Pain Management

*Prepared by Kathy Kessel, Library Service \~ VAMC Northport, NY*

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## SEPTEMBER 2006

This bibliography on PAIN MANAGEMENT was prepared by Kathy Kessel,
Library Service, VAMC, Northport, NY as part of a VA Library Network
(VALNET) effort to identify useful published information relating to
trends in health care. This bibliography will be updated monthly. Please
check with your Library Service if you are interested in this resource
or would like to identify other materials specific to your information
needs. All bibliographies can be accessed from the VALNET web site at:
<http://vaww.vhacoweb1.cio.med.va.gov/VALNET/Bibliographies.asp>

Bibliographies prepared for this project are:

> **Chemical/Biological Terrorism**\
> Prepared by Halyna Korhun, Library Service, VAMC, Albany, NY
>
> **Customer Focused Health Care And Delivery**\
> Prepared by Sandra Brayson, Library Service, VAMC, Portland, OR
>
> **End Of Life Care**\
> Prepared by June Roullard, Library Service, VAMC, Togus, ME
>
> **Hepatitis C**\
> Prepared by Barry Powell, Library Service, VAMC, Memphis TN
>
> **High Performance Development Model (HPDM)**\
> Prepared by Joyce Zarrinnahad, Central Office Library, Washington, DC
>
> **Patient Education**\
> Prepared by Liz Burns, Library, VAMC, Kansas City, MO
>
> **Patient Safety\
> **Prepared by Farkhanda Sheikh, Library Service, VAMC, Perry Point, MD
>
> **Personal Digital Assistant (PDAs)\
> **Prepared by Caryl Kazen, VACO Library Service, Washington, DC
>
> **Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder\
> **Prepared by Caryl Kazen, VACO Library Service, Washington, DC
>
> **Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)**
>
> **Smallpox\
> **Prepared by June Roullard, Library Service, VAMC, Togus, ME
>
> **Veterans Health Care**\
> Prepared by Susan Harker, VAMC, Library Service, Miami, FL
>
> **Women\'s Health**\
> Prepared by Karen March, Library Service, VAMC, Fayetteville, NC

Abrams J, Jones CA, Kirkpatrick P. Ranolazine. Nature Reviews Drug
Discovery 2006; 5(6):453-4. UI 16821287

Allen KB. Holmium:YAG laser system for transmyocardial
revascularization. Expert Review of Medical Devices 2006; 3(2):137-46.
UI 16515380

Al-Nasser B. Is low-current search a risk factor in peripheral nerve
localization?\[comment\]. Anesthesiology 2006; 104(6):1347-8; author
reply 1348. UI 16732120

Alvarez-Nemegyei J, Canoso JJ. Heel pain: diagnosis and treatment, step
by step. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 2006; 73(5):465-71. UI
16708714

Andersson GBJ, Mekhail NA, Block JE. Intradiscal electrothermal therapy
(IDET).\[comment\]. Spine 2006; 31(12):1402; author reply 1402-3. UI
16721309

Andreotti F, Testa L, Biondi-Zoccai GGL, Crea F. Aspirin plus warfarin
compared to aspirin alone after acute coronary syndromes: an updated and
comprehensive meta-analysis of 25,307 patients. European Heart Journal
2006; 27(5):519-26. UI 16143706

Anonymous. Easing the pain of shingles. Health News 2006; 12(7):5-6. UI
16858750

Anonymous. Evidence mounts against glucosamine use for OA pain. Johns
Hopkins Medical Letter, Health After 50 2006; 18(5):1-2. UI 16848038

Anonymous. Guide to care for patients. Back pain. Nurse Practitioner
2006; 31(4):57-8. UI 16607218

Anonymous. IV steroids for sciatica: no long-term relief. Health News
2006; 12(6):13. UI 16826629

Anonymous. \"Needling\" away your (aching) back pain. Acupuncture and
acupressure both can provide long-lasting relief for low back pain, new
studies, say. Health News 2006; 12(6):11-2. UI 16826627

Anonymous. New angina medication approved. Health News 2006; 12(6):2. UI
16832877

