Editorial: Emerging trends in abdominal and pelvic pain

Bin Feng, Feng B, Anna P Malykhina, Malykhina AP
Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023 · vol. 4 , pp. 1254682 · doi:10.3389/fpain.2023.1254682 · PMID:37711988 · PMC10499384
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This editorial reviews emerging trends in abdominal and pelvic pain, highlighting studies on dysmenorrhea mechanisms, intraluminal gas, catastrophizing, and neuromodulation to advance therapeutic approaches for conditions like endometriosis.

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This editorial reviews emerging research on abdominal and pelvic pain, highlighting studies that investigate mechanisms such as intraluminal gas, catastrophizing, and visceral hypersensitivity. The authors discuss the utility of optimized anesthesia protocols for measuring visceromotor responses in animal models and evaluate non-opioid interventions like aged-garlic extract for managing chronic conditions. Key findings indicate that menstrual cycle variations do not directly influence gas accumulation, while cognitive factors significantly impact pain interference in women with chronic pelvic pain. Relevance to endometriosis: listed as one indication for aged-garlic extract prophylaxis, though the paper's main focus is broader abdominal and pelvic pain mechanisms.

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abdominal pain, visceral pain, colorectal distension, endometriosis, dysmenorrhea Citation Feng B and Malykhina AP (2023) Editorial: Emerging trends in abdominal and pelvic pain. Front. Pain Res. 4:1254682. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2023.1254682 Received 07 July 2023 Accepted 21 August 2023 Published 30 August 2023 Volume 4 - 2023 Edited and reviewed by Chen X. Chen, Indiana University, United States Updates Copyright © 2023 Feng and Malykhina. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. *Correspondence: Bin Feng [email protected] Anna P. Malykhina [email protected] Disclaimer All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.

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