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Latest RCTs
- Attentional Focus but Not Distraction or Expectations Influence Conditioned Pain Modulation in Healthy Adults
- CONCLUSIONS: Since attentional focus on the CS reduces CPM efficacy, it is recommended to not rate the CS pain intensity during CS application to prevent a reduction of the inhibitory effect. Furth...
- Jessica Van Oosterwijck. European journal of pain (London, England). 2025-06-21 00:00:00
- Pain Mechanisms and Psychosocial Variables in Patients With Chronic Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Secondary Analysis From a Randomised Controlled Trial
- CONCLUSION: The results indicated that neuromuscular exercise combined with PNE significantly reduced TSP at the index knee, suggesting a reduction in central pain amplification. The clinical impor...
- Lars Arendt-Nielsen. European journal of pain (London, England). 2025-06-20 00:00:00
- Could the Hanging Drop Technique Be an Alternative Method to Loss of Resistance in Cervical Epidural Injections?
- CONCLUSIONS: The LOR technique was superior to the HD for cervical ILESIs. More studies with larger sample sizes may provide more precise and detailed information.
- Hamit Goksu. Pain physician. 2025-06-04 00:00:00
- Safety and Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma versus Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation in Knee Osteoarthritis: An Open-Label, Prospective, Randomized, Clinical Trial
- CONCLUSION: For patients with chronic knee osteoarthritis, intraarticular platelet-rich plasma therapy may offer superior sustained pain relief and a lower disability index compared to conventional...
- Annu Navani. Pain physician. 2025-06-04 00:00:00
- Short-Term Effects of Kinesio Taping on Pain and Functionality in Patients With Cervical Spine Surgery
- CONCLUSION: Integrating KT into a CR programme during the early postoperative phase of cervical spine surgery may improve clinical outcomes, specifically in pain intensity, PPT, disability levels a...
- Zafer O Toktaş. European journal of pain (London, England). 2025-05-29 00:00:00
- Impact of Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation on Pain Relief and Brain Connectivity in Chronic Low Back Pain
- CONCLUSION: iTBS may alleviate pain in CLBP patients by enhancing DLPFC connectivity with the cerebellum and occipital gyrus.
- Chuhuai Wang. European journal of pain (London, England). 2025-05-05 00:00:00
- HOPE for Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD)-A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial of Feasibility, Acceptability and Appropriateness
- CONCLUSION: The HOPE program seemed feasible, acceptable and appropriate, with preliminary improvements in worst pain intensity and impact of hypermobility. Our findings warrant a fully powered tri...
- Cliffton Chan. European journal of pain (London, England). 2025-04-29 00:00:00
- Manual therapy and neck-specific exercise are equally effective for treating non-specific neck pain but only when exercise adherence is maximised: A randomised controlled trial
- CONCLUSION: A four-week intervention of manual therapy was more effective than exercise, however when exercise adherence was ≥95 %, the interventions were equally effective. Manual therapy may on...
- Ion Lascurain-Aguirrebeña. Musculoskeletal science & practice. 2025-04-24 00:00:00
- The Effect of Information on the Time Course of Pain During an Episode of Acute Experimentally Induced Low Back Pain-A Randomised Experiment
- CONCLUSIONS: We simulated an episode of low back pain and found that information based on tissue sensitivity and advice to remain active did not improve pain compared to information referencing tis...
- T Skuli Palsson. European journal of pain (London, England). 2025-04-20 00:00:00
- Percutaneous pedicle screw placement with a mini-open decompression versus open surgery in the treatment of lumbar spondylolisthesis: one-year results of a randomised controlled trial
- CONCLUSIONS: This study detected no difference in outcome between mini-open compared to open surgery in patients with spondylolisthesis. The hypothetical advantage of reduced short-term low back pa...
- M P Arts. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2025-04-19 00:00:00
- Stair climb muscle power is associated with gait speed, sit-to-stand performance, patient-reported outcomes and objective measures of mechanical muscle function in individuals with knee osteoarthri...
- CONCLUSIONS: SCT power correlates positively with functional performance, PROMs and mechanical lower limb muscle function in male and female individuals with knee-OA.
- S Peter Magnusson. Musculoskeletal science & practice. 2025-04-18 00:00:00
- Early functional training is not superior to routine rehabilitation in improving walking distance and multifidus atrophy after lumbar fusion: a randomized controlled trial with 6-month follow-up
- CONCLUSION: Early functional training after lumbar fusion was not superior to routine rehabilitation in improving walking distance, multifidus atrophy, pain, physical function, and quality of life ...
- Wei Feng. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2025-04-18 00:00:00
- Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion training with virtual reality: enhance cognition, attitudes, self-efficacy and performance in residents
- CONCLUSIONS: This study developed a VR training system of ACDF, which offers an immersive and interactive 3D environment, enabling trainees to actively engage in the entire ACDF surgical process. T...
- Yue Zhu. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2025-04-08 00:00:00
- Cryo-Induced Hypoalgesia: The Effects of an Acute Cryochamber Exposure on Pain Perception-A Randomised Controlled Cross-Over Trial
- CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that a three-minute cryochamber exposure induces robust hypoalgesia in healthy participants, as indicated by increased PPT, lasting up to 30 min but gradually d...