Anonymous. NSAIDs better than acetaminophen for mild-to-moderate OA
pain. Health News 2006; 12(6):12-3. UI 16832883

Anonymous. Ranolazine (ranexa) for chronic angina. Medical Letter on
Drugs & Therapeutics 2006; 48(1236):46-7. UI 16770296

Anonymous. Summaries for patients. Adding acupuncture to physical
therapy and anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of knee
osteoarthritis.\[original report in Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jul
4;145(1):12-20; PMID: 16818924\]. Annals of Internal Medicine 2006;
145(1):I17. UI 16818921

Anonymous. What to do about chest pain. Your knowledgeable response to
discomfort could save your life. Heart Advisor 2006; 9(6):4-5. UI
16841389

Bachmann A, Wolff T, Giannini O, et al. How painful is donor
nephrectomy? Retrospective analysis of early pain and pain management in
open versus laparoscopic versus retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy.
Transplantation 2006; 81(12):1735-8. UI 16794541

Ball AM, Smith KM. Postoperative pain management: can transdermal
patches help? Orthopedics 2006; 29(3):217-20. UI 16539198

Barrett AC. Low efficacy opioids: implications for sex differences in
opioid antinociception. Experimental & Clinical Psychopharmacology 2006;
14(1):1-11. UI 16503700

Battershill AJ, Keating GM. Remifentanil : a review of its analgesic and
sedative use in the intensive care unit. Drugs 2006; 66(3):365-85. UI
16526829

Bertoli AM, Alarcon GS. Ozone therapy and lower back pain.\[comment\].
Ajnr: American Journal of Neuroradiology 2006; 27(3):471; author reply
471. UI 16551979

Beydoun A, Shaibani A, Hopwood M, Wan Y. Oxcarbazepine in painful
diabetic neuropathy: results of a dose-ranging study. Acta Neurologica
Scandinavica 2006; 113(6):395-404. UI 16674606

Beyerman KL, Palmerino MB, Zohn LE, et al. Efficacy of treating low back
pain and dysfunction secondary to osteoarthritis: chiropractic care
compared with moist heat alone. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological
Therapeutics 2006; 29(2):107-14. UI 16461169

Bhardwaj H, Veillon DM, Heldmann M, et al. Pathology case of the month.
Young woman with abdominal pain and a right upper quadrant mass.
Papillary renal cell carcinoma, type 2. Journal of the Louisiana State
Medical Society; 158(2):60-4; quiz 64. UI 16774031

Bishop PB, Wing PC. Knowledge transfer in family physicians managing
patients with acute low back pain: a prospective randomized control
trial. Spine Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine
Society 2006; 6(3):282-8. UI 16651222

Bittl JA. The future of an illusion.\[comment\]. Journal of the American
College of Cardiology 2006; 47(12):2380-3. UI 16781362

Boes CJ, Black DF, Dodick DW. Pathophysiology and management of
transformed migraine and medication overuse headache. Seminars in
Neurology 2006; 26(2):232-41. UI 16628534

Bogduk N. Lumbar radiofrequency neurotomy.\[comment\]. Clinical Journal
of Pain 2006; 22(4):409. UI 16691097

Bono G, Antonaci F, Mancioli A, et al. The management of headaches in
the emergency department: critical issues. Neurological Sciences 2006;
27 Suppl 1:S59-61. UI 16708189

Boodhwani M, Ramlawi B, Laham RJ, Sellke FW. Targeting vascular
endothelial growth factor in angina therapy. Expert Opinion on
Therapeutic Targets 2006; 10(1):5-14. UI 16441224

Boulvain M, Morales M-A. Analgesia in the second stage of
labour.\[comment\]. BMJ 2006; 333(7559):108-9. UI 16840446

Buhr GT, White HK. Quality improvement initiative for chronic pain
assessment and management in the nursing home: a pilot study. Journal of
the American Medical Directors Association 2006; 7(4):246-53. UI
16698513

Capurso SA, Kwarcinski MA. Caveats to a dosing survey of chronic pain
patients.\[comment\]. Clinical Journal of Pain 2006; 22(4):407-8. UI
16691096

