Standardized behavioral rating scales were used to determine the response ... for CPRS hyperactivity factor (p = 0.012), and for CRPS anger/uncooperativeness factor (p = 0.049).

Numerical rating scales (NRS), and verbal rating scales (VRS) showed to be reliable and valid tools for subjective cancer pain measurement, but no one of them consistently proved to be superior to ...

Although it can start at any age, knee pain becomes more of an issue as we get older. As we age, the tissues become less pliable, brittle, weaker, and more prone to injury.

Getting a tattoo generally involves some pain, but the location and your personal tolerance will affect how much it hurts. Getting tattooed on an area with little fat, many nerve endings ...

A new form of exercise therapy focused on loading and resistance programmes that temporarily aggravates a patient’s pain has been proposed. The object of this review was to compare the effect of ...

The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) was introduced in the second clinical examination of the Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) as a way to summarize the overall level of fitness or frailty of an ...

Sudden onset joint pain can be due to a newly acquired condition or a long-term disease that flares up to cause sudden pain. Some causes include arthritis, infections, and chronic conditions like ...

You may be surprised if your healthcare provider recommends an antidepressant for chronic pain. Is this because she believes you are depressed? Or can antidepressants help with pain even for people ...

Background and aim: The psychometric properties of rating scales are sample dependent and need evaluations in different samples. The Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale (MSIS-29), a new patient based ...