- Thomas Hilberg. European journal of pain (London, England). 2025-04-05 00:00:00
- Greater Occipital Nerve Block at Two Levels Spares the Need for an Epidural Blood Patch for Managing Postdural Puncture Headache: A Randomized Comparative Trial
- CONCLUSION: Bilevel GONB provided was superior to single level blocks and intramuscular injection with no 24 hour postprocedure failure, a low recurrence rate, and totally negated the need for an e...
- Samar A Salman. Pain physician. 2025-04-01 00:00:00
If anyone is good at writing pubmed searches then please help out with improving this section. RCTs from: Pain, Pain physician, Pain Medicine, European journal of pain, Musculoskeletal science practice, American journal of PM & R, PM & R, Spine, European spine journal, The spine journal
Latest Systematic Reviews
- Pre-operative pain catastrophising and resilience correlate with function and pain outcomes following total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review
- CONCLUSIONS: This review found that pre-operative pain catastrophising consistently correlates with post-operative pain and functional outcomes, while the association with resilience was less concl...
- Larissa Sattler. Musculoskeletal science & practice. 2025-07-02 00:00:00
- Assessment of the robotic devices for overground gait training in post stroke patient: A Systematic review and Meta-analysis
- CONCLUSION: Despite the positive impact on gait speed, challenges remain, including high device costs and the need for further research to optimize training parameters. These findings support the p...
- N D Varvarousis. American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation. 2025-07-02 00:00:00
- Risk factors associated with distal junctional kyphosis and failure after surgical management of adult cervical deformity: a systematic review
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- Ilyas S Aleem. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2025-07-02 00:00:00
- Prevalence of serious spinal pathologies and non-spinal conditions in low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- CONCLUSION: The prevalence of serious spinal pathologies and non-spinal conditions varied greatly. Differential diagnostic strategies with clear care pathways need to be available to ensure a promp...
- Crystian B Oliveira. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.). 2025-06-29 00:00:00
- Perioperative outcomes and technical and patient-reported success of rigid occipitocervical fusions in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- CONCLUSION: Rigid OC fusions have an extremely high likelihood of successful bony fusion and lower complication rates than those previously published, demonstrating a promising current state and fu...
- Jeffrey P Mullin. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2025-06-27 00:00:00
- The influence of genetic and epigenetic variations on dynamic experimental pain measures in adults with and without chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review
- Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is the most prevalent form of chronic pain. A subgroup of patients with CMP shows altered pain processing, including impaired endogenous pain modulation, as evalu...
- Jessica Van Oosterwijck. Pain. 2025-06-20 00:00:00
- Epidural tissue reaction post interlaminar particulate steroid injection: A case series and systematic review
- CONCLUSION: The epidural "granulomatous-like reactions" observed after ILEPSI are a novel finding, resembling tissue reactions from particulate corticosteroid administration. This suggests a potent...
- Aaron Yang. PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation. 2025-06-18 00:00:00
- Effects of balance training with visual occlusion on postural control in individuals with chronic ankle instability: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
- CONCLUSIONS: Compared with balance training alone, balance training with visual occlusion may help improve the dynamic postural control ability of individuals with CAI. However, its effect on stati...
- Lin Wang. PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation. 2025-06-17 00:00:00
- Machine learning-based models for outcome prediction in skull base and spinal chordomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- CONCLUSION: Our results indicated that ML models demonstrated robust predictive performance across various outcomes in chordomas, with pooled C-index, AUC, and ACC values ranging from 0.80 to 0.86 ...
- Mohammad Amin Habibi. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2025-06-14 00:00:00
- Risk Factors for Postoperative Coronal Malalignment in Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis and Its Impact on Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- CONCLUSION: Female sex, more severe preoperative coronal deformity, and insufficient correction of the lumbosacral curve are significant factors for postoperative CM following DLS surgery. The pres...
- Shibao Lu. Spine. 2025-06-13 00:00:00
- Risk factors for facet joint violation in minimally invasive and open lumbar interbody fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- CONCLUSION: BMI ≥ 30, screw placement at L5, and a lower PSA increase the risk of FJV during lumbar interbody fusion. Screw placement at L4 and the use of 3D navigation in MISS are associated wit...
- Grzegorz Miękisiak. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2025-06-09 00:00:00
- The effect of symptom duration on the outcomes of lumbar discectomy for radicular pain secondary to lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- CONCLUSIONS: There is low quality evidence suggesting that discectomy within 12 months of symptom onset can improve postoperative leg pain. There was no significant effect of symptom duration on po...
- Hasan Raza Mohammad. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2025-06-09 00:00:00
- Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Z. Guo, et al. concerning "Pulmonary function does not improve after 10 years of posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic revi...
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- Gonzalo Mariscal Ruiz-Rico. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2025-06-05 00:00:00
- A Systematic Review of Self-Reported Pain Rating Scales for Children and Adolescents
- CONCLUSIONS: Self-report pain scales that include visual aids such as colors and facial features may allow for the better assessment of pediatric pain than do pain scales without visual aids; howev...
- Shuhan He. Pain physician. 2025-06-04 00:00:00
- Letter to the editor concerning "pulmonary function does not improve after 10 years of posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis" by Burgos, ...
- No abstract
- Nan Ning. European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society. 2025-05-31 00:00:00
If anyone is good at writing pubmed searches then please help out with improving this section. Reviews from: Pain, Pain physician, Pain Medicine, European journal of pain, Musculoskeletal science practice, American journal of PM & R, PM & R, Spine, European spine journal, The spine journal