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ArticleJournal of rehabilitation medicine2024

Interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation for patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders.

Peter Molander, Mehmed Novo, Åsa Ringqvist, Andrea Hållstam, Hugo Hesser, Monika Löfgren, Britt-Marie Stålnacke, Björn Gerdle

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Article in Journal of rehabilitation medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Peter MolanderPain and Rehabilitation Centre and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. peter.molander@liu.se.
Mehmed NovoDepartment of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Åsa RingqvistDepartment of Neurosurgery and Pain Rehabilitation, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Andrea HållstamDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hugo HesserDepartment of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden; School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences, Center for Health and Medical Psychology, Örebro University, Sweden.
Monika LöfgrenDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Britt-Marie StålnackeDepartment of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Medicine, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
Björn GerdlePain and Rehabilitation Centre and Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Linköping University · SEKarolinska Institutet · SEUmeå University · SESkåne University Hospital · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveChronic pain is a common manifestation of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders; thus it is often suggested that patients undergo generic interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation, despite there being little evidence to support this decision. The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of standard rehabilitation programmes for chronic pain on patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders, compared with patients with other chronic pain disorders. SUBJECTS: Data, collected between 2008 and 2016, were extracted from a Swedish national registry. The patient data comprised of 406 cases with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or hypermobility spectrum disorders, 784 cases with a whiplash-related diagnosis, 3713 cases with diagnoses relating to spinal pain, and 2880 cases of fibromyalgia.

methodsThe differences between groups on key outcome measures from pre- to 1-year follow-up after interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation were analysed using linear mixed effects models. Sensitivity analysis in the form of pattern-mixture modelling was conducted to discern the impact of missing data.

resultsNo significant differences were found in improvements from pre- to 1-year follow-up for patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or hypermobility spectrum disorder compared with other diagnostic groups regarding measures of health-related quality of life, mental health, or fatigue. At follow-up, differences in pain interference (d = -0.34 (95% confidence interval [95% CI] -0.5 to -0.18)), average pain (d = 0.22 (95% CI 0.11-0.62)) and physical functioning (d = 2.19 (95% CI 1.61-2.77)) were detected for the group with spinal-related diagnoses in relation to those with EDS/HSD, largely due to pre-treatment group differences. Sensitivity analysis found little evidence for missing data influencing the results.

conclusionThis study suggests that patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome/hypermobility spectrum disorders may benefit from inclusion in an interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation programme.

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Chronic PainEhlers-Danlos SyndromeJoint InstabilityHumansPain ManagementQuality of Life

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