background : dysmenorrhea or menstrual pain is one of the most common disorders experienced by 50% of women in their reproductive age. adverse effects of medical treatments and its failure rate of 20-25% have caused many women to seek other complementary and alternative treatment methods for primary dysmenorrhea. hence, this study aimed to compare and determine the efficacy of reflexology and i...

It is unknown whether nutritional status influences pain intensity in cancer patients receiving a transdermal fentanyl patch (FP). This study aimed to determine whether nutritional status is associated with pain intensity and to evaluate the influence of changes in nutritional status on pain intensity in cancer patients receiving transdermal FP treatment. We included 92 patients receiving trans...

Automatic pain recognition is an evolving research area with promising applications in health care. In this paper, we propose the first fully automatic approach to continuous pain intensity estimation from facial images. We first learn a set of independent regression functions for continuous pain intensity estimation using different shape (facial landmarks) and appearance (DCT and LBP) features...

background: patients undergoing orthodontic treatment experience varying degrees of pain with separator insertion. a survey of patients’ attitude towards orthodontic treatment revealed that pain was the most discouraging factor related to their treatment. moreover, it was the highest ranking reason for wanting to discontinue care. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of low-lev...

UNLABELLED This study examined coping predictors of laboratory-induced pain tolerance, intensity, and unpleasantness among 244 healthy children and adolescents (50.8% female; mean age, 12.73 +/- 2.98 years; range, 8-18 years). Participants were exposed to separate 4-trial blocks of pressure and thermal (heat) pain stimuli, as well as 1 trial of cold pain stimuli. Strategies for coping with pain...

background: post episiotomy pain affects a large number of women after the delivery. the common method for pain relief is using oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. considering the side effects of these medicines, the aim of present study was to compare the effects of indomethacin suppository and mefenamic acid capsule on post episiotomy pain. methods: in a clinical trial study, sixty wo...

OBJECTIVE To investigate levels of life satisfaction in subjects with long-term musculoskeletal pain in relation to pain characteristics and coping. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHODS A total of 232 (42%) respondents answered self--report questionnaires regarding life satisfaction, self-efficacy, sense of coherence, pain distribution and pain intensity at rest and during activity. RESU...

UNLABELLED Pain intensity is commonly measured by patient ratings on numerical rating scales (NRS). However, grouping such ratings into categories may be useful for guiding treatment decisions or interpreting clinical trial outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine pain intensity classification in 2 samples of persons with spinal cord injuries (SCI) and chronic pain. The first sample (...