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UNDERSTANDING YOUR PAIN

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² Kindler, L. et al, “Risk factors predicting the development of widespread pain from chronic back or neck pain”, Journal of Pain 11(12) (2010): 1320–28

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⁴ Nijls, J. et al, “Recognition of central sensitization in patients with musculoskeletal pain: Application of pain neurophysiology in manual therapy practice”, Man Ther 15 (2010): 135–41

⁵ Affaitati, G., Costantini, R., Fabrizio A. et al, “Effects of treatment of peripheral pain generators in fibromyalgia patients”, European Journal of Pain 15(1) (2011): 61–9

⁶ Ge, H.Y. et al, “Contribution of the local and referred pain from active myofascial trigger points in fibromyalgia syndrome”, Pain 147 (2009): 233–40

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POSITIVE ATTITUDES

¹ Baudic, S. et al “Interaction between apathy and mental flexibility on pain coping strategies in fibromyalgia”, Poster Sessions / European Journal of Pain 13 (2009): S55–285

² Farber, E. et al, “Resilience factors associated with adaptation to HIV disease”, Psychosomatics 41 (2000): 140–46

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⁴ West, C. et al, “Family resilience: Towards a new model of chronic pain management”, Collegian 18 (2011): 3–10

⁵ Walsh, F., Strengthening Family Resilience, The Guilford Press: New York, 2006 (second edition)

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FINDING PEACE

¹ Glazer, H.I., “Dysesthetic vulvodynia: Long-term follow-up after treatment with surface electromyography-assisted pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation”, J. Reprod. Med 45 (2000): 798–802

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES

¹ Cao, H. et al, “Medicinal cupping therapy in 30 patients with fibromyalgia: A case series observation”, Forsch Komplementmed 18(3) (2011): 122–6

² Montes-Molina, R. et al, “Interferential laser therapy in the treatment of shoulder pain and disability from musculoskeletal pathologies: A randomised comparative study”, Physiotherapy (2011). Article in press.

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⁴ Adkison, J., “The effect of topical arnica on muscle pain”, The Annals of Pharmacotherapy 44(10) (2010): 1579–84

⁵ Cichoke, A., “The use of proteolytic enzymes with soft tissue athletic injuries”, American Chiropractor (1981): 32

⁶ Gagnier, J. et al, “Herbal medicine for low back pain: A Cochrane review”, Spine 32(1) (2007): 82–92

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⁸ Chaieb, K. et al, “The chemical composition and biological activity of clove essential oil, Eugenia caryophyllata (Syzigium aromaticum L. Myrtaceae): A short review”, Phytotherapy Research 21(6) (2007): 501–506

⁹ Giannetti, B. et al, “Efficacy and safety of comfrey root extract ointment in the treatment of acute upper or lower back pain: Results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre trial”, British Journal of Sports Medicine 44(9) (2010): 637–41

¹⁰ Romm, A., et al “Menstrual wellness and menstrual problems” in Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health, Elsevier: Edinburgh, 2010, 97–185

¹¹ Reyes-Gordillo, K., “Curcumin protects against acute liver damage in the rat by inhibiting NF-kappaB, proinflammatory cytokines production and oxidative stress”, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, 1770(6) (2007): 989–96

¹² Warnock, M., “Effectiveness and safety of Devil’s Claw tablets in patients with general rheumatic disorders”, Phytotherapy Research 21(12) (2007): 1228–33

¹³ Grzanna, R., “Ginger: An herbal medicinal product with broad anti-inflammatory actions”, Journal of Medicinal Food 8(2) (2005): 125–32

¹⁴ Dillard, J., Knapp, S., “Complementary and alternative pain therapy in the emergency department, Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America 23(2) (2005): 529

¹⁵ Vakilian K. et al, Healing advantages of lavender essential oil during episiotomy recovery: A clinical trial”, Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 17(1) (2011): 50–53

¹⁶ Galeotti, N., et al, “St. John’s Wort reduces neuropathic pain through a hypericin-mediated inhibition of the protein kinase C γ and ∊ activity”, Biochemical Pharmacology 79(9) (2010): 1327–36

¹⁷ Bashir, S. et al, “Studies on the antioxidant and analgesic activities of Aztec marigold (Tagetes erecta) flowers”, Phytotherapy Research 22(12) (2008): 1692–4

¹⁸ Beer, A., “Willow bark extract (Salicis cortex) for gonarthrosis and coxarthrosis: Results of a cohort study with a control group”, Phytomedicine, 15(11) (2008): 907

EATING WELL

¹ Li S., Micheletti, R., “Role of diet in rheumatic disease”, Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America 37(1) (2011): 119–33

² Beauchamp, G. et al, “Phytochemsitry: Ibuprofen-like activity in extra-virgin olive oil”, Nature 437 (2005): 45–6

³ Juge-Aubry, C. et al, “Adipose tissue: A regulator of inflammation”, Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 19(4) (2005): 547–66

⁴ Berg, A., Scherer P., “Adipose tissue, inflammation, and cardiovascular disease”, Circulation Research 96 (2005): 939

⁵ Esposito, K. et al, “Effect of a Mediterranean-style diet on endothelial dysfunction and markers of vascular inflammation in the metabolic syndrome”, Journal of the American Medical Association 292(12) (2004): 1440–46

⁶ Alpay, K. et al, “Diet restriction in migraine, based on IgG against foods: A clinical double-blind, randomised, cross-over trial”, Cephalalgia 30(7) (2010): 829–37

TYPES OF PAIN

¹ Rozen, T. et al, “Open label trial of coenzyme Q10 as a migraine preventive”, Cephalalgia 22(2) (2002):137–41