OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence, treatment and impact of chronic pain in Canada.METHODS:
A stratified random sample of 2012 adult Canadians (weighted by sex, age and …

Neuropathic pain, caused by various central and peripheral nerve disorders, is especially
problematic because of its severity, chronicity and resistance to simple analgesics. The …

BACKGROUND: Recent neurophysiological evidence attests to the validity of fibromyalgia (FM),
a chronic pain condition that affects >2% of the population.OBJECTIVES: To present the …

Background The use of opioid analgesics for chronic non-cancer pain is controversial. Some
surveys report good pain relief and improvement in performance while others suggest a …

Ongoing interest in the improvement of pain management with opioid analgesics has led to
the investigation of sublingual opioid absorption. The present report determined the percent …

Two of the most difficult problems in evaluating treatment efficacy in pain research involve
what constitutes a ‘‘successful’’outcome and how best to measure it (Turk et al., 2003). …

To determine the prevalence and nature of pain in multiple sclerosis, we evaluated by
questionnaire, interview, and chart review 159 patients residing in Middlesex County and followed …

Cannabis is widely used as a self-management strategy by patients with a wide range of
symptoms and diseases including chronic non-cancer pain. The safety of cannabis use for …

… e`re partie : Qui sont les patients sur les listes d’attente pour les établissements
pluridisciplinaires de traitement de la douleur? … This questionnaire (Appendix 1, available as …

OBJECTIVES: To measure chronic pain patient volumes seen in primary care practice; to
determine what medications physicians choose for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic …