Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain

BACKGROUND: Pain is a common symptom in palliative care and affects patients' quality of life considerably. Standard analgesics are sometimes insufficient and are associated with substantial side effects. Neurolysis, the targeted destructio…

BACKGROUND: In 2021, the term persistent spinal pain syndrome (PSPS) was introduced. PSPS type 2 (PSPS-T2) replaced the unsatisfactory term failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS). PSPS type 1 (PSPS-T1) is a clinical picture of signs and sympto…

INTRODUCTION: This study identified and synthesized the current qualitative literature on women's causal beliefs about their chronic pelvic pain. METHODS: Academic databases and relevant gray literature sources were searched from their inc…

INTRODUCTION: Chronic pancreatitis is defined as a disease of the pancreas in which recurrent inflammatory episodes result in replacement of the pancreatic parenchyma by fibrous connective tissue in individuals with genetic, environmental, …

BACKGROUND: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a debilitating condition that often leads to disability and does not respond to conventional treatments. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of paresthesia-independent 10-kHz spinal cord…

CONTEXT: The influence of the gonadal hormones on some aspects of the human physiology has been studied with uncertain results. Still a confusion exists in relation to the real effects of the female hormones on the perception of pain. The e…

BACKGROUND: Recent studies demonstrate that chronic pelvic pain is associated with altered afferent sensory input resulting in maladaptive changes in the neural circuitry of pain. To better understand the central changes associated with chr…

The literature contains numerous studies on the diagnosis, pathogenesis, atypical locations, and clinical (hormonal) and surgical management of the disorder. However, no information is available on the management of endometriosis involving …

Chronic pelvic pain is defined as the presence of pain in the pelvic girdle region for over a 6-month period and can arise from the gynecologic, urologic, gastrointestinal, and musculoskeletal systems. As 15% of women experience pelvic pain…

Pelvic pain is a common condition. Treatment interventions have traditionally targeted biomedical conditions with variable success. Utilizing a systematic approach to examination of the pelvic girdle and related organ systems contained with…

Obturator neuralgia (ON) presents with pain in the groin, medial thigh, and sometimes the medial aspect of the knee. The causes include trauma, obturator hernia, pelvic cancer, pelvic surgery, hip surgery, following pelvic fractures, endome…