ReviewJournal of pain research2022
Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management of Painful Scar: A Narrative Review.
Review in Journal of pain research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Acupuncture and dry needling for physical therapy of scar: a systematic review.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Pooled it
- Lipoaspirate-derived secretome restores redox homeostasis to attenuate pathological scar formation.Stem cell research & therapy · 2026Article
- Neuromodulation strategies in postburn care for pain rehabilitation and scar remodelling.Communications medicine · 2026Review
- Application of Gelatin/Vanillin/FeACS omega · 2025Article
- Effects of Percutaneous Electrical Stimulation on Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Retrospective Observational Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Effects of transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation on pain after episiotomy. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2025Article
- A framework for optimizing postoperative scars: A Therapist's perspective.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2025Article
- Burn scar pain: from mechanisms to treatments.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Psychosocial impact of scars following total hip arthroplasty: a comparative study of traumatic vs. non-traumatic etiologies.Medicine and pharmacy reports · 2024Article
- Mechanisms of Action of Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- The Comparison of Efficacy and Safety Between General and Topical Anesthesia on Micro-Plasma Radiofrequency Treatment for Hypertrophic Scar: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- Drug-Free Noninvasive Thermal Nerve Block: Validation of Sham Devices.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Sonographic postpartum anal sphincter defects and the association with pelvic floor pain and dyspareunia.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
- Reporting of scar outcomes in the hand and wrist; a state-of-the-art literature review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Review
- NeurotropinMolecular painArticle
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12 authors.
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Abstract
Painful scars can develop after surgery or trauma, with symptoms ranging from a minor itch to intractable allodynia. The problem of the painful scar may involve both intraneural and extraneural structures, requiring a systematic approach to diagnosis and treatment of this neuropathic pain condition that can impact quality of life and function profoundly. In this review, we outline the algorithm for the diagnosis, management, medical and surgical treatment of painful scars.
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