Browse the latest research summaries in the field of pain management for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 2024 • May 6, 2024
This scoping review aimed to identify and critically appraise existing clinical practice guidelines for chronic pain management in the spinal cord injury (SCI) population. The review found that most g...
KEY FINDING: One guideline met all the objectives of this scoping review.
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2024 • May 13, 2024
This case report presents the successful use of epidural steroid injection (ESI) to manage severe lower limb spasticity in a 33-year-old male with traumatic paraplegia following a knife assault. The p...
KEY FINDING: Epidural steroid injection led to a significant decrease in spasticity in a patient with traumatic paraplegic lumbar spinal cord injury.
J. Clin. Med., 2024 • May 23, 2024
This systematic review assessed the effectiveness of exercise interventions in alleviating upper body pain among spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. The results provide substantial evidence supporting ...
KEY FINDING: Exercise interventions are effective in reducing pain in patients with SCI, with a particular emphasis on alleviating shoulder pain.
Spinal Cord, 2024 • June 19, 2024
This study was a phase IIA clinical trial designed to assess the safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy of NFX88 in treating neuropathic pain in individuals with spinal cord injury. The trial ...
KEY FINDING: NFX88 treatment was found to be highly safe and well tolerated in individuals with spinal cord injury.
Ann Rehabil Med, 2024 • May 1, 2024
This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the effects of Botox-A on spasticity and nociceptive pain in individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCIs). The study included two randomized controlle...
KEY FINDING: Botox-A significantly decreased spasticity in SCI patients (SMD, -1.73; 95% CI, -2.51 to -0.95; p<0.0001, I2=48%).
Frontiers in Public Health, 2024 • June 19, 2024
This study quantitatively assessed the utility of the SeePain, an educational resource for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) experiencing chronic pain. The resource addresses clarity/comprehen...
KEY FINDING: Participants reported high levels of agreement with the overall comprehensibility and clarity of the SeePain resource, finding the language understandable and the figures and tables clear.
Int. J. Mol. Sci., 2024 • June 29, 2024
The study investigated the effects of intramuscular pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) on complicated pain using a two-stage animal study. The first stage examined the effects of PRF on muscle and sciatic ne...
KEY FINDING: PRF upregulates brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the spinal cord in both groups of rats.
Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation, 2024 • January 1, 2024
The study prospectively examined patients with prior chronic pain who suffered an acute complete spinal cord injury (SCI) to determine if the pre-existing pain persisted, changed, and whether opioids ...
KEY FINDING: Four out of seven participants with prior chronic pain continued to experience the same pain after complete tetraplegia.
Cureus, 2024 • June 22, 2024
This study aimed to determine the efficacy of minimal exercise intervention in relieving neuropathic pain in a rat model. Rats with chronic constriction injury (CCI) were divided into exercise and non...
KEY FINDING: Rats in the exercise group showed a significantly higher pain threshold compared to the non-exercise group five weeks after nerve injury, indicating pain relief.
Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2024 • July 23, 2024
This feasibility study investigated the use of virtual walking (VW) therapy for chronic neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. Four patients with SCI and neuropathic pain participated ...
KEY FINDING: The study found good satisfaction and acceptance of virtual walking therapy among the participants.