Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pain management for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr., 2016 • March 1, 2016
The study investigated the association between vitamin D status and nonspecific musculoskeletal pain in acute rehabilitation unit (ARU) patients. The results showed an inverse relationship between ser...
KEY FINDING: Serum 25(OH)D level was inversely associated with nonspecific musculoskeletal pain.
Disabil Rehabil., 2017 • June 1, 2017
This study aimed to identify appropriate cutoffs for classifying average and worst pain intensity in young people with physical disabilities. The results suggest that different cutoffs are needed for ...
KEY FINDING: The study found a non-linear association between pain intensity and pain interference.
PM R, 2017 • January 1, 2017
Post-stroke pain is a complicated phenomenon encompassing both nociceptive and neuropathic pain etiologies. It is comprised by a variety of disorders, of which the most common include central post-str...
KEY FINDING: Central post-stroke pain (CPSP) is the most frequent diagnosis among patients with ischemic strokes who experience chronic post-stroke pain, followed by peripheral neuropathic pain, pain due to spasticity, and joint subluxation.
Pain, 2016 • September 1, 2016
The study examined the impact of voluntary wheel running on neuropathic pain in rats subjected to chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve. Exercise was administered either before or aft...
KEY FINDING: Prior voluntary wheel running prevented the full development of CCI-induced neuropathic pain for the duration of the injury.
Clin J Pain, 2015 • October 1, 2015
This study investigates the relationship between anterior brain asymmetry (FAA) and future pain-related catastrophizing in individuals with spinal cord injury. The AAE model suggests that greater left...
KEY FINDING: Anterior asymmetry scores reflecting greater left than right anterior activity were negatively associated with subsequent catastrophizing.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2015 • April 1, 2015
This pilot study used fMRI to examine cortical activation during a visual illusory walking paradigm in persons with SCI compared to able-bodied controls. The results showed significant activation in t...
KEY FINDING: Persons with SCI showed significant activation in the somatosensory cortex during visually illusory walking.
PLoS ONE, 2014 • December 29, 2014
The primary outcome was the between-group difference in the change of total NIH-CPSI score from baseline to 12 weeks. The observed difference of 3 points corresponds to an effect size of 0.5 to 0.6 st...
KEY FINDING: Sono-electro-magnetic therapy did not result in a significant improvement of symptoms in the overall cohort of treatment refractory CPPS patients compared to placebo treatment.
Pain, 2015 • January 1, 2015
This study aimed to identify subgroups of SCI patients based on thalamic Glx/Ins ratio and pain intensity and to compare their somatosensory function. Cluster analysis revealed two distinct groups: a ...
KEY FINDING: Participants with high neuropathic pain (HNP) showed significantly lower Glx/Ins ratios in the thalamus compared to those with low neuropathic pain (LNP).
J. Phys. Ther. Sci., 2015 • January 1, 2015
This study aimed to determine the efficacy of a 12-week TENS treatment versus sham TENS treatment on the pain intensity of SCI patients. The results suggest that 12 weeks of TENS relieves the pain of ...
KEY FINDING: TENS treatment significantly reduced pain severity scores (VAS, PPI-T, PRI-S, PRI-A, PPI, and NWC) in SCI patients compared to the control group.
Korean J Physiol Pharmacol, 2015 • March 1, 2015
This study investigated the synergistic effects of combining morphine and CI-988, a cholecystokinin type B antagonist, on neuropathic pain in rats after spinal cord injury. The results showed that int...
KEY FINDING: Both morphine and CI-988, when given individually, increased the pain threshold in rats with spinal cord injuries.