantly reduced chronic mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia in a mouse model of chronic inflammatory pain.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2017 • November 25, 2017
This qualitative study explores the lived experiences of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) and neuropathic pain (NP) during inpatient rehabilitation, using interpretative phenomenological anal...
KEY FINDING: Participants' perceptions of safety in the hospital environment (feeling confined versus feeling sheltered) influenced their emotional security and adherence to pain management.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This study assessed the cognitive effects of gabapentin in individuals with SCI, revealing a potential decline in cognitive function (memory, attention, and executive function) shortly after starting ...
KEY FINDING: The average score for six out of the nine neuropsychological items administered at 1 week post initiation of gabapentin displayed a decrease in cognitive function when compared to baseline.
Journal of Pain Research, 2018 • January 1, 2018
This study examined the effects of different exercise frequencies on neuropathic pain and related cellular responses in rats with sciatic nerve injury. Rats were divided into groups receiving high-fre...
KEY FINDING: Both high-frequency and low-frequency exercise programs reduced neuropathic pain in rats with sciatic nerve injury.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2018 • February 9, 2018
The study examined the effects of repeated electroacupuncture (EA) treatment on neuropathic pain in rats induced by chronic constrictive injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve. EA treatment was found to al...
KEY FINDING: Repeated EA treatment relieved both mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia in CCI rats, suggesting an analgesic effect.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE, 2018 • January 23, 2018
The study demonstrates that electro-acupuncture (EA) can alleviate neuropathic pain in a rat model of chronic constrictive injury (CCI). EA treatment reduces mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalge...
KEY FINDING: EA treatment significantly increased mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) values, indicating reduced hyperalgesia and allodynia in CCI rats.
Molecular Medicine Reports, 2018 • May 8, 2018
The study demonstrated that EA treatment has a beneficial effect on the pain threshold of rats undergoing CCI, increasing mechanical and thermal nociceptive thresholds. EA treatment significantly incr...
KEY FINDING: EA treatment significantly improved mechanical withdrawal threshold (MWT) and thermal withdrawal latency (TWL) in CCI model rats, indicating reduced pain.