[PDF][PDF] Fibromyalgia: one year in review 2022

V Giorgi, S Sirotti, ME Romano, D Marotto… - Clin Exp …, 2022 - wikimsk.org
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) is a chronic widespread pain syndrome characterised by
fatigue, sleep disturbances and many idiopathic pain symptoms. The aim of this review is to …

Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2022

RJ Bodnar - Peptides, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper is the forty-fifth consecutive installment of the annual anthological review of
research concerning the endogenous opioid system, summarizing articles published during …

The safety and efficacy of low-dose naltrexone in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review

J Yang, KM Shin, A Do, DM Bierle… - Journal of Pain …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain sensitivity syndrome characterized by diffuse
musculoskeletal pain and many other systemic manifestations. Low-dose naltrexone (LDN) …

Knowing the enemy is halfway towards victory: a scoping review on opioid-induced hyperalgesia

TJ Sampaio-Cunha, I Martins - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
Opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH) is a paradoxical effect of opioids that is not consensually
recognized in clinical settings. We conducted a revision of clinical and preclinical studies …

[HTML][HTML] Low-dose naltrexone for treatment of pain in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study

K Bested, LM Jensen, T Andresen, G Tarp… - Pain …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: First, to examine if LDN is associated with analgesic efficacy compared with
control in the treatment of patients with FM. Second, to ascertain the analgesic efficacy of …

Differential effects of treatment strategies in individuals with chronic ocular surface pain with a neuropathic component

S Patel, R Mittal, ER Felix, KD Sarantopoulos… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Dysfunction at the ocular system via nociceptive or neuropathic mechanisms
can lead to chronic ocular pain. While many studies have reported on responses to …

Contemporary management of pain in cirrhosis: Toward precision therapy for pain

A Holman, N Parikh, DJ Clauw, DA Williams… - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Chronic pain is highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and is associated with poor health‐
related quality of life and poor functional status. However, there is limited guidance on …

Study protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase III trial examining the add-on efficacy, cost–utility and neurobiological effects of low-dose …

A Colomer-Carbonell, JP Sanabria-Mazo… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction There is evidence that low-dose naltrexone (LDN;< 5.0 mg/day) reduces pain
and improves the quality of life of people with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). However, no …

Opiate antagonists for chronic pain: a review on the benefits of low-dose Naltrexone in arthritis versus non-arthritic diseases

P Dara, Z Farooqui, F Mwale, C Choe, AJ van Wijnen… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Chronic pain conditions create major financial and emotional burdens that can be
devastating for individuals and society. One primary source of pain is arthritis, a common …

Low-dose naltrexone's utility for non-cancer centralized pain conditions: a scoping review

A Rupp, E Young, AL Chadwick - Pain Medicine, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background At low doses, naltrexone (LDN) has been shown to modulate inflammation
through the interruption of microglial cell activation within the central nervous system. One of …