Colorectal cancer pain upon diagnosis and after treatment: a cross-sectional comparison with healthy matched controls.

Background: The current study sought to explore whether cancer pain (CP) already exists in patients at colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis before treatment compared with patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) after treatment and a healthy matched control group. The study also sought to examine whether factors related to physical health status could enhance pain processes.

Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted following the STROBE checklist.

Do Patient Profiles Influence the Effects of Massage? A Controlled Clinical Trial.

Considerable scientific evidence has been published on the effectiveness of massage in different conditions, but it remains unclear whether this effectiveness is modulated by the profile of patients. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of a 21-min myofascial therapy protocol on stress responders and nonresponders stressed in the laboratory with a cold pressor test. Dependent variables included heart rate variability (HRV), blood pressure, and salivary markers such as flow rate, cortisol, immunoglobulin A (IgA), and α-amylase activity.

The influence of body mass index on survival in breast cancer patients.

Introduction: More than half of breast cancer survivors (BCSs) are obese at diagnosis and experience approximately 50% to 96% of weight gain during treatment that could physically affect their survival. The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of body mass index (BMI) on physical, anthropometric, and physiological parameters in BCSs.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 147 BCSs.

Can myofascial techniques modify immunological parameters?

Objectives: The objective was to determine the effect of myofascial techniques on the modulation of immunological variables.

Design: Thirty-nine healthy male volunteers were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group.

Interventions: The experimental group underwent three manual therapy modalities: suboccipital muscle release, so-called fourth intracranial ventricle compression, and deep cervical fascia release.

Muscle trigger points, pressure pain threshold, and cervical range of motion in patients with high level of disability related to acute whiplash injury.

Study Design: Cross sectional cohort study.

Objective: To analyze the differences in the prevalence of trigger points (TrPs) between patients with acute whiplash-associated disorders (WADs) and healthy controls, and to determine if widespread pressure hypersensitivity and reduced cervical range of motion are related to the presence of TrPs in patients with acute WADs.

Background: The relationship between active TrPs and central sensitization is not well understood in patients with acute WADs.

Effects of myofascial induction techniques on physiologic and psychologic parameters: a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: The objective was to determine the effect of myofascial techniques on the modulation of physiologic and psychologic variables.

Design: Forty-one (41) healthy male volunteers were randomly assigned to an experimental or control group.

Interventions: The experimental group underwent 3 manual therapy modalities: suboccipital muscle technique, compression of fourth intracranial ventricle, and deep cervical fascia technique.