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Psychoneuroimmunology and Chronic Pain
<p>There is increasing evidence linking chronic pain to altered levels of central nervous system (CNS) inflammation and increased levels of perceived pain, anxiety, depression and sleep disturbance. However the inflammatory molecules responsible for physiologic and psychological components of …
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Mechanisms Underlying Chronic Pain
… on duration, pain is categorized as acute and chronic pain. Acute pain is a short-term phenomenon that resolves after the noxious stimulus is removed or the injury is healed. On the other hand, chronic pain is a long-lasting debilitating condition. In a substantial number of cases, acute pain …
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The effect of osteopathic treatment on people with sub-chronic and chronic neck pain
Background and Objectives: Neck pain can be severely disabling and costly, it is a common problem in the general population with point prevalence ranging between 10% and 15%. The aim of this single cohort study was to investigate if osteopathic management of neck pain would reduce patients' …
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The effect of osteopathic treatment on people with chronic and sub-chronic neck pain
… the effect of osteopathic management of sub-chronic and chronic neck pain on perceived pain and disability. Seventeen participants (7 male, 10 female) who had experienced intermittent or constant neck pain for a duration of longer than one month were included in this study. The participants …
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Explanatory models of chronic pain
Chronic pain is described as pain that persists for six months or longer. This type of pain may range from dull to excruciating and may be constant or sporadic. The purpose of this study was to explore the explanatory models of individuals living in chronic pain. The study sample included twelve …
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Itch occurring with chronic wounds
<p>Abstract</p>
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Chronic methylmercury toxicosis in calves
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Dept. of Pathology, 1971
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Weight management and chronic disease
… its own right, is causally associated with many chronic non-communicable diseases, and its prevention, identification and treatment is a public health priority. Results: The main findings of the present thesis were that 1) many drugs, used in the management of chronic disease, have an adverse …
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The Anaemias of Chronic Infections
The changes occurring in the red blood cells in infective illnesses are amongst the least carefully studied problems of haematology. In spite of the fact that these anaemias are extremely common, it is different to find adequate literature to make possible even a clear description of the blood …
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Effects of acute and chronic exercise on forearm blood flow in patients with chronic heart failure
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a life-threatening syndrome caused by inadequate cardiac function, which may lead to reduced peripheral blood flow, deconditioning and skeletal muscle atrophy. Initially, a study of the biological and technical reliability of the techniques used in the latter chapters …
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The homoeopathic treatment of chronic sinusitis
Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Homoeopathy, Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa, 1994.
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Meaningful daily activity and chronic pain
When assessing chronic pain patients (CPP) a series of measures are routinely used to evaluate the severity of symptoms including: pain, psychological distress, disability, illness perception, positive affect and current treatments to manage chronic pain (CP). Clinicians also routinely administer …
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Cognitive deficits in chronic fatigue syndrome
This thesis focuses on cognition in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Many patients report difficulties such as `fuzzy' thinking, poor memory, reduced attention, and slowness of thought. Whilst much of the earlier literature presented conflicting results, more recently the theory that there is slowed …
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Women's Experiences With Chronic Heart Failure
… approximately 4.1 million Americans suffer from chronic heart failure accounting for estimated direct and indirect costs of over $21 billion spent annually for health care. The incidence of heart failure has doubled each decade since the 1940's and slightly more men were inflicted with the …
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Cognitive aspects of chronic fatigue syndrome
… behavioural therapy techniques for treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) has highlighted the contribution of psychological approaches to alleviating the debilitating symptoms of this illness. In previous research sufferers from CFS have been compared with depressed patients and patients …
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