All Outputs (76)

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).

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.

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.

Investigating reports of complex regional pain syndrome: An analysis of HPV-16/18-adjuvanted vaccine post-licensure data (2015)
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© 2015. Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain disorder that typically follows trauma or surgery. Suspected CRPS reported after vaccination with human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines led to temporary suspension of proactive recommendat... Read More about Investigating reports of complex regional pain syndrome: An analysis of HPV-16/18-adjuvanted vaccine post-licensure data.

What outcome measures are commonly used for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome clinical trials? A systematic review of the literature (2015)
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© 2015 European Pain Federation - EFIC®. Background and objective Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition, often triggered by trauma to a limb and characterized by sensory, motor, autonomic and trophic changes within the aff... Read More about What outcome measures are commonly used for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome clinical trials? A systematic review of the literature.

'What I Really Needed Was the Truth'. Exploring the Information Needs of People with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (2015)
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© 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Background: UK guidelines indicate that individuals with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) require information and education to support self-management. The present qualitative study explored the specific informat... Read More about 'What I Really Needed Was the Truth'. Exploring the Information Needs of People with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

Establishing the characteristics for patients with chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: The value of the CRPS-UK Registry (2015)
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© The British Pain Society 2014. Objective: The long-term prognosis of patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is unknown with no reported prospective studies from the United Kingdom longer than 18 months. The CRPS-UK Network aims to stud... Read More about Establishing the characteristics for patients with chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: The value of the CRPS-UK Registry.

Reliability and validity of the range of motion scale (roms) in patients with abnormal postures (2015)
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© 2015 American Academy of Pain Medicine. Objective: Sustained abnormal postures (i.e., fixed dystonia) are the most frequently reported motor abnormalities in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), but these symptoms may also develop after periphera... Read More about Reliability and validity of the range of motion scale (roms) in patients with abnormal postures.

Phase II pragmatic randomized controlled trial of patient-led therapies mMirror therapy and lower-limb exercises) during inpatient stroke rehabilitation (2015)
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© American Society of Neurorehabilitation. Background and objective. Patient-led therapy has the potential to increase the amount of therapy patients undertake during stroke rehabilitation and to enhance recovery. Our objective was to assess the feas... Read More about Phase II pragmatic randomized controlled trial of patient-led therapies mMirror therapy and lower-limb exercises) during inpatient stroke rehabilitation.

Maintained physical activity and physiotherapy in the management of distal upper limb pain - A protocol for a randomised controlled trial (the arm pain trial) (2014)
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Background: Distal upper limb pain (pain affecting the elbow, forearm, wrist, or hand) can be non-specific, or can arise from specific musculoskeletal disorders. It is clinically important and costly, the best approach to clinical management is uncle... Read More about Maintained physical activity and physiotherapy in the management of distal upper limb pain - A protocol for a randomised controlled trial (the arm pain trial).

Designing and delivering an educational package to meet the needs of primary care health professionals in the diagnosis and management of those with complex regional pain syndrome (2014)
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Evaluation of a prototype tool for communicating body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome (2013)
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Patients with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) experience distressing changes in body perception. However representing body perception is a challenge. A digital media tool for communicating body perception disturbances was developed. A proof of... Read More about Evaluation of a prototype tool for communicating body perception disturbances in complex regional pain syndrome.

Sensorimotor incongruence and body perception: An experimental investigation (2013)
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Objectives: Several studies have shown that mirrored arm or leg movements can induce altered body sensations. This includes the alleviation of chronic pain using congruent mirror feedback and the induction of abnormal sensation in healthy participant... Read More about Sensorimotor incongruence and body perception: An experimental investigation.

Clinical evidence of parietal cortex dysfunction and correlation with extent of allodynia in CRPS type 1 (2013)
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Background: Unusual symptoms such as digit misidentification and neglect-like phenomena have been reported in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), which we hypothesized could be explained by parietal lobe dysfunction. Methods: Twenty-two patients w... Read More about Clinical evidence of parietal cortex dysfunction and correlation with extent of allodynia in CRPS type 1.