Der Schmerz
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Pain in the legs belongs to the five most frequent regional pain symptoms. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) presents a particular differential diagnosis for pain in the legs, which is characterized by a nocturnal urge to move the legs often associated with painful sensations in the legs. ⋯ In this overview, the diagnosis and therapy of RLS as well as aspects of pain therapy of the disorder are presented. In addition, the differential diagnoses for exclusion of other specific causes of nocturnal pain in the legs are discussed.
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Review
[Chronic migraine and headache by medication overuse. Evolution and revision of classification].
The first International classification of headache disorders (ICHD-I) described migraine as a recurring headache disorder manifesting in attacks lasting 4-72 h. The headache frequency was not considered in these first diagnostic criteria of migraine. Thus, a chronic migraine with at least 15 migraine days per month was only included in the ICHD-II in 2004. ⋯ The term transformed migraine describes the transformation of an episodic migraine into a chronic one, whether medication overuse had been present or not. Up till now a widely accepted definition of chronic migraine and medication overuse headache has not been established due to different views. An overview of the evolution of the diagnostic criteria for both headache disorders in recent years is provided.
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Comparative Study
[The German version of parents' postoperative pain measure (PPPM-D). Validation on children 2-12 years old].
Parents become increasingly more responsible for the postoperative pain management of their children. Useful and valid pain assessments for parents may improve pain measurement. The aim of this study was to evaluate a German version of the parents' postoperative pain measure (PPPM-D). ⋯ The results of this study provide evidence of the reliability, validity and high acceptance of the PPPM-D as an assessment tool of postoperative pain among children aged 2 through to 12 years of age after orthopedic or trauma surgery.
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The purpose of the study was to present a reliable instrument with easy application to assess the outcome and improvement of therapy in patients with radicular symptoms of the lumbar spine. ⋯ This short, significant and easy to use questionnaire is in our opinion a useful instrument to assess the course of patients with radicular back pain and especially to measure and monitor the outcome of therapeutic interventions, in addition to conventional clinical diagnostics and examinations. This novel instrument could be a useful tool for improving quality assurance in conventional and interventional pain management of these patients.
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The application of non-pharmacologic therapy (NPT) within pain therapy increases patient satisfaction and is, in addition to pharmacologic methods, recommended in the National Expert Standard on Pain Management in Nursing of the German Network of Quality Development in Nursing. If and to what extent non-pharmacologic methods are applied within pain therapy in German hospitals has as yet been unknown. ⋯ Some of the NPTs are well established in hospitals. For nationwide use of NPT their systematic training and implementation is necessary.