Effects of a psychosocial intervention programme combined with exercise in community‐dwelling older adults with chronic pain: A randomized controlled trial

T Hirase, H Kataoka, J Nakano… - … Journal of Pain, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Although researchers have recommended exercise training and psychosocial
intervention to manage chronic pain, an effective intervention for Japanese community …

Duloxetine 60 mg for chronic low back pain: post hoc responder analysis of double-blind, placebo-controlled trials

L Alev, S Fujikoshi, A Yoshikawa, H Enomoto… - Journal of pain …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Duloxetine has demonstrated efficacy in chronic low back pain (CLBP). We
examined the predictors of response to duloxetine for CLBP. Patients and methods This was …

The words patients use to describe chronic pain: implications for measuring pain quality

MP Jensen, LE Johnson, KJ Gertz, BS Galer… - PAIN®, 2013 - Elsevier
Patients with low back pain (LBP; N= 102), fibromyalgia (FM; N= 100), and headache (HA;
N= 100) were asked to describe their pain in their own words, and the words and phrases …

Factors associated with chronic musculoskeletal pain in Japanese community-dwelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

T Hirase, H Kataoka, S Inokuchi, J Nakano… - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Identifying older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) earlier is urgent because
CMP is reportedly associated with deterioration in physical function, poor psychological …

Bodily pain, social support, depression symptoms and stroke history are independently associated with sleep disturbance among the elderly: a cross-sectional …

Y Kishimoto, N Okamoto, K Saeki, K Tomioka… - … health and preventive …, 2016 - Springer
Objective To investigate independent effects of various factors associated with sleep
disturbance among community-dwelling elderly individuals. Methods We analyzed data …

Age-related and sex-related changes in perfusion index in response to noxious electrical stimulation in healthy subjects

T Nishimura, A Nakae, M Shibata… - Journal of pain …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Background Even though pain is a subjective phenomenon, its objective evaluation in
humans is important because subjects requiring pain evaluation may be unable to describe …

Skeletal muscle and fat mass reflect chronic pain in older adult

Y Sakai, T Watanabe, N Wakao… - Gerontology and …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The prevalence of chronic pain increases with age. It has been reported that
chronic pain is associated with sarcopenia and obesity. Age-related skeletal muscle loss …

Clinical characteristics of geriatric patients with non-specific chronic low back pain

Y Sakai, N Wakao, H Matsui, T Watanabe, H Iida… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
A comprehensive analysis of clinical information in patients with chronic low back pain
(CLBP) was performed to clarify the clinical characteristics of geriatric LBP from the …

Investigation of chronic musculoskeletal pain (third report): with special reference to the importance of neuropathic pain and psychogenic pain

M Nakamura, Y Nishiwaki, M Sumitani… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2014 - Springer
Background The previous epidemiological surveys conducted in Japan revealed that once
the vicious cycle of chronic musculoskeletal pain begins, it is difficult to disrupt the cycle …

Comparing novel and existing measures of sensitivity to physical activity among people with chronic musculoskeletal pain: the importance of tailoring activity to pain

A Woznowski-Vu, Z Uddin, D Flegg… - The Clinical journal …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Increasing pain during physical activity is an important, but often poorly
assessed, barrier to engaging in activity-based rehabilitation among people with chronic …