The aim of this study was to find the cut-off points on the visual analogue scale (VAS) to distinguish among mild, moderate, and severe pain, in relation to the following: pain-related interference with functioning; verbal description of the VAS scores; and latent class analysis for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. A total of 456 patients were included. Pain was assessed using the VA...

Abstract Background High frequency stimulation (HFS) may provide pain relief without the paresthesias typical of traditional low-frequency Spinal cord (SCS). Methods A consecutive single-center series patients was retrospectively reviewed to evaluate safety and efficacy HF10 therapy. In this 24-month study, 62 with variables pathologies (44 back failure surgery syndrome (FBSS), 18 chronic perip...

background: recurrence rate of rotator cuff tears is still high despite the improvements of surgical techniques, materials used and a better knowledge of the healing process of the rotator cuff tendons. large to massive rotator cuff tears are particularly associated with a high failure rate, especially in elderly. augmentation of rotator cuff repairs with extracellular matrix or synthetic patch...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to validate a pain scale for the Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment instrument and examine prevalence of pain in major nursing home subpopulations, including type of admission and cognitive status. DESIGN AND METHODS This study considered validation of the MDS pain items and derivation of scale performed against the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), using Automatic...

BACKGROUND Clinicians increasingly require short, efficient methods for assessing distress, both in applied research and clinical settings. Most of the available questionnaires are unsuitable for busy clinical settings. The visual analogue scale (VAS) is widely but empirically used to assess perceived stress. AIMS To provide evidence on two of the psychometric properties of the VAS: its discr...

The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of mulligan bent leg raise technique on hamstring trigger point. 40 subjects who were diagnosed by hamstring trigger point randomly recruited in the study All subjects received Mulligan bent leg raise technique (BLR), To determine the effect of intervention the patient were assessed on the measures of Active knee extension test (AKE) and visual ana...

Introduction: Facial expression to pain is an important pain indicator; however, facial movements look unresponsive when perceiving mild pain. The present study investigates whether pain magnitude modulates the relationship between subjective pain rating and an observer’s evaluation of facial expression.  Methods: Twelve healthy volunteers were recruited to obtain 108 samples for pa...

background: dental anxiety is a relatively frequent problem that can lead to more serious problems such as a child entering a vicious cycle as he/she becomes reluctant to accept the required dental treatments. the aim of this randomized double-blind clinical trial study was to evaluate the anxiolytic and sedative effect of pregabalin in children. materials and methods: twenty-fi ve children wer...

This study was conducted in order to evaluate the results of leech application treatment chronic pain patients. The patients were subjected therapy on day their visit most painful area. In study, observations both before and after therapy, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores recorded assess levels. VAS ranged from 0 10, with indicating no 10 representing highest level possible. Duration effect r...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of magnet retained overdenture treatment over tooth supported overdenture and degree to which subjective treatment outcome could be predicted by VAS (Visual Analogue Scale). 10 patients were identified and conventional over denture was delivered, they form group A1. In the same patients magnets were attached to the abutments and the same ove...