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Annotated Bibliography for Psychophysiologic Disorders and Chronic Pain
PPDA
by Jeffrey Axelbank, PsyD, Georgie Oldfield, MCSP, and David Clarke, MD
May 2023
Effect of Pain Reprocessing Therapy vs Placebo and Usual Care for Patients With Chronic Back Pain
JAMA Psychiatry
by Yoni K. Ashar, Alan Gordon, and Howard Schubiner
September 2021
Also, check out this Washington Post article about the study.
"I Don't Have Chronic Back Pain Anymore": Patient Experiences in Pain Reprocessing Therapy for Chronic Back Pain
The Journal of Pain
by Hallie Tankha, et al.
April 2023
At the intersection of anger, chronic pain, and the brain: A mini-review
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
by Brandon C. Yarns, Justina T. Cassidy, Amy M. Jimenez
February 2022
Psychological Therapy for Centralized Pain:
An Integrative Assessment and Treatment Model
Psychosomatic Medicine
by Mark A. Lumley and Howard Schubiner
February/March 2019
Racism as a Source of Pain
by Howard Schubiner, MD, Benita Jackson, PhD MPH, Kristine M. Molina, PhD, John A. Sturgeon, PhD, Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson, PhD, MPH, Mark A. Lumley, PhD, Jallicia Jolly, PhD, and Zina Trost, PhD
December 2022
General Psychophysiologic Medicine
Psychophysiologic symptom relief therapy for chronic back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial
Pain Reports
by Michael W. Donnino; Garrett S. Thompson; Shivanib Mehta; Myrellac Paschali; Patriciab Howard; Sofie B. Antonsen; Lakshmanb Balaji; Suzanne M. Bertisch; Robert Edwards; Long H. Ngo; Anne V. Grossestreuer
October 2021
Future Directions in Psychological Therapies for Pain Management
Pain Medicine
by Asimina Lazaridou, Myrella Paschali, and Robert R. Edwards
November 2020
Chronic pain after surgery: Let’s talk about the elephant(s) in the room
Pain News - The British Pain Society
By Deepak Ravindran
March 2020
Emotional awareness and expression therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and education for fibromyalgia:
a cluster-randomized controlled trial
PAIN, The Journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain
by Mark A. Lumley, Howard Schubiner, Nancy A. Lockhart, Kelley M. Kidwell, Steven E. Harte, Daniel J. Clauw, and David A. Williams
December 2017
Psychophysiologic Disorders:
Diagnosis and Treatment of Medically Unexplained Symptoms and Chronic Functional Syndromes
Families, Systems, & Health
by David D. Clarke
December 2016
Direct diagnosis and management of emotional factors in the chronic headache patients
Cephalalgia
By A. Abbass, D. Lovas, and A. Purdy
December 2008
Somatization: Diagnosing it sooner through emotion-focused interviewing
The Journal of Family Practice
by Allan Abbass
March 2005
The Neurobiology and Consequences of Trauma
What is the association between childhood adversity and subsequent chronic pain in adulthood? A systematic review
Science Direct
By Karen P. Nicolson, et al.
June 2023
Adverse childhood events and adult chronic pain: Dealing with the ACEs that life has deal you
Pain News - The British Pain Society
By R. Munglani
March 2020
Relationship between traumatic events in childhood and chronic pain (Abstract)
Disability and Rehabilitation
By RT Goldberg, et al.
January 1999
Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study.
American Journal of Preventative Medicine
by V J Felitti, et al.
May 1998
Childhood psychological trauma correlates with unsuccessful lumbar spine surgery
Spine
by J. Schofferman, et al.
June 1992
The Limitations of Imaging & Procedures
Spinal cord stimulation for low back pain
Cochrane Library
by Adrian C Traeger, Stephen E Gilbert, Ian A Harris, and Christopher G Maher
March 2023
Also, check out this The University of Sydney article about the study.
Effect of Spinal Cord Burst Stimulation vs Placebo Stimulation on Disability in Patients With Chronic Radicular Pain After Lumbar Spine Surgery
Original Investigation
by Sozaburo Hara, MD, Hege Andresen, RN, MSc, Ole Solheim, MD, PhD, et al.
October 2022
Unintended consequences: quantifying the benefits, iatrogenic harms and downstream cascade costs of musculoskeletal MRI in UK primary care
BMJ Open Quality
by Imran Mohammed Sajid, Anand Parkunan, and Kathleen Frost
July 2021
Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus placebo surgery for a degenerative meniscus tear: a 2-year follow-up of the randomised controlled trial
National Library of Medicine
by Sihvonen, et al.
February 2018
Systematic Literature Review of Imaging Features of Spinal Degeneration in Asymptomatic Populations
American Journal of Neuroradiology
by Brinjikji, et al.
April 2015
A Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
The New England Journal of Medicine
by Moseley, et al.
July 2002
Magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar spine in people without back pain
The New England Journal of Medicine
by Maureen C. Jensen, et al.
July 1994
Screening Tools
Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire
Questions & Answers
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Survey
Original 10 Q's