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Aching sensation quality

MedGen UID:
115949
•Concept ID:
C0234238
•
Sign or Symptom
Synonyms: Ache; Aches
SNOMED CT: Aching sensation quality (410711009); Aching (410711009); Aching (27635008); Aching pain (27635008)

Definition

A dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAching sensation quality

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Back Pain: Differential Diagnosis and Management.
Gibbs D, McGahan BG, Ropper AE, Xu DS
Neurol Clin 2023 Feb;41(1):61-76. Epub 2022 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.07.002. PMID: 36400559
Clinical guidelines and care pathway for management of low back pain with or without radicular pain.
Bailly F, Trouvin AP, Bercier S, Dadoun S, Deneuville JP, Faguer R, Fassier JB, Koleck ML, Lassalle L, Le Vraux T, Brigitte L, Petitprez K, Ramond-Roquin A, Renard JO, Roren A, Rozenberg S, Sebire C, Vuides G, Rannou FO, Audrey P
Joint Bone Spine 2021 Dec;88(6):105227. Epub 2021 May 26 doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2021.105227. PMID: 34051387
Consensus statement for perioperative care in total hip replacement and total knee replacement surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS(®)) Society recommendations.
Wainwright TW, Gill M, McDonald DA, Middleton RG, Reed M, Sahota O, Yates P, Ljungqvist O
Acta Orthop 2020 Feb;91(1):3-19. Epub 2019 Oct 30 doi: 10.1080/17453674.2019.1683790. PMID: 31663402Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The interaction between pain and movement.
Merkle SL, Sluka KA, Frey-Law LA
J Hand Ther 2020 Jan-Mar;33(1):60-66. Epub 2018 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2018.05.001. PMID: 30025839Free PMC Article
The IASP classification of chronic pain for ICD-11: chronic neuropathic pain.
Scholz J, Finnerup NB, Attal N, Aziz Q, Baron R, Bennett MI, Benoliel R, Cohen M, Cruccu G, Davis KD, Evers S, First M, Giamberardino MA, Hansson P, Kaasa S, Korwisi B, Kosek E, Lavand'homme P, Nicholas M, Nurmikko T, Perrot S, Raja SN, Rice ASC, Rowbotham MC, Schug S, Simpson DM, Smith BH, Svensson P, Vlaeyen JWS, Wang SJ, Barke A, Rief W, Treede RD; Classification Committee of the Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group (NeuPSIG)
Pain 2019 Jan;160(1):53-59. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001365. PMID: 30586071Free PMC Article
Advances in the diagnosis and management of neck pain.
Cohen SP, Hooten WM
BMJ 2017 Aug 14;358:j3221. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3221. PMID: 28807894
Individual differences in pain: understanding the mosaic that makes pain personal.
Fillingim RB
Pain 2017 Apr;158 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S11-S18. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000775. PMID: 27902569Free PMC Article
Exercises for mechanical neck disorders.
Gross A, Kay TM, Paquin JP, Blanchette S, Lalonde P, Christie T, Dupont G, Graham N, Burnie SJ, Gelley G, Goldsmith CH, Forget M, Hoving JL, Brønfort G, Santaguida PL; Cervical Overview Group
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jan 28;1(1):CD004250. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004250.pub5. PMID: 25629215Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Back Pain: Differential Diagnosis and Management.
Gibbs D, McGahan BG, Ropper AE, Xu DS
Neurol Clin 2023 Feb;41(1):61-76. Epub 2022 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.07.002. PMID: 36400559
Chronic orofacial pain.
Ananthan S, Benoliel R
J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2020 Apr;127(4):575-588. Epub 2020 Mar 4 doi: 10.1007/s00702-020-02157-3. PMID: 32130516
Transition from acute to chronic pain after surgery.
Glare P, Aubrey KR, Myles PS
Lancet 2019 Apr 13;393(10180):1537-1546. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30352-6. PMID: 30983589
Advances in the diagnosis and management of neck pain.
Cohen SP, Hooten WM
BMJ 2017 Aug 14;358:j3221. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3221. PMID: 28807894
Pain: an overview.
Loeser JD, Melzack R
Lancet 1999 May 8;353(9164):1607-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01311-2. PMID: 10334273

Therapy

Considerations in the Assessment of Clinical Benefit with a Focus on Pain: a Regulatory Perspective.
St Clair CO, Papadopoulos EJ
Neurotherapeutics 2020 Jul;17(3):770-773. doi: 10.1007/s13311-020-00906-6. PMID: 32779129Free PMC Article
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy for Chronic Pain: Rationale, Principles and Techniques, Evidence, and Critical Review.
Lumley MA, Schubiner H
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2019 May 23;21(7):30. doi: 10.1007/s11926-019-0829-6. PMID: 31123837Free PMC Article
Osteopathic intervention in chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review.
Orrock PJ, Myers SP
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2013 Apr 9;14:129. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-129. PMID: 23570655Free PMC Article
Research design considerations for confirmatory chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations.
Dworkin RH, Turk DC, Peirce-Sandner S, Baron R, Bellamy N, Burke LB, Chappell A, Chartier K, Cleeland CS, Costello A, Cowan P, Dimitrova R, Ellenberg S, Farrar JT, French JA, Gilron I, Hertz S, Jadad AR, Jay GW, Kalliomäki J, Katz NP, Kerns RD, Manning DC, McDermott MP, McGrath PJ, Narayana A, Porter L, Quessy S, Rappaport BA, Rauschkolb C, Reeve BB, Rhodes T, Sampaio C, Simpson DM, Stauffer JW, Stucki G, Tobias J, White RE, Witter J
Pain 2010 May;149(2):177-193. Epub 2010 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.018. PMID: 20207481
A review of health-utility data for osteoarthritis: implications for clinical trial-based evaluation.
Ruchlin HS, Insinga RP
Pharmacoeconomics 2008;26(11):925-35. doi: 10.2165/00019053-200826110-00005. PMID: 18850762

