[Analgesics, chronic pain and musculoskeletal rehabilitation].

The majority of patients following musculoskeletal rehabilitation are taking painkillers. However, apart from one recent observational study, there is a lack of data. The use of analgesics, particularly opioids, is associated with higher scores for pain, anxiety, depression, catastrophizing and disability, as well as poorer results in functional tests.

Analgesic consumption in a large sample of people in musculoskeletal rehabilitation: A descriptive study.

Background: Consumption of opioids is increasing worldwide in people with chronic non-cancer pain, although their effectiveness is debated.

Objectives: The aim of the current study was to evaluate analgesic consumption and its association with different variables (demographic variables, pain, anxiety/depression, catastrophism, and kinesiophobia), in the field of musculoskeletal rehabilitation, where no data are available.

Methods: This was a retrospective study over a period of 8 years on people hospitalised for rehabilitation after injury.

Should we separately measure the pain parameter of the Constant-Murley score in patients with chronic shoulder pain?

Background: The Constant-Murley Score (CMS) is a relatively unique shoulder assessment tool because it combines patient-reported outcomes (pain and activity), performance measurement and clinician-reported outcomes (strength and mobility). With these characteristics, the effect of patient-related psychological factors on the CMS remains debated. We aimed to investigate which parameters of the CMS are influenced by psychological factors by assessing the CMS before and after rehabilitation for chronic shoulder pain.

Simple clinical tools improve ability-to-work predictions for individuals 3-24 months after upper limb injury.

Background: Despite numerous previous studies, predicting the ability to work (ATW) after an upper limb injury (ULI) remains difficult for those still not working 3-24 months after their initial injury.

Objectives: We aimed to identify simple prognostic characteristics that were associated with the long-term ATW for individuals who remained unable to work several months after the accident that caused their ULI.

Methods: A single-center prospective observational study in a rehabilitation center in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

Healthcare Costs, Time to Fitness for Work, and Related Factors in Chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Comparative and Longitudinal Study of 5-Year Follow-Up.

Purpose: To assess and compare the healthcare costs, time to fitness for work (TFW) between chronic complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and non-CRPS; and identify factors associated with these outcomes in a comparative longitudinal study.

Patients And Methods: 148 patients with chronic CRPS of the hand and 273 patients with chronic hand impairments but without CRPS (non-CRPS) were admitted at a Swiss rehabilitation clinic between 2007 and 2016. Healthcare costs and TFW were retrieved from insurance data over 5 years after the accident.