Pain at midlife

Although menopause is a normal developmental milestone through which all women pass, the transition has been long associated with chronic pain conditions that may be more accurately viewed as secondary to aging. Clinicians need to understand management of pain problems women may experience. This art...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health 2004-11, Vol.49 (6), p.529-538
Main Authors: Rousseau, Mary Ellen, Gottlieb, Sarabeth F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Back Pain - etiology
Back Pain - nursing
Breast Diseases - etiology
Breast Diseases - nursing
Burning Mouth Syndrome - etiology
Burning Mouth Syndrome - nursing
Female
Headache - etiology
Headache - nursing
headaches
Humans
Menopause
Nursing
osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis - etiology
Osteoarthritis - nursing
pain
Pain - drug therapy
Pain - etiology
Pain - nursing
Pain - prevention & control
Pelvic Pain - etiology
Pelvic Pain - nursing
Risk Factors
Vaginal Diseases - etiology
Vaginal Diseases - nursing
Vulvar Diseases - etiology
Vulvar Diseases - nursing
vulvodynia
Women's Health
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Although menopause is a normal developmental milestone through which all women pass, the transition has been long associated with chronic pain conditions that may be more accurately viewed as secondary to aging. Clinicians need to understand management of pain problems women may experience. This article examines pain syndromes including headache, back pain, osteoarthritis, pelvic pain, vulvo-vaginal pain, and burning mouth syndrome.
ISSN:1526-9523
1542-2011
DOI:10.1016/j.jmwh.2004.08.026