Cayley WE, Jr. Antidepressants for the treatment of neuropathic pain.
American Family Physician 2006; 73(11):1933-4. UI 16770921

Cepeda MS, Carr DB. No debate on the minimal decline in pain intensity
that patients can discern.\[comment\]. American Journal of Emergency
Medicine 2006; 24(3):391-2. UI 16635734

Chen MS, John JM, Chew DP, et al. Bare metal stent restenosis is not a
benign clinical entity. American Heart Journal 2006; 151(6):1260-4. UI
16781233

Chenery S. Chronic pain. Nursing Standard 2006; 20(36):67. UI 16755896

Choi SS, Lee PB, Kim YC, et al. C-arm-guided pudendal nerve block: a new
technique. International Journal of Clinical Practice 2006; 60(5):553-6.
UI 16700853

Cole E, Lynch A, Cugnoni H. Assessment of the patient with acute
abdominal pain. Nursing Standard 2006; 20(38):56-61; quiz 66. UI
16764368

Cooper-DeHoff R, Pepine CJ. Ranolazine is associated with cardiovascular
and metabolic improvement: a win-win for patients with
diabetes.\[comment\]. European Heart Journal 2006; 27(1):5-6. UI
16267073

Cousins A, Marwick C. Managing pain after thoracotomy surgery. Nursing
Times 2006; 102(20):53-5. UI 16724611

D\'Andrilli A, Ibrahim M, Ciccone AM, et al. Intrapleural intercostal
nerve block associated with mini-thoracotomy improves pain control after
major lung resection. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2006;
29(5):790-4. UI 16481188

D\'Arcy Y. Treatment strategies for low back pain relief. Nurse
Practitioner; 31(4):16-25. UI 16607207

Dickman R, Fass R. Noncardiac chest pain. Clinical Gastroenterology &
Hepatology 2006; 4(5):558-63. UI 16630758

Dihle A, Helseth S, Kongsgaard UE, et al. Using the American Pain
Society\'s patient outcome questionnaire to evaluate the quality of
postoperative pain management in a sample of Norwegian patients. Journal
of Pain 2006; 7(4):272-80. UI 16618471

Edwards RR, Haythornthwaite JA, Tella P, et al. Basal heat pain
thresholds predict opioid analgesia in patients with postherpetic
neuralgia. Anesthesiology 2006; 104(6):1243-8. UI 16732096

Eli R. Ginkgo biloba, may significantly reduce gastrointestinal pain: it
may also reduce the risk of stomach cancer that is associated with the
wide-spread use of proton pump inhibitors. Medical Hypotheses 2006;
66(6):1244. UI 16504419

Ettlin DA, Ettlin A, Bless K, et al. Ibuprofen arginine for pain control
during scaling and root planing: a randomized, triple-blind trial.
Journal of Clinical Periodontology 2006; 33(5):345-50. UI 16634956

Faber E, Burdorf A, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, et al. Determinants for
improvement in different back pain measures and their influence on the
duration of sickness absence. Spine 2006; 31(13):1477-83. UI 16741458

Farrar JT, Dworkin RH, Max MB. Use of the cumulative proportion of
responders analysis graph to present pain data over a range of cut-off
points: making clinical trial data more understandable. Journal of Pain
& Symptom Management 2006; 31(4):369-77. UI 16632085

Fenton C, Wellington K, Easthope SE. 0.4% nitroglycerin ointment : in
the treatment of chronic anal fissure pain. Drugs 2006; 66(3):343-9. UI
16526822

Ferrer M, Pellise F, Escudero O, et al. Validation of a minimum outcome
core set in the evaluation of patients with back pain. Spine 2006;
31(12):1372-9; discussion 1380. UI 16721302

Flynn TW, Childs JD, Fritz JM. The audible pop from high-velocity thrust
manipulation and outcome in individuals with low back pain. Journal of
Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2006; 29(1):40-5. UI 16396728

Forst SL, Wheeler MT, Fortin JD, Vilensky JA. The sacroiliac joint:
anatomy, physiology and clinical significance. Pain Physician 2006;
9(1):61-7. UI 16700283

