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Exploring the Relationships Between Altered Body Perception, Limb Position Sense, and Limb Movement Sense in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 The Authors Chronic pain is often accompanied by patient-reported distorted body perception and an altered kinesthesia (referring to the senses of limb position and limb movement), but the association between these deficits is unknown. The obj... Read More about Exploring the Relationships Between Altered Body Perception, Limb Position Sense, and Limb Movement Sense in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

Motor and sensory disturbances induced by sensorimotor conflicts during passive and active movements in healthy participants (2018)
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© 2018 Brun et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credi... Read More about Motor and sensory disturbances induced by sensorimotor conflicts during passive and active movements in healthy participants.

The German version of the Bath Body Perception Disturbance Scale (BBPDS-D): Translation, cultural adaptation and linguistic validation on patients with complex regional pain syndrome (2018)
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© 2018, Deutsche Schmerzgesellschaft e.V. Published by Springer Medizin Verlag GmbH, ein Teil von Springer Nature - all rights reserved. Background: Besides the classical clinical manifestations, body perception disturbances are common among patients... Read More about The German version of the Bath Body Perception Disturbance Scale (BBPDS-D): Translation, cultural adaptation and linguistic validation on patients with complex regional pain syndrome.

Cost-utility of maintained physical activity and physiotherapy in the management of distal arm pain: An economic evaluation of data from a randomized controlled trial (2018)
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© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Background Arm pain is common, costly to health services and society. Physiotherapy referral is standard management, and while awaiting treatment, advice is often given... Read More about Cost-utility of maintained physical activity and physiotherapy in the management of distal arm pain: An economic evaluation of data from a randomized controlled trial.

Digital behaviour change interventions to facilitate physical activity in osteoarthritis: A systematic review (2018)
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© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Background: Digital behaviour change interventions (DBCIs) might offer an opportunity to support people with osteoarthritis (OA) to self-manage and monitor their levels of physic... Read More about Digital behaviour change interventions to facilitate physical activity in osteoarthritis: A systematic review.

Complex regional pain syndrome acute care pathways in England: Do they exist and what do they look like? (2018)
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© The Author(s) 2018. Introduction: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a condition with a high degree of morbidity and health costs to the National Health Service (NHS), characterised by persistent pain, sensory, motor, trophic and autonomic signs and... Read More about Complex regional pain syndrome acute care pathways in England: Do they exist and what do they look like?.

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of the STAR care pathway compared to usual care for patients with chronic pain after total knee replacement: Study protocol for a UK randomised controlled trial (2018)
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Background
Approximately 20% of patients experience chronic pain after total knee replacement. There is little evidence for effective interventions for the management of this pain, and current healthcare provision is patchy and inconsistent. Given... Read More about Clinical and cost-effectiveness of the STAR care pathway compared to usual care for patients with chronic pain after total knee replacement: Study protocol for a UK randomised controlled trial.

Are you better? A multi-centre study of patient-defined recovery from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (2017)
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© 2017 European Pain Federation - EFIC® Background: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) symptoms can significantly differ between patients, fluctuate over time, disappear or persist. This leads to problems in defining recovery and in evaluating the... Read More about Are you better? A multi-centre study of patient-defined recovery from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

Low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin treatment for long-standing complex regional pain syndrome a randomized trial (2017)
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© 2017 American College of Physicians. Background: Two small trials suggest that low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) may improve the symptoms of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a rare posttraumatic pain condition.Objective: To confirm t... Read More about Low-dose intravenous immunoglobulin treatment for long-standing complex regional pain syndrome a randomized trial.

Sensory disturbances, but not motor disturbances, induced by sensorimotor conflicts are increased in the presence of acute pain (2017)
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© 2017 Brun, Gagné, McCabe and Mercier. Incongruence between our motor intention and the sensory feedback of the action (sensorimotor conflict) induces abnormalities in sensory perception in various chronic pain populations, and to a lesser extent in... Read More about Sensory disturbances, but not motor disturbances, induced by sensorimotor conflicts are increased in the presence of acute pain.

Recommendations for a first Core Outcome Measurement set for complex regional PAin syndrome Clinical sTudies (COMPACT) (2017)
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© 2017 by the International Association for the Study of Pain. Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a persistent pain condition that remains incompletely understood and challenging to treat. Historically, a wide range of different outcome measure... Read More about Recommendations for a first Core Outcome Measurement set for complex regional PAin syndrome Clinical sTudies (COMPACT).

A UK-Wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice for the Management of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain (HSP) (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) is a common complication of stroke that can lead to reduced quality of life. The primary aim of the present study was to identify how HSP is assessed, diagnosed and managed in routine clinical practice by physiotherapis... Read More about A UK-Wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice for the Management of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain (HSP).

Effective pain management in patients in hospital (2017)
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Chronic pain is experienced by between 25%-50% of the UK population, and its prevalence increases with age (Fayaz et al 2016). An ageing population is inevitably putting a growing demand on our healthcare services. As more people are living with mult... Read More about Effective pain management in patients in hospital.

An evaluation of the Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships (2017)
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The Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF) is a charity that awards scholarships in leadership, travel and research to nurses, midwives and other healthcare professionals to promote excellence in practice. The FNF offers mentoring support to scholars,... Read More about An evaluation of the Florence Nightingale Foundation scholarships.

Management of hemiplegic shoulder pain: A UK wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice (2016)
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Introduction:
Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) is a common complication of stroke that can lead to reduced quality of life. The primary aim of the present study was to identify how HSP is assessed, diagnosed and managed in routine clinical practice by... Read More about Management of hemiplegic shoulder pain: A UK wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice.

Assessment, diagnosis and management of hemiplegic shoulder pain: A UK-Wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) is a common complication of stroke that can lead to functional dependency and reduced quality of life. HSP can develop at any time from the early weeks after stroke to several (3-6) months after onset. Appro... Read More about Assessment, diagnosis and management of hemiplegic shoulder pain: A UK-Wide online survey of physiotherapy and occupational therapy practice.

Understanding the physical and mental functioning of those with persistent and resolved Complex Regional Pain Syndrome to help inform treatment approaches (2016)
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Background
Pain is bio-psychosocial in nature. Recognising the inter-relationship of physical and psychological factors in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) has clinical implications for treating this often poorly understood chronic pain condit... Read More about Understanding the physical and mental functioning of those with persistent and resolved Complex Regional Pain Syndrome to help inform treatment approaches.

Sensorimotor dysfunction after limb fracture – An exploratory study (2016)
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© 2016 European Pain Federation - EFIC ® Background: Chronic pain is often associated with sensorimotor dysfunction but little is known about the early impact of limb fracture on sensory and motor performance. This exploratory study sought to assess... Read More about Sensorimotor dysfunction after limb fracture – An exploratory study.

Patient-directed therapy during in-patient stroke rehabilitation: Stroke survivors' views of feasibility and acceptability (2015)
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© 2015 Informa UK Ltd. All rights reserved. Purpose: Patient-led therapy, in which patients work outside therapy sessions without direct supervision, is a possible way to increase the amount of therapy stroke patients' receive without increasing staf... Read More about Patient-directed therapy during in-patient stroke rehabilitation: Stroke survivors' views of feasibility and acceptability.

The role of physical activity and psychological coping strategies in the management of painful diabetic neuropathy - A systematic review of the literature (2015)
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© 2015 Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. Background: Diabetes is rising in prevalence; painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is one complication of diabetes. PDN is primarily managed with medication but analgesic failure is common and people remain in... Read More about The role of physical activity and psychological coping strategies in the management of painful diabetic neuropathy - A systematic review of the literature.