Persistent chest pain following COVID-19 infection - A scoping review.

Persistent chest pain (PCP) following acute COVID-19 infection is a commonly reported symptom with an unclear etiology, making its management challenging. This scoping review aims to address the knowledge gap surrounding the characteristics of PCP following COVID-19, its causes, and potential treatments. This is a scoping review of 64 studies, including observational (prospective, retrospective, cross-sectional, case series, and case-control) and one quasi-experimental study, from databases including Embase, PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane CENTRAL, Google Scholar, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Scopus.

Preoperative electrodiagnostic studies and postoperative outcomes for ulnar mononeuropathy at the elbow: A systematic review.

Objective: To analyze the association between preoperative electrodiagnostic (EDX) studies and postoperative pain and functional outcomes following ulnar nerve decompression and/or transposition for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE).

Literature Survey: Protocol was submitted and database search was conducted by an experienced librarian of all available studies in the English language from 1990 to June 8, 2022. Databases included Ovid MEDLINE(R) and Epub Ahead of Print, In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations and Daily, Ovid EMBASE, Ovid Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Scopus.

Does Fibromyalgia Affect the Outcomes of Spinal Cord Stimulation: An 11-Year, Multicenter, Retrospective Matched Cohort Study.

Background: Fibromyalgia is a prevalent disorder manifesting with widespread musculoskeletal pain and central sensitization, as well as fatigue, sleep issues, psychologic distress, and poor quality of life. Patients with fibromyalgia also may be diagnosed with other painful conditions amenable to treatment with spinal cord stimulation (SCS), although it is unclear how these patients respond to SCS compared with patients without fibromyalgia.

Materials And Methods: We performed an 11-year, multicenter, retrospective matched cohort study comparing SCS-treated patients with fibromyalgia and those without fibromyalgia.

The therapeutic effect of genicular nerve radiofrequency for chronic knee pain after a total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review.

Objective: Summarize the therapeutic pain-reducing effects of GnRF for refractory post-TKA knee pain. A secondary objective was to summarize improvements in physical function after GnRF.

Methods: A protocol was registered, and a database search conducted by an experienced librarian of all available studies in the English language up until November 3, 2021.

Rare extraspinal cause of acute lumbar radiculopathy.

A 60-year-old man presented to an outpatient pain management clinic with antalgic gait and left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy from an unknown aetiology. A lumbar MRI revealed minimal disc protrusion at L3 and a partially visualised left-sided kidney abnormality. Abdominal and pelvic CT demonstrated severe hydronephrosis of the left kidney compressing the left psoas major.