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Volume 7

Traditional and Restorative Medicine & Neuropharmacology 2018 | August 27-29, 2018

Journal of Traditional Medicine & Clinical Naturopathy | ISSN : 2573-4555

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August 27-29, 2018 | Paris, France

Valiani M et al., J Tradit Med Clin Natur 2018, Volume:7

DOI: 10.4172/2573-4555-C1-002

Prevalence, severity of pain in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS)

Introduction:

The importance of background information in several studies has been

emphasized and since controlling and early treatment of the disease, prevention and

finding ways to control the intensity of the disease and thus faster rehabilitation of patients

are necessary, in this paper, symptoms, severity and type of pain will be discussed.

Material & Methods:

This descriptive-analytic study was conducted on 200 patients

with MS who referred to Ayatollah-Kashani Hospital in Isfahan (2015). Data gathering

tool was a 3 section questionnaire including personal/disease characteristics, McGill Pain

Questionnaire, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Pain Rating Index (PRI). Pearson and

Spearman statistical tests, independent t-test, and Chi-square were carried out using SPSS

version16 to analyze the data.

Results:

Of all the subjects 57.5% have experienced pain and 42.5% did not report pain.

Based on VAS and PPI, mean of pain severity were 5.5 (2.9) and 2.3 (1.5), respectively.

The lowest prevalence of different types of pain belonged to sharp pain (95.7%) and also

killing pain and pain similar to tissue rupture (93.9%).

Conclusion:

The prevalence of pain is high and severity is moderate in MS patients. So,

attention to treatment and psychological consult may be effective in treating these patients

by health care personnel.

Biography

Mahboubeh Valiani has completed her PhD in Neurosciences, MS in Midwifery and Reproductive Health from

Neurosciences Research Centre. She is an Academic Member of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and

the President of Midwifery Society of Isfahan Province from 2005 to present.

valiani@nm.mui.ac.ir

Valiani M

Neurosciences Research Center- Isfahan

University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Co-Authors

Ashtari F

1

and

Mansourian M

2

1

Neurosciences Research Center- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran

2

Health School- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran