Maintenance IV Ketamine Therapy in the Fibromyalgia Patient: A Case Report by Ruchir Gupta, Supurna Bhar

“… # Conclusion Ketamine by IV is an effective option for pain management in patients with fibromyalgia. Compared to previous case studies, it is recommended that increased total dose, frequent administration, and longer duration of infusions all may be necessary for ketamine to maximize its beneficial effects.…”
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Whether ambulatory electroencephalogram and visual tracking system could be the new strategy for pain assessment? by Xiaqing Ma, Xiaqing Ma, Hong Zhang, Tao Xu, Tao Xu, Tao Xu

“…The human pain experience is a complex multi-faceted symptom. Effective pain management begins with a comprehensive assessment. …”
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Home-based care for people living with dementia at the end of life: the perspective of experts by Christiane Pinkert, Bernhard Holle

“…Further, their care is considered inadequate, as they are, for example, sometimes overtreated for curative care or undertreated for pain management. These patients also face multiple barriers in accessing palliative care. …”
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Blood-Induced Arthropathy: A Major Disabling Complication of Haemophilia by Alexandre Leuci, Yesim Dargaud

“…Treatment is essentially based on prophylaxis intensification and chronic joint pain management. However, there remain significant gaps in the knowledge of the mechanisms responsible for HA and prognosis-influencing factors. …”
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Stellate ganglion intervention for chronic pain: A review by Qingyang Luo, Song Wen, Xinran Tan, Xi Yi, Song Cao

“…In particular, SGB continues to be one of the most studied methods in chronic pain management. However, a single SGB usually provides only short‐term effects; repeated SGB may result in complications such as hoarseness, light‐headedness, and vessel or nerve injury. …”
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Sports Orthopedics by Kleinert J, 5, Kellmann M, 3, Hasenbring MI, Belz J, Heidari J, Levenig C, Gawlik A

“…Therefore, based on a biopsychosocial paradigm, this article describes four intervention approaches with a specific orientation towards athletes 1) pain perception and pain management, 2) body experience and body concept, 3) motivation and self-regulation, and 4) stress management and recovery. …”
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Criminality labelling influences reactions to others’ pain by Isabelle Boutet, Jean-Christophe Goulet-Pelletier, Safae Maslouhi, Daniel Fiset, Caroline Blais

“…Current understanding is that these inequalities arise, at least in part, from psychosocial factors such as stereotypes and in-group/out-group categorization. Pain management, perhaps because of the subjective nature of pain, is one area of research that has spearheaded these efforts. …”
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The Importance of Personality Traits, Optimism and Quality of Life for Pain Threshold and Pain Tolerance in the Elderly by Tomasz Gałkowski, Katarzyna Leźnicka, Kinga Michnik, Grzegorz Pawlus

“…A better understanding of the personality correlates of pain perception could support a more accurate tailoring of pain management in elderly patients.…”
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An Overview of Nanostructured Lipid Carriers and its Application in Drug Delivery through Different Routes by Shadab Khan, Ajay Sharma, Vikas Jain

“…With such qualities, NLCs can be used to treat a variety of diseases such as cancer, infections, neurodegenerative diseases, hypertension, diabetes, and pain management. This review focuses on the recent developments being made to deliver the drugs and genes through different routes via these nanocarriers. …”
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Bilateral Eventration of Sciatic Nerve - A Case Report by Neelam Bala, Jagdev Singh Kullar, Rajan Kumar Singla, Ravi Kant Sharma

“…This type of variation may lead to failed sciatic nerve block during pain management or any other lower limb surgeries.…”
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Case Report: “I got my brain back” A patient’s experience with music-induced analgesia for chronic pain by Roberto E. Mercadillo, Roberto E. Mercadillo, Eduardo A. Garza-Villarreal

“…The participant listens to music for different reasons, such as pain and anxiety relief, motivation to exercise, and quality of sleep, but all seem to revolve around different strategies for pain management. Experiences in physiological and cognitive aspects included perceived restorative sleep that may have improved the participant’s general wellbeing and improved cognitive and motor performance as well as communication skills. …”
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Radiographers' decision‐making processes in the movement of pain‐afflicted adult trauma patients in planar diagnostic imaging by Christopher Talevski, Andrew Kilgour, Kelly Spuur

“…Abstract Introduction: The need to balance pain management and radiographic image quality is at the forefront of patient care in diagnostic radiography. …”
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Sportorthopädie by Mastnak W

“…Application of analogous approaches in sports education, sports clubs and occupational medicine might significantly reduce the prevalence of shoulder-neck-pain and improve the public health status.KEY WORDS: Pain Management, Martial Arts, Qualitative Empirical Research, Shoulder-Neck-Pain, Health Promoting Sports…”
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Facet joint injections for management of low back pain: a clinically focused review by Hyung-Sun Won, Miyoung Yang, Yeon-Dong Kim

“…This review outlines the important aspects of spinal anatomy as they relate to interventional pain management related to facet joint injections. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive review of the procedure and clinical evidence.…”
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The “Lightbulb” Sign by Ayana Nanthakumar, Mali Worme, MD, MPH, Tahseen Rahman, MD, Juglans Alvarez, MD, MSc, Ghislaine Doufle, MD, Wendy Tsang, MD, Gillian Nesbitt, MD, Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD

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GAMBARAN MANAJEMEN NYERI AKUT PASKA OPERASI PADA PASIEN YANG MENJALANI TINDAKAN OPERASI ELEKTIF DI RSU HAJI MEDAN by Fariza Suhaila, Muhammad Jalaludin Assuyuthi Chalil, Andri Yunafri, Abdul Gafar Parinduri

“…Profile of nutritional status and eating behavior of doctors in their work To determine the description of acute post-operative pain management in patients undergoing elective surgery at RSU Haji Medan. …”
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Big Data in Studying Acute Pain and Regional Anesthesia by Lukas M. Müller-Wirtz, Thomas Volk

“…In acute pain research, big data was used to assess postoperative pain outcomes, opioid utilization, and the efficiency of multimodal pain management strategies. In regional anesthesia, adverse events and potential benefits of regional anesthesia on postoperative morbidity and mortality were evaluated. …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Funicular Block: Ropivacaine Injection into the Tissue around the Spermatic Cord to Improve Analgesia during Orchiectomy in Dogs by Vincenzo Cicirelli, Pasquale Debidda, Nicola Maggio, Michele Caira, Giovanni M. Lacalandra, Giulio G. Aiudi

“…Orchiectomy is a common surgical procedure performed on small animals, and it requires postoperative pain management despite its relative simplicity. This study aimed to evaluate the hemodynamic stability, intraoperative administration of additional hypnotic and/or analgesic drugs, and postoperative pain scores following the combination of ultrasound-guided injection of ropivacaine hydrochloride into the spermatic cord and infiltration by the same anaesthetic of the incisional prescrotal line (ROP) or general anaesthesia. …”
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Clinical Challenges in a 49-Year-Old Patient with Severe Tick-Borne Myeloradiculitis Despite Complete Active Vaccination by Julia Feige, Tobias Moser, Larissa Hauer, Slaven Pikija, Johann Sellner

“…The disease course was characterized by progressive tetraparesis, pain and bladder dysfunction and necessitated intensive care unit admission (ICU) and the escalation of pain management. This case raises awareness for the recognition of breakthrough disease in younger patients and reinforces the need to develop measures to identify patients with insufficient protection.…”
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Fibromyalgia – etiology, diagnosis and treatment including perioperative management in patients with fibromyalgia by Anna Dizner-Golab, Barbara Lisowska, Dariusz Kosson

“…Interdisciplinary research with special interest in pain management, including perioperative medicine, seems to be the main theme for the future.…”
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