Fredheim OMS, Kaasa S, Dale O, et al. Opioid switching from oral slow
release morphine to oral methadone may improve pain control in chronic
non-malignant pain: a nine-month follow-up study. Palliative Medicine
2006; 20(1):35-41. UI 16482756

Fritz JM, Brennan GP, Leaman H. Does the evidence for spinal
manipulation translate into better outcomes in routine clinical care for
patients with occupational low back pain? A case-control study. Spine
Journal: Official Journal of the North American Spine Society 2006;
6(3):289-95. UI 16651223

Fu Z-h, Chen X-y, Lu L-j, et al. Immediate effect of Fu\'s subcutaneous
needling for low back pain. Chinese Medical Journal 2006; 119(11):953-6.
UI 16780777

Gibson CM, Morrow DA, Murphy SA, et al. A randomized trial to evaluate
the relative protection against post-percutaneous coronary intervention
microvascular dysfunction, ischemia, and inflammation among antiplatelet
and antithrombotic agents: the PROTECT-TIMI-30 trial. Journal of the
American College of Cardiology 2006; 47(12):2364-73. UI 16781360

Girdhari S, Smith SK. Assisting older adults with orthopaedic outpatient
acute-pain management. Orthopaedic Nursing 2006; 25(3):188-95; quiz
196-7. UI 16735849

Gofeld M. Radiofrequency facet denervation: a randomized control placebo
versus sham procedure.\[comment\]. Clinical Journal of Pain 2006;
22(4):410-1. UI 16691098

Goldberg A, Gruberg L, Roguin A, et al. Preprocedural C-reactive protein
levels predict myocardial necrosis after successful coronary stenting in
patients with stable angina. American Heart Journal 2006;
151(6):1265-70. UI 16781234

Gorbach C, Schmid MR, Elfering A, et al. Therapeutic efficacy of facet
joint blocks. AJR American Journal of Roentgenology 2006;
186(5):1228-33. UI 16632710

Green AL, Owen SLF, Davies P, et al. Deep brain stimulation for
neuropathic cephalalgia. Cephalalgia 2006; 26(5):561-7. UI 16674765

Hare-Mortensen L, Lauridsen H, Grunnet-Nilsson N. The relative
responsiveness of 3 different types of clinical outcome measures on
chiropractic patients with low back pain. Journal of Manipulative &
Physiological Therapeutics 2006; 29(2):95-9. UI 16461167

Harkless LB, DeLellis S, Carnegie DH, Burke TJ. Improved foot
sensitivity and pain reduction in patients with peripheral neuropathy
after treatment with monochromatic infrared photo energy\--MIRE. Journal
of Diabetes & its Complications 2006; 20(2):81-7. UI 16504836

Haufe SMW, Mork AR. Intradiscal injection of hematopoietic stem cells in
an attempt to rejuvenate the intervertebral discs. Stem Cells &
Development 2006; 15(1):136-7. UI 16522171

Heins JK, Heins A, Grammas M, et al. Disparities in analgesia and opioid
prescribing practices for patients with musculoskeletal pain in the
emergency department. Journal of Emergency Nursing 2006; 32(3):219-24.
UI 16730276

Ho KW, Hsu LF. Electrocardiographical case. A young man with chest pain.
Singapore Medical Journal 2006; 47(5):431-4; quiz 435. UI 16645697

Hoilund-Carlsen PF, Johansen A, Christensen HW, et al. Potential impact
of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy as gatekeeper for invasive
examination and treatment in patients with stable angina pectoris:
observational study without post-test referral bias.\[see comment\].
European Heart Journal 2006; 27(1):29-34. UI 16183689

Hollingsworth JM, Miller DC, Wei JT. Local anesthesia in transrectal
prostate biopsy. Urology 2006; 67(6):1283-4. UI 16765193

Hooker EA, Benoit T, Price TG. Reasons prehospital personnel do not
administer aspirin to all patients complaining of chest pain.
Prehospital & Disaster Medicine 2006; 21(2 Suppl 2):101-3. UI 16771000

Hoppenbrouwers M, Eckhardt MMEM, Verkerk K, Verhagen A. Reproducibility
of the measurement of active and passive cervical range of motion.
Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2006; 29(5):363-7.
UI 16762663

