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Assessing Practice Patterns and Influential Factors for Nurse Practitioners Who Manage Chronic Pain
Chronic pain, defined by the National Academy of Medicine as persistent, unrelieved pain that lasts longer than 3  months, affects approximately 100 million Americans and is responsible for up to $635 billion in annual health care spending (Dieleman et al., 2016; Institute of Medicine, 2011a,b). This broad definition encompasses chronic pain-inducing conditions including chronic low-back pain, fibromyalgia, f orms of arthritis, headache, chronic abdominal pain, and musculoskeletal degenerative changes; these conditions can have serious impacts on physical and mental functioning and significantly reduce quality of life (I...
Source: Pain Management Nursing - March 10, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Jacqueline Nikpour, Marion Broome, Susan Silva Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Associations Among Nitric Oxide and Enkephalinases With Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Discussion Our data have shown significant relationships of serum nitric oxide levels and oxytocinase and EDA activities with some body pressure pain thresholds, the daily activity level, and the global intensity of pain in women with FM. These results suggest that pain, which is the main symptom of this syndrome, may be related to alterations in nitric oxide levels and in oxytocinase and EDA activities in patients with FM.
Source: Nursing Research - March 1, 2021 Category: Nursing Tags: AVAILABLE ONLINE ONLY Source Type: research

Effects of Neurofeedback on Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Fibromyalgia is a chronic widespread pain condition that is associated with sleep disturbances and cognitive impairments. Neurofeedback has been demonstrated to improve pain, sleep quality, and fatigue. However, few studies have examined the effect of neurofeedback for patients with fibromyalgia.
Source: Pain Management Nursing - February 9, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Yu-Lin Wu, Su-Chen Fang, Shih-Ching Chen, Chen-Jei Tai, Pei-Shan Tsai Source Type: research

Community nurses' support for patients with fibromyalgia who use cannabis to manage pain
This article provides community nurses with insight into how cannabis use affects the pain experience for people living with FM. Despite potential harms, cannabis is perceived by users to have a positive impact on the lived experience of pain, and it may be preferred to prescribed opioid medication. This understanding can help to inform empathic practice and recommendations are made for reducing the risks of cannabis use to patient health.PMID:33539238 | DOI:10.12968/bjcn.2021.26.2.92
Source: British Journal of Community Nursing - February 4, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Natasha J Andrews Adele J Phillips Source Type: research