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A Relational Ethics Approach to Understanding and Addressing Pain in Correctional Settings: An Interpretive Description
DownloadFall 2022
Background: The assessment and management of pain in forensic settings are complicated by contextual factors, including past experiences with pain, adverse childhood experiences, and mental illness and addiction. Nurses in correctional settings have few tools to rely upon to fully understand and...
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Exploring Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis as an Animal Model to Study Trigeminal Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis
DownloadSpring 2021
Altered sensation along the distribution of the trigeminal nerve is a well-recognized complication of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). However, the mechanisms underlying trigeminal sensory disturbances in MS are poorly understood. This can be attributed, at least in part, to the lack of animal models...
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Peripheral contribution to pain hypersensitivity in a T-cell mediated model of multiple sclerosis: The female perspective
DownloadSpring 2020
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neuroinflammatory disease characterised by immune activation, demyelination, and degeneration in the central nervous system (CNS). Chronic pain is a common symptom of MS and current treatment options for pain in MS are ineffective. Pain arises from aberrant...
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The lingering impact of sport-related knee injuries on health-related quality of life in active youth
DownloadSpring 2023
Background: It is assumed that youth who experience a knee injury while playing sports have an initial decline in health that resolves with time, leaving no lasting impact. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) encompasses the physical, psychological, and social domains of health. It can...
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The Use of Movement-Based Tests for the Prediction of Non-Contact Low Back Injuries in Uninjured Military Personnel: A six-month prospective cohort study
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Abstract Background Low back pain (LBP) is the most reported musculoskeletal complaint in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). By identifying low-tech movement-based tests that predict risk of future non-contact low back injury (LBI), we could create an easy to administer screening test. It may then...