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ePain Library

Welcome to the ePain Library Collection, featuring articles hand-picked by the Editors of British Journal of Pain. You can gain free access to all the below articles as well as all other Sage journals by claiming a 30-day access token here.

Welcome to the ePain Library Collection, featuring articles hand-picked by the Editors of British Journal of Pain. You can gain free access to all the below articles as well as all other Sage journals by claiming a 30-day access token here.


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  • Raffaele Giusti
  • Paolo Bossi
  • Marco Mazzotta
  • Marco Filetti
  • Daniela Iacono
  • Paolo Marchetti

Abstract

Background:
Head and neck (H&N) cancers account for about 5% of all malignant tumours. Pain is one of the most feared consequences of H&N neoplasms and is experienced by up to 80% of patients and worsens their quality of life inhibiting speaking, eating, ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Oct 10, 2017
  • Devjit Srivastava

Abstract

Study design:
Narrative review.
Method:
Eight bibliographic databases were searched for studies published in the (last five years up until Feb 2017). For the two database searches (Cochrane and DARE), the time frame was unlimited. The review involved keyword ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Oct 9, 2017
  • Sibtain Anwar
  • Ben O’Brien

Abstract

Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is the most common complication following surgery, with increasing evidence of both its prevalence and severity. While awareness of the various risk factors for this long-term condition is also increasing, effective ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Jul 18, 2017
  • Claire Jobanputra
  • Roberta H Richey
  • Jagdish Nair
  • Robert J Moots
  • Andreas Goebel

Abstract

Introduction:
Fibromyalgia is characterised by chronic widespread pain and tenderness. It has often been reported to occur concomitantly with chronic rheumatological conditions. Behçet’s disease is a chronic relapsing, multisystem, autoinflammatory ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Mar 22, 2017
  • Harriet Daykin

Abstract

Opioids remain the mainstay of analgesia for the treatment of moderate to severe acute pain. Even in the young, the use of opioids can be associated with an increased incidence of post-operative complications such as respiratory depression, vomiting, ...
Restricted accessReview articleFirst published Oct 24, 2016
  • Richard M Langford
  • Roger Knaggs
  • Paul Farquhar-Smith
  • Anthony H Dickenson

Abstract

Tapentadol is a single molecule able to deliver analgesia by two distinct mechanisms, a feature which differentiates it from many other analgesics. Pre-clinical data demonstrate two mechanisms of action: mu-opioid receptor agonist activity and ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Jul 25, 2016
  • Daniel Whibley
  • Kathryn R Martin
  • Karina Lovell
  • Gareth T Jones

Abstract

Background:
Musculoskeletal pain in the distal upper limb is relatively common, can be a cause of disability, presents a high cost to society and is clinically important. Previous reviews of prognostic factors have focused on pain in the proximal upper ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Jun 30, 2015
  • Petra Harris
  • Emma Loveman
  • Andy Clegg
  • Simon Easton
  • Neil Berry

Abstract

Aim:
This systematic review aimed to establish if cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can reduce the physical symptoms of chronic headache and migraines in adults.
Methods:
Evidence from searches of eight databases was systematically sought, appraised and ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Apr 21, 2015
  • Kate Seers

Abstract

This article outlines what a qualitative systematic review is and explores what it can contribute to our understanding of pain. Many of us use evidence of effectiveness for various interventions when working with people in pain. A good systematic review ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Sep 22, 2014
  • Sarah Falk
  • Kirsty Bannister
  • Anthony H Dickenson

Abstract

Mechanisms of inflammatory and neuropathic pains have been elucidated and translated to patient care by the use of animal models of these pain states. Cancer pain has lagged behind since early animal models of cancer-induced bone pain were based on the ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Sep 2, 2014