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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

Neck Pain: Differential Diagnosis and Management.
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
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
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

Manual therapy versus therapeutic exercise in non-specific chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial.
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
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
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
Orofacial Pain: Molecular Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Treatment 2021.
Matsuka Y
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Apr 27;23(9) doi: 10.3390/ijms23094826. PMID: 35563219Free PMC Article
New Insights about Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS).
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
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
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

Effect of high-intensity laser therapy in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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
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
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
Incidence and prognosis of mid-back pain in the general population: A systematic review.
Johansson MS, Jensen Stochkendahl M, Hartvigsen J, Boyle E, Cassidy JD
Eur J Pain 2017 Jan;21(1):20-28. Epub 2016 May 5 doi: 10.1002/ejp.884. PMID: 27146481
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

Clinical prediction guides

2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Writing Committee Members, Gulati M, Levy PD, Mukherjee D, Amsterdam E, Bhatt DL, Birtcher KK, Blankstein R, Boyd J, Bullock-Palmer RP, Conejo T, Diercks DB, Gentile F, Greenwood JP, Hess EP, Hollenberg SM, Jaber WA, Jneid H, Joglar JA, Morrow DA, O'Connor RE, Ross MA, Shaw LJ
J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2022 Jan-Feb;16(1):54-122. Epub 2021 Dec 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2021.11.009. PMID: 34955448
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
Clinical prediction rules in the physiotherapy management of low back pain: a systematic review.
Haskins R, Rivett DA, Osmotherly PG
Man Ther 2012 Feb;17(1):9-21. Epub 2011 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.math.2011.05.001. PMID: 21641849

Recent systematic reviews

Summarizing the effects of different exercise types in chronic low back pain - a systematic review of systematic reviews.
Grooten WJA, Boström C, Dedering Å, Halvorsen M, Kuster RP, Nilsson-Wikmar L, Olsson CB, Rovner G, Tseli E, Rasmussen-Barr E
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Aug 22;23(1):801. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05722-x. PMID: 35996124Free PMC Article
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
Nonpharmacologic Therapies for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.
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
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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