Abdominal and Pelvis Pain

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Usual Care vs Restrictive Strategy to Reduce Abdominal Pain in Patients With Gallstones

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Rita Aghjayan

Patients who underwent cholecystectomy with either a usual care approach or a more restrictive selection strategy experienced a suboptimal reduction in abdominal pain.

Implementation of Psychological Screening Program in Children With Abdominal Pain Successful

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Brandon May

Implementation of systematic screening for anxiety, disability and pain in children aged 8 to 18 years presenting with abdominal pain at a gastroenterology division of a large medical center resulted in an increase in screening rates and psychological referrals.

Rifaximin May Improve Abdominal Pain Symptoms in IBS-D

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Madeline Morr

A 2-week course of treatment with rifaximin for diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome was found to improve abdominal pain symptoms.

Efficacy of Moisturizer, Estradiol Tablets Examined in Treating Vulvovaginal Symptoms

Similar reductions were seen for most bothersome symptom severity for all treatment groups over 12 weeks (estradiol, −1.4; moisturizer, −1.2; and placebo, −1.3).

Trigger Point Injections, Pulsed Radiofrequency for Abdominal Myofascial Pain Syndrome

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Brandon May

Trigger point injection with steroids and pulsed radiofrequency treatment of trigger points may effectively relieve pain associated with abdominal myofascial pain syndrome.

Energetic Cost of Walking, Walking Endurance in Elderly With Lumbopelvic Pain

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Brandon May

Lumbopelvic pain in well-functioning older adults was found to be associated with greater walking-related energy expenditure and reduced walking endurance compared with individuals without lumbopelvic pain.

Lateral Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome: Newly Described Cause of Flank Pain

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Jessica Martin

Lateral Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome, a newly defined syndrome characterized by flank tenderness, may successfully be treated with lidocaine injections and alternative treatments.

IBS-Associated Chronic Pain: Formulation of Core Diagnostic Criteria

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Jessica Martin

Public-private partnership initiative develops core diagnostic criteria for abdominal, pelvic, and urogenital pain associated with irritable bowel syndrome.

Pelvic, Dysmenorrhea Pain Sustained Relief With Elagolix

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Diana Ernst

Treatment with elagolix was associated with sustained reduction in average monthly dysmenorrhea and non-menstrual pelvic pain through a 12-month treatment period.

Ethinylestradiol Drospirenone Combination May Alleviate Endometriosis-Related Pain

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Brandon May

A flexible extended regimen of 20 mg ethinylestradiol and 3 mg drospirenone (FlexibleMIB) was shown to be superior to placebo for reducing endometriosis-related pain.