Pain and the Placebo/Nocebo Effect

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Benedetti, F., Amanzio, M., Casadio, C., Oliaro, A., & Maggi, G. (1997). Blockade of nocebo hyperalgesia by the cholecystokinin antagonist proglumide. Pain, 71, 135–140.PubMed Benedetti, F., Amanzio, M., Baldi, S.,…

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Neuroanatomy of Pain and Pain Pathways

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Fig. 18.1 Pain pathways. Illustration of the postsynaptic dorsal column (PSDC) and the spinothalamic tract (STT) as they arise in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and ascend towards…

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Pain Assessment Tools in Palliative Cancer Care

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The Edmonton classification system for cancer pain (ECS-CP) The cancer pain prognostic scale Classification of chronic pain of the international association for the study of pain (IASP) Pain mechanism Mixed…

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Chronic Low Back Pain

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Bortz, W. M. (1984). The disuse syndrome. Western Journal of Medicine, 141, 691–694.PubMed Bronfort, G., Haas, M., Evans, R. L., & Bouter, L. M. (2004). Efficacy of spinal manipulation and…

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Adult Cancer-Related Pain

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Opioid agonist Oral dose IV dose Onset (min) Duration (h) Half-life (h) Codeinea 200 mg 130 mg 15–30 4–6 3–4 Tramadolb 50–100 mg – 15–30 3–7 No data Morphine 30…

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Pain, Whiplash Disorder and Traffic Safety

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Hildingsson, C., & Toolanen, G. (1990). Outcome after soft-tissue injury of the cervical spine: A prospective study of 93 car-accident victims. Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica, 61(4), 357–359.PubMed Hocking, L., Smith, B.,…

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Pain in the Battlefield Injured

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References Addiction rate, article type Ives et al. (2006) 32%, prospective survey Adams et al. (2006) 4.9%, prospective registry Fishbain et al. (1992) 18.9%, systematic review Portenoy and Foley (1986)…

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Pain After Traumatic Brain Injury

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Fig. 13.1 Common causes of traumatic brain injury (Faul et al. 2010) The cause of TBI in pediatric populations varies by age. Inflicted TBI is a major cause of TBI…

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Pain in the Older Person

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Rhonda J. Moore (ed.)Handbook of Pain and Palliative CareBiobehavioral Approaches for the Life Course10.1007/978-1-4419-1651-8_12 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2013 12. Pain in the Older Person Bill H. McCarberg1   and B. Eliot Cole2 (1) University of California at San…

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