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Opioid addiction is characterized by adaptations in the mesolimbic dopamine system that occur during chronic opioid use. Alterations in dopaminergic transmission contribute to pathological drug-seeking behavior and other symptoms associated […]
Learn More >The current paper explores the psychological predictors of nocebo hyperalgesia and whether the reduction of nocebo hyperalgesia can be predicted by susceptibility to nocebo hyperalgesia and psychological characteristics.
Learn More >Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been proven to be an effective treatment for patients suffering from intractable chronic neuropathic pain. Recent advances in the field include the utilization of programs […]
Learn More >An estimated 46% of the worldwide adult population live with an active headache disorder, and it is thought that there is a proportion of headache and migraine sufferers who do […]
Learn More >Chronic pain affects 30-40% of individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) and impairs patient functioning. Clinically meaningful, practical, and valid assessment tools for investigation, evaluation and management of chronic pain […]
Learn More >The Covid-19 pandemic required rapid substitution of in-person Pain Management Programmes (PMP) delivery with delivery via videoconferencing technologies (VCT). No prior published VCT-PMP effectiveness findings were found, so an evaluation […]
Learn More >Do visual pain trajectories reflect the actual course of low back pain? A longitudinal cohort study.
Different trajectories of low back pain (LBP) have been identified prospectively using repeated measures. For these trajectories to inform clinical practice, they must be available in the clinical consultation. Therefore, […]
Learn More >Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (ITN) is one of the most common types of neuropathic pain, severely affecting the physiological and psychological wellbeing of patients. Recently, fMRI has been used to examine […]
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