Publications by authors named "D Rumble"
Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a widespread chronic pain condition with prevalence increasing in older adults. Older adults living with FM experience longer pain symptom durations that can negatively impact their quality of life. Affect and neuroinflammation are potential factors that can exacerbate pain symptoms.
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- This study explores how perceptions of racial discrimination, health stigma, and pain-related injustice affect the functioning of Black youth with sickle cell disease (SCD).
- The sample consisted of 30 non-Hispanic Black youths (avg. age 11.3) and utilized statistical analysis to examine relationships between these perceptions and outcomes like functional disability, anxiety, and depression.
- Findings indicate that perceived racial discrimination and pain-related injustice significantly predict functional disability, while pain-related injustice is linked to anxiety symptoms, highlighting the negative impact of stigma and discrimination on health outcomes in this group.
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- Global prevalence of knee osteoarthritis exceeds 300 million, with uncontrollable risk factors including age, sex, and height, and controllable ones like trauma, weight, and waist circumference.
- The study evaluated data from 4,602 participants aged 45-79 from the Osteoarthritis Initiative to examine the correlation between knee osteoarthritis and anthropometric measures, focusing on weight, height, and waist circumference.
- Findings showed that higher weight significantly predicted knee osteoarthritis discomfort, particularly in females, while waist circumference also played a notable role for males; quality of life was more adversely affected in females compared to males.
Introduction: Previous research indicates ethnic/race group differences in pain and neurodegenerative diseases. Accounting for socioenvironmental factors reduces ethnic/race group differences in clinical and experimental pain. In the current study sample, we previously reported that in individuals with knee pain, ethnic/race group differences were observed in bilateral temporal lobe thickness, areas of the brain associated with risk for Alzheimer's disease, and related dementias.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury (SCI) affects approximately 60% of individuals with SCI. Effective pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments remain elusive. We recently demonstrated that our immersive virtual reality walking intervention (VRWalk) may be effective for SCI NP.
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