The Pain Clinic Back to The Pain Clinic all-issues list Volume 17 Number 1 Issue March 2005 Are patients with chronic widespread pain and/or fatigue nocebo responders? An evaluation employing a randomised crossover trial of proglumide 1    Derek Raymond Haines; Michael Wang; Peter D. Campion; Waseem Alladin Comparison of two protocols using low doses of bupivacaine for spinal anaesthesia during joint replacement in elderly patients 15    Diana Fernández-Galinski; Carmen Pulido; Jordi Real; Anna Rodríguez; Margarita M. Puig Intra-articular ketamine analgesia following knee arthroscopy: a dose-finding study 25    Silviu Brill; Colin Mccartney; Richard J. Sawyer; Vincent Chan Effects of fentanyl, remifentanil, and sufentanil in the isolated perfused rat kidney 31    H. Bariskaner; S. Tuncer; H.B. Ulusoy; N. Dogan Monoamine oxidase-A gene promoter polymorphism in temporomandibular joint pain and dysfunction 39    Necip Mutlu; M. Emin Erdal; Hasan Herken; Mahmut Ozkaya; Nurten Erdal; Gulsun Oz; Yildirim A. Bayazit The analgesