Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pain management for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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J Spinal Cord Med, 2009 • August 1, 2009
This case report details a patient with a traumatic spinal cord injury who developed intractable pruritus in the dermatomal distribution of her injury. Multiple treatments were attempted without susta...
KEY FINDING: The patient's intractable pruritus was localized to the dermatomal distribution corresponding to her spinal cord injury.
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.
Pain Res Manage, 2010 • January 1, 2010
A 42-year-old man presented with acute left hemiplegia due to a right frontotemporal hemorrhagic stroke and left-sided pain. While the initial presentation suggested central poststroke pain, subsequen...
KEY FINDING: The patient's poststroke pain was multifactorial, involving central poststroke pain, heterotopic ossification, and amplification of previous low back pain.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2010 • May 1, 2010
This review supports the use of anticonvulsants such as gabapentin or pregabalin for post-SCI neuropathic pain. Tricyclic antidepressants were supported by limited evidence in those patients with supe...
KEY FINDING: Gabapentin and pregabalin, anticonvulsant medications, have strong evidence for effectiveness in treating neuropathic pain post-SCI.
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.
BMC Neurology, 2010 • October 20, 2010
The CONECSI trial evaluates a multidisciplinary cognitive behavioural programme for chronic neuropathic spinal cord injury pain (CNSCIP). The intervention aims to decrease pain intensity and related d...
KEY FINDING: The primary aim of the CONECSI trial is to evaluate the effects of a multidisciplinary cognitive behavioural treatment programme on pain intensity and pain-related disability
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 2011 • January 1, 2011
This systematic review investigated the associations between psychosocial factors and adjustment to chronic pain in individuals with physical disabilities, focusing on spinal cord injury (SCI), acquir...
KEY FINDING: Psychosocial factors, including catastrophizing, coping styles, and social support, are significantly linked to pain and dysfunction across various disability groups.
The Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 2011 • January 1, 2011
This multi-site study evaluated the efficacy of cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) for neuropathic pain in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The results indicated that active CES provid...
KEY FINDING: The active CES group reported a significantly greater average decrease in pain during daily treatments compared to the sham group.
Med Hypotheses, 2017 • July 1, 2017
Chronic pain after spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating condition often resistant to current treatments. The authors hypothesize that intraspinal microstimulation (ISMS) may alleviate SCI pain b...
KEY FINDING: ISMS may induce frequency-dependent conduction block on axons of afferent sensory neurons, in the spinothalamic tract and Lissauer’s tract.
Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., 2018 • January 1, 2018
This study investigated the effects of long-term swimming exercise on neuroma pain and neurotrophin expression in a rat model of tibial neuroma transposition (TNT). The results showed that swimming ex...
KEY FINDING: Swimming exercise alleviated neuroma pain and mechanical allodynia in rats with tibial neuroma transposition (TNT).