chronic female pelvic pain syndromes

... consecutive patients complaining of pelvic pain aged between 25 and 48 years-old in the study We defined pelvic pain as dysmenorrhoea and/or intermenstrual pelvic pain and/or dyspareunia of moderate ... F, Osborne JL, Schumacher S: EAU guidelines on chronic pelvic pain Eur Urol 2004, 46:681-689 Zondervan K, Barlow DH: Epidemiology of chronic pelvic pain Baillieres Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol ... profile of women with chronic pelvic pain Clin Obstet Gynecol 1990, 33:130-136 Dalpiaz O, Kerschbaumer A, Mitterberger M, Pinggera G, Bartsch G, Strasser H: Chronic pelvic pain in women: still...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:22

... Merskey H, Bogduk N Lumbar zygapophysial joint pain In: Classification of Chronic Pain; Descriptions of Chronic Pain Syndromes and Definition of Pain Terms, 2nd ed; Task Force on Taxonomy of the ... joint pain in chronic spinal pain of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2004; 5: 15 Manchukonda R, Manchikanti KN, Cash KA, et al Facet joint pain in chronic spinal pain: ... relative contributions of various structures in chronic low back pain Pain Physician 2001; 4: 308-16 Manchikanti L, Hirsch JA, Pampati V Chronic low back pain of facet (zygapophysial) joint origin:...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:07

... Description Chronic Pain American Chronic Pain Association website www.theacpa.org American Pain Foundation www.painfoundation.org Pain Action www.painaction.com Education for individuals with chronic pain ... where is "no pain" and 10 is "pain as bad as could be"? [That is, your usual pain at times you were in pain. ] No pain Pain as bad as could be 10 In the last month, how much has pain interfered ... how would you rate your pain? Use a scale from to 10, where is "no pain" and 10 is "pain as bad as could be"? [That is, your usual pain at times you were in pain. ] No pain Pain as bad as could be...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 16:21

... those with mixed pain) and with peripheral neuropathic pain (excluding patients with mixed and central pain) All patients (n = 158) Mixed pain excluded (n = 116) Mixed and central pain excluded ... peripheral neuropathic pain (excluding patients with mixed pain and central neuropathic pain) and non-neuropathic pain therefore be used with caution in patients with reduced pain intensity However, ... neuropathic pain or mixed pain syndromes, (i.e the combination of neuropathic and non neuropathic pain in the same patient) Thus, the present data suggest that the neuropathic component of the "mixed pain" ...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 22:20

... included in the study obese females (BMI ≥ 35 Kg/ m2) with chronic LBP (OLG group) According to the Italian Guidelines on LBP [30], chronic LBP was defined as lumbar pain with no evidence of specific ... patients with chronic low back pain and nonsymptomatic controls Clin Rehabil 2002, 16(1):16-26 Lamoth CJ, Daffertshofer A, Meijer OG, Beek PJ: How persons with chronic low back pain speed up ... disorders (low back pain, cervicobrachial and lumbosacral radicular syndromes) and some related risk factors J Neurol Sci 2001, 192(1-2):17-25 Larsson UE: Influence of weight loss on pain, perceived...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... task and chronic pain: what is threatening for chronic pain sufferers? Eur J Pain 2000, 4:37-44 Asmundson GJG, Wright KD, Hadjistavropoulos HD: Hypervigilance and attentional fixedness in chronic ... selective attention in chronic pain patients Eur J Pain 1999, 3:325-333 Seminowicz DA, Davis KD: A re-examination of pain- cognition interactions: Implications for neuroimaging Pain 2007, 130(8–13): ... and cold pressor tolerance for chronic low back pain sufferers Pain 1997, 69:43-48 Luoto S, Taimela S, Alaranta H, Hurri H: Psychomotor speed in chronic low-back pain patients and healthy controls:...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... such as antiprostaglandins and requiring bed rest) and/or dyspareunia and/or chronic pelvic pain (n = 26) The degree of pain was established using a visual analogue scale, VAS scale [14] All patients ... patients with ovarian endometriomas and pelvic pain Hum Reprod 2001, 16:2672-2675 Manero MG, Alcazar JL: Interleukin-8 serum levels not correlate with pelvic pain in patients with ovarian endometriomas ... patients or patients presenting mild or moderate dysmenorrhea, but without dispareunia or chronic pelvic pain (n = 25) Group B included patients presenting severe dysmenorrhea (with no response...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20

... mm (absence of pain) and 100 mm (unbearable pain) have been demonstrated for different pain indications [33] and values for the MCID have been established for different types of pain; for example, ... example, in acute abdominal pain, the MCID is reported as 13 mm (95% CI, 10-17) [34,35], while MCID values appear generally to be lower for chronic pain compared to acute pain [33] The VAS was also ... -36 -20 -8 67 *The VAS scores pain on a scale from mm (absence of pain) to 100 mm (unbearable pain) A negative mean change in VAS score indicates a reduction in pain Gerlinger et al Health and...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... those with mixed pain) and with peripheral neuropathic pain (excluding patients with mixed and central pain) All patients (n = 158) Mixed pain excluded (n = 116) Mixed and central pain excluded ... peripheral neuropathic pain (excluding patients with mixed pain and central neuropathic pain) and non-neuropathic pain therefore be used with caution in patients with reduced pain intensity However, ... neuropathic pain or mixed pain syndromes, (i.e the combination of neuropathic and non neuropathic pain in the same patient) Thus, the present data suggest that the neuropathic component of the "mixed pain" ...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 16:20

