Some types of pain affect cognitive ability, including number sense, and yet some tools to assess pain use numerical scales. A recent study sought to determine if number sense is altered in patients ...

Accurate assessment of acute pain is essential for the development of an effective pain management plan. Nurses play a pivotal role in the assessment of pain, owing to the nature of their relationship ...

The effect of continuous exposure to serotonin receptor antagonism on delayed emesis: An analysis of 1,535 patients in two randomized clinical trials with granisetron (G), APF530, and palonosetron ...

JMIR Publications today released a new feature in its News and Perspectives section that challenges the traditional medical reliance on standard pain scales ...

The search of the 4 databases revealed a total of 35 infant pain assessment tools. Many tools were unidimensional in nature. Additionally, some of the unidimensional tools were specifically designed ...

The Defense Department has a new tool to help military health care providers tackle one of the most complex challenges facing patients: pain. The DoD has launched a new pain rating scale that bears ...

I have been in pain every day since I was 20 years old because of what I now know to be a genetic disorder of my connective tissue. As a result, I’ve been asked approximately one zillion times by ...

Impeccable management of pain begins with appropriate assessment, which includes documentation of pain characteristics, determination of pain mechanism, identification of modulating factors, ...

Doctors can use several tools to assess your pain level with ankylosing spondylitis. Being as specific as possible in describing your symptoms can help doctors determine effective treatment options.