Endometriosis affects at least one in ten women of childbearing age, yet it is often overlooked in emergency care. Clinicians should consider this diagnosis for any woman presenting with menstrual …
Chronic pain is a widespread condition affecting millions globally, placing significant strain on healthcare systems, as evidenced by the current opioid crisis. Despite advances in pain management, conventional treatments often …
Breakthrough pain requiring anesthesiologist intervention occurs in 14-55% of parturients despite labor epidural analgesia, substantially affecting the childbirth experience. Identifying predictive factors may enable more effective, individualized pain management.
Psychosocial aspects underlie and maintain persistent pain. Emotions have emerged as a target for psychological interventions in pain management. Our aim was to better understand the relationship between emotions and …
Background: This study was a cross-sectional online survey aimed at examining health-related quality of life and the effect of different symptoms and lifestyle factors on health-related quality of life in …
Endometriosis, a chronic inflammatory condition often characterized by chronic pelvic pain, significantly impacts women's quality of life. While psychological distress, including depression and anxiety, is prevalent in women with endometriosis, …
Erythema ab igne (EAI), also known as "hot water bottle rash" or "toasted skin syndrome", is a benign cutaneous condition caused by chronic exposure to low-level infrared heat. It typically …
How much does adding supervised group and independent individual exercise including pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) to multidisciplinary pain management affect pelvic and genital pain in women with endometriosis? How …
Endometriosis is a prevalent gynaecological disorder characterized by estrogen-dependent lesions. Pain-particularly dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain, and dyspareunia-is the hallmark symptom of endometriosis. While pain mechanisms remain poorly understood, mast cells …
Most clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for assessing and managing people's chronic pain focus on specific pain conditions, body sites or life course stages. This creates complexity for clinicians making care …