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Is there a genetic link between depression and chronic pain? | Pain Management Today
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Skip to main content. Pain Management Today 2016; 17(9): 4. Is there a genetic link between depression and chronic pain? Depression may be a mediator of some of the genetic risk for chronic pain, UK researchers say. The researchers undertook a family based analysis of data from 23,960 individuals in a Scottish population based cohort study and 112,151 individuals in the UK Biobank to explore the genetic and environmental risk factors for chronic pain, and the association with depression. This investigati...
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Information for authors | Pain Management Today
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Skip to main content. Ethics and patient consent. Aims to provide doctors with practical, evidence-based reviews and clinical information that will assist them in reviewing and updating their knowledge in the field of pain management. Although the content is focused primarily on the needs of GPs, it is also circulated to pain management specialists. It is subject to the same thorough peer review process and high production standards applied to our flagship journal. The credibility, wisdom and practical c...
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Acute pain presentations | Pain Management Today
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Skip to main content. To read more articles on the Regular series subject areas, including full length feature articles, browse. 2016; 3(2): 33-35. Acute neck pain following a car accident. 2016; 3(1): 33-35. A woman with persistent postoperative pain. 2015; 2(2): 38-40. An older woman with herpes zoster. 2015; 2(1): 34-37. A case of complex regional pain syndrome post fracture. Alison Kearsley, Michael JE Neil. 2014; 1(2): 38-40. An older man with painful peripheral polyneuropathy. 2014; 1(1): 35-37.
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Deprescribing in older people: prioritising patient outcomes over polypharmacy | Pain Management Today
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Skip to main content. Pain Management Today 2016; 3(2): 19-22. Deprescribing in older people: prioritising patient outcomes over polypharmacy. GPs are best placed to lead deprescribing in older people, and decisions should reflect patient treatment goals and priorities. Successful deprescribing is multidisciplinary and collaborative. Pain management regimens after injury or surgery require review early and often. Medications should be stopped or reduced one at a time and tapered gradually. Polypharmacy i...
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Risk factors for pain after breast cancer surgery | Pain Management Today
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Skip to main content. Pain Management Today 2016; 17(9): 2. Risk factors for pain after breast cancer surgery. Younger age, radiotherapy, axillary lymph node dissection and greater acute postoperative pain are all associated with persistent pain after breast cancer surgery, reports a meta-analysis published online in the. Canadian Medical Association Journal. Only axillary lymph node dissection provides a ‘high-yield target’ for a modifiable risk factor, the authors reported. According to Professor Mann,...
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Regular Series | Pain Management Today
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Information for readers | Pain Management Today
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Clinical Flowcharts | Pain Management Today
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Skip to main content. Flowcharts, listed under topic areas, to help guide the diagnosis, investigation and management of various conditions. Flowcharts should be read in context of the article in which they are published. Access the full text pdf of these articles by clicking on the flowchart, or the article link in red located above the flowchart. An extensive collection of other flowcharts, covering many areas of clinical medicine as well as pain medicine, is available on Medicine Today's website.
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Interventions for acute and procedural pain in children: improving management now and in the future | Pain Management Today
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Skip to main content. Pain Management Today 2016; 3(2): 4-12. Interventions for acute and procedural pain in children: improving management now and in the future. A range of pharmacological and nonpharmacological options are available for pain relief in children. Use of appropriate interventions can have a positive impact on a child’s future pain experience. There is increasing evidence that early intervention and optimisation of acute pain management in children impacts on future pain experiences. Pictu...
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Case studies | Pain Management Today
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Skip to main content. To read more articles on the Regular series subject areas, including full length feature articles, browse. 2016; 3(2): 37-40. A 54-year-old woman with migraine and recently escalating opioid use. Michael Eller, Ian Thong. 2016; 3(1): 27-30. A young woman with complex regional pain syndrome. Michael Veltman, Michael Vagg. 2015; 2(2): 31-36. A 28-year-old woman with radicular pain. James Jarman, Carl Graham, Lyndal Weightman, Kathryn Benson-Rooney. 2015; 2(1): 30-33. 2014; 1(2): 31-33.