Understanding the co‐occurrence of anxiety disorders and chronic pain: state‐of‐the‐art

GJG Asmundson, J Katz - Depression and anxiety, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this article is to describe the current state‐of‐the‐art regarding the co‐
occurrence of the anxiety disorders and chronic pain. First, we describe the core …

Cyriax physiotherapy for tennis elbow/lateral epicondylitis

D Stasinopoulos, MI Johnson - British journal of sports medicine, 2004 - bjsm.bmj.com
Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is one of the most common lesions of the arm with a
well defined clinical presentation, which significantly impacts on the community. Many …

Evaluating the efficacy of graded in vivo exposure for the treatment of fear in patients with chronic back pain: a randomized controlled clinical trial

MP Woods, GJG Asmundson - Pain, 2008 - Elsevier
Psychological treatments for chronic pain, particularly those based upon cognitive
behavioural principles, have generally been shown to be efficacious. Recently, a treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of traditional cupping therapy in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized controlled trial

A Michalsen, S Bock, R Lüdtke, T Rampp, M Baecker… - The journal of pain, 2009 - Elsevier
We investigated the effectiveness of cupping, a traditional method of treating
musculoskeletal pain, in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in an open randomized …

Effectiveness of manual therapy and home physical therapy in patients with temporomandibular disorders: A randomized controlled trial

AB Tuncer, N Ergun, AH Tuncer, S Karahan - Journal of bodywork and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to compare the short-term effectiveness of home physical
therapy (HPT) alone with that of manual therapy (MT) in conjunction with home physical …

[HTML][HTML] Extended swimming exercise reduces inflammatory and peripheral neuropathic pain in rodents

KE Kuphal, EE Fibuch, BK Taylor - The Journal of Pain, 2007 - Elsevier
Physical exercise is often recommended to patients who have chronic pain. However, only a
small number of studies report exercise-induced analgesia in the setting of inflammatory …

Management of chronic pain in elderly, frail patients: finding a suitable, personalized method of control

R Rastogi, BD Meek - Clinical interventions in aging, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The elderly population is projected to make up 20% of the total United States population by
the year 2030. In addition, epidemiological data suggests increasing prevalence of chronic …

Effectiveness of massage therapy for chronic, non‐malignant pain: a review

JCI Tsao - Evidence‐based Complementary and Alternative …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Previous reviews of massage therapy for chronic, non‐malignant pain have focused on
discrete pain conditions. This article aims to provide a broad overview of the literature on the …

Nonpharmacological approaches to the management of chronic pain in community‐dwelling older adults: A review of empirical evidence

J Park, AK Hughes - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this literature review is to gain insight into the efficacy of
nonpharmacological interventions in chronic pain management in community‐dwelling …

Sensory stimulation (TENS): effects of parameter manipulation on mechanical pain thresholds in healthy human subjects

LS Chesterton, P Barlas, NE Foster, T Lundeberg… - Pain, 2002 - Elsevier
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a popular form of electrostimulation.
Despite an extensive research base, there remains no consensus regarding the parameter …