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Validation and clinical application of the screener and opioid assessment for patients with pain (SOAPP)

Akbik H, Butler SF, Budman SH, Fernandez K, Katz NP, Jamison RN.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006;32:287-293.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Opioids

Pharmacological Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons

American Geriatrics Society Panel on the Pharmacological Management of Persistent Pain in Older Persons
J Amer Ger Soc. 2009;57(8):1331-1346.

KEYWORDS: Pain in the elderly

Consensus guidelines: treatment planning and options; diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain

Argoff CE, Backonja M-M, Belgrade MJ, et al.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2006;81(4 suppl):S12-S25.

KEYWORDS: Neuropathic pain

A Comparison of Long- and Short-Acting Opioids for the Treatment of Chronic Noncancer Pain: Tailoring Therapy to Meet Patient Needs

Argoff CE, Silvershein DI.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2009;84(7):602-612.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Opioids

Duloxetine in the treatment of fibromyalgia in women: results from two clinical trials

Arnold LM, Rosen AS, D'Souza D, Detke MJ, Iyengar S, Wernicke J.
Poster presented at: Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine. February 23, 2006; San Diego, CA.

KEYWORDS: Fibromyalgia

Correlation of Pain Relief With Physical Function in Hand Osteoarthritis: Randomized Controlled Trial Post Hoc Analysis

Barthel HR, Peniston JH, Clark MB, Gold MS, Altman RD.
Arthritis Res Ther. 2010;12(1):R7.

KEYWORDS: Osteoarthritis

Fear-Avoidance Beliefs, Physical Activity, and Disability in Elderly Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls

Basler H-D, Luckmann J, Wolf U, Quint S.
Clin J Pain. 2008;24(7):604-610.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Low back pain

Can pain be more or less neuropathic? Comparison of symptom assessment tools with ratings of certainty by clinicians

Bennett MI, Smith BH, Torrance N, Lee AJ.
Pain. 2006;122:289-294.

KEYWORDS: Neuropathic pain

Chronic Pain Is Associated With Brain Volume Loss in Older Adults: Preliminary Evidence

Buckalew N, Haut MW, Morrow L, and Weiner D.
Pain Medicine. 2008;9(2):240-248.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Low back pain

Incidence and course of low back pain episodes in the general population

Cassidy JD, Cote P, Carroll LJ, Kristman V.
Spine. 2005;30:2817-2823.

KEYWORDS: Low back pain

A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of duloxetine for the treatment of chronic pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee

Chappell AS, Desaiah D, Liu-Seifert H, Zhang S, Skljarevski V, Belenkov Y, Brown JP.
Pain Pract. 2011;11(1):33-41.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Osteoarthritis

A comparison of the effects of 2 types of massage and usual care on chronic low back pain: a randomized, controlled trial

Cherkin DC, Sherman KJ, Kahn J, Wellman R, Cook AJ, Johnson E, Erro J, Delaney K, Deyo RA.
Ann Intern Med. 2011;155(1):1-9.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Low back pain , Multimodal therapy , Multimodal treatment , Nonpharmacologic therapy

Interventional Therapies, Surgery, and Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation for Low Back Pain: An Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Pain Society

Chou R, Loeser JD, Owens DK, et al; for the American Pain Society Low Back Pain Guideline Panel.
Spine. 2009;34(10):1066-1077.

KEYWORDS: Low back pain

Efficacy of Oxycodone/Acetaminophen and Codeine/Acetaminophen Vs Conventional Therapy in Elderly Women With Persistent, Moderate-To-Severe Osteoarthritis-Related Pain

Corsinovi L, Martinelli E, Fonte G, et al.
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 2009. Epub ahead of print.

KEYWORDS: Osteoarthritis , Pain in the elderly

Prognosis for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: Inception Cohort Study

Costa L da C, Maher CG, McAuley JH, et al.
BMJ. 2009;339:b3829.

KEYWORDS: Low back pain

Use of combined oral contraceptives among women with migraine and nonmigrainous headaches: a systematic review

Curtis KM, Mohllajee AP, Peterson HB.
Contraception. 2006;73:189-194.

