Musculoskeletal pain, arthralgia and arthritis are all more common in women, and their
frequency increases with age and in some appears to be associated with the onset of …

Guidelines now discourage opioid analgesics for chronic noncancer pain because the
benefits frequently do not outweigh the harms. We aimed to determine the proportion of …

The high prevalence and societal burden of chronic pain, its undertreatment, and disparities
in its management have contributed to the acknowledgment of chronic pain as a serious …

Objective Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by pain and fatigue, particularly during
physical activity. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) activates endogenous …

Background Chronic pain patients frequently suffer from psychological symptoms. There is
no consensus concerning the prevalence of severe anxiety and depressive symptoms and …

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and factors associated with the use of opioids
among patients with chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). Methods: A systematic review and …

Although pain is regarded as a global public health priority, analgesic therapy remains a
significant challenge. Pain is a hypersensitivity state caused by peripheral and central …

Objective There is a growing interest in evaluating the effectiveness of compassion
interventions for treating psychological disorders. The present study evaluated the …

Anxiety is a common comorbidity associated with chronic pain, which results in chronic pain
complexification and difficulty in treatment. Electroacupuncture (EA) is commonly used to …

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disease characterized by the presence of chronic and widespread
musculoskeletal pain, which causes a high negative impact on the quality of life (QoL) …