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Gendered meanings and mechanisms of intimacy for people living with chronic pain.

Cisheteronormative assumptions about women as able-bodied caregivers responsible for men’s sexual pleasure compound the stigma associated with chronic pain because of an assumed inability to fulfil gender roles in intimate […]

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Pain control beliefs predict premature withdrawal from the labor market in workers with persistent pain: Prospective cohort study with 11-year register follow-up.

While a range of work-related psychosocial factors have been associated with various pain disorders and early retirement, less is known about pain cognitions and their influence on premature exit from […]

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Should we separately measure the pain parameter of the Constant-Murley score in patients with chronic shoulder pain?

The Constant-Murley Score (CMS) is a relatively unique shoulder assessment tool because it combines patient-reported outcomes (pain and activity), performance measurement and clinician-reported outcomes (strength and mobility). With these characteristics, […]

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Public chronic pain stigma and the role of pain type and patient gender: An experimental vignette study.

Research exploring the specific manifestations of chronic pain (CP) public stigma is scarce. One potential factor influencing public stigma manifestations may be the CP type, i.e., the presence (secondary CP) […]

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Construct validity of the Mini-BESTest in individuals with chronic pain in specialized pain care.

Balance assessment scales are important clinical tests to identify balance impairments. Chronic pain (> 3 months) is associated with impaired dynamic balance; however, very few balance assessment scales are psychometrically evaluated […]

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The increasing role of electronic media in headache.

Most individuals with access to the internet use social media platforms. These platforms represent an excellent opportunity to disseminate knowledge about management and treatment to the benefit of patients. The […]

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A perspective on a precision approach to pain in cancer; moving beyond opioid therapy.

Cancer-related pain is primarily treated with opioids which while effective can add significant patient burden due to side effects, associated stigma, and timely access. The purpose of this perspective discussion […]

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Nocebo hyperalgesia in patients with fibromyalgia and healthy controls: An experimental investigation of conditioning and extinction processes at baseline and one-month follow-up.

Nocebo effects are adverse treatment outcomes that are not ascribed to active treatment components. Potentially, their magnitude might be higher in patients with chronic pain compared to healthy controls since […]

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The temporal trend of placebo response in migraine prevention from 1990 to 2021: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis with regression.

Migraine affects 1.1 billion people globally and is the second leading cause of disability worldwide. In clinical trials, treatment efficacy is evaluated by comparing the differential responses in the treatment […]

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Patients’ experiences of treatment-relevant processes in multimodal pain rehabilitation for severe complex regional pain syndrome – a qualitative study.

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a longstanding condition with spontaneous and evoked pain, that usually occurs in an upper or lower extremity. Although it often resolves within the first […]

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