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Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
(PPM Communications, Inc., 2004)
Back pain is a widespread public health problem, affecting a staggering 80% of Americans at some point in their lives. Each year, an estimated one out of every 14 people will seek medical care for back or neck pain, amounting ...
Failure to Complete a Functional Restoration Program for Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Prospective One-Year Outcome Study
(The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2005-08)
This large prospective study determined that noncompleters of interdisciplinary tertiary rehabilitation for CDOMDs had comparatively poor socioeconomic outcomes in the year after discharge from treatment, especially on ...
The Relationships Among Depression, Pain, and Masticatory Functioning in Temporomandibular Disorder Patients
(Quintessence Publishing Co. Inc., Chicago, 2006)
Aims: To evaluate the effect of comorbid depression and pain on an early biopsychosocial intervention for acute temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients. Methods: Depressed (either
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current or lifetime; n = 32) or ...
Efficacy of a Patient-Educational Booklet for Neck Pain Patients with Workers' Compensation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2009-01-15)
Study Design. A randomized controlled trial of an educational booklet for patients with first-time neck pain.
Objective. To assess the clinical impact of a novel educational book on patients‟ functional outcomes and beliefs ...
Back Surgery That Does Not Relieve Pain: An Update
(PPM Communications, Inc., 2011-01)
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis Dysregulation in Acute Temporomandibular Disorder and Low Back Pain: A Marker for Chronicity?
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2006-07)
Dysregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical (HPA) axis is believed to be a
valid biological marker of stress. This study evaluating changes in patients with temporomandibular
disorders (TMD) and low back ...
Osteopathic Medicine Approach to Pain Management
(PPM Communications, Inc., 2010-09)
With a holistic approach to patient care—encompassing the integration of structure and function, emotional and social aspects of health and healing, and a more heuristic biopsychosocial approach to pain assessment and ...
Early Treatment of TMJ May Prevent Chronic Pain and Disability
(PPM Communications, Inc., 2011-08-31)
An estimated 75% of Americans will experience symptoms of temporomandibular joint and muscle disorder (TMJMD) in their lifetime.1 Studies show that the prevalence of TMJMD varies widely. In any given year, approximately ...
The Biopsychosocial Approach to Chronic Pain: Scientific Advances and Future Directions
(American Psychological Association, 2007-07)
The prevalence and cost of chronic pain is a major physical and mental health care problem in the United States today. As a result, there has been a recent explosion of research on chronic pain, with significant advances ...
The Biopsychosocial Approach to Pain Management
(PPM Communications, Inc., 2008-05)
Although pain research has traditionally focused on the sensory modalities and the neurological transmissions identified solely on a biological level, more recent theories (integrating the body, mind, and society) have ...