Annals ofPain & Inflammation

Volume: 2 - Number: 13 - July 15, 2005

Outstanding

Neuromusculoskeletal disorders in the neck and upper extremities among drivers of all-terrain vehicles – a case series

Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for chronic pain caused by gonarthrosis: A study protocol of an ongoing multi-centre randomised controlled clinical trial [ISRCTN27450856].

Electroacupuncture versus Diclofenac in symptomatic treatment of Osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial.

Attenuation of thermal nociception and hyperalgesia by VR1 blockers.

Alternative medicine

Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for chronic pain caused by gonarthrosis: A study protocol of an ongoing multi-centre randomised controlled clinical trial [ISRCTN27450856].

Systematic reviews of complementary therapies - an annotated bibliography. Part 1: Acupuncture.

Electroacupuncture versus Diclofenac in symptomatic treatment of Osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial.

Cases Reports

Neuromusculoskeletal disorders in the neck and upper extremities among drivers of all-terrain vehicles – a case series

Chest pain

Cocaine-associated chest pain in the emergency department.

Low back pain

Surgical stabilisation of the spine compared with a programme of intensive rehabilitation for the management of patients with chronic low back pain: cost utility analysis based on a randomised controlled trial.

Low back pain and widespread pain predict sickness absence among industrial workers

Acute low back pain.

Nociception modulation

Contribution of GIRK2-mediated postsynaptic signaling to opiate and ?2-adrenergic analgesia and analgesic sex differences.

Transgenic overexpression of galanin in the dorsal root ganglia modulates pain-related behavior.

Long-term ovariectomy changes formalin-induced licking in female rats: the role of estrogens.

Reduced inflammatory hyperalgesia with preservation of acute thermal nociception in mice lacking cGMP-dependent protein kinase I.

Attenuation of thermal nociception and hyperalgesia by VR1 blockers.

NSAID

Topical NSAIDs for acute pain: a meta-analysis.

Original Articles

Neural correlates of interindividual differences in the subjective experience of pain.

Loss of pain perception in diabetes is dependent on a receptor of the immunoglobulin superfamily.

A randomised controlled trial to measure the effect of chest pain unit care upon anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life [ISRCTN85078221].

Effectiveness of corticosteroid injections versus physiotherapy for treatment of painful stiff shoulder in primary care: randomised trial

Postsurgical pain outcome of vertical and transverse abdominal incision: Design of a randomized controlled equivalence trial [ISRCTN60734227].

Medically unexplained symptoms in frequent attenders of secondary health care: retrospective cohort study.

Role of mechanical and psychosocial factors in the onset of forearm pain: prospective population based study.

Understanding the pathophysiology of perioperative pain.

Determinants of the clinical course of musculoskeletal complaints in general practice: design of a cohort study.

Prevalence of facet joint pain in chronic spinal pain of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions.

The genetic mediation of individual differences in sensitivity to pain and its inhibition

Pain and neurobiology

Receptor subtype-specific pronociceptive and analgesic actions of galanin in the spinal cord: Selective actions via GalR1 and GalR2 receptors.

Review

Harpgophytum procumbens for osteoarthritis and low back pain: A systematic review.

Content validity of manual spinal palpatory exams - A systematic review.

Systematic review of topical capsaicin for the treatment of chronic pain.