Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

The effectiveness of wrist-ankle acupuncture on post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Shoulder-hand syndrome is one of the most common post-stroke complications. It presents with a variety of symptoms, especially pain and a limited range of motion of the wrist and hand, which negatively affect an individual's quality of life and ability to complete daily tasks. Nurse-led complementar…

Maternal and fetal outcomes of spinal cord stimulation in pregnancy: systematic review with descriptive meta-analysis.

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an established therapy for refractory neuropathic pain and is increasingly used in women of reproductive age. However, evidence regarding the safety of SCS during pregnancy remains limited, and consolidated outcome data are lacking. Our objective was to systematicall…

[Delayed diagnosis of scapholunate dissociation as a cause of complex regional pain syndrome].

Spinal Cord Stimulation With Integrated Pain Psychology for Pediatric Refractory Neuropathic Pain: A Case Report.

We present a 14-year-old girl with a history of acute lymphoblastic leukemia who developed chronic pain from several overlapping conditions, including chemotherapy-related neuropathy, sacroiliitis, lumbar degenerative changes, and post-surgical complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). Her pain was lar…

Gabapentinoids for Neuropathic Pain Management: A Systematic Umbrella Review.

This umbrella review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of gabapentinoids, including dosing and risk profile, for the management of neuropathic pain. Eligibility criteria were restricted exclusively to systematic reviews and meta-analyses conducted under PRISMA reporting standards. Methodological q…

The incidence of complex regional pain syndrome following total knee arthroplasty: a prospective multicentre observational study of 1,026 patients with no cases identified according to the Budapest criteria.

Our aim was to determine the incidence of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) according to the Budapest diagnostic criteria of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) in patients following primary total knee replacement (TKR) surgery for osteoarthritis. Patients undergoing prima…

Too Complex to Treat? Equity in Access to Inpatient Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation.

An adolescent with complex regional pain syndrome, functional neurological symptoms, and significant psychosocial complexity was hospitalized for severe decline. Despite meaningful progress through a structured, multidisciplinary inpatient approach, she was repeatedly denied admission to pediatric i…

Chronic pain and stress: unravelling the common neuroinflammatory, immune and endocrine mechanisms for novel therapeutic approaches.

Chronic pain and stress often co-exist and are driven by overlapping neurobiological, immunological, and psychosocial mechanisms. In this review, we provide a mechanistic and translational overview of the common pathways underlying chronic pain-stress comorbidity. We summarize key mechanisms, includ…