Scandinavian Journal of Pain
The Scandinavian Journal of Pain is the official journal of the Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain. The four Nordic IASP Chapters (the Danish Pain Society, the Finnish Pain Society, the Norwegian Pain Society and the Swedish Pain Society) and the Pain Society of Iceland are affiliated with the Journal.
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Harald Breivik, Uiversity of Oslo, Norway
Senior Editors
Eija Kalso, University of Helsinki, Finland Torsten Gordh, University of Uppsala, Sweden Troels S Jensen, Aarhus University, Denmark
Clinical Science and Epidemiology
Section Editors
Mads U. Werner, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Denmark Pekka Mäntyselkä, University of Kuopio, Finland Stephen H Butler, Uppsala University, Sweden
Associate Editors
James C Eisenach, Wake Forest University, USA Michele Curatolo, University of Washington, Seattle, USA Jane C. Ballantyne, University of Washington, Seattle, USA Daniel Carr, Tufts University, Boston, USA Allen G. Finley, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada Sebastian Straube, University of Alberta, Canada Rigmor Jensen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Jørgen B. Dahl, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Maija-Liisa Kalliomäki, Tampere University Hospital, Finland Lone Nikolajsen, Aarhus University, Denmark Peter Svensson, Aarhus University, Denmark Ulf L. Kongsgaard, University of Oslo, Norway Klaus Olkkola, University of Helsinki, Finland Tone Rustøen, Oslo University College, Norway Pål Klepstad, Norw University of Sci Techn, Tondheim, Norway Asbjørn Mohr Drewes, University of Aalborg, Denmark Gunnvald Kvarstein, University of Tromsø, Norway Cecilie Røe, University of Oslo, Norway Christopher S. Nielsen, Norwegian Institute Public Health, Norway Petter C Borchgrevink, Norw Univ Sci Techol, Trondheim, Norway Katri Hamunen, Helsinki University Central Hosp, Finland
Neurophysiology and Neuropathic Pain
Section Editors
Nanna Brix Finnerup, Aarhus University, Denmark Ellen Jørum, University of Oslo, Norway Satu Jääskeläinen, University of Turku, Finland
Associate Editors
Allan Basbaum, University of California, USA Srinivasa N Raja, Johns Hopkins University, USA Michael Rowbotham, University of California, USA Andrew S Rice, Imperial College London, UK Per T Hansson, Karolinska Institute, Sweden, and Univ Hosp, Oslo, Norway Maija Haanpää, University of Helsinki, Finland
Neurobiology and Pharmacology
Section Editors
Antti Pertovaara, University of Helsinki, Finland Malin Lagerström, Uppsala University, Sweden Christian Bjerggaard Vaegter, Aarhus University, Denmark
Associate Editors
Tony L. Yaksh, University of California, San Diego, USA Gerald Gebhart, University of Pittsburgh, USA Fernando Cervero, McGill University, Canada Martin Schmelz, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany Johannes Gjerstad, University of Oslo, Norway Carl-Olav Stiller, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden Outi Vainio, University of Helsinki, Finland
Pain Measurement, Human Experimental, Statistics, and Imaging
Section Editors
Lars Arendt-Nielsen, University of Aalborg, Denmark Audun Stubhaug, University of Oslo, Norway Eva Skovlund, Norwegian Univ Science Technology, Norway
Associate Editors
Stein Knardahl, University of Oslo, Norway Ole Kæseler Andersen, University of Aalborg, Denmark Thomas Graven-Nielsen, University of Aalborg, Denmark Eva Kosek, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Psychology
Section Editors
Steven J Linton, University of Örebro, Sweden Silje Reme, PainCenter, Oslo University Hospital, Norway
Associate Editors
Eirikur Lindal, Lindal Psychological Services, Iceland William Shaw, Center for Disability Research, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA Rikard Wicksell, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden Katja Boersma, University of Örebro, Sweden Iiro P. Jääskeläinen, Aalto University School of Science, Finland Amanda C de C Williams, University College London, UK Michael Nicholas, University of Sydney, Australia Johan Vlaeyen, University of Leuven, Belgium
© 2017 Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain
Articles in the same Issue
- Scandinavian Journal of Pain
- Editorial comment
- Cardiovascular risk reduction as a population strategy for preventing pain?
- Observational study
- Diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidaemia as risk factors for frequent pain in the back, neck and/or shoulders/arms among adults in Stockholm 2006 to 2010 – Results from the Stockholm Public Health Cohort
- Editorial comment
- Exercising non-painful muscles can induce hypoalgesia in individuals with chronic pain
- Clinical pain research
- Exercise induced hypoalgesia is elicited by isometric, but not aerobic exercise in individuals with chronic whiplash associated disorders
- Editorial comment
- Education of nurses and medical doctors is a sine qua non for improving pain management of hospitalized patients, but not enough
- Observational study
- Acute pain in the emergency department: Effect of an educational intervention
- Editorial comment
- Home training in sensorimotor discrimination reduces pain in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Original experimental
- Pain reduction due to novel sensory-motor training in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome I – A pilot study
- Editorial comment
- How can pain management be improved in hospitalized patients?
- Original experimental
- Pain and pain management in hospitalized patients before and after an intervention
- Editorial comment
- Is musculoskeletal pain associated with work engagement?
- Clinical pain research
- Relationship of musculoskeletal pain and well-being at work – Does pain matter?
- Editorial comment
- Preoperative quantitative sensory testing (QST) predicting postoperative pain: Image or mirage?
