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Int Rev Psychiatry. 2026 Jun 5:1-10. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2026.2682198. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) significantly burdens cancer patients, often leading to treatment interruptions. Scrambler Therapy (ST)-a noninvasive cutaneous electroanalgesia device-has emerged as a promising alternative for treating CIPN pain. This retrospective chart review

J Am Coll Radiol. 2026 Jun 5:S1546-1440(26)00234-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2026.05.003. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTMany different pathologies can present with epigastric pain, and the overlap of the symptoms of these varying entities can make diagnosis difficult clinically. This document focuses on scenarios including esophageal and gastroduodenal perforations, those occurring after post reflux su

Global Spine J. 2026 Jun 5:21925682261449153. doi: 10.1177/21925682261449153. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTStudy Design Prospective observational cohort study.Objective Standard postoperative follow-up often fails to capture rapid fluctuations in symptoms after degenerative lumbar spine surgery. This study evaluated the construct validity of a high-frequency, low-burden "Global Postoperative Stat

Health Care Women Int. 2026 Jun 5:1-16. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2026.2682319. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPrimary dysmenorrhea (PD) is a prevalent condition in young women, characterized by menstrual pain, sleep disturbances, and reduced physical activity. Yoga has been suggested as a non-pharmacological intervention. We examined the effects of a 12-week yoga program on menstrual pain, sleep quali

Disabil Rehabil. 2026 Jun 5:1-11. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2026.2681561. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: The use of Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer (ChatGPT) is becoming a highly used source of clinical information. No study has evaluated ChatGPT's effectiveness in providing educational material to students about neck pain.METHODS: This cross-sectional study included 21 queries eva

Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2026;126(5):108-114. doi: 10.17116/jnevro2026126051108.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the pharmaconutraceutical complex, Theraflex Ultra, based on undenatured (native) type II collagen, in the treatment of discogenic chronic low back pain (CLBP).MATERIAL AND METHODS: This open, multicenter, observational study included 50 patie

Zh Nevrol Psikhiatr Im S S Korsakova. 2026;126(5):95-100. doi: 10.17116/jnevro202612605195.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To identify the clinical features associated with chronic pain and the premorbid factors in patients with metabolic syndrome of various phenotypes.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this prospective comparative cohort study involving 118 patients with chronic pain, participants were divided into fo

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PLoS One. 2026 Jun 2;21(6):e0349863. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0349863. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTCentral sensitization and pain endogenous controls imbalance were reported in humans affected by chronic pain. In cats, nociplastic changes, such as the wind-up phenomenon, (i.e., decreased tolerance to repeated stimuli) were described using a validated mechanical device inducing temporal summation of

Nat Commun. 2026 Jun 1. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-73772-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNociception is critical for pain perception and survival and begins with the activation of nociceptors, specialized sensory neurons located in the dorsal root ganglia (DRGs). Both sex and circadian rhythms, governed by clock genes, seem to play a significant role in modulating pain perception. However, the poten

Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2026 May 5. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000001664. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPURPOSE OF REVIEW: Patients with chronic pain face elevated risks of inadequate postoperative analgesia, prolonged opioid use, and chronic postsurgical pain. Digital health technologies have expanded rapidly into perioperative care, yet their implications for chronic pain populations and for health

J Craniomaxillofac Surg. 2026 Jun 1:104577. doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2026.104577. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThis study aimed to investigate pain perception and patients' tolerance to intra-articular medical ozone (IA-MO) injection for treating temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis (TMJ-OA), and to examine their associations with clinical symptoms and with CBCT and MRI findings. In 49 patients with

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2026 Jun;84(6):823-825. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2026.01.075.ABSTRACTThe diagnostic distinction between trigeminal neuralgia (TN), persistent idiopathic dentoalveolar pain, and persistent idiopathic facial pain remains a challenge for oral and maxillofacial surgeons. While neurovascular compression is often viewed as a definitive indicator for surgical intervention, recent evide

J Pain. 2026 Jun 1:106339. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2026.106339. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTNeuroinflammation influences the development of chronic pain, an increasingly prevalent condition impacting the lives of many worldwide. Given the challenges of managing chronic pain, it is essential to explore new neuroimmune targets for the development of safe and effective analgesics. α7 nicotinic acetylc

Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim (Engl Ed). 2026 Jun 1:502129. doi: 10.1016/j.redare.2026.502129. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Chronic musculoskeletal pain in older adults is associated with unhealthy lifestyles, possibly influenced by social determinants of health (SDH).OBJECTIVE: To identify the association between SDH and unhealthy lifestyles in older adults with chronic musculoskeletal

Neuropharmacology. 2026 Jun 1:111052. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2026.111052. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPrenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) exerts long-term alterations in the adult neuroimmune system. Previous work showed that PAE exacerbates morphine-mediated immune responses, prolonging nerve injury-induced allodynia and promoting aberrant NLRP3-driven inflammation in both the periphery and spin

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2026 Jun;1560(1):e70304. doi: 10.1111/nyas.70304.ABSTRACTChronic migraine (CM) and fibromyalgia (FM) are central sensitization pain conditions, with FM representing a prototypical nociplastic disorder. While both involve altered pain processing, their psychological profiles may differ, particularly in comorbid forms. In this cross-sectional multicenter study, 318 women were asses

Acta Psychol (Amst). 2026 Jun 2;267:107161. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107161. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) imposes a substantial economic burden. Acupuncture, a key modality in Chinese medicine, is widely used for CNSLBP. However, the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture may be underestimated due to inadequate induction and evaluation of deq

Sleep Med. 2026 May 30;145:109050. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2026.109050. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Poor sleep is consistently reported by chronic pain patients, while physiological sleep findings remain inconclusive. Limited evidence suggests depression may account for this discrepancy. This study investigated subjective-objective discrepancies in sleep efficiency and sleep disturban

J Psychosom Res. 2026 May 23;209:112874. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112874. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a promising non-pharmacological approach for postoperative pain management, but its interaction with childhood trauma (CT) remains unclear. This three-armed randomized controlled trial examined the analgesic efficacy o