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Developing an Interprofessional Pain Management “Best Practice” Plan for Pain After Spinal Cord Injury: Translating The Evidence
Judith Hunter, PhD, MSc, BScPTSpinal cord injury (SCI) can result in the development of chronic pain, often at and/or below the level of lesion. Surveys have suggested that most patients with SCI will report pain, which is usually moderate to severe and significantly...
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HIV-Related Neuropathy
Catherine L. Cherry, MBBS, PhDHIV patients are at increased risk for a range of nervous system pathologies, and in particular peripheral sensory neuropathies.
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The Pain Clinician as an Expert Witness
George Mendelson, MB, BS, MD, FRANZCP, FFPMANZCAThe term malingering refers to the willful feigning of sickness or disability for the purposes of obtaining compensation for a real or an imaginary injury or ailment, or to evade military service.
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Pathophysiology of Acute Postoperative Pain
Timothy J. Brennan, MD, PhDPostoperative incisional pain is a unique and common form of acute pain. Despite evidence for reduced morbidity and improved outcomes with effective postoperative pain management, pain remains under-treated after surgery.
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Animal Models in Pain Research
Jeffrey S. Mogil, PhDElucidation of the underpinnings of pain regulation in laboratory animals provides a powerful avenue for research into comparable mechanisms in humans.
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Imaging of Clinical Pain
A. Vania Apkarian, PhDChronic pain has been defined as pain that persists longer than 3-6 months, and/or after resolution of the initial injury.
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The War on Cancer Pain: New Battles
Judith A. Paice, PhD, RNMore effective surgical, chemotherapeutic, and radiologic therapies for cancer have increased overall survival rates.
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MRI Analysis of the Lumbar Spine: Can It Predict Response to Diagnostic and Therapeutic Facet Procedures?
Milan P. Stojanovic, MDCurrent diagnostic techniques often fail to identify pain generators in patients with low back pain.
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Neuropathic Pain in HIV Disease
David M. Simpson, MDPeripheral neuropathy is one of the most common neurologic complications of HIV. In fact, nearly 50% of HIV patients are thought have signs of neuropathy, with increased risk in those with advanced disease.
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Caregiver Distress: Family Meetings and Communication in End-of-Life Care
Myra Glajchen, DSW