KEYWORDS: Migraine

Infrequent or non-response to oral sumatriptan does not predict response to other triptans-review of four trials

Dahlof CG.
Cephalalgia. 2006;26:98-106.

KEYWORDS: Migraine

Impact of opioid rescue medication for breakthrough pain on the efficacy and tolerability of long-acting opioids in patients with chronic non-malignant pain

Devulder J, Jacobs A, Richarz U, Wiggett H.
Br J Anaesth. 2009;103(4):576-585.

KEYWORDS: Opioids

Impact of Postherpetic Neuralgia and Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy on Health Care Costs

Dworkin RH, Malone DC, Panarites CJ, Armstrong EP, Pham SV.
J Pain. 2009. Epub ahead of print.

KEYWORDS: Neuropathic pain

Impact of Postherpetic Neuralgia and Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy on Health Care Costs

Dworkin RH, Malone DC, Panarites CJ, Armstrong EP, Pham SV.
J Pain. 2010;11(4):360-368.

KEYWORDS: Neuropathic pain , Postherpetic neuralgia

Basal heat pain thresholds predict opioid analgesia in patients with postherpetic neuralgia

Edwards RR, Haythornthwaite JA, Tella P, et al.
Anesthesiology. 2006;104:1243-1248.

KEYWORDS: Postherpetic neuralgia

Efficacy and safety of opioid agonists in the treatment of neuropathic pain and monmalignant origin: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Eisenberg E, McNicol ED, Carr DB.
JAMA. 2005;293:3043-3052.

KEYWORDS: Post-op pain , Postoperative pain

Palliative care in primary care: a study to determine whether patients and professionals agree on symptoms

Ewing G, Rogers M, Barclay S, et al.
Br J Gen Pract. 2006;56:27-34.

KEYWORDS: Palliative care

Establishing "best practices" for opioid rotation: conclusions of an expert panel

Fine PG, Portenoy RK; Ad Hoc Expert Panel on Evidence Review and Guidelines for Opioid Rotation.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2009;38(3):418-425.

KEYWORDS: Opioids

Chronic pain management in older adults: special considerations

Fine PG.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2009;38(2 suppl):S4-S14.

KEYWORDS: Pain in the elderly

Pain, Frailty and Comorbidity on Older Men: The CHAMP Study

Fiona M. Blyth, Stephane Rochat, Robert G. Cumming, et al.
Pain. 2008;140(1):224-230.

KEYWORDS: Severe pain

Strategies for selecting treatment and mitigating risk in patients with chronic pain

Fishman SM.
J Clin Psychiatry. 2011 Jan;72(1):e02.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Opioids , Pain assessment , Risk assessment

Pharmacological management of persistent pain in older persons: focus on opioids and nonopioids

Gloth FM 3rd.
J Pain. 2011 Mar;12(3 Suppl 1):S14-20. Epub 2011 Feb 5.

KEYWORDS: Adjuvant therapy , Opioids , Pain in the elderly , Persistent pain

Assessment of neuropathic pain in primary care.

Haanpää ML, Backonja MM, Bennett MI, et al.
Am J Med. 2009;122(10 suppl):S13-S21.

KEYWORDS: Neuropathic pain

Muscle strength, pain, and disease activity explain individual subdimensions of the health assessment questionnaire disability index, especially in women with rheumatoid arthritis

Hakkinen A, Kautianinen H, Hannonen P, Ylinen J, Makinen H, Sokka T.
Ann Rheum Dis. 2006;65:30-34.

KEYWORDS: Rheumatoid arthritis

Pain assessment strategies in older patients

Herr K.
J Pain. 2011 Mar;12(3 Suppl 1):S3-S13.

KEYWORDS: Pain assessment , Pain in the elderly , Persistent pain

The validity of the neuropathic pain scale for assessing diabetic neuropathic pain in a clinical trial

Jensen MP, Friedman M, Bonzo D, Richards P.
Clin J Pain. 2006;22:97-103.

