Pain Measurement
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Further validation of a pruritus severity scale for use in dogs.

17 Dec 2009 A scale to assess the severity of pruritus in dogs was further validated. Comparison of the scale with one containing visible numerical markings demonstrated that owners were heavily influenced by the presence of numbers, resulting in a loss of the ... Read more...

Enduring reversal of neuropathic pain by a single intrathecal injection of adenosine 2A receptor agonists: a novel therapy for neuropathic pain.

2 Nov 2009 Previous studies of peripheral immune cells have documented that activation of adenosine 2A receptors (A(2A)Rs) decrease proinflammatory cytokine release and increase release of the potent anti-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-10 (IL-10). Given ... Read more...

Brain gray matter decrease in chronic pain is the consequence and not the cause of pain.

2 Nov 2009 Recently, local morphologic alterations of the brain in areas ascribable to the transmission of pain were reported in patients suffering from chronic pain. Although some authors discussed these findings as damage or loss of brain gray matter, one of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Pain Measurement'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Further validation of a pruritus severity scale for use in dogs. 17 Dec 2009
• Enduring reversal of neuropathic pain by a single intrathecal injection of adenosine 2A receptor agonists: a novel therapy for neuropathic pain. 2 Nov 2009
• Brain gray matter decrease in chronic pain is the consequence and not the cause of pain. 2 Nov 2009
• The use of mandibular nerve block to predict safe anaesthetic induction in patients with acute trismus. 30 Oct 2009
• Effect of biomagnetic therapy versus physiotherapy for treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial. 30 Oct 2009
• Treatment of recurrent varicose veins of the great saphenous vein by conventional surgery and endovenous laser ablation. 30 Oct 2009
• Continuous transversus abdominis plane block for renal transplant recipients. 30 Oct 2009
• Ultrasound-guided paravertebral block using an intercostal approach. 30 Oct 2009
• An ultra-low dose of naloxone added to lidocaine or lidocaine-fentanyl mixture prolongs axillary brachial plexus blockade. 30 Oct 2009
• The effects of ultrasound guidance and neurostimulation on the minimum effective anesthetic volume of mepivacaine 1.5% required to block the sciatic nerve using the subgluteal approach. 30 Oct 2009
• The effects of electroacupuncture on TH1/TH2 cytokine mRNA expression and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways in the splenic T cells of traumatized rats. 30 Oct 2009
• A comparison of gabapentin and ketamine in acute and chronic pain after hysterectomy. 30 Oct 2009
• The effect of perioperative intravenous lidocaine on postoperative pain and immune function. 30 Oct 2009
• Craniotomy pain: trying to do better. 30 Oct 2009
• Development and reproducibility of a short questionnaire to measure use and usability of custom-made orthopaedic shoes. 30 Oct 2009
• Factors related to fatigue in women and men with early rheumatoid arthritis: the Swedish TIRA study. 30 Oct 2009
• Validity of electrical stimulus magnitude matching in chronic pain. 30 Oct 2009
• Pain management and sedation for children in the emergency department. 28 Oct 2009
• What is acupuncture after all? 24 Oct 2009
• Acupuncture research: placebos by many other names. 24 Oct 2009

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Technical information about 'Pain Measurement'

Definition: Scales, questionnaires, tests, and other methods used to assess pain severity and duration in patients or experimental animals to aid in diagnosis, therapy, and physiological studies.

Descriptor UI: D010147

Alternative terms: Pain Measurement; Measurement, Pain; Measurements, Pain; Pain Measurements; Pain Assessment; Nociception Tests; Nociception Test; Test, Nociception; Tests, Nociception; Analgesia Tests; Analgesia Test; Test, Analgesia; Tests, Analgesia; Assessment, Pain; Assessments, Pain; Pain Assessments; Visual Analog Scale; Scale, Visual Analog; Scales, Visual Analog; Visual Analog Scales; Visual Analogue Pain Scale; Visual Analogue Scale; Analogue Scale, Visual; Analogue Scales, Visual; Scale, Visual Analogue; Scales, Visual Analogue; Visual Analogue Scales; Visual Analog Pain Scale; McGill Pain Questionnaire; Pain Questionnaire, McGill; Questionnaire, McGill Pain; McGill Pain Scale; Pain Scale, McGill; Scale, McGill Pain; Tourniquet Pain Test; Pain Test, Tourniquet; Pain Tests, Tourniquet; Test, Tourniquet Pain; Tests, Tourniquet Pain; Tourniquet Pain Tests; Analogue Pain Scale; Analogue Pain Scales; Pain Scale, Analogue; Pain Scales, Analogue; Scale, Analogue Pain; Scales, Analogue Pain; Analog Pain Scale; Analog Pain Scales; Pain Scale, Analog; Pain Scales, Analog; Scale, Analog Pain; Scales, Analog Pain; Formalin Test; Formalin Tests; Test, Formalin; Tests, Formalin;

Related Mesh Headings: Sensory Thresholds; Pain Threshold;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; drug effects; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; radiation effects; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.376.550.600;

History Note: 87