"Chronic Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Aching sensation that persists for more than a few months. It may or may not be associated with trauma or disease, and may persist after the initial injury has healed. Its localization, character, and timing are more vague than with acute pain.
| Descriptor ID |
D059350
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.888.592.612.274
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| Concept/Terms |
Chronic Pain- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pains
- Pains, Chronic
- Pain, Chronic
Widespread Chronic Pain- Widespread Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pain, Widespread
- Chronic Pains, Widespread
- Pain, Widespread Chronic
- Pains, Widespread Chronic
- Widespread Chronic Pains
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chronic Pain" by people in Profiles.
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Targeting neurotrophic factors: Novel approaches to musculoskeletal pain. Pharmacol Ther. 2020 07; 211:107553.
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An emerging role for Toll-like receptors at the neuroimmune interface in osteoarthritis. Semin Immunopathol. 2019 09; 41(5):583-594.
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Predictive Factors for Developing Chronic Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2018 11; 33(11):3372-3378.
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A Prospective Randomized Trial of Prognostic Genicular Nerve Blocks to Determine the Predictive Value for the Outcome of Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation for Chronic Knee Pain Due to Osteoarthritis. Pain Med. 2018 08 01; 19(8):1628-1638.
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Peripheral Mechanisms Contributing to Osteoarthritis Pain. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2018 02 26; 20(2):9.
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The Effect of Intraoperative Systemic Lidocaine on Postoperative Persistent Pain Using Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials Criteria Assessment Following Breast Cancer Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Pain Pract. 2018 03; 18(3):350-359.
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Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation of the Genicular Nerves for Chronic Pain due to Knee Osteoarthritis: Six-Month Outcomes. Pain Med. 2017 Sep 01; 18(9):1631-1641.
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Effects of Axial Torsion on Disc Height Distribution: An In Vivo Study. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2016 05; 39(4):294-303.
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The Role of Peripheral Nociceptive Neurons in the Pathophysiology of Osteoarthritis Pain. Curr Osteoporos Rep. 2015 Oct; 13(5):318-26.
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Perioperative Dexamethasone and the Development of Chronic Postmastectomy Pain: A Single-Center Observational Cohort Study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2015 Sep-Oct; 40(5):539-44.