The use of small UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and Structure-from-Motion (SfM) with Multi-View Stereopsis (MVS) for acquiring survey datasets is now commonplace, however, aspects of the SfM-MVS workflow require further validation. This work aims to provide guidance for scientists seeking to adopt this aerial survey method by investigating aerial survey data quality in relation to the applicatio...

BACKGROUND Perceived self-efficacy is a non-negligible outcome when measuring the impact of self-management interventions for chronic pain patients. However, no validated, chronic pain-specific self-efficacy scales exist for studies conducted with French-speaking populations. OBJECTIVES To establish the validity of the use of the French-Canadian Chronic Pain Self-efficacy Scale (FC-CPSES) amo...

BACKGROUND Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and massage may be useful adjunctive therapies for chronic musculoskeletal pain. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the feasibility of studying MBSR and massage for the management of chronic pain and estimate their effects on pain and mood. DESIGN Randomized trial comparing MBSR or massage with standard care. PARTICIPANTS Thirty patients with chroni...

In this paper we introduced the principle of stereo imaging using linear arrays and its implementation in several imaging systems. A simulation study was conducted in which simulated IKONOS-I fore-, nadirand aft-looking images were produced using airborne AIMS images, IKONOS-I technical data, and a DEM. The attainable accuracy of ground points determined by the imagery is reported, considering ...

BACKGROUND In clinical practice, children are often asked to rate their pain intensity on a simple 0 to 10 numerical rating scale (NRS). Although the NRS is a well-established measure for adults, no study has yet evaluated its validity for children with chronic pain. OBJECTIVES To examine the convergent and discriminant validity of the NRS as it is used within regular clinical practice to doc...

BACKGROUND Chronic pain enhances sensory sensitivity and induces the biased development of psychological traits such as depression and pain catastrophizing, leading to the formation of heterogeneous conditions. Fluctuations in the sensory-related thresholds of non-injured sites (with normal peripheral tissue) in patients with chronic pain are thought to be related to central sensitization. The ...

introduction: many factors are related to the disability of subjects with chronic low back pain. fear-avoidance of injury and movement are the most important risk factors to increase the disability followed by decreased physical activity in these patients. the aim of current study was to compare the level of disability and fear-avoidance between two groups of low back pain patients with and wit...

backround and aim: in the present time, analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs such as nonseroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioid compounds are used for the releif of pain, but due to their side effects and economical issues, the significance of research on finding analgesic drugs with less side effects and their ability to substitute these synthetic drugs and substituting newer analgesic co...

Cancer is a chronic disease that affects patients quality of life, hence the need to evaluate care in its globality without forgetting cancer pain. This study aims acknowledge pain patients, it using international scales, and see what extent this managed totality. prospective management, 60 were included, 26 women 34 men, with an average age 52.2 years. The evaluation concerned different pathol...

UNLABELLED Chronic pain causes functional incapacity and compromises an individual's affective, social, and economic life. OBJECTIVE To study the cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) effectiveness in a group of patients with chronic pain. METHODS A randomized clinical trial with two parallel groups comprising 93 patients with chronic pain was carried out. Forty-eight patients were submitted t...