KEYWORDS: Pain assessment

Fibromyalgia diagnosis: a comparison of clinical, survey, and American College of Rheumatology criteria

Katz RS, Wolfe F, Michaud K.
Arthritis Rheum. 2006;54:169-176.

KEYWORDS: Fibromyalgia

Multimodal approaches to optimize outcomes of chronic opioid therapy in the management of chronic pain

Kirsh KL, Fishman SM
Pain Med. 2011;12(Suppl 1):S1-11.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Multimodal therapy , Multimodal treatment , Nonpharmacologic therapy , Opioids

Opioid rotation: the science and the limitations of the equianalgesic dose table

Knotkova H, Fine PG, Portenoy RK.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2009;38(3):426-439.

KEYWORDS: Opioids

Chondroitin sulfate for the treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis: current status and future trends

Kubo M, Ando K, Mimura T, Matsusue Y, Mori K.
Life Sci. 2009;85(13-14):477-483.

KEYWORDS: Osteoarthritis

Group Cognitive Behavioural Treatment for Low-Back Pain in Primary Care: A Randomised Controlled Trial and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Lamb SE, Hansen Z, Lall R, et al.
Lancet. 2010;375(9718):916-923.

KEYWORDS: Low back pain

Does random urine drug testing reduce illicit drug use in chronic pain patients receiving opioids?

Manchikanti L, Manchukonda R, Pampati V, et al.
Pain Physician. 2006;9:123-129.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Opioids

Relationships between performance-based tests and patients' ratings of activity limitations, self-efficacy, and pain in fibromyalgia

Mannerkorpi K, Svantesson U, Broberg C.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2006;87:259-264.

KEYWORDS: Fibromyalgia

Clinical features and pathophysiology of complex regional pain syndrome

Marinus J, Moseley GL, Birklein F, Baron R, Maihöfner C, Kingery WS, van Hilten JJ.
Lancet Neurol. 2011;10(7):637-48.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Complex regional pain syndrome , CRPS

Improvement in fibromyalgia symptoms with acupuncture: results of a randomized controlled trial

Martin DP, Sletten CD, Williams BA, Berger IH.
Mayo Clin Proc. 2006;81:749-757.

KEYWORDS: Acupuncture , Fibromyalgia

The burden of neuropathic pain: results from a cross-sectional survey

McDermott AM, Toelle TR, Rowbotham DJ, Schaefer CP, Dukes EM.
Eur J Pain. 2006;10:127-135.

KEYWORDS: Neuropathic pain

Benchmarking as a tool of continuous quality improvement in postoperative pain management

Meissner W, Ullrich K, Zwacka S.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2006;23:142-148.

KEYWORDS: Post-op pain , Postoperative pain

Low morphine doses in opioid-naïve cancer patients with pain

Mercadante S, Porzio G, Ferrera P, et al.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006;31:242-247.

KEYWORDS: Cancer pain , Opioids

Pregabalin for acute and chronic pain in adults.

Moore RA, Straube S, Wiffen PJ, Derry S, McQuay HJ.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2009;3:CD007076.

KEYWORDS: Acute pain , Chronic pain

Association between substance use disorder status and pain-related function following 12 months of treatment in primary care patients with musculoskeletal pain

Morasco BJ, Corson K, Turk DC, Dobscha SK.
J Pain. 2011;12(3):352-359.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Multimodal therapy , Risk assessment

Defining racial and ethnic disparities in pain management

Mossey JM.
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011;469(7):1859-1870.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Pain assessment , Pain special populations

Association Between Radiographic Features of Knee Osteoarthritis and Pain: Results from Two Cohort Studies

Neogi T, Felson D, Niu J, et al.
BMJ. 2009;339:b2844.

KEYWORDS: Osteoarthritis

Treatment of chronic low back pain with successive injections of botulinum toxin A over 6 months: a prospective trial of 60 patients

Ney JP, Difazio M, Sichani A, Monacci W, Foster L, Jabbari B.
Clin J Pain. 2006;22:363-369.