Prognosis

Prevalence, Incidence, and Factors Associated With Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Aged 60 Years and Older: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Wong CK, Mak RY, Kwok TS, Tsang JS, Leung MY, Funabashi M, Macedo LG, Dennett L, Wong AY
J Pain 2022 Apr;23(4):509-534. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2021.07.012. PMID: 34450274
Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain: Evaluating Risk for Chronic Postsurgical Pain.
Fregoso G, Wang A, Tseng K, Wang J
Pain Physician 2019 Sep;22(5):479-488. PMID: 31561647
Neuropathic pain in the general population: a systematic review of epidemiological studies.
van Hecke O, Austin SK, Khan RA, Smith BH, Torrance N
Pain 2014 Apr;155(4):654-662. Epub 2013 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.11.013. PMID: 24291734
Pain as a global public health priority.
Goldberg DS, McGee SJ
BMC Public Health 2011 Oct 6;11:770. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-770. PMID: 21978149Free PMC Article
Generalised musculoskeletal pain syndromes.
Mourão AF, Blyth FM, Branco JC
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2010 Dec;24(6):829-40. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2010.10.005. PMID: 21665129

Clinical prediction guides

Assessing and Interpreting Reliability.
Turner DP, Houle TT
Headache 2019 May;59(5):653-658. doi: 10.1111/head.13541. PMID: 31032914
Intra- and inter-rater reliability of movement and palpation tests in patients with neck pain: A systematic review.
Jonsson A, Rasmussen-Barr E
Physiother Theory Pract 2018 Mar;34(3):165-180. Epub 2017 Nov 7 doi: 10.1080/09593985.2017.1390806. PMID: 29111857
Comparison of the GRACE, HEART and TIMI score to predict major adverse cardiac events in chest pain patients at the emergency department.
Poldervaart JM, Langedijk M, Backus BE, Dekker IMC, Six AJ, Doevendans PA, Hoes AW, Reitsma JB
Int J Cardiol 2017 Jan 15;227:656-661. Epub 2016 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.10.080. PMID: 27810290
Assessing risk of bias in prevalence studies: modification of an existing tool and evidence of interrater agreement.
Hoy D, Brooks P, Woolf A, Blyth F, March L, Bain C, Baker P, Smith E, Buchbinder R
J Clin Epidemiol 2012 Sep;65(9):934-9. Epub 2012 Jun 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.11.014. PMID: 22742910
Reliability of movement control tests in the lumbar spine.
Luomajoki H, Kool J, de Bruin ED, Airaksinen O
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2007 Sep 12;8:90. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-90. PMID: 17850669Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Effect of Home Exercise Training in Patients with Nonspecific Low-Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Quentin C, Bagheri R, Ugbolue UC, Coudeyre E, Pélissier C, Descatha A, Menini T, Bouillon-Minois JB, Dutheil F
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Aug 10;18(16) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168430. PMID: 34444189Free PMC Article
Evidence-based treatment recommendations for neck and low back pain across Europe: A systematic review of guidelines.
Corp N, Mansell G, Stynes S, Wynne-Jones G, Morsø L, Hill JC, van der Windt DA
Eur J Pain 2021 Feb;25(2):275-295. Epub 2020 Nov 12 doi: 10.1002/ejp.1679. PMID: 33064878Free PMC Article
Exercise for the prevention and treatment of low back, pelvic girdle and lumbopelvic pain during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Davenport MH, Marchand AA, Mottola MF, Poitras VJ, Gray CE, Jaramillo Garcia A, Barrowman N, Sobierajski F, James M, Meah VL, Skow RJ, Riske L, Nuspl M, Nagpal TS, Courbalay A, Slater LG, Adamo KB, Davies GA, Barakat R, Ruchat SM
Br J Sports Med 2019 Jan;53(2):90-98. Epub 2018 Oct 18 doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099400. PMID: 30337344
Interventions for preventing and treating low-back and pelvic pain during pregnancy.
Liddle SD, Pennick V
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Sep 30;2015(9):CD001139. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001139.pub4. PMID: 26422811Free PMC Article
Exercises for mechanical neck disorders.
Gross A, Kay TM, Paquin JP, Blanchette S, Lalonde P, Christie T, Dupont G, Graham N, Burnie SJ, Gelley G, Goldsmith CH, Forget M, Hoving JL, Brønfort G, Santaguida PL; Cervical Overview Group
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2015 Jan 28;1(1):CD004250. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004250.pub5. PMID: 25629215Free PMC Article

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