Test-Retest Reliability of the Generalized Pain Questionnaire in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Preliminary Reference Values for Non-Clinical and Several Clinical Samples.

Introduction: Generalized pain hypersensitivity is a characteristic feature in many different types of chronic pain. Recently, a 7-item self-reported Generalized Pain Questionnaire (GPQ) was developed to evaluate the presence and severity of generalized pain hypersensitivity in chronic pain patients. Here, we evaluate the test-retest reliability of the GPQ and report on preliminary reference values for various patient groups and healthy subjects.

Further evaluation of inflammatory and non-inflammatory aspects of pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Objective: A high discrepancy between the number of tender and swollen joints (e.g. ΔTSJ ≥ 7) has previously been used as an indication for the presence of changes in central mechanisms in patients with moderate-to-high disease activity.

Windswept Deformity a Disease or a Symptom? A Systematic Review on the Aetiologies and Hypotheses of Simultaneous Genu Valgum and Varum in Children.

Objective: The objective of this study is to create an overview of the possible aetiologies of windswept deformity and to emphasize the points of attention when presented with a case.

Methods: A systematic search according to the PRISMA statement was conducted using PubMed, African Journals Online, Cochrane, Embase, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. Articles investigating the aetiology of windswept deformity at the knee in children, and articles with windswept deformity as an ancillary finding were included.

Combined Evaluation of Nociceptive Detection Thresholds and Evoked Potentials during Conditioned Pain Modulation: A Feasibility Study.

Deficient top-down inhibitory control via diffuse noxious inhibitory control (DNIC) is a mechanism known to be responsible for the maintenance and development in several chronic pain syndromes. Experimentally, DNIC is often induced by conditioned pain modulation (CPM) paradigms such as a Cold Pressor Test (CPT). Recently, a method called the NDT-EP method has been developed with the aim to evaluate the nociceptive function, which it does via simultaneous tracking of nociceptive detection thresholds (NDT) and evoked potentials (EP).

Blount disease and familial inheritance in Ghana, area cross-sectional study.

Objective: The objective of this study is to study familial inheritance for Blount disease to create better understanding of the aetiology of Blount disease.

Methods: After reviewing patient files and conventional roentgenologic imaging, 139 patients with Blount disease were included in this cross-sectional study, of which 102 patients were interviewed. During the interviews, patient characteristics and family history were collected.

Towards a model based electronic nursing record.

The electronic nursing record (ENR) as part of the larger electronic health record has been discussed for years. Its implementation is not that widespread as often considered. E.