期刊
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
卷 83, 期 6, 页码 439-445出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200406000-00006
关键词
pain; cerebral palsy; therapeutics; health services accessibility
资金
- NINDS NIH HHS [P01 ND/NS 33988] Funding Source: Medline
Objectives: To determine if cerebral palsy-related pain and frequency of use of pain treatments change over time and to examine the association between use of pain treatments and changes in pain intensity, Design: Longitudinal study of 50 adults with cerebral palsy-related chronic pain, interviewed five times during the course of 2 yrs (6 mos between each interview). Subjects ranged in age from 18 to 76 yrs old and included 25 women and 25 men. Results: Pain intensity did not change significantly during the time period of the study (2 yrs), although there was a substantial increase in the frequency of use of several pain treatments from the initial to the second interview. Participants reported that many pain treatments were at least moderately helpful, but only three of the treatments (whirlpool, ultrasound, and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) seemed to be associated with a decrease in pain among those who started using these treatments during the study. Conclusion: Pain does not seem to become systematically better or worse during the course of a 2-yr time period in adults with cerebral palsy-related pain. Although several pain treatments are reported to provide pain relief, many of these were rarely used by (or provided to) the study participants. There is a need for more research to determine which pain treatments are most helpful for cerebral palsy-related pain and to increase patient accessibility to effective pain treatments.
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