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Background
The in part promising, in part discrepant efficacy of psychological treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain indicates a demand for interdisciplinary assessment and corresponding treatment structures with differentiated degrees of psychological and syndrome-specific specialization within a multimodal orthopedic context. Acceptance of pain and psychological flexibility are strongly related to physical impairments caused by pain.Objective
Goals are improved outcomes of medical and physical treatment measures as well as their flexible implementation in daily life through a differentially indicated psychological pain therapy focusing on pain acceptance and mindfulness.Methods
This study employed the “active not doing and generating inner silence” exercise from mindful-based pain therapy (“Achtsamkeitsbasierte Schmerztherapie”, ABST).Results
Pure observation of a problem without an attempt to solve it is unusual and strange. Prerequisites for such exercises are willingness to engage as well as courage and openness.Conclusion
A differentiated indication for clinical psychological treatment or psychotherapy of pain—a highly specialized form of psychological pain therapy—should be based on the diagnostic criterium of pain acceptance.2.
Background
The subjective state of health with respect to pain and psyche was surveyed utilizing validated pain questionnaires in patients undergoing special pain therapy and represents the basis for targeted treatment measures.Objective
The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible distortion of answers due to social desirability of responses in chronic pain patients.Material and methods
During two survey periods assessing patient satisfaction using both anonymized and personalized questionnaires, the effects arising from socially desirable response patterns were analyzed. The sample consisted of chronic pain patients being treated in an inpatient therapy setting.Results
In both periods of observation no significant impact on the response behavior of chronic pain patients was found in personalized or anonymized questionnaires.Conclusion
The results of the study suggest that the responses of chronic pain patients with respect to their subjective state of health are not influenced by social desirability. Thus, scoring systems such as the German pain questionnaire will not be influenced by social desirability in chronic pain patients and can therefore be used as a part of diagnostics and therapy planning.3.
Background
Pain, restriction of mobility and cognitive impairment are often present in old age and intensify each other.Objectives
Is there a relationship between mobility, pain, cognitive capacity, diagnoses and number of prescribed medication for residents of nursing homes?Methods
Subgroup analysis of the baseline data from an intervention study for optimization of the medication safety of 120 nursing home residents.Results
Pain was presumed in 77.8% of the residents. Persons with cognitive impairment were more frequently affected. The results of the observational and self-reported pain assessment in cognitively impaired patients did not agree for two-thirds of the cases. A correlation between prevalence of pain, pain intensity and mobility could only be shown for persons without cognitive impairment. Half of the persons were unable to walk; 80% of the residents with analgesics as a permanent medication were more restricted in their mobility.Conclusions
Cognitive impairment is associated with pain and reduced mobility, whereby self-rated pain did not concur with the observational pain assessment for two-thirds of the residents with cognitive impairment. This illustrates the difficulty of observational pain assessment.4.
Background
Parental reactions to their child’s pain can comprise cognitive-affective and behavioral responses. Dysfunctional responses like parental catastrophizing may lead to an aggravation of the child’s pain.Objectives
Aims of the online-based study were (1) to psychometrically evaluate existing questionnaires into cognitive-affective (Pain Catastrophizing Scale for Parents; PCS-P) and behavioral responses (Inventar zum schmerzbezogenen Elternverhalten; ISEV-E) within a sample of 105 healthy parents, and (2) to compare their responses to existing (inter)national clinical samples and to the reactions of 80 parents with self-reported chronic pain from the general population.Methods
The assessment of parental pain-related reactions was online-based.Results
While the factor structure of the ISEV-E could not be replicated, the three factors of the PCS-P could be replicated. Parental catastrophizing of the healthy parents was lower compared to clinical samples. Healthy parents did not differ from parents with chronic pain from the general population.Conclusion
The results offer a basis to grade parental catastrophizing, so that risk-groups can be identified.5.
