An Unusual Case of Cheiralgia Paresthetica Caused by Lipoma by Tomas Mačiulaitis, Aira Jucaityte, Mindaugas Minderis

“…Typically, CP manifests as a burning-type pain in the dorsal and radial aspect of the hand. …”
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Voorsienigheid, persoonlikheid en spiritualiteit - 'n vier-kantige voorsienigheidsleer by F. B. Doubell

“… This article focuses on the problem of the doctrine of providence, namely that God’s oodness and his almighty power are not understandable in the light of the pain and suffering in this world. It suggests that the different answers that theologians give to this problem are related to their personalities and their spirituality. …”
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The Implications of Mental Health and Trauma in Interstitial Cystitis by Tyler R. Bendrick, Graison L. Sitenga, Cameron Booth, Matthew P. Sacco, Christine Erie, Danyon J. Anderson, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…This review also revealed an apparent lack of, and need for, trauma informed care and screening for PTSD in patients diagnosed with IC or other chronic pain syndromes.…”
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Horn Fly Management by Phillip E. Kaufman, Emma N. I. Weeks

“…The flies feed frequently and exclusively on blood, piercing the skin of cattle with their proboscis and taking around 20 small blood meals each day. Pain and irritation due to the constant presence of the flies and their bites causes defensive behavior in the cattle that prevents adequate food consumption and rest. …”
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The punishment of slaves in Early Christianity: the views of some selected Church Fathers by C. L. de Wet

“…Finally, the article more specifically explores how these Church Fathers understood some of the main elements that were present in, during, and after punishment, namely fear and pain. …”
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Stinging and Venomous Caterpillars of the Southeast by Rebecca Perry, Adam G. Dale

“… Wasp and bee stings are familiar to most people, but some might be surprised to learn that several caterpillars can also sting. This painful experience results from coming into contact with, or handling, a stinging caterpillar. …”
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Spontaneous Rupture of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Pregnancy: A Case Report by Mohamed Zakieldahshoury, Hassaan A. Gad, Salah Ahmed

“…We report a rare case with spontaneous rupture of renal cell carcinoma in 20 years old in full-term pregnancy primigravida presented by hypertensive disorder and severe abdominal pain with massive retro peritoneum collection, radical nephrectomy was done and the patient life was saved. …”
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Southern House Spider, Kukulcania (= Filistata) hibernalis Hentz (Arachnida: Arneae: Filistatidae) by Glavis B. Edwards, K. McCanless

“…However, two bite cases reportedly caused the victims pain and swelling for a few days. This document is EENY-144, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Diagnostics and treatment of cardiac achalasia and cardiospasm: guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association by V. T. Ivashkin, A. S. Trukhmanov, E. A. Godzhello, I. V. Mayev, Yu. V. Evsyutina, T. L. Lapina, O. A. Storonova

“…Clinical symptoms of disease: difficulty of passage of solid and liquid food through the esophagus, vomiting, in certain cases - chest pain; severe disease is accompanied by cough and weight loss. …”
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Impact of the severity and extension of dental caries lesions on Turkish preschool children’s oral health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study by Ayça Kurt, Damla Bolat, Ömer Hatipoğlu

“…Significant impacts were observed in specific ECOHIS items, such as oral/dental pain (mean score 1.61 ± 1.13), difficulty eating (mean score 1.26 ± 1.26), and trouble sleeping (mean score 0.528 ± 0.942). …”
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Sexual distress among men with cancer – a cross-sectional study by Jonas Nahavandipour, Christoffer Johansen, Annamaria Giraldi, Bolette Skjøft Rafn, Annika von Heymann

“…Regression analyses estimated the association of sexual distress with sociodemographic and tumor-related factors, other symptoms (pain, depression, fatigue, insomnia, fear of recurrence), and health-related quality of life. …”
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Effects of vitamin D supplementation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Mahsa Ranjbar, Mehran Rahimlou, Maryam Fallah, Kurosh Djafarian, Hamed Mohammadi

“…The results indicate a major influence of vitamin D supplementation on the Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS-28) (WMD: −0.83, 95 % CI: −1.38 to −0.28, p-value <0.001), C-reactive protein (CRP) level (WMD: −0.24, 95 % CI: −0.45 to −0.03, p-value = 0.03), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) level (WMD: −4.08, 95 % CI: −4.67 to −3.50, p-value <0.001), serum vitamin D level (WMD: 12.69, 95 % CI: 1.80 to 23.59, p-value = 0.02), and non-significant effect on the health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) and visual analog scale on pain (VAS-pain) scores. Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) assessment shows moderate certainty of the evidence for all outcomes except for serum vitamin D, which has a high certainty of the evidence. …”
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Laminoplasty vs laminectomy in the surgical management of spinal intradural extramedullary tumors by Deepak Kumar Singh, Prevesh Kumar Sharma, Vipin Kumar Chand, Kaif Mohammad, Kuldeep Yadav, Neha Singh

“…Patient data, including surgical time, blood loss, length of hospital stay, post-operative complications, post-operative neurological status, post-operative pain, and preoperative and post-operative deformity, were gathered and analyzed in both the laminectomy and laminoplasty groups. …”
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Effect of arm-ergometry versus treadmill supervised exercise on health-related quality of life and mental health in patients with peripheral artery disease: secondary outcomes from... by Sandra Magalhães, Mário Santos, Sofia Viamonte, Fernando Ribeiro, Joana Martins, Cristine Schmidt, Henrique Cyrne-Carvalho

“…In the TEx group, physical functioning, role-physical, bodily-pain, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional and PCS significantly improved. …”
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Outcomes of Open Reduction and Modified McLaughlin’s Procedure in Neglected Posterior Shoulder Dislocation by Vikas, Jatin Prakash, Karan Maggo, Jujhar Singh, Ankesh Jain, Naval Bhatia

“…The procedure leads to significant improvements in Constant Shoulder Scores, pain relief, functional recovery, and shoulder stability. …”
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Feasibility of remote robot empowered teleultrasound scanning for radioactive patients by Ying Liang, Lu Wang, Manuel Escobar Amoresa, Zirui Jiang, Bo Yu, Jiami Li, Man Lu

“…Although 7 patients felt slightly painful during teleultrasound scan, the pain intensity was acceptable (0.31vs0, P = 0.02). …”
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Neurilemoma of the small intestine (<i>Clinical case presentation</i>) by I. D. Kalganov, A. P. Zhuchenko, I. V. Zarodnyuk, Ye. V. Markova

“…Article presents the case of small intestinal neurilemoma in 69 years-old woman with incidental abdominal pain. Abdominal ultrasound investigation (US) was diagnostic (it demonstrated the volume lesion located at the loops of ileum with thickened vascularized walls) and helical computer tomography – CT (tumor with irregular outlines ileum, with the lobular heterogeneous structure was revealed, contrast agent accumulation was uneven). …”
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'n Hoofstuk in die (outo)biografie van die predikant (pastor?) by J-A. van den Berg

“…The sub-text speaks for the approach in this article when it is indicated that the acknowledgement of pain does not only give new meaning to the self, but to the pastoral duty as well. …”
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Godsdiens: middel tot verslawing of tot heling? by W. C. Coetzer

“… There are two sides to religion, on the one hand the threat that implies emotional pain and addiction, on the other hand the healing and liberating effect of a balanced and healthy religion. …”
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Management of Recurrent Osteoid Osteoma: Case Report by Trupthi Das, M.C. Uthappa, Ravikanth Devathu

“…Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone tumor accounting for 10% of all benign bone tumors and 2 to 3% of all primary bone tumors. Pain is the predominant presenting symptom demanding medical attention. …”
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