Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain
Pain is one of the main problems for modern society and medicine, being the most common symptom described by almost all patients. When pain becomes chronic, the life of the patients is dramatically affected, being associated with significant emotional distress and/or functional disability. A complex...
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doaj-fb74e810a46143b9813041cf9d2df3742020-11-25T03:41:20ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432020-08-01122510251010.3390/nu12092510Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic PainSimona Dragan0Maria-Corina Șerban1Georgiana Damian2Florina Buleu3Mihaela Valcovici4Ruxandra Christodorescu5Department of Cardiology, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041 Timișoara, RomaniaDepartment of Functional Sciences, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041 Timișoara, RomaniaDepartment of Cardiology, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041 Timișoara, RomaniaDepartment of Cardiology, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041 Timișoara, RomaniaDepartment of Cardiology, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041 Timișoara, RomaniaDepartment of Cardiology, “Victor Babeș” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2 Eftimie Murgu Square, 300041 Timișoara, RomaniaPain is one of the main problems for modern society and medicine, being the most common symptom described by almost all patients. When pain becomes chronic, the life of the patients is dramatically affected, being associated with significant emotional distress and/or functional disability. A complex biopsychosocial evaluation is necessary to better understand chronic pain, where good results can be obtained through interconnected biological, psychological, and social factors. The aim of this study was to find the most relevant articles existent in the PubMed database, one of the most comprehensive databases for medical literature, comprising dietary patterns to alleviate chronic pain. Through a combined search using the keywords “chronic pain” and “diet” limited to the last 10 years we obtained 272 results containing the types of diets used for chronic pain published in the PubMed database. Besides classical and alternative methods of treatment described in literature, it was observed that different diets are also a valid solution, due to many components with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory qualities capable to influence chronic pain and to improve the quality of life. Thirty-eight clinical studies and randomized controlled trials are analyzed, in an attempt to characterize present-day dietary patterns and interventions to alleviate chronic pain.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/9/2510paindietnutritioninflammationgastrointestinalchronic pain |
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Simona Dragan Maria-Corina Șerban Georgiana Damian Florina Buleu Mihaela Valcovici Ruxandra Christodorescu |
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Simona Dragan Maria-Corina Șerban Georgiana Damian Florina Buleu Mihaela Valcovici Ruxandra Christodorescu Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain Nutrients pain diet nutrition inflammation gastrointestinal chronic pain |
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Simona Dragan Maria-Corina Șerban Georgiana Damian Florina Buleu Mihaela Valcovici Ruxandra Christodorescu |
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Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain |
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Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain |
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Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain |
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Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain |
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Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain |
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dietary patterns and interventions to alleviate chronic pain |
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Pain is one of the main problems for modern society and medicine, being the most common symptom described by almost all patients. When pain becomes chronic, the life of the patients is dramatically affected, being associated with significant emotional distress and/or functional disability. A complex biopsychosocial evaluation is necessary to better understand chronic pain, where good results can be obtained through interconnected biological, psychological, and social factors. The aim of this study was to find the most relevant articles existent in the PubMed database, one of the most comprehensive databases for medical literature, comprising dietary patterns to alleviate chronic pain. Through a combined search using the keywords “chronic pain” and “diet” limited to the last 10 years we obtained 272 results containing the types of diets used for chronic pain published in the PubMed database. Besides classical and alternative methods of treatment described in literature, it was observed that different diets are also a valid solution, due to many components with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory qualities capable to influence chronic pain and to improve the quality of life. Thirty-eight clinical studies and randomized controlled trials are analyzed, in an attempt to characterize present-day dietary patterns and interventions to alleviate chronic pain. |
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pain diet nutrition inflammation gastrointestinal chronic pain |
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