~ Chronic pain is a significant yet underreported problem in the pediatric population, with a prevalence of up to 25%–45%. It has psychological, emotional, and social implications for both the child and the family. Common pain related functional issues include…
Introduction Approximately 10% of people in the United States are living with pelvic pain. Many pain specialists, experts in their fields and adept at managing boundaries of care, decline referrals for pelvic pain. Nevertheless, the pain specialist skilled at differential…
Introduction Chronic visceral pain is common. Abdominal pain is among the main reasons for physician visits, with more than 12 million consultations each year in the United States. Patients with visceral pain present unique challenges as the pain is often…
Key Points Pains that involve the face, head, and neck are very common in clinical practice. These painful conditions are often unique and deserving of special attention. The common descriptive terms for orofacial pain symptoms are frequently misleading. To avoid…
Cervicogenic Headache Definition The International Headache Society (IHS) defines cervicogenic headache as “Headache caused by a disorder of the cervical spine and its component bony, disc and/or soft tissue elements, usually but not invariably accompanied by neck pain.” Epidemiology The…
Introduction Headache has plagued humans since the beginning of recorded time. It is one of the most common medical complaints and accounts for more than 18 million outpatient visits per year in the United States. More than 1% of physician’s…
~ Chronic widespread pain presents challenges to patients, clinicians, and researchers in diagnosing and treating its complex manifestations. Chronic widespread pain is a broad category of heterogeneous, centrally mediated pain conditions. While recent advances in understanding centrally mediated pain have…
Pain in Selected Neurologic Disorders Although chronic pain may be the defining feature of certain neurologic disorders, physicians often focus on treatments aimed at addressing the primary neurologic condition. As most comorbidities may come from pain associated with the condition,…
Introduction As defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a collection of locally painful conditions following trauma, usually manifesting distally and exceeding the clinical course of the original trauma in…
Introduction Neuropathic pain comprises a wide range of heterogeneous conditions. Various types of neuropathic pain may have distinct pathophysiologic causes and different clinical signs and symptoms. Despite the diversity of conditions classified as “neuropathic pain,” many potentially share common underlying…