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Do women with vaginismus have a lower threshold of pain?

Jan 18, 2021

Vaginismus and dyspareunia are together categorized as a genito-pelvic pain and penetration disorder. We aimed to evaluate the threshold of pain and the pain sensitivity in women with vaginismus.In th...

Assessment of widespread and extra-articular pain in psoriatic arthritis: a case-control study.

Jan 18, 2021

A remarkable lack of detailed knowledge on pain areas in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is present, and their clinical relevance is quite unknown. The main aim of the study was to explore pain areas in PsA...

Robot-assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty under local anesthesia for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a retrospective, clinical, nonrandomized, controlled study.

Jan 18, 2021

A retrospective, clinical, nonrandomized, controlled study.To evaluate the application of a new spinal navigation robot on percutaneous vertebroplasty under local anesthesia.The result of inserting th...

Efficacy of novel bispecific antibody targeting TNF-α/CXCL10 in the treatment of experimental arthritis.

Jan 18, 2021

This study was aimed at generating and investigating the efficacy of a novel monoclonal bispecific antibody (BsAb) for the combined inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and CXCL10 as a trea...

Brief preoperative mind-body therapies for total joint arthroplasty patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Jan 18, 2021

While knee and hip replacements are intended to relieve pain and improve function, up to 44% of knee replacement patients and 27% of hip replacement patients report persistent postoperative joint pain...

Mechanical sensitization, increased axonal excitability and spontaneous activity in C-nociceptors following UVB irradiation in pig skin.

Jan 18, 2021

UVB irradiation induces hyperalgesia in human and animal pain models. We investigated mechanical sensitization, increase in axonal excitability and spontaneous activity in different C-nociceptor class...

Projections from the lateral parabrachial nucleus to the lateral and ventral lateral periaqueductal gray subregions mediate the itching sensation.

Jan 18, 2021

Lateral and ventral lateral subregions of the periaqueductal gray (l/vlPAG) have been proved to be pivotal components in descending circuitry of itch processing, and their effects are related to the s...

Demand curve analysis of marijuana use among persons living with HIV.

Jan 18, 2021

Despite medicalization and legalization of marijuana use, factors influencing demand for marijuana among persons living with HIV (PLWH) are incompletely understood. This knowledge gap undermines effec...

Operative costs associated with arthroscopic assisted open reduction and internal fixation of acute ankle fractures.

Jan 18, 2021

Ankle fractures are a common orthopedic injury that frequently involves associated cartilage lesions, soft tissue damage, and a significant inflammatory burden. Despite studies revealing intra-articul...

Metformin and omega-3 fish oil elicit anti-inflammatory effects via modulation of some dysregulated micro RNAs expression and signaling pathways in experimental induced arthritis.

Jan 18, 2021

Rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive inflammatory disease with multiple dysfunctional intracellular signaling pathways that necessitate new approaches for its management. Hence, the study aimed to in...

Challenges of Combining Opioids and P2Y Inhibitors in Acute Coronary Syndrome: Should the Future Be Opioid Free?

Jan 18, 2021

Morphine has been long recognized as standard of care in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients; however, its safety has recently been called into question due to a drug interaction w...

Death due to consumption of ibogaine: case report.

Jan 14, 2021

Ibogaine is a psychotropic indole alkaloid extracted from the roots of the Tabernanthe iboga shrub from the Apocynaceae family. Depending on the taken dose, it can lead to stimulant effects, euphoria,...

Emotional and Behavioral Trajectories of 2 to 9 Years Old Children Born to Opioid-Dependent Mothers.

Jan 14, 2021

Maternal opioid use in pregnancy has increased dramatically. Knowledge about children's longer-term emotional and behavioral development after prenatal opioid exposure is scarce. A regional sample of ...

Headache Characteristics and Psychological Factors Associated with Functional Impairment in Individuals with Persistent Posttraumatic Headache.

Jan 14, 2021

Persistent posttraumatic headache (PPTH), one of the most common symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury, is often associated with substantial functional disability. The objective of this study...

Headache characteristics and burden from chronic migraine with medication overuse headache: Cross-sectional observations from the Medication Overuse Treatment Strategy trial.

Jan 14, 2021

To describe headache characteristics, medication use, disability, and quality of life in a large patient cohort from the United States who have chronic migraine (CM) and medication overuse headache (M...

Management of primary headaches during pregnancy, postpartum, and breastfeeding: A systematic review.

Jan 14, 2021

Primary headaches (migraine, tension headache, cluster headache, and other trigeminal autonomic cephalgias) are common in pregnancy and postpartum. It is unclear how to best and most safely manage the...

Metal-induced oxidative stress level in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome and its contribution to the severity of the disease: A correlational study.

Jan 14, 2021

Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is an extra-articular rheumatological disease characterised by widespread chronic musculoskeletal pain. Metal-induced oxidative stress contributes to the severity of FMS.Fi...

Chronic generalized pain disrupts whole brain functional connectivity in mice.

Jan 14, 2021

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a generalized chronic pain condition whose pathophysiology is poorly understood, and both basic and translational research are needed to advance the field. Here we used the Sluka ...

Prognostic factors of trochanteric bursitis in surgical-staged patients: a prospective study.

Jan 14, 2021

Trochanteric bursitis or greater trochanteric pain syndrome is a common disorder and frequent cause of lateral hip pain. It can lead to severe functional impairment with increase morbidity and poor qu...

Enhanced Recovery Pathway in Adult Patients Undergoing Thoracolumbar Deformity Surgery.

Jan 14, 2021

Enhanced recovery (ERAS) pathways can help hospitals maximize the incentives of bundled payment models while maintaining high-quality patient care. A key component of an enhanced recovery pathway is t...

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