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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

Prablek M, Gadot R, Xu DS, Ropper AE
Neurol Clin 2023 Feb;41(1):77-85. Epub 2022 Oct 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2022.07.003. PMID: 36400560
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
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

Bernal-Utrera C, Gonzalez-Gerez JJ, Anarte-Lazo E, Rodriguez-Blanco C
Trials 2020 Jul 28;21(1):682. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04610-w. PMID: 32723399Free PMC Article
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
Cohen SP, Hooten WM
BMJ 2017 Aug 14;358:j3221. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3221. PMID: 28807894
Fillingim RB
Pain 2017 Apr;158 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S11-S18. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000775. PMID: 27902569Free PMC Article
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

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
Grinberg K, Sela Y, Nissanholtz-Gannot R
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2020 Apr 26;17(9) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17093005. PMID: 32357440Free PMC Article
Glare P, Aubrey KR, Myles PS
Lancet 2019 Apr 13;393(10180):1537-1546. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30352-6. PMID: 30983589
Cohen SP, Hooten WM
BMJ 2017 Aug 14;358:j3221. doi: 10.1136/bmj.j3221. PMID: 28807894
Loeser JD, Melzack R
Lancet 1999 May 8;353(9164):1607-9. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01311-2. PMID: 10334273

Therapy

de la Barra Ortiz HA, Avila MA, Miranda LG, Liebano RE
Trials 2023 Aug 31;24(1):563. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07599-0. PMID: 37653525Free PMC Article
St Clair CO, Papadopoulos EJ
Neurotherapeutics 2020 Jul;17(3):770-773. doi: 10.1007/s13311-020-00906-6. PMID: 32779129Free PMC Article
Lumley MA, Schubiner H
Curr Rheumatol Rep 2019 May 23;21(7):30. doi: 10.1007/s11926-019-0829-6. PMID: 31123837Free PMC Article
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
Ruchlin HS, Insinga RP
Pharmacoeconomics 2008;26(11):925-35. doi: 10.2165/00019053-200826110-00005. PMID: 18850762

Prognosis

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
Fregoso G, Wang A, Tseng K, Wang J
Pain Physician 2019 Sep;22(5):479-488. PMID: 31561647
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
Goldberg DS, McGee SJ
BMC Public Health 2011 Oct 6;11:770. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-770. PMID: 21978149Free PMC Article
Andersson GB
J Rehabil Res Dev 1997 Oct;34(4):ix-x. PMID: 9323640

Clinical prediction guides

Cavaggion C, Navarro-Ledesma S, Juul-Kristensen B, Luque-Suarez A, Voogt L, Struyf F
Sci Rep 2023 Feb 10;13(1):2383. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-29601-0. PMID: 36765167Free PMC Article
Turner DP, Houle TT
Headache 2019 May;59(5):653-658. doi: 10.1111/head.13541. PMID: 31032914
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
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
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

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
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
Chou R, Deyo R, Friedly J, Skelly A, Hashimoto R, Weimer M, Fu R, Dana T, Kraegel P, Griffin J, Grusing S, Brodt ED
Ann Intern Med 2017 Apr 4;166(7):493-505. Epub 2017 Feb 14 doi: 10.7326/M16-2459. PMID: 28192793
Hughes LS, Clark J, Colclough JA, Dale E, McMillan D
Clin J Pain 2017 Jun;33(6):552-568. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000425. PMID: 27479642
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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