... tract, or musculoskeletal origin Depending on its cause, pelvic pain may require urgent surgical attention Menstrual Disorders Definition and Prevalence Amenorrhea ... However, other factors such as growth, secondary sexual characteristics, the presence of cyclic pelvic pain, and the secular trend to an earlier age of menarche, particularly in African-American ... less than the third percentile; age 12 or 13 in the presence of breast development and cyclic pelvic pain; or within years of breast development if menarche has not occurred Secondary Amenorrhea...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... because of the lack of androgen receptor responsiveness, they have severe underandrogenization and female external genitalia The absence of pubic and axillary hair distinguishes them clinically from...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... the demonstration of low levels of gonadotropins and normal prolactin levels Eating disorders and chronic disease must be specifically excluded (Chap 76) An atypical history, headache, signs of ... variety of chromosomal abnormalities including Turner syndrome, autoimmune polyglandular failure syndromes, radioand chemotherapy, and galactosemia In the majority of cases, however, a cause is ... Amenorrhea Caused by Ovulatory Disorders: Treatment Amenorrhea is almost always associated with chronically low levels of estrogen, whether it is caused by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism or ovarian...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... Causes of Pelvic Pain Acute Chronic Cyclic pelvic Premenstrual pain symptoms Mittelschmerz Dysmenorrhea Endometriosis Noncyclic pelvic pain Pelvic inflammatory disease Ruptured or hemorrhagic Pelvic ... and pain originating in the abdominal wall Pelvic pain may reflect pelvic disease per se but may also reflect extrapelvic disorders that refer pain to the pelvis In up to 60% of cases, pelvic pain ... gonadotropins can be used by experienced practitioners Pelvic Pain The mechanisms causing pelvic pain are similar to those causing abdominal pain (Chap 14) and include inflammation of the parietal...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... (eds) Philadelphia, Elsevier, 2004, pp 195–211 Latthe P et al: Factors predisposing women to chronic pelvic pain: Systematic review BMJ 332(7544):749, 2006 [PMID: 16484239] Pittock ST et al: Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser ... generally precedes menstruation by several days Endometriosis may also be associated with painful intercourse, painful bowel movements, and tender nodules in the uterosacral ligament Fibrosis and ... blood flow, and increased peripheral nerve hypersensitivity, resulting in pain Secondary dysmenorrhea is caused by underlying pelvic pathology Endometriosis results from the presence of endometrial...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 20:20

... Mittelschmerz is pelvic pain associated with ovulation Pelvic Pain HIGH-YIELD FACTS Laparoscopy is the final, conclusive step in diagnosing pelvic pain, but it should only be done ... McGraw-Hill, 1998: 508 175 Pelvic Pain Salpingitis/PID Rising white blood cell count UA HIGH-YIELD FACTS TABLE 17-1 Differential Diagnosis of Acute GYN Pelvic Pain Pelvic Pain HIGH-YIELD FACTS NOTES ... inconclusive) Rule out psychosomatic pain Diagnostic laparoscopy Ⅲ Ⅲ Ⅲ Ⅲ A C U T E P E LV I C PA I N Differential of Acute Pelvic Pain Differential of acute pelvic pain: “A ROPE” Ⅲ Appendicitis Ⅲ...

Ngày tải lên: 05/08/2014, 16:20

... 8 CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN 2.1 Background 2.1.1 Introduction to urogenital pain syndromes 2.2 Definitions of chronic pelvic pain and terminology (Table 4) 2.3 Classification of chronic pelvic pain ... Jul;33(5):337-43 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11491192 CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN 2.1 Background 2.1.1 Introduction to chronic urogenital pain syndromes Pain perceived within the pelvis may arise from a ... emphasis has been on the urological pain syndromes Chronic Pelvic Urological Bladder pain syndrome (See Table on Suprapubic ONSET Aching URINARY ANXIETY pelvic pain ESSIC classification) Inguinal...

Ngày tải lên: 06/08/2014, 17:21

... Pain: : Recommendations for using opioids in chronic non-cancer pain Eur J Pain 2003, 7:381-386 The Pain Society: Recommendations for the appropriate use of opioids for persistent non-cancer pain ... 60 70 Percent with adverse event with opioid nant pain Adverse event (AE) rates with opioid and placebo in chronic non-malignant pain Different painful conditions produced generally similar patterns ... chronic non-malignant pain (constipation, 41%; nausea, 32%; and somnolence, 29%) [9] Adverse event rates were similar in four separate clinical conditions of arthritis pain, musculoskeletal pain, ...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:23

... Background Chronic plantar heel pain (CPHP) is a generalised term used to describe a range of undifferentiated conditions affecting the plantar heel Clinical features are typically described as chronic ... findings with an independent control group For the purpose of this review, CPHP was defined as chronic pain localised beneath the heel, made worse by weight-bearing after prolonged periods of rest ... associated fluid collection and increased vascularity These findings suggest that many patients with chronic pain beneath the heel are likely to have plantar fasciitis, and that changes in the thickness...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:24

... back pain is self-limiting with only 2–7% developing chronicity Reocurrent and chronic back pain account for 75–85% of all costs associated with lower back pain [8,9] The cause of low back pain ... between chronic pain and depression [17,18] It is reported that between 50 and 65 percent of chronic pain patients also have a diagnosis for depression [19] The treatment implications for chronic pain ... back pain, such as infections, tumours, osteoporosis, spondyloarthropathies, and trauma actually represent a minority of pain syndromes requiring specific therapeutic approaches [1] Chronic pain, ...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:22

... the general population who suffer with low back pain Care seeking behavior by patients with low back pain is most commonly associated with increased pain and disability [4-6], meaning more care ... visits for low back pain after a four-week clinical trial of either chiropractic care (flexion distraction) or physical therapy (exercise program) for treatment of chronic low back pain Proctor et ... on low back pain Mayer et al completed a randomized clinical trial com- http://www.chiroandosteo.com/content/14/1/19 paring a rehabilitation and pain management program for low back pain with a...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20