KEYWORDS: Low back pain , Neuropathic pain

Successful and unsuccessful outcomes with long-term opioid therapy: a survey of physicians' opinions

Nishimori M, Kulich RJ, Carwood CM, Okoye V, Kalso E, Ballantyne JC.
J Palliat Med. 2006;9:50-56.

KEYWORDS: Opioids

Treatment of neuropathic pain: an overview of recent guidelines

O'Connor AB, Dworkin RH.
Am J Med. 2009;122(10 suppl):S22-S32.

KEYWORDS: Neuropathic pain

Migraine with and without aura: association with depression and anxiety disorder in a population-based study; the HUNT study

Oedegaard K, Neckelmann D, Mykletun A, et al.
Cephalalgia. 2006;26:1-6.

KEYWORDS: Migraine

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of intrathecal ziconotide in adults with severe chronic pain

Rauck RL, Wallace MS, Leong MS, et al.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006;31:393-406.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain

Pharmacological management of persistent pain in older persons

Reisner L.
J Pain. 2011 Mar;12(3 Suppl 1):S21-9.

KEYWORDS: Pain in the elderly , Persistent pain

Pharmacological management of persistent pain in older persons

Reisner L.
J Pain. 2011;12(3 Suppl 1):S21-S29.

KEYWORDS: Pain in the elderly , Persistent pain

Treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee (nonarthroplasty)

Richmond J, Hunter D, Irrgang J, et al; for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2009;17(9):591-600.

KEYWORDS: Osteoarthritis

No pain relief from morphine? Individual variation in sensitivity to morphine and the need to switch to an alternative opioid in cancer patients

Riley J, Ross JR, Rutter D, et al.
Support Care Cancer. 2006;14:56-64.

KEYWORDS: Cancer pain

Effective occupational therapy interventions in the rehabilitation of individuals with work-related low back injuries and illnesses: a systematic review

Snodgrass J.
Am J Occup Ther. 2011 Jan-Feb;65(1):37-43.

KEYWORDS: Low back pain , Multimodal therapy , Nonpharmacologic therapy

Motivational enhancement therapy in addition to physical therapy improves motivational factors and treatment outcomes in people with low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Vong SK, Cheing GL, Chan F, So EM, Chan CC.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011;92(2):176-183.

KEYWORDS: Low back pain , Multimodal therapy , Nonpharmacologic therapy

Effective management strategies for osteoarthritis

Walker J.
Br J Nurs. 2011 Jan 27-Feb 9;20(2):81-5.

KEYWORDS: Chronic pain , Multimodal treatment , Osteoarthritis , Pain in the elderly

An analysis of the root causes for opioid-related overdose deaths in the United States

Webster LR, Cochella S, Dasgupta N, Fakata KL, Fine PG, Fishman SM, Grey T, Johnson EM, Lee LK, Passik SD, Peppin J, Porucznik CA, Ray A, Schnoll SH, Stieg RL, Wakeland W.
Pain Med. 2011;12 Suppl 2:S26-35.

KEYWORDS: Opioids , Risk assessment

Varicella-zoster virus-specific immune responses to herpes zoster in elderly participants in a trial of a clinically effective zoster vaccine

Weinberg A, Zhang JH, Oxman MN, et al; for the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Cooperative Studies Program Shingles Prevention Study Investigators.
J Infect Dis. J Infect Dis.

KEYWORDS: Neuropathic pain

Chronic low back pain in older adults: prevalence, reliability, and validity of physical examination findings

Weiner DK, Sakamoto S, Perera S, Breuer P.
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2006;54:11-20.

KEYWORDS: Low back pain

The validity and utility of the BPI interference measures for evaluating the impact of osteoarthritic pain

Williams VS, Smith MY, Fehnel SE.
J Pain Symptom Manage. 2006;31:48-57.

KEYWORDS: Osteoarthritis

Efficacy of postoperative patient-controlled and continuous infusion epidural analgesia versus intravenous patient-controlled analgesia with opioids: a meta-analysis

Wu CL, Cohen SR, Richman JM, et al.
Anesthesiology. 2005;103:1079-1088.

KEYWORDS: Post-op pain , Postoperative pain