Reference
Literature

The following are some references related to electromagnetic waves and the brain,
chronic pain and chronic pain studies.



Basic science

Pain perception:

Apkarian AV et al., Human brain mechanisms of pain perception and regulation in health and disease.
European Journal of Pain 9 (2005) 463–484.

Geha P Y and Apkarian AV., Brain Imaging Findings in Neuropathic Pain.
Current Pain and Headache Reports 2005, 9:184–188.

Neuronal activity and electromagnetic waves:

Fields RD., Beyond the Neuron Doctrine.
Scientific American Mind June/July 2006 p 21–27.



Chronic pain

Chronic pain statistics:

Stewart et al., Lost Productivity Time and Cost Due to Common Pain Conditions in the US Workforce.
JAMA November 12, 2003–Vol. 290, No. 18 p 2443–2454.

Chronic pain pathology:

Thernstrom M., Pain — The Disease
New York Times, December 16, 2001.

Apkarian AV., Functional imaging of pain: new insights regarding the role of the cerebral cortex in human pain perception.
Semin Neurosci 1995; 7:279–293.



Chronic pain therapies

Duloxetine:

Arnold LM et al., A Double-Blind, Multicenter Trial Comparing Duloxetine With Placebo in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia Patients With or Without Major Depressive Disorder.
Arth & Rheum Vol. 50, No. 9, September 2004, pp 2974–2984.

Arnold et al., A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of
Duloxetine in the treatment of women with fibromyalgia with or without
major depressive disorder.

Pain 119 (2005) 5–15.

Pregabalin:

Crofford LJ et al., Pregabalin for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia Syndrome.
Arth & Rheum Vol. 52, No. 4, April 2005, pp 1264–1273.

Opioids:

Caldwell JR et al., Efficacy and safety of a once-daily morphine formulation in chronic, moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis pain: results from a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind trial and open-label extension trial.
J Pain Symptom Manage 2002; 23: 278–291.

Caldwell JR et al., Treatment of osteoarthritis pain with controlled release oxycodone or fixed combination oxycodone plus acetaminophen added to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a double-blind, randomized multicenter placebo-controlled trial.
J Rheumatol 1999; 26: 862–869.

Roth SH et al., Around-the-clock, controlled release oxycodone therapy for osteoarthritis-related pain.
Arch Intern Med 2000; 160: 853–860.


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