Based largely on his clinical experience, the founding father of modern pain medicine, John J. Bonica, recommended that complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) be treated with a series of sympathetic blocks as soon as possible ...
-
-
Sympathetic blocks for complex regional pain syndrome
-
Predicting persistent pain after shoulder surgery
The goal of our study published in PAIN (January 2015) was to identify risk subgroups for predicting post-operative pain outcomes following shoulder arthroscopy. Our subgroups were made up of genetic and psychological factors believed to ...
-
Which treatments are people with osteoarthritis actually using?
It has been well established that hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the major causes of disease burden worldwide. There is currently no cure and joint replacement is typically reserved for advanced disease, ...
-
Capturing and sharing the voice and experiences of those who are living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is difficult to diagnose and is characterised by burning pain in one or more limbs, with 15-20% of patients developing long term disability [1]. The cause is unknown and there ...
-
Is education reassuring?
Acute low back pain is inherently worrying; often there is no clear cause, no effective treatment, and a widely variable time frame in which you can expect to recover. Happily for many, the prognosis is ...