Publications by authors named "Corinne Cooley"
Practical approaches for clinicians in chronic pain management: Strategies and solutions.
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol
March 2024
Effective management of chronic pain necessitates multidisciplinary approaches including medical treatment, physical therapy, lifestyle interventions, and behavioral or mental health therapy. Medical providers regularly report high levels of stress and challenge when treating patients with chronic pain, which recur in part due to improper education on contributors to pain and misalignment in patient and provider goals and expectations for treatment. The current paper reviews common challenges and misconceptions in the setting of chronic pain management as well as strategies for effective patient education and goal setting related to these issues.
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- - The study finds that women who have given birth experience higher rates (85%) of significant back pain compared to those who haven't (77%), suggesting childbirth impacts back health.
- - Severe acute postpartum back pain increases the likelihood of current debilitating back issues, with a significant percentage (28%) of postpartum pain never fully resolving.
- - The research underscores the importance of recognizing and managing back pain during the peripartum period to potentially reduce future chronic pain and disability in women.
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- A study assessed the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation program compared to cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT) for real-world patients with chronic back pain.
- *The multidisciplinary approach showed significant improvements in mobility and pain behaviors, while both programs improved related psychological factors, like depression and anxiety.
- *Pain levels did not significantly change for either program, suggesting the multidisciplinary approach's benefits may extend beyond pain reduction.
We studied clinical phenotype differences between migraineurs CRPS (Mig + CRPS) and those without (Mig - CRPS). Mig + CRPS cases and Mig - CRPS referents aged ≥18 years were enrolled. Diagnosis was made in accordance with International Classification of Headache Disorders-3 beta (ICHD-3 beta) for migraine and Budapest Criteria for CRPS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA primary goal in managing pain is to reduce pain and increase physical function (PF). This goal is also tied to continuing payment for treatment services in many practice guidelines. Pain interference (PI) is often used as a proxy for measurement and reporting of PF in these guidelines.
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