This review aims to bring together current evidence on the impact of chronic pain in terms of
its economic costs, cost to healthcare services and benefit agencies, and quality of life, and …

Objective. This study was conducted to examine the psychometric properties of a Chinese
translation of the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (HK-PCS). Design/Patients. Patients aged 18 …

Corticosteroids are commonly used in the treatment of the impingement syndrome. Efficacy,
as well as accurate placement, have been questioned. The purpose of this prospective …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Drugs SJW and HPE were kindly donated by Indena (Milan,
Italy). SJW was standardized to the content of hypericin (0.3%) and hyperforin (3.2%) and …

Pain is a major clinical, social, and economic problem that has exercised generations of
healthcare professionals attempting to provide relief and reduce the suffering caused by …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this prospective study, with a mean 29 (minimum 24) months
follow-up was to evaluate the outcome of surgical treatment with a longitudinal, plantar …

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the economic consequences of an 8-
week multiprofessional rehabilitation programme for patients with persistent pain …

Background Massage is increasingly used to manage chronic pain but its benefit has not
been clearly established. The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of a single …

Résumé Les douleurs centrales post-AVC sont connues depuis le fameux syndrome de
Déjerine-Roussy et la description ne s' est pas améliorée. En revanche, l'approche …

Many chronic pain conditions in children are complex and patients can benefi t most when
an integrated care plan can be brought to bear on the problem. Multidisciplinary pain …