Publications by authors named "T V Salomons"
Unlabelled: Chronic pain affects 1.9 billion people worldwide and wait times for interprofessional pain management programs can be extensive. The existing wait times provide an opportunity to introduce internet-based interventions that enhance self-management ability.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a micro-fractionation device for high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to archive chromatographic separations on an array of optimized surface energy traps (SETs). The method has the potential to significantly alter nanoflow LC-MS workflow, decoupling separation and analysis. The wetting characteristics of the SETs cause the HPLC eluent stream to spontaneously split into droplet microfractions.
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- Fibromyalgia causes chronic pain and sleep disturbances, and current treatment options only significantly help 30-60% of patients; therefore, a study will examine the effectiveness of combining melatonin and pregabalin in treating this condition.
- The trial will involve 54 adults diagnosed with fibromyalgia, assessing pain levels and other health outcomes over 6 weeks while comparing the combination treatment to the individual medications.
- Ethical approval for the trial has been secured, and it is registered for transparency and adherence to research standards.
Background: Sensitivity to pain traumatization is defined as the propensity to develop cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses to pain that resemble a traumatic stress reaction. To date, sensitivity to pain traumatization has been assessed in adults (Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale [SPTS-12]) and parents of youth with chronic pain (Sensitivity to Pain Traumatization Scale-Parent version [SPTS-P]). SPT may be relevant in the context of pediatric chronic pain given the substantial comorbidity between posttraumatic stress symptoms and pain.
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- Pain management for chronic pain patients with depression is difficult and the effectiveness of intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) is being studied.
- A retrospective review of 104 patients treated with iTBS showed significant reductions in depression and pain scores after treatment.
- The findings indicate potential benefits of iTBS for patients experiencing both chronic pain and depression, warranting further research into this treatment modality.