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Quality Indicators in End-of-Life Care
Marilyn Bookbinder, RN, PhD,FPCN -
Ethical Issues in Opioid Prescribing for Chronic Pain
Jane C. Ballantyne, MDThe evolution of medicine has shifted medical decision making from a physician-driven process to a guidance–cooperation model of care, in which patients choose among potential treatment options based on recommendations from healthcare...
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Culture and End-of-Life Care
Terry Altilio, LCSW -
Experience and Management of Chronic Pain among Patients with Other Complex Chronic Conditions
Sarah L. Krein, PhD, RNAlthough chronic pain produces well-documented negative consequences for affected individuals and society as a whole, little is known about the interactions between chronic pain and other comorbid chronic conditions.
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Update on Drug Therapy for Neuropathic Pain in the Medically Ill
Russell K. Portenoy, MD -
Pain Quality Predicts Lidocaine Analgesia among Patients with Suspected Neuropathic Pain
Ian R. Carroll, MD, MSThe expression and modulation of voltage-gated sodium channels are known to contribute to various animal models of neuropathic pain.
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Pain, Ethics, and Palliative Sedation
Russell K. Portenoy, MD -
Factors Associated With Recurrent Back Pain and Cyst Recurrence After Surgical Resection of One Hundred Ninety-Five Spinal Synovial Cysts.
Ali Bydon, MDIntraspinal juxtafacet cysts are relatively rare growths that present in patients with various painful conditions, including low back pain, radiculopathy, and neurogenic claudication, among others.
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Immediate Benefits of a Brief 10-Minute Exercise Protocol in a Chronic Pain Population: A Pilot Study
Amy Burleson Sullivan, PsyDChronic pain is frequency accompanied by profound physical deconditioning, resulting in decreased tolerance to exercise, increased fatigue, and greater healthcare costs.
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An Overview of Spinal Cord Stimulation and Intrathecal Opioid Infusion Systems
Samyadev Datta, MDBased on the landmark gate control theory proposed by Ronald Melzack and Patrick D. Wall, spinal cord stimulation is increasingly being used to treat various chronic pain conditions.
