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  Research Article

  Medium- and Long-Term Effects of Insomnia Severity and Circadian Preference on Pain and Emotional Distress Among Individuals with Chronic Pain

  Mun et al.

  Published online: June 5, 2023
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  Effect of voluntary exercise on endogenous pain control systems and post-traumatic headache in mice

  Bharadwaj et al.

  Published online: June 2, 2023
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  Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization study of personality traits reveals a positive feedback loop between neuroticism and back pain

  Elgaeva et al.

  Published online: June 1, 2023
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  The Effect of Preoperative Disability, Cognitive Impairment, Frailty and Opioid Use on Acute Postoperative Pain in Older Patients Undergoing Surgery A prospective cohort study

  Admiraal et al.

  Published online: June 1, 2023

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  Effect of Type and Dose of Exercise on Neuropathic Pain After Experimental Sciatic Nerve Injury: A Preclinical Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Matesanz-García et al.

  Published online: January 20, 2023
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  Review and Focus Articles

  The Foundations for Chronic Low Back Pain Management may Start in Early Life. Exploring the Role of Caregiver Parental Leave on Future Low Back Pain in the Offspring

  O'Hagan et al.

  Published online: January 13, 2023
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  Review Article

  Effectiveness of Different Electrical Stimulation Modalities for Pain and Masticatory Function in Temporomandibular Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  Serrano-Muñoz et al.

  Published online: February 18, 2023
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  Optimized Electrical Stimulation of C-Nociceptors in Humans Based on the Chronaxie of Porcine C-Fibers

  Schneider et al.

  Published online: January 17, 2023

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The Journal of Pain

The Journal of Pain publishes original articles, reviews, and focus articles related to all aspects of pain, including basic, translational, and clinical research, epidemiology, education, and health policy. The journal is the scientific publication of the United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP), whose mission is to promote scientific advances that reduce the burden of pain.

The Journal of Pain follows the ICMJE's Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.

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The goal of the United States Association for the Study of Pain is to bring together diverse perspectives on pain science to directly improve the lives of people with pain.

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  Management of Postoperative Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Pain Society, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Committee on Regional Anesthesia, Executive Committee, and Administrative Council

  Chou et al.

  Published in issue: February 2016
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  Methadone Safety: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Pain Society and College on Problems of Drug Dependence, in Collaboration With the Heart Rhythm Society

  Chou et al.

  Published in issue: April 2014

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Journal Club: Featured Article

Meteorin Alleviates Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathic Pain in Mice

Recent studies have demonstrated the therapeutic effects of Meteorin, a neurotrophic factor, in reversing neuropathic pain in rodent models of peripheral nerve injury induced by physical trauma. Here, we sought to investigate the potential antinociceptive effects of recombinant mouse Meteorin (rmMeteorin) using a paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy model in male and female mice.

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This article presents data demonstrating an association between increased nocturnal delta power and reduced next-day pain. These findings may help promote interventions which aim to increase nocturnal delta power in clinical pain populations, with the goal of improving pain outcomes. See Reid, et al, Page 413

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