Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pain management for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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Eur J Transl Myol, 2022 • May 5, 2022
This systematic review aimed to evaluate the biopsychosocial effects of the Mulligan Concept (MC) of manual therapy (MT) on patients with low back pain (LBP). The review included six studies and found...
KEY FINDING: Studies applying the Mulligan Concept of Manual Therapy to treat Low Back Pain often lacked concern for the intervention's effect on cognitive and behavioral parameters.
Pak J Med Sci, 2022 • March 1, 2022
The study investigated the frequency and impact of neuropathic pain on rehabilitation outcomes, balance function, and quality of life in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury. A cross-sectional s...
KEY FINDING: The study found that a significant majority (70.73%) of traumatic SCI patients experienced neuropathic pain.
Anesth Analg, 2022 • July 1, 2022
This study demonstrates that spinal cord stimulation (SCS) can alleviate neuropathic pain in rats by inhibiting the transmission of colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF1) from the dorsal root ganglion (DR...
KEY FINDING: SCS significantly increased the mechanical withdrawal threshold in CCI rats, indicating pain relief.
Bioengineering, 2022 • June 20, 2022
The study examines motor deficits and pain phenotypes in rats after experimental spinal cord injury (SCI), monitoring them for up to 5 months to understand the impact of injury severity and age on mot...
KEY FINDING: Motor dysfunction remained persistent after a moderate SCI in older animals (5-month-old).
Disease Markers, 2022 • June 20, 2022
The study demonstrates that perineural administration of DEX can alleviate neuropathic pain in mice by activating the AMPK pathway. DEX's beneficial effects involve the restoration of mitochondrial fu...
KEY FINDING: Perineural DEX significantly reversed the decline in mechanical threshold and thermal latency in CCI mice, indicating pain relief.
Rehabil Psychol, 2022 • August 1, 2022
The study examined the same-day associations of active and passive pain coping with physical and psychosocial outcomes in individuals with SCI and chronic pain. Increased daily passive coping was asso...
KEY FINDING: Increased daily passive coping related to increased same-day depressive symptoms and pain catastrophizing.
Journal of Pain Research, 2022 • July 13, 2022
The study investigated the effects of regular exercise on neuropathic pain relief, the underlying mechanisms, and the impact of neuropathic pain on the hippocampus in a rat model. Results showed that ...
KEY FINDING: Regular exercise led to a significant reduction in pain hypersensitivity in rats with CCI at 5 weeks post-injury.
Cureus, 2022 • June 29, 2022
This case report describes a rare instance of bilateral CRPS following a central cord syndrome, highlighting the diagnostic and management complexities. The diagnosis of CRPS was confirmed using a tri...
KEY FINDING: A 68-year-old man developed bilateral upper limb CRPS (Type 2) following a traumatic central cord syndrome after a fall.
Pain Practice, 2022 • July 1, 2022
This case report presents a successful application of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in a patient suffering from chronic neuropathic pain after surgical removal of a spinal intradural meningioma. The p...
KEY FINDING: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) at the Th5 level resulted in significant pain relief for a patient with chronic neuropathic pain following the removal of a Th7 meningioma.
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2022 • August 19, 2022
This meta-analysis evaluated the effect of acupuncture on SCI-induced neuropathic pain, including six studies, and indicated that acupuncture has a positive effect. Electroacupuncture (EA) may have be...
KEY FINDING: Acupuncture shows a positive effect on pain severity.