Friday, August 31, 2007
During sleep, patients with chronic pain could trigger a sleep awaking response over all sleep stages and not only in light sleep. Thus, sleep disruption is usually considered to be a consequence of the pain experience.
The patients with a sleep problems had significantly higher maximum and medium pain, a significantly higher level [...]
Friday, August 24, 2007
Sleep disturbances have been known to cause or modulate acute and chronic pain. Some studies have shown a relationship between sleep disruption and pain hypersensitivity.
Pain hypersensitivity from paradoxical sleep deprivation could be due to a reduction of participation of the opioid and serotoninergic mechanisms of action in neurotransmission in the brain. [...]
Friday, August 17, 2007
Neck pain| Low back pain| Nerve injuries
Usually, when we think about nerve injuries we think of presence of paralysis or weakness in the distribution of the muscles supplied by that nerve, loss of function, presence of trophic skin changes and presence of deformities.
Most of the injuries to the nerves that occur with [...]
Friday, August 10, 2007
Patients with lower back pain due to irritation of the S1 and S2 nerve roots can present first with pain in the ankle, foot and toes.
Muscles that perform cupping of the sole of the foot are supplied by the S1 and S2 nerve roots. When these muscles are in pain and [...]
Friday, August 03, 2007
Patients with lower back pain due to irritation of the L5 and S1 nerve roots can present first with pain in the ankle, foot and toes.
Muscles that perform flexion of the toes are supplied by the L5 and S1 nerve roots. When these muscles are in pain and spasm, performing plantar flexion [...]
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