Pain physician

Pain Physician · ISSN (e) 2150-1149 · 6 papers in corpus
review 2023
doi:10.36076/ppj.2023.26.e487 ·PMID:37774202

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a chronic common condition affecting 10% of reproductive-aged women globally. It is caused by the growth of endometrial-like tissue outside the uterine cavity and leads to chronic pelvic pain, affecting various …

meta-analysis 2017
doi:10.36076/ppj.2017.195 ·PMID:28339429

BACKGROUND: Pain is considered as one of the main symptoms of endometriosis. The treatment for endometriosis remains controversial. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to compare the effect of medical or surgical treatments for pain-relie…

case-report 2017
doi:10.36076/ppj.2017.e454 ·PMID:28339446

UNLABELLED: Pudendal neuralgia (PN) is a result of pudendal nerve entrapment or injury, also called "Alcock syndrome." Pain that develops is often chronic, and at times debilitating. If conservative measures fail, invasive treatment modalit…

nonrandomized-trial 2015
doi:10.36076/ppj.2015/18/e1139 ·PMID:26606029

BACKGROUND: Some patients have pelvic, pudendal, or low lumbar pain radiating into the legs that is worse while sitting but differs from pudendal neuralgia. The purpose of this study was to present a new clinical entity of neuropathic pelvi…

meta-analysis 2014
·PMID:23877446

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a complex pain syndrome. Since its pathogenesis is still poorly understood and structural alterations in pain related brain regions may be present, there is a greater acceptance that sensitization of…

meta-analysis 2014
·PMID:24658485

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP), defined as a noncyclical pain lasting for more than 6 months can lead to lower physical performance and quality of life in women. CPP is a worldwide problem affecting women of all ages. However, health…