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ReviewPain and therapy2021

Management of Musculoskeletal Pain: An Update with Emphasis on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.

Salah N El-Tallawy, Rohit Nalamasu, Gehan I Salem, Jo Ann K LeQuang, Joseph V Pergolizzi, Paul J Christo

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in Pain and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 239 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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239citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
44.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06393088 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Clinical Trial to Establish the Safety and Efficacy of the invisaRED® IR REHAB Device When Used as an Adjunctive Therapy for Nociceptive Musculoskeletal Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorIR Technology, LLCRan2024 to 2024Enrolled31ConditionsNociceptive Pain, Musculoskeletal PainArmsIR REHAB, Sham
NCT07626619 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Standardization of the Extended Version of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (E-NMQ) for the Urdu-Speaking Population

TypeobservationalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2026 to 2026Enrolled110ConditionsMusculoskeletal Diseases
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

239 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 463 citations in OpenAlex.

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179 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Salah N El-TallawyAnesthesia and Pain Management Department, King Khalid University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. salaheltallawy@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7328-8840
Rohit NalamasuDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Gehan I SalemRheumatology, Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine Department, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
Jo Ann K LeQuangNEMA Research, Inc., Naples, FL, USA.
Joseph V PergolizziNEMA Research, Inc., Naples, FL, USA.
Paul J ChristoDivision of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Nema Research (United States) · USCairo University · EGJohns Hopkins University · USKing Khalid University Hospital · SAUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Musculoskeletal pain is a challenging condition for both patients and physicians. Many adults have experienced one or more episodes of musculoskeletal pain at some time of their lives, regardless of age, gender, or economic status. It affects approximately 47% of the general population. Of those, about 39-45% have long-lasting problems that require medical consultation. Inadequately managed musculoskeletal pain can adversely affect quality of life and impose significant socioeconomic problems. This manuscript presents a comprehensive review of the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain. It briefly explores the background, classifications, patient assessments, and different tools for management according to the recently available evidence. Multimodal analgesia and multidisciplinary approaches are fundamental elements of effective management of musculoskeletal pain. Both pharmacological, non-pharmacological, as well as interventional pain therapy are important to enhance patient's recovery, well-being, and improve quality of life. Accordingly, recent guidelines recommend the implementation of preventative strategies and physical tools first to minimize the use of medications. In patients who have had an inadequate response to pharmacotherapy, the proper use of interventional pain therapy and the other alternative techniques are vital for safe and effective management of chronic pain patients.

Indexed as

Alternative treatmentAssessment of musculoskeletal painChronic musculoskeletal painInterventional pain techniquesMusculoskeletal painNSAIDOpioidsPharmacotherapy

Identifiers

PMID33575952
PMCPMC8119532
OpenAlexW3127436678

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