The multidisciplinary team in pain management

MD Staudt - Neurosurgery Clinics, 2022 - neurosurgery.theclinics.com
Pain-related complaints are the primary reason for patients to seek medical care or visit an
emergency department in the United States. 1 Pain afflicts patients acutely and chronically …

Beyond breathing: Systematic review of global chronic obstructive pulmonary disease guidelines for pain management

K Brockway, S Ahmed - Respiratory Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Context Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience pain as
both symptom and comorbidity. There has been no evaluation of the recommendations for …

“You have to believe the patient”: What do people with fibromyalgia find helpful (and hindering) when accessing health care?

RK Nishikawara, IZ Schultz, LD Butterfield… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex, still poorly understood, and difficult-to-treat
chronic pain condition for which many people struggle to find adequate care. Aims This …

I hope it'll get better… in the end, it didn't really get better”: a qualitative study of access to specialized rehabilitation services as experienced by adults with persistent …

J Déry, N Fortin-Bédard, É De Guise… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Persistent symptoms experienced by adults following mild traumatic brain injury
(mTBI) can significantly impact their daily activities. It is often difficult for them to access …

Fractured system, fractured care: the experiences of Canadian women with chronic pelvic pain waiting for interprofessional pain care

R Bosma, E Burke, N Mustafa… - … and Pelvic Pain …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is a common disorder in women that includes
complex interactions between biological, psychological, and social factors. Accessibility to …

Patient satisfaction–results of cluster analysis of finnish patients

A Nurmeksela, M Kulmala, T Kvist - BMC Health Services Research, 2023 - Springer
Background Healthcare providers must understand patients' expectations and perceptions
of the care they receive to provide high-quality care. The purpose of this study is to identify …

Empowered management for pelvic pain: The experiences of women with persistent pelvic pain participating in an online self-directed self-management program …

E Burke, T Di Renna, N Mustafa, C Ginter… - Women's …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Persistent pelvic pain is pain sensed in or around the pelvis and is often
associated with negative cognitive, behavioral, sexual, and emotional consequences. The …

Prehabilitation: The underutilised weapon for chronic pain management

LV Tidmarsh, R Harrison, KA Finlay - British Journal of Pain, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective Prehabilitation encompasses preparatory clinical intervention (s) delivered during
the period between diagnosis and treatment commencement. Despite widespread …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of a Web-Based Self-Management Program for Chronic Noncancer Pain: Mixed Methods Study

P Marier-Deschenes, AM Pinard, L Jalbert… - JMIR Human …, 2024 - humanfactors.jmir.org
Background In Canada, adults with chronic noncancer pain face a persistent insufficiency of
publicly funded resources, with the gold standard multidisciplinary pain treatment facilities …

Patient-reported wait times and the impact of living with chronic pain on their quality of life: A waiting room survey in chronic pain clinics in Ontario, Manitoba, and …

C Liddy, L Cooper, G Bellingham, T Deyell… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background Wait-times at Canadian multidisciplinary pain clinics have been
reported as excessive for nearly two decades. Aims To gain insight into the patient …