- Systematic review
- Are preoperative experimental pain assessments correlated with clinical pain outcomes after surgery? A systematic review
- Editorial comment
- A possible biomarker of low back pain: 18F-FDeoxyGlucose uptake in PETscan and CT of the spinal cord
- Observational study
- Detection of nociceptive-related metabolic activity in the spinal cord of low back pain patients using 18F-FDG PET/CT
- Editorial comment
- Patients’ subjective acute pain rating scales (VAS, NRS) are fine; more elaborate evaluations needed for chronic pain, especially in the elderly and demented patients
- Clinical pain research
- How do medical students use and understand pain rating scales?
- Editorial comment
- Opioids and the gut; not only constipation and laxatives
- Observational study
- Healthcare resource use and costs of opioid-induced constipation among non-cancer and cancer patients on opioid therapy: A nationwide register-based cohort study in Denmark
- Editorial comment
- Relief of phantom limb pain using mirror therapy: A bit more optimism from retrospective analysis of two studies
- Clinical pain research
- Trajectory of phantom limb pain relief using mirror therapy: Retrospective analysis of two studies
- Editorial comment
- Qualitative pain research emphasizes that patients need true information and physicians and nurses need more knowledge of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Clinical pain research
- Adolescents’ experience of complex persistent pain
- Editorial comment
- New knowledge reduces risk of damage to spinal cord from spinal haematoma after epidural- or spinal-analgesia and from spinal cord stimulator leads
- Review
- Neuraxial blocks and spinal haematoma: Review of 166 case reports published 1994–2015. Part 1: Demographics and risk-factors
- Review
- Neuraxial blocks and spinal haematoma: Review of 166 cases published 1994 – 2015. Part 2: diagnosis, treatment, and outcome
- Editorial comment
- CNS–mechanisms contribute to chronification of pain
- Topical review
- A neurobiologist’s attempt to understand persistent pain
- Editorial Comment
- The triumvirate of co-morbid chronic pain, depression, and cognitive impairment: Attacking this “chicken-and-egg” in novel ways
- Observational study
- Pain and major depressive disorder: Associations with cognitive impairment as measured by the THINC-integrated tool (THINC-it)
Articles in the same Issue
- Scandinavian Journal of Pain
- Editorial comment
- Cardiovascular risk reduction as a population strategy for preventing pain?
- Observational study
- Diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidaemia as risk factors for frequent pain in the back, neck and/or shoulders/arms among adults in Stockholm 2006 to 2010 – Results from the Stockholm Public Health Cohort
- Editorial comment
- Exercising non-painful muscles can induce hypoalgesia in individuals with chronic pain
- Clinical pain research
- Exercise induced hypoalgesia is elicited by isometric, but not aerobic exercise in individuals with chronic whiplash associated disorders
- Editorial comment
- Education of nurses and medical doctors is a sine qua non for improving pain management of hospitalized patients, but not enough
- Observational study
- Acute pain in the emergency department: Effect of an educational intervention
- Editorial comment
- Home training in sensorimotor discrimination reduces pain in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Original experimental
- Pain reduction due to novel sensory-motor training in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome I – A pilot study
- Editorial comment
- How can pain management be improved in hospitalized patients?
- Original experimental
- Pain and pain management in hospitalized patients before and after an intervention
- Editorial comment
- Is musculoskeletal pain associated with work engagement?
- Clinical pain research
- Relationship of musculoskeletal pain and well-being at work – Does pain matter?
- Editorial comment
- Preoperative quantitative sensory testing (QST) predicting postoperative pain: Image or mirage?
- Systematic review
- Are preoperative experimental pain assessments correlated with clinical pain outcomes after surgery? A systematic review
- Editorial comment
- A possible biomarker of low back pain: 18F-FDeoxyGlucose uptake in PETscan and CT of the spinal cord
- Observational study
- Detection of nociceptive-related metabolic activity in the spinal cord of low back pain patients using 18F-FDG PET/CT
- Editorial comment
- Patients’ subjective acute pain rating scales (VAS, NRS) are fine; more elaborate evaluations needed for chronic pain, especially in the elderly and demented patients
- Clinical pain research
- How do medical students use and understand pain rating scales?
- Editorial comment
- Opioids and the gut; not only constipation and laxatives
- Observational study
- Healthcare resource use and costs of opioid-induced constipation among non-cancer and cancer patients on opioid therapy: A nationwide register-based cohort study in Denmark
- Editorial comment
- Relief of phantom limb pain using mirror therapy: A bit more optimism from retrospective analysis of two studies
- Clinical pain research
- Trajectory of phantom limb pain relief using mirror therapy: Retrospective analysis of two studies
- Editorial comment
- Qualitative pain research emphasizes that patients need true information and physicians and nurses need more knowledge of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- Clinical pain research
- Adolescents’ experience of complex persistent pain
- Editorial comment
- New knowledge reduces risk of damage to spinal cord from spinal haematoma after epidural- or spinal-analgesia and from spinal cord stimulator leads
- Review
- Neuraxial blocks and spinal haematoma: Review of 166 case reports published 1994–2015. Part 1: Demographics and risk-factors
- Review
- Neuraxial blocks and spinal haematoma: Review of 166 cases published 1994 – 2015. Part 2: diagnosis, treatment, and outcome
- Editorial comment
- CNS–mechanisms contribute to chronification of pain
- Topical review
- A neurobiologist’s attempt to understand persistent pain
- Editorial Comment
- The triumvirate of co-morbid chronic pain, depression, and cognitive impairment: Attacking this “chicken-and-egg” in novel ways
- Observational study
- Pain and major depressive disorder: Associations with cognitive impairment as measured by the THINC-integrated tool (THINC-it)