Thwarted credibility work and double binds in medically unexplained pain in Japan: a qualitative study.
This study examined how people living in Japan with medically unexplained pain (MUEP) perform credibility work across clinics and everyday life, where and why credibility work falters, and the interactional double binds organizing these failures. We qualitatively analyzed first-person illness narrat…
Management of Neuropathic Pain in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review.
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a complex and multifaceted condition in which pain may be neuropathic, nociplastic, nociceptive, or mixed in nature. This review aims to summarize the available pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies for managing neuropathic pain in CRPS Types I a…
Frequency and diagnostic yield of CRPS-I in TBI: a 12-year retrospective cohort study at a Level I trauma center.
To investigate the frequency and diagnostic yield of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I (CRPS-I) among traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients and to identify objective clinical triggers and associated factors. A 12-year retrospective cohort study. A Level I trauma center in South Korea. 5,773 TBI…
Variations in Current and Desired Limb Perception in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
People with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) often experience body perception disturbances, whereby features of the affected limb are perceived as distorted. However, these disturbances vary widely between individuals, as does the effectiveness of treatments aimed at altering body perception. I…
Tibial Plateau Fracture in a Patient with Fibular Hemimelia: A Case Report.
Fibular hemimelia (FH) is the most common congenital longitudinal deficiency of the lower limb, characterized by partial or complete fibular absence and associated musculoskeletal abnormalities. Its coexistence with a traumatic tibial plateau fracture has not been previously reported in the literatu…
Venepuncture-related nerve injury in medico-legal practice.
Venepuncture is one of the most common invasive medical procedures and is usually benign, but rare peripheral nerve injuries can create difficult medico-legal questions. This article examines venepuncture-related nerve injury through the practical lens of causation and prognosis. It explains why tim…
Low-Level Laser Therapy Versus Mirror Therapy for Post-Stroke Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I: A Randomised Controlled Trial.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type 1 (CRPS-I) following stroke has been managed by several conservative methods to date. But the efficacy of Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) was never compared with the Mirror therapy (MT) in these cases. To compare the efficacy of LLLT versus MT in post-stroke CRPS-I…