ReviewBrazilian journal of physical therapy
Explaining pain following cancer: a practical guide for clinicians.
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The Effectiveness of a Pain Neuroscience Education Program Compared to Conventional Treatment on Pain, Biopsychosocial Variables, and Functional Capacity in Adults With Cancer Pain
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Service Evaluation of Heisei Shiatsu Massage as an Adjunct to the Pharmacological Management of Cancer Pain.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2026Article
- Consensus statement on chronic pain treatment in cancer survivors.Journal of anesthesia · 2025Review
- From didactic explanations to co-design, sequential art and embodied learning: challenges, criticisms and future directions of patient pain education.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Virtual Reality to Improve Sleep Quality in Patients Suffering from Painful Diabetic Polyneuropathy: A Proof of Concept Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Empowering beyond Pain: Pain Neuroscience Education Interventions in Breast Cancer Survivorship Care.Cancers · 2024Review
- The Impact of Pain Education Interventions for Cancer Survivors and Caregivers: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2024Review
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- NEUROCANTRIAL: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of a pain neuroscience education programme in adults with cancer pain.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Upper-Limb Disability and the Severity of Lymphedema Reduce the Quality of Life of Patients with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of Therapeutic Education in Patients with Cancer Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cancers · 2023Review
- Central Sensitization in Cancer Survivors and Its Clinical Implications: State of the Art.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Validation of pain catastrophizing scale on breast cancer survivor.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2022Article
- Cross-Sectional Comparative Study on Central Sensitization-Psychosocial Associated Comorbidities and Psychological Characteristics in Breast Cancer Survivors with Nociceptive Pain and Pain with Neuropathic Features and without Pain.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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- Lifestyle and Pain following Cancer: State-of-the-Art and Future Directions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Assessment of Central Sensitization in Breast Cancer Survivors: Convergent Validity and Use of the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) and Its Short-Form as a Clustering Tool.Clinics and practice · 2021Article
- Effect of perioperative pain neuroscience education in patients with post-mastectomy persistent pain: a retrospective, propensity score-matched study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Assessment Tools of Patient Competences: The Spanish Version of the R-NPQ and Three Practical Cases in Women with Breast Cancer and Persistent Pain.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Needs and Experiences of Patients on Pain Education and the Clinical Reasoning of Physical Therapists Regarding Cancer-Related Pain. A Qualitative Study.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Best-Evidence Rehabilitation for Chronic Pain Part 2: Pain during and after Cancer Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Review
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundPain is one of the most prevalent and debilitating symptom following cancer treatment.
objectivesThis paper entails a practical guide for clinicians willing to apply pain neuroscience education (PNE) in this specific population, or clinical researchers willing to examine the effects of PNE in patients suffering from pain following cancer.
resultsPatient-specific information (i.e. beliefs, cognitions, pain memories, social factors) as well as identification of the dominant pain mechanism are needed to tailor the education to the specific needs and beliefs of the patient. Therapists require an in-depth understanding of pain mechanisms, the skills to explain to their patients various pain mechanisms, specific communication skills (e.g. Socratic-style dialogof education) and experience with current evidence-based biopsychosocially-driven pain management strategies for successful implementation of PNE in the clinic. Rather than purely focusing on the biomedical characteristics of pain following cancer (e.g., tissue damage due to past cancer treatment), PNE implies teaching patients about the underlying biopsychosocial mechanisms of pain. Its application is backed-up by mounting evidence supporting the effectiveness of PNE in non-cancer pain populations, and a pilot study in patients having pain following cancer.
conclusionPNE is a potential solution to improve pain outcome in cancer survivors. Further research using sufficiently powered and well-designed randomized clinical trials should be conducted to examine the potential of PNE in patients having pain following cancer.
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