Hulshof CTJ, Verbeek JHAM, Braam ITJ, et al. Evaluation of an
occupational health intervention programme on whole-body vibration in
forklift truck drivers: a controlled trial. Occupational & Environmental
Medicine 2006; 63(7):461-8. UI 16551762

Hynes D, McCarroll M, Hiesse-Provost O. Analgesic efficacy of parenteral
paracetamol (propacetamol) and diclofenac in post-operative orthopaedic
pain. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica 2006; 50(3):374-81. UI
16480474

Inglis S, Stewart S. Metabolic therapeutics in angina pectoris: history
revisited with perhexiline. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
2006; 5(2):175-84. UI 16469541

Jacobson E, Assareh H, Cannerfelt R, et al. The postoperative analgesic
effects of intra-articular levobupivacaine in elective day-case
arthroscopy of the knee: a prospective, randomized, double-blind
clinical study. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2006;
14(2):120-4. UI 15947913

Jahn WT, Liebenson C, Yeomans SG. The Bournemouth Questionnaire: can it
be used to monitor and predict treatment outcome in chiropractic
patients with persistent low back pain?\[comment\]. Journal of
Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2006; 29(2):179. UI 16461180

Kamohara K, Yoshikai M, Yunoki J, et al. Surgical revascularization for
acute coronary syndrome: comparative surgical and long-term results.
Japanese Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 2006;
54(3):95-102. UI 16613226

Kim EJ, Buschmann MT. Reliability and validity of the Faces Pain Scale
with older adults. International Journal of Nursing Studies 2006;
43(4):447-56. UI 16510146

Kirtane AJ, Piazza G, Murphy SA, et al. Correlates of bleeding events
among moderate- to high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary
intervention and treated with eptifibatide: observations from the
PROTECT-TIMI-30 trial.\[see comment\]. Journal of the American College
of Cardiology 2006; 47(12):2374-9. UI 16781361

Klein MC. Epidural analgesia: does it or doesn\'t it? Birth 2006;
33(1):74-6. UI 16499534

Koehle MS. Patellofemoral pain syndrome in Tibetan Buddhist monks.
Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2006; 17(2):129-31. UI 16805149

Kontochristopoulos G, Gregoriou S, Zakopoulou N, Rigopoulos D.
Cryoanalgesia with dichlorotetrafluoroethane spray versus ice packs in
patients treated with botulinum toxin-a for palmar hyperhidrosis:
Self-controlled study.\[comment\]. Dermatologic Surgery 2006;
32(6):873-4. UI 16792662

Laerum E, Indahl A, Sture Skouen J. What is \"the good
back-consultation\"? A combined qualitative and quantitative study of
chronic low back pain patients\' interaction with and perceptions of
consultations with specialists. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine 2006;
38(4):255-62. UI 16801209

Laslett M, Aprill CN, McDonald B. Provocation sacroiliac joint tests
have validity in the diagnosis of sacroiliac joint pain.\[comment\].
Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2006; 87(6):874; author
reply 874-5. UI 16731225

Lund JN. 0.4% nitroglycerin ointment in the treatment of chronic anal
fissure pain : a viewpoint by Jonathan N. Lund. Drugs 2006; 66(3):350-2.
UI 16526824

Lyseng-Williamson KA, Perry C. Ziconotide. CNS Drugs 2006; 20(4):331-8;
discussion 339-41. UI 16599651

Lyvers M, Barling N, Harding-Clark J. Effect of belief in \"psychic
healing\" on self-reported pain in chronic pain sufferers. Journal of
Psychosomatic Research 2006; 60(1):59-61. UI 16380311

Maclaren JE, Gross RT, Sperry JA, Boggess JT. Impact of opioid use on
outcomes of functional restoration. Clinical Journal of Pain 2006;
22(4):392-8. UI 16691094

Malmivaara A, Koes BW, Bouter LM, van Tulder MW. Applicability and
clinical relevance of results in randomized controlled trials: the
Cochrane review on exercise therapy for low back pain as an example.
Spine 2006; 31(13):1405-9. UI 16741446

Manchikanti L, Manchikanti KN, Manchukonda R, et al. Evaluation of
therapeutic thoracic medial branch block effectiveness in chronic
thoracic pain: a prospective outcome study with minimum 1-year follow
up. Pain Physician 2006; 9(2):97-105. UI 16703969

Manchikanti L, Manchukonda R, Damron KS, et al. Does adherence
monitoring reduce controlled substance abuse in chronic pain patients?
Pain Physician 2006; 9(1):57-60. UI 16700282

Manchikanti L, Pampati V, Damron KS, et al. The effect of sedation on
diagnostic validity of facet joint nerve blocks: an evaluation to assess
similarities in population with involvement in cervical and lumbar
regions (ISRCTNo: 76376497). Pain Physician 2006; 9(1):47-51. UI
16700280

Maniwa T, Saito Y, Kaneda H. Intercostal muscle flap without increase of
pain and blood loss after lung surgery.\[comment\]. Journal of Thoracic
& Cardiovascular Surgery 2006; 131(6):1422-3; author reply 1423-4. UI
16733197

Marx C, Sweeney M. Mechanism of action of ranolazine.\[comment\].
Archives of Internal Medicine 2006; 166(12):1325-6; author reply 1326.
UI 16801521

McCarthy CJ, Rushton A, Billis V, et al. Development of a clinical
examination in non-specific low back pain: a Delphi technique. Journal
of Rehabilitation Medicine 2006; 38(4):263-7. UI 16801210

McNab D, Khan SN, Sharples LD, et al. An open label, single-centre,
randomized trial of spinal cord stimulation vs. percutaneous myocardial
laser revascularization in patients with refractory angina pectoris: the
SPiRiT trial.\[see comment\]. European Heart Journal 2006;
27(9):1048-53. UI 16554313

Menzel NN, Lilley S, Robinson ME. Interventions to reduce back pain in
rehabilitation hospital nursing staff. Rehabilitation Nursing 2006;
31(4):138-47; discussion 148. UI 16789671

Menzel NN, Robinson ME. Back pain in direct patient care providers:
early intervention with cognitive behavioral therapy. Pain Management
Nursing 2006; 7(2):53-63. UI 16730318

Miller MR, Mathews RS, Reeves KD. Treatment of painful advanced internal
lumbar disc derangement with intradiscal injection of hypertonic
dextrose. Pain Physician 2006; 9(2):115-21. UI 16703971

Mishra PK. Variations in presentation and various options in management
of variant angina. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2006;
29(5):748-59. UI 16481189

Moddeman G. Managing the pain of postherpetic neuralgia. Clinical Nurse
Specialist 2006; 20(3):128-9. UI 16705282

Murphy DR, Hurwitz EL, Gregory AA. Manipulation in the presence of
cervical spinal cord compression: a case series. Journal of Manipulative
& Physiological Therapeutics 2006; 29(3):236-44. UI 16584950

Nelson R. 0.4% nitroglycerin ointment in the treatment of chronic anal
fissure pain: a viewpoint by Richard Nelson. Drugs 2006; 66(3):350-2. UI
16526823

Ney JP, Difazio M, Sichani A, et al. Treatment of chronic low back pain
with successive injections of botulinum toxin a over 6 months: a
prospective trial of 60 patients. Clinical Journal of Pain 2006;
22(4):363-9. UI 16691090

Niehof SP, Huygen FJPM, van der Weerd RWP, et al. Thermography imaging
during static and controlled thermoregulation in complex regional pain
syndrome type 1: diagnostic value and involvement of the central
sympathetic system. Biomedical Engineering Online 2006; 5:30. UI
16689997

Nordrehaug JE, Salem M. Treatment of chronic refractory angina
pectoris\--light at the end of the tunnel?\[comment\]. European Heart
Journal 2006; 27(9):1007-9. UI 16554312

Obek C, Ozkan B, Tunc B, Can G. Hypoechoic space formation with
periprostatic nerve block: myth or reality? Urologia Internationalis
2006; 76(3):236-9. UI 16601386

O\'Riordan JM, Fitzgerald E, Gowing C, et al. Topical local anaesthetic
(tetracaine) reduces pain from botulinum toxin injections for axillary
hyperhidrosis. British Journal of Surgery 2006; 93(6):713-4. UI 16671065

Pace NL. Better methods for meta-analysis available.\[comment\].
Anesthesiology 2006; 104(6):1350. UI 16732124

Palmgren PJ, Sandstrom PJ, Lundqvist FJ, Heikkila H. Improvement after
chiropractic care in cervicocephalic kinesthetic sensibility and
subjective pain intensity in patients with nontraumatic chronic neck
pain. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics 2006;
29(2):100-6. UI 16461168

Peat G, Thomas E, Croft P. Staging joint pain and disability: a brief
method using persistence and global severity. Arthritis & Rheumatism
2006; 55(3):411-9. UI 16739210

Peng PWH, Stafford MA, Wong DT, Salenieks ME. Use of telemedicine in
chronic pain consultation: a pilot study. Clinical Journal of Pain 2006;
22(4):350-2. UI 16691087

Perez RSGM. Defining pain. Disability & Rehabilitation 2006;
28(6):339-41. UI 16492629

Pesco MS, Chosa E, Tajima N. Comparative study of hands-on therapy with
active exercises vs education with active exercises for the management
of upper back pain. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics
2006; 29(3):228-35. UI 16584949

Peszek-Przybyla E, Buszman P, Bialkowska B, et al. Stent implantation
for the unprotected left main coronary artery. The long-term outcome of
62 patients. Kardiologia Polska 2006; 64(1):1-6; discussion 7. UI
16444619

Pincus T, Vogel S, Santos R, et al. The attitudes to back pain scale in
musculoskeletal practitioners (ABS-mp): the development and testing of a
new questionnaire. Clinical Journal of Pain 2006; 22(4):378-86. UI
16691092

Planer D, Leibowitz D, Paltiel O, et al. The diagnostic value of
troponin T testing in the community setting. International Journal of
Cardiology 2006; 107(3):369-75. UI 15964644

Pope BB. What\'s causing your patient\'s chest pain? Nursing Management
2006; Suppl:21-4. UI 16645498

Richman JM, Carter HB, Hanna MN, et al. Efficacy of periprostatic local
anesthetic for prostate biopsy analgesia: a meta-analysis. Urology 2006;
67(6):1224-8. UI 16765183

Ritter PL, Gonzalez VM, Laurent DD, Lorig KR. Measurement of pain using
the visual numeric scale. Journal of Rheumatology 2006; 33(3):574-80. UI
16511926

Rivero-Arias O, Gray A, Frost H, et al. Cost-utility analysis of
physiotherapy treatment compared with physiotherapy advice in low back
pain. Spine 2006; 31(12):1381-7. UI 16721304

Roe MT, Peterson ED, Newby LK, et al. The influence of risk status on
guideline adherence for patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute
coronary syndromes. American Heart Journal 2006; 151(6):1205-13. UI
16781220

Rosner AL. Adverse reactions to chiropractic care in the UCLA neck pain
study: a response. Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics
2006; 29(3):248-51. UI 16584952

Royle M, Seed A, Egdell R. Arterial supply to left arm via patent left
internal mammary artery graft. Heart 2006; 92(7):869. UI 16775094

Rozen D, Parvez U. Pulsed radiofrequency of lumbar nerve roots for
treatment of chronic inguinal herniorraphy pain. Pain Physician 2006;
9(2):153-6. UI 16703977

Salerno A, Hermann R. Efficacy and safety of steroid use for
postoperative pain relief. Update and review of the medical literature.
Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery - American Volume 2006; 88(6):1361-72.
UI 16757774

Samton J, Mauskop A. Treatment of headaches with botulinum toxin. Expert
Review of Neurotherapeutics 2006; 6(3):313-22. UI 16533136

Sands LR. 0.4% nitroglycerin ointment in the treatment of chronic anal
fissure pain : a viewpoint by Laurence R. Sands. Drugs 2006;
66(3):350-2. UI 16526825

Sardella G, Mariani P, D\'Alessandro M, et al. Early elevation of
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