Youngki Cho Junghwa Do Sunyoung Jung Ohyun Kwon Jae Yong Jeon 《Supportive care in cancer》2016,24(5):2047-2057
Purpose
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of physical therapy (PT) combined with manual lymphatic drainage (MLD) on shoulder function, pain, lymphedema, visible cords, and quality of life (QOL) in breast cancer patients with axillary web syndrome (AWS).Methods
In this prospective, randomized trial, 41 breast cancer patients with visible and palpable cords on the arm and axilla and a numeric rating scale (NRS) pain score of >3 were randomly assigned to PT (3 times/week for 4 weeks; n?=?20) and PT combined with MLD (5 times/week for 4 weeks; PTMLD; n?=?21) groups. MLD was performed by a physical therapist and the patients themselves during week 1 and weeks 2–4, respectively. Arm volume, shoulder function (muscular strength; active range of motion; and disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand [DASH]); QOL (European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core and Breast Cancer‐Specific QOL questionnaires), and pain (NRS) were assessed at baseline and after 4 weeks of treatment.Results
QOL including functional and symptom aspects, shoulder flexor strength, DASH, and NRS scores were significantly improved in both groups after the 4-week intervention (P?<?0.05). NRS score and arm volume were significantly lower in the PTMLD group than in the PT group (P?<?0.05). Lymphedema was observed in the PT (n?=?6), but not PTMLD, group (P?<?0.05).Conclusions
PT improves shoulder function, pain, and QOL in breast cancer patients with AWS and combined with MLD decreases arm lymphedema.6.
M. Tröger 《Arthroskopie》2016,29(3):179-185
Background
Knees with a limited range of motion caused by intraarticular scars benefit from arthroscopic arthrolysis. Usually these scars result from previous surgery, severe trauma with damage of intraarticular structures.Objectives
The aim of this procedure is to improve the patients’ range of motion which is necessary for activities of work and daily life. Scar tissue is debrided and resected arthroscopically with a radiofrequency device, a shaver or a punch.Indications
Indications are a flexion deficit of max. 40°, an extension deficit of max. 20°, reduced mobility of patella, intraarticular reason for limited range of motion, cyclops after anterior cruciate liagment reconstruction, fibrotic Hoffa fat pad.Contraindications
Contraindications are an extraarticular origin of limited range of motion (e.?g. fibrotic quadriceps muscle), local and general infection, major osteoarthritis, noncompliance, complex regional pain syndrome type I.Postoperative management
A continuous physical therapy to maintain range of motion is essential. If necessary, continuous passive motion is implemented. Pain adapted weight-bearing should be used for mobilization. A sufficient oral and (when indicated) regional pain management is important to guarantee the benefit of the surgery.Results
Patients with a lack of mobility of the knee gain a significantly increased range of motion by this arthroscopic procedure. Because of the minimal invasiveness, trauma of surgery and risk of infection are reduced. In many cases the function of the knee joint can be completely restored or at least improved considerably. Complications such as early osteoarthritis can be avoided.7.
Background
Owing to a rise of psychosomatic comorbidities, the treatment of psychological disorders, which may negatively impact prognosis and therapy, is increasingly becoming a focus of attention for pain outpatient clinics.Aim
This study investigates and discusses the advantages of liaison psychiatric care in a university pain clinic.Methods
In this retrospective study, we investigated all patients who presented to an anaesthesiologically led pain clinic between January and June 2014. The psychiatric history was taken by the liaison psychiatrist of the pain clinic.Results
In the period investigated, 485 patients were treated as outpatients. A psychiatric diagnosis was present 351 patients (72.4%). The distribution of the diagnoses was comparable with that of a consultation service. Adaptation and affective disorders dominated. The patients were preferentially treated with new generation antidepressants.Conclusion
The constant presence of a liaison psychiatrist allows for timely, specialised care of pain patients in terms of a multimodal therapeutic approach.8.
Background
Poverty is an important problem in Germany. The health effects of poverty can lead to a higher risk of disease and the arising of chronic affections. On the other hand chronic illness may support the development and continuance of poverty. The context of chronic pain and poverty has not been analyzed so far.Objectives
We investigated the correlation between chronic pain and poverty.Materials and methods
In a prospective manner we interviewed 20 patients with pain syndromes during our consultation hour regarding their household income. Further, data from the German Federal Statistical Office were analyzed with respect to the correlation between the incidence of a chronic pain diagnosis and household income.Results
At 1546?€, the average household income of the patients studied was below the poverty level. The analyzed data showed that women suffered from chronic pain more often than men did and also had a lower income. Another economic inequality was found between Eastern and Western Germany. There was a statistically significant correlation between income and the incidence of the diagnostic codes for chronic pain (R52.1, 2, 9) for men.Conclusion
Our investigation showed the correlation between chronic pain and poverty. A commitment and cooperation of German medical associations and federal politics is necessary to overcome this sociopolitical issue.9.
Background
There is neither a “gold standard” nor commonly approved therapy goals in postoperative pain therapy. In a multi-center study, more than 80% of all patients treated stated that they suffered from postoperative pain. Moreover, patients evaluated the pain therapy as significantly worse than other medical or nursing practices. Therefore, there is a need for optimization in therapy for acute pain.Objectives
The goal of our project was to figure out if the introduction of a “pain treatment standard” would increase the satisfaction of patients, physicians, and nurses, and reduce the costs of pain-related medicine.Materials and methods
Overall, 2769 patients and 285 providers (202 nurses and 83 physicians) were polled. The medication costs in ten areas of the ward were evaluated and compared. The providers were offered a training course on the “pain standard” and it was officially introduced onto the wards. After some time, the satisfaction of patients and providers and the use of medicine were recorded again.Results and Discussion
The maximum pain values declared by the patients significantly decreased after the introduction of the “pain standard.” The satisfaction with pain therapy significantly increased for the patients and for the providers. The reported minimum pain values of the patients did not change significantly. The costs of pain medicine slightly increased. In general, there was a positive effect of introducing a “pain standard” for patients and providers.10.
Background
The study was performed to reveal the effect of an individualized personal outpatient therapy program, based on a multidisciplinary assessment, on pain and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic pain.Methods
Fifty patients were prospectively evaluated before and 3 months after establishment of an individualized outpatient therapy program. Health-related quality of life, pain and pain-related disability, depression and motivation to adopt self-management of chronic pain were assessed. Therapy adherence was tested with a structured interview.Results
Only marginal improvements were observed in terms of pain and health-related quality of life. Therapy adherence varied between the different therapies.Conclusions
An individualized personal outpatient therapy program has only marginal effects on pain and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic pain.11.
Sebastiano Mercadante Paolo Marchetti Arturo Cuomo Augusto Caraceni Rocco Domenico Mediati Massimo Mammucari Silvia Natoli Marzia Lazzari Mario Dauri Mario Airoldi Giuseppe Azzarello Mauro Bandera Livio Blasi Giacomo Cartenì Bruno Chiurazzi Benedetta Veruska Pierpaola Costanzo Daniela Degiovanni Flavio Fusco Vittorio Guardamagna Vincenzo Iaffaioli Simeone Liguori Vito Lorusso Sergio Mameli Rodolfo Mattioli Teresita Mazzei Rita Maria Melotti Valentino Menardo Danilo Miotti Stefano Moroso Stefano De Santis Remo Orsetti Alfonso Papa Sergio Ricci Alessandro Fabrizio Sabato Elvira Scelzi Michele Sofia Giuseppe Tonini Federica Aielli Alessandro Valle On behalf of the IOPS MS study group 《Advances in therapy》2017,34(1):120-135
Introduction
An ongoing national multicenter survey [Italian Oncologic Pain multiSetting Multicentric Survey (IOPS-MS)] is evaluating the characteristics of breakthrough cancer pain (BTP) in different clinical settings. Preliminary data from the first 1500 cancer patients with BTP enrolled in this study are presented here.Methods
Thirty-two clinical centers are involved in the survey. A diagnosis of BTP was performed by a standard algorithm. Epidemiological data, Karnofsky index, stage of disease, presence and sites of metastases, ongoing oncologic treatment, and characteristics of background pain and BTP and their treatments were recorded. Background pain and BTP intensity were measured. Patients were also questioned about BTP predictability, BTP onset (≤10 or >10 min), BTP duration, background and BTP medications and their doses, time to meaningful pain relief after BTP medication, and satisfaction with BTP medication. The occurrence of adverse reactions was also assessed, as well as mucosal toxicity.Results
Background pain was well controlled with opioid treatment (numerical rating scale 3.0 ± 1.1). Patients reported 2.5 ± 1.6 BTP episodes/day with a mean intensity of 7.5 ± 1.4 and duration of 43 ± 40 min; 977 patients (65.1%) reported non-predictable BTP, and 1076 patients (71.7%) reported a rapid onset of BTP (≤10 min). Higher patient satisfaction was reported by patients treated with fast onset opioids.Conclusions
These preliminary data underline that the standard algorithm used is a valid tool for a proper diagnosis of BTP in cancer patients. Moreover, rapid relief of pain is crucial for patients’ satisfaction. The final IOPS-MS data are necessary to understand relationships between BTP characteristics and other clinical variables in oncologic patients.Funding
Molteni Farmaceutici, Italy.12.
Background
Children and adolescents with severe hemophilia commonly suffer from acute and chronic pain as a consequence of hemophilia-related bleeding. Intervention-related pain also plays a major role. Despite its high prevalence in this patient group, hemophilia-related pain is not always adequately addressed and sufficiently treated.Objectives
This paper discusses how to improve pain management for children and adolescents (0–18 years) with hemophilia and which specific features in this population should influence decisions in pain management.Materials and methods
An expert panel discussed challenges in pain treatment in children and adolescents with hemophilia. Recommendations are based on evidence and clinical experience.Result
Pain management in children with hemophilia needs improvement. Children with hemophilia are at risk of developing chronic pain and of suffering traumatization due to insufficient pain management. Pain therapy can be challenging in these children as both their age and the underlying disease limit the options in particular in pain medication. The expert panel developed recommendations to improve pain management in children with hemophilia.13.
Background
Adequate pain management and palliative care structures are of significant importance in residential nursing homes. Whilst professional pain treatment and palliative care measures are frequently implemented for residents with oncological diseases, this is often not the case for residents with neurological disorders. Such a potential undertreatment is even more challenging when the means of interaction and communication with affected persons are aggravated by impairments in cognitive function.Objective
To examine differences in selected health care service characteristics between nursing home residents with Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and residents diagnosed with cancer.Material and methods
Secondary data analysis of residents’ survey and medical record data from 13 nursing homes as part of the study “Action Alliance Pain-free City Münster”.Results
Compared with residents with Parkinson’s disease and cancer, nursing home residents with Alzheimer’s disease exhibited significantly more severe impairment in cognitive function, less additional pain-associated diagnoses, shorter length of stay in nursing homes and more indications of pain.Conclusion
The generally high level of pain in all observed residents elucidates the principle necessity of adequate pain assessment and an interprofessional pain treatment. Furthermore, there seems to be a still unmet need for specifically adapted pain management strategies especially for the steadily increasing number of people with Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease living in nursing homes. This should be a future high priority task for (nursing) practice and research against the background of the vulnerability of nursing home populations.14.
Background
Sports is often considered to be a possible trigger for spinal complaints, particularly by those who practice little sport themselves.Objective
Review and presentation of literature results on sport as a triggering factor for complaints and diseases of the spine.Materials and methods
A search was performed for articles dealing with different sports and their load on the spine, and complaints possibly resulting from overuse and overloading, such as low back pain. The results are presented in terms of the different sports and in terms of spinal injuries/diseases.Results
Articles dealing with beach volleyball, cycling, tennis, golf, skiing, climbing, and weightlifting could be found from German-speaking regions. Especially among elite athletes, a high prevalence of spinal diseases, e.g. disc degeneration and spondylolysis, is presented. No significant correlation between imaging abnormalities and the complaints experienced by the athletes could be found.Conclusions
In general, sports activity can induce degeneration and structural abnormalities in the spine in relation to duration, intensity and type of sports. But a low amount of physical activity may also provide complaints in the spine.15.
K. Limbrecht-Ecklundt P. Werner H. C. Traue A. Al-Hamadi S. Walter 《Schmerz (Berlin, Germany)》2016,30(3):248-256
Background
The monitoring of facial expressions to assess pain intensity provides a way to determine the need for pain medication in patients who are not able to do so verbally.Objectives
In this study two methods for facial expression analysis – Facial Action Coding System (FACS) and electromyography (EMG) of the zygomaticus muscle and corrugator supercilii – were compared to verify the possibility of using EMG for pain monitoring.Material and methods
Eighty-seven subjects received painful heat stimuli via a thermode on the right forearm in two identical experimental sequences – with and without EMG recording.Results
With FACS, pain threshold and pain tolerance could be distinguished reliably. Multiple regression analyses indicated that some facial expressions had a predictive value. Correlations between FACS and pain intensity and EMG and pain intensity were high, indicating a closer relationship for EMG and increasing pain intensity. For EMG and FACS, a low correlation was observed, whereas EMG correlates much better with pain intensity.Conclusions
Results show that the facial expression analysis based on FACS represents a credible method to detect pain. Because of the expenditure of time and personal costs, FACS cannot be used properly until automatic systems work accurately. The use of EMG seems to be helpful in the meantime to enable continuous pain monitoring for patients with acute post-operative pain.16.
Silvia Natoli Marzia Lazzari Roberta Carpenedo Elisa Palombo Maria Beatrice Silvi Massimo Mammucari Mario Dauri 《Advances in therapy》2016,33(6):1025-1032
Introduction
Oxycodone is one of the most commonly used opioid analgesics in the clinical management of pain. The present retrospective analysis aimed to determine the dose of oxycodone that could achieve effective control of moderate pain when combined with a fixed dose of acetaminophen, and the time required to reach a clinically relevant reduction in intensity of pain.Methods
Data of patients treated with a combination of oxycodone (5, 10, and 20 mg) and acetaminophen (325 mg) were evaluated for gender, current disease condition, basal pain intensity, total daily dose, days of controlled pain at the initial low dose, and pain intensity after treatment using a numeric pain rating scale.Results
Data from a total of 491 patients were assessed; of these 93.5% of patients experienced persistent non-cancer pain and had an average baseline pain score of 5.68 ± 1.35. For the overall population, the pain score was reduced to 2.49 ± 1.71 with a mean dose of 8.68 ± 4.96 mg oxycodone after 21.60 ± 6.12 days of treatment with the combination. Almost 97% of the patients who reported relief of pain received 1.61 ± 0.67 doses of oxycodone 5 mg combined with 325 mg of acetaminophen.Conclusion
A low-dose combination of oxycodone with acetaminophen can be effective in the management of moderate pain and may help in reducing the treatment-associated adverse reactions and drug dependence.Funding
Sponsorship for article processing charges was provided by Molteni Farmaceutici, Florence, Italy.17.
Background
As there is currently no gold standard for the diagnosis of SIJ dysfunction, a broad variety of tests exist to clinically identify pelvic girdle pain caused by reversible SIJ dysfunction. Some of the pain provocation tests have already been evaluated. However, the tests used by the majority of German physicians competent in manual medicine (MM) have not yet been evaluated. Therefore, such an evaluation is necessary.Objective
The aims of the study were to evaluate the reliability of functional and pain provocation tests used in SIJ diagnostics, and to propose a useful set of reliable tests.Methods
Two raters investigated 161 subjects (81 symptomatic with low back pain, 80 asymptomatic controls) in a blinded setting, each with a set of three functional and six pain provocation tests. Three of the pain provocation tests had already been evaluated and these were used for comparison with the non-evaluated tests.Results
The Cohen’s kappa coefficients of the newly evaluated tests were better (κ?=?0.76–1.00) than those of the previously evaluated tests (κ?=?0.65–0.89). The functional tests had a lower κ?coefficient and an overly wide confidence interval (CI), and were thus evaluated as being not reliable and only suitable as screening tests.Conclusions
The pain provocation tests, which use palpable irritation deep in the gluteal muscles with provocation in two planes, are at least as reliable as the already evaluated tests. We recommend adding SIJ irritation point diagnostics to the set of “3 out of 5 positive pain provocation tests” for safe diagnosis of SIJ dysfunction.18.
Aims
Create an educational program in chronic pain (EPCP).Material and methods
We used a four-step process to create the EPCP tailored to patient’s needs.Results
Five groups of patients can benefit from the program annually. Based on their own assessment, patients stated that their knowledge of chronic pain improved between 2.8 to 24%. The satisfaction with the EPCP was 8.67/10.Conclusion
Our EPCP helps patients gain and maintain the skills they need to best manage their lives with a chronic pain.19.
Background
Increased pain sensitivity is characteristic for patients with chronic pain disorder with somatic and psychological factors (F45.41). Persistent stress can induce, sustain, and intensify pain sensitivity, thereby modulating pain perception. In this context, it would be favorable to investigate which psychosocial stressors are empirically linked to pain sensitivity.Objectives
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between psychosocial stressors and pain sensitivity in a naturalistic sample of patients with chronic pain disorder with somatic and psychological factors (F45.41).Materials and methods
We assessed 166 patients with chronic pain disorder with somatic and psychological factors (F45.41) at entry into an inpatient pain clinic. Pain sensitivity was measured with a pain provocation test (Algopeg) at the middle finger and earlobe. Stressors assessed were exposure to war experiences, adverse childhood experiences, illness-related inability to work, relationship problems, and potentially life-threatening accidents. Correlation analyses and structural equation modeling were used to examine which stressors showed the strongest prediction of pain sensitivity.Results
Patients exhibited generally heightened pain sensitivity. Both exposure to war and illness-related inability to work showed significant bivariate correlations with pain sensitivity. In addition to age, they also predicted a further increase in pain sensitivity in the structural equation model.Conclusions
Bearing in mind the limitations of this cross-sectional study, these findings may contribute to a better understanding of the link between psychosocial stressors and pain sensitivity.20.