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PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Anorectal Surgery, Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Background: Anal fistula surgery often leads to postoperative pain, which can hinder recovery and negatively impact patients' quality of life. This prospective, randomised, controlled trial (RCT) aims to investigate the efficacy of acupuncture in alleviating postoperative pain and reducing the usage of analgesic medications following anal fistula surgery.
Methods: This single-centre, patient-blinded, assessor-blinded, placebo-controlled randomised controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted at a tertiary referral hospital.
Eur J Pain
March 2025
Department of Life Sciences, South Kensington, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Background: Healthy individuals demonstrate considerable heterogeneity upon dynamic quantitative sensory testing assessment of endogenous pain modulatory mechanisms. For those who stratify into a 'pro-nociceptive profile' cohort, consisting of inefficient conditioned pain modulation (CPM) and elevated temporal summation of pain (TSP), the optimal approach for balancing the net output of pain modulatory processes towards anti-nociception remains unresolved. In this translational healthy human and rat study, we examined whether descending modulation countered spinal amplification during concurrent application of a CPM and TSP paradigm alongside pupillometry since pontine activity was previously linked to functionality of endogenous pain modulatory mechanisms and pupil dilation.
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January 2025
Faculty of Sciences, University of Balamand, Al-Kourah, P.O. Box 100, Tripoli 1300, Lebanon.
Hyperalgesia is a condition marked by an abnormal increase in pain sensitivity, often occurring in response to tissue injury, inflammation, or prolonged exposure to certain medications. Inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α, play a central role in this process, amplifying pain perception. Developing effective treatments that address the underlying mechanisms of hyperalgesia is an active field of research.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cardiovasc Dev Dis
January 2025
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Refractory angina pectoris (RAP) is a clinical syndrome characterized by persistent chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia that is unresponsive to optimal pharmacological therapy and revascularization procedures. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has emerged as a promising therapeutic option for managing RAP, offering significant symptom relief and improved quality of life. A systematic literature review was conducted to evaluate the clinical effectiveness, mechanisms of action, and safety profile of SCS in treating RAP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pers Med
January 2025
Rheumatology Unit, Università Politecnica delle Marche, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, Via Aldo Moro, 25, 60035 Jesi, Italy.
. Telecontrol approaches for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) management aim to enhance patient outcomes. This pilot study assessed whether the Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) approach could be used during teleconsultations to monitor RA disease activity through a web-based platform called iARPlus (Innovative Approach in Rheumatology).
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