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Demystifying post-stroke pain: from etiology to treatment
Publication date: Available online 16 June 2016 Source:PM&R Author(s): Andrew K. Treister, Maya N. Hatch, Steven C. Cramer, Eric Y. Chang Pain following stroke is commonly reported but often incompletely managed, which prevents optimal recovery. This is in part due to the esoteric nature of post-stroke pain and its limited presence in current discussions of stroke management. The major specific afflictions that affect patients with stroke who develop pain include central post-stroke pain (CPSP), complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), and pain associated with spasticity and shoulder subluxation. Each disorder ...
Source: PMandR - June 15, 2016 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

A Medication Combination for the Treatment of Central Post-Stroke Pain (CPSP) via the Adjuvant use of Prednisone with Gabapentin: A Case Report
Publication date: Available online 25 September 2015 Source:PM&R Author(s): Luis Batlle, Ryan Mattie, Robert Irwin Case Description CPSP is a neuropathic pain syndrome that can occur from pathology of the brain. The case presented is of a female with multiple comorbidities and who was found to have an acute infarct in the left middle and anterior cerebral artery territories. She began to complain of worsening diffuse right upper and lower extremity pain, and central post-stroke pain was diagnosed. First-line agents were contraindicated due to medical comorbidities, and chronic kidney disease only permitted the...
Source: PMandR - September 26, 2015 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

Demystifying Poststroke Pain: From Etiology to Treatment
Publication date: Available online 16 June 2016 Source:PM&R Author(s): Andrew K. Treister, Maya N. Hatch, Steven C. Cramer, Eric Y. Chang Pain after stroke is commonly reported but often incompletely managed, which prevents optimal recovery. This situation occurs in part because of the esoteric nature of poststroke pain and its limited presence in current discussions of stroke management. The major specific afflictions that affect patients with stroke who experience pain include central poststroke pain, complex regional pain syndrome, and pain associated with spasticity and shoulder subluxation. Each disorder...
Source: PMandR - July 10, 2016 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

Time for Food—Including Nutrition on Physiatrists' Tables
Publication date: April 2016 Source:PM&R, Volume 8, Issue 4 Author(s): Rani Polak, Marie L. Dacey, Edward M. Phillips Unhealthy nutrition is a leading factor in various rehabilitation diagnoses such as stroke and several musculoskeletal complications. Further, the association between nutrition, pain management, and brain plasticity support the importance of having rehabilitation patients follow healthy nutrition guidelines. The goal of this brief report is to emphasize the importance of nutritional counseling to physiatrists and to briefly describe recommended communication skills, behavioral change strategies...
Source: PMandR - April 8, 2016 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research

Telehealth in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review
Publication date: May 2017 Source:PM&R, Volume 9, Issue 5, Supplement Author(s): Adam S. Tenforde, Jaye E. Hefner, Jodi E. Kodish-Wachs, Mary A. Iaccarino, Sabrina Paganoni Telehealth refers to health care interactions that leverage telecommunication devices to provide medical care outside the traditional face-to-face, in-person medical encounter. Technology advances and research have expanded use of telehealth in health care delivery. Physical medicine and rehabilitation providers may use telehealth to deliver care to populations with neurologic and musculoskeletal conditions, commonly treated in both acute care ...
Source: PMandR - May 18, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research