The Impact of Non-Pain Factors on Pain Interference Among U.S. Service Members and Veterans with Symptoms of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Kennedy E, Manhapra A, Miles S, Martindale S, Rowland J, Mobasher H, Myers M, Panahi S, Walker W, Pugh M. The Impact of Non-Pain Factors on Pain Interference Among U.S. Service Members and Veterans with Symptoms of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal Of Neurotrauma 2024 PMID: 38907690, DOI: 10.1089/neu.2024.0126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of pain interferencePain interferenceMild traumatic brain injuryTraumatic brain injuryU.S. service membersPain intensityAssociated with pain interferenceAssociated with functional limitationsService membersRates of traumatic brain injuryPain interference scoresPain intensity scoresHistory of traumatic brain injuryProspective longitudinal observational studyNon-pain symptomsTraumatic brain injury historyLongitudinal observational studyHolistic treatment approachSymptoms of mild traumatic brain injuryBrain injuryFunctional limitationsPain scoresChronic painIdentifying fatigueTargeting comorbiditiesChronic headaches after traumatic brain injury: Diagnostic complexity associated with increased cost.
McGeary D, Swan A, Kennedy E, Dismuke-Greer C, McGeary C, Sico J, Amuan M, Manhapra A, Bouldin E, Watson P, Kenney K, Myers M, Werner J, Mitchell J, Carlson K, Delgado R, Esmaeili A, Pugh M. Chronic headaches after traumatic brain injury: Diagnostic complexity associated with increased cost. Neurorehabilitation 2024, 55: 303-317. PMID: 39422976, DOI: 10.3233/nre-230277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraumatic brain injuryChronic headacheTraumatic brain injury diagnosisPost-9/11-era veteransPost-traumatic headacheAssociated with higher costsCare burdenBrain injuryHealthcare costsHeadache diagnosisEra veteransClinical characteristicsHeadache disordersHigher expendituresCareVeteransIndividual headachesHigh costHeadacheIntensive treatmentRefractory headacheOutcomesDiagnosisInjuryConfounding