Introduction We previously demonstrated that only men showed a significant correlation
between heart rate (HR) and pain. Other authors also found sex differences in the autonomic …

ObjectivesThis study aimed to ascertain the association between self-reported pain intensity
and vital signs in both emergency department (ED) patients and a subgroup of patients with …

Methods and devices to treat discogenic lumbar back pain are disclosed. Electrodes are
implanted within the anterior epidural space of the patient. A pulse generator that is …

Pain is a complex phenomenon that arises from the interaction of multiple neuroanatomic
and neurochemical systems with several cognitive and affective processes. Nowadays, the …

Continuously monitoring and efficiently managing pain has become an important issue.
However, no study has investigated a change in physiological parameters during the …

The evaluation of spinal cord neuronal activity in humans with functional magnetic
resonance imaging (fMRI) is technically challenging. Major difficulties arise from cardiac and …

Objective: To establish a relationship between the Visual Analog Scale for pain (VAS) in the
recovery time of epidural analgesia and the Perfusion Index (PI) values at that time and to …

Varicose vein surgeries are routine outpatient procedures, which are often performed under
local anaesthesia. The use of local anaesthesia both minimises the risk to patients and is …

nervous system correlates and potentially also to characterize mechanisms of human pain
perception, modulation, and plasticity. Central neuroimaging has allowed us to open …

This study compared verum acupuncture (VA) and sham acupuncture (SA) stimulation by
assessing autonomic and subjective responses. Autonomic responses such as skin …