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Keeping an open mind: Achieving balance between too liberal and too restrictive prescription of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: Using a two-edged sword
In this issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Pain a highly respected, internationally known clinical pain researcher discusses his extensive experience with long-term opioid treatment of complex pain ...
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Harald Breivik,
Torsten Gordh,
Stephen Butler
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Chronic non-cancer pain and the long-term efficacy and safety of opioids: Some blind men and an elephant?
Highlights: ► Chronic opioid therapy is useful for selected patients with chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). ► This approach can be safe and effective for many years. ► For some patients high doses are r...
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C. Peter N. Watson
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5-13
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National versions of fibromyalgia questionnaire: Translated protocols or validated instruments?
Fibromyalgia remains a considerable challenge for both clinicians and researchers. In spite of established criteria , diagnostic accuracy of fibromyalgia seems to be far from satisfactory, there being...
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Seppo Soinila
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Validation of a Finnish version of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (Finn-FIQ)
Highlights: ► The Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) is the most widely used instrument to evaluate fibromyalgia patient's functioning. ► The Finnish version of the FIQ (Finn-FIQ) is a valid inst...
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Jarno Gauffin,
Tiina Hankama,
Hannu Kautiainen,
Marja Arkela-Kautiainen,
Pekka Hannonen,
Maija Haanpää
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The impact of chronic pain—European patients’ perspective over 12 months
The authors of the one-year observational study of chronic pain patients are to be commended on two counts. The first is to organize a multinational investigation to gain more perspective on the effe...
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Stephen Butler
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The impact of chronic pain—European patients’ perspective over 12 months
Highlights: ► Patients with moderate-severe chronic non-cancer pain were followed-upfor 1 year. ► 2/5 had more, 2/5 had less pain, all had major negative impacts on quality of their life. ► Still, 50%...
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Tony O’Brien,
Harald Breivik
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23-29
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Pressure pain algometry – A call for standardisation of methods
Algometry has been used in both experimental pain research and in clinical research for many years. It has been shown to be useful for the study of regional analgesia . Pressure algometry has been sho...
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Audun Stubhaug
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30
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Experimental pressure-pain assessments: Test–retest reliability, convergence and dimensionality
Highlights: ► Methodological issues in measuring pressure-pain responsiveness were addressed. ► Pain threshold and pain ratings are distinct aspects of pain responsiveness. ► In measuring pain thresho...
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Tamara E. Lacourt,
Jan H. Houtveen,
Lorenz J.P. van Doornen
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High prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and pain sensitization in two Scandinavian samples of patients referred for pain rehabilitation
In the study by Andersen et al. published in the present issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Pain the authors report on posttraumatic distress disorder (PTSD) as seen in two pain rehabilitation units...
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Troels Staehelin Jensen
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The traumatised chronic pain patient—Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder - PTSD and pain sensitisation in two Scandinavian samples referred for pain rehabilitation
Highlights: ► PTSD was examined in patients referred consecutively to multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation. ► A high prevalence of PTSD (23%) was found in multidisciplinary pain rehabilitation. ► No ...
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Tonny Elmose Andersen,
Per Grünwald Andersen,
Merja Annika Vakkala,
Ask Elklit
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Local infiltration analgesia (LIA) and repeated bolus or continuous infusion peripheral nerve blocks for acute postoperative pain: Be ware of local anaesthetic toxicity, especially in elderly patients with cardiac co-morbidities!
Peripheral nerve blocks for postoperative pain, repeated bolus injections or continuous infusion through catheters placed near a plexus or peripheral nerves is an effective way of relieving localized ...
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Harald Breivik,
Axel Sauter
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44-45
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A randomized study comparing plasma concentration of ropivacaine after local infiltration analgesia and femoral block in primary total knee arthroplasty
Highlights: ► High dose ropivacaine is used in local infiltration analgesia (LIA) in knee arthroplasty. ► Some patients reach potentially toxic ropivacaine plasma concentrations after LIA. ► Maximal r...
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Fatin Affas,
Carl-Olav Stiller,
Eva-Britt Nygårds,
Niclas Stephanson,
Per Wretenberg,
Christina Olofsson
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Computer work can cause deep tissue hyperalgesia: Implications for prevention and treatment
In this issue of the Scandinavian Journal of Pain Vegard Strøm and his co-workers publish a study of neck and shoulder pain induced by computer-work under stressful conditions . Persons with chronic n...
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Harald Breivik
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52
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Deep tissue hyperalgesia after computer work
Highlights: ► Time- and precision-requirements during computer office-work cause pain in active muscles. ► Chronic neck and shoulder pain sensitizes muscles for pain during/after computer office-work....
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Vegard Strøm,
Cecilie Røe,
Dagfinn Matre,
Stein Knardahl
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