Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)

BACKGROUND: The evaluation of chronic pelvic and perineal pain (CPP) is often complex. The patient's description of the pain often appears to be disproportionate to the limited findings on physical examination and/or complementary investiga…

OBJECTIVE: Chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is a common pain condition with psychosocial and somatic symptoms. Myofascial findings and psychiatric comorbidities are frequent. Therefore, the aim of the study was to analyze myofascial and …

OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate the prevalence of small fiber polyneuropathy (SFPN) in patients with refractory chronic pelvic pain (CPP). DESIGN: Retrospective study of prospective database. SUBJECTS: Participants were complex CPP patients rec…

OBJECTIVE: To develop a group-based therapeutic yoga program for women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and explore the effects of this program on pain severity, sexual function, and well-being. METHODS: A yoga therapy program for CPP was de…

Dear Editor, We found that chronic pelvic pain (CPP), although a frustrating issue for many gynecologists, is actually mostly under diagnosed and under treated. Women with CPP are challenging for the medical system. Many of them have multi…

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OBJECTIVE: Migraine is a chronic condition of recurring moderate-to-severe headaches that affects an estimated 6% of men and 18% of women. The highest prevalence is in those 18-49 years of age, generally when women menstruate. It is divided…

OBJECTIVE: To report the health care experiences of 34 individuals with coexisting substance use disorder (SUD) and chronic pain. DESIGN: Narrative inquiry qualitative study of 90-minute interviews. SETTING: Midwest metropolitan methadone…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of and factors associated with use of complementary health approaches among women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). DESIGN: We analyzed data from the Study of Pelvic Problems, Hy…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate whether pain thresholds to electrical stimulation of the skin change in the response to treatment in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). METHODS: Fifty-eight women with persistent pe…

OBJECTIVES: We examined stereotyping of chronic pain sufferers among women aged 18-40 years and determined whether perceived stereotyping affects seeking care for women with chronic vulvar pain. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study using a commun…

OBJECTIVE: Previous vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) studies have demonstrated antinociceptive effects, and recent noninvasive approaches, termed transcutaneous-vagus nerve stimulation (t-VNS), have utilized stimulation of the auricular branch…

OBJECTIVES: To describe the prevalence of hysterectomy for women aged 18-45 seeking treatment at a chronic pain clinic, to describe patient characteristics (pain intensity, age, smoking status, hormone replacement status, and psychosocial f…

OBJECTIVE: To ascertain whether a small sample of patients with chronic pelvic pain experienced any pain-related cognitions in the form of mental images. PATIENTS: Ten women with chronic pelvic pain consecutively referred from a tertiary r…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of pelvic muscle tenderness in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and to assess the importance of evaluating muscle tenderness in such women. DESIGN: Observational study of 48 healthy female volunte…

OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have demonstrated significant involvement of dorsal column pathways in transmission of visceral pelvic pain. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) suppresses visceral response to colon distension in an animal model and the…

OBJECTIVE: Menstrual pain or primary dysmenorrhea has not received much attention in the field of pain research. Little is understood about the effects menstrual pain has on the women who experience it. No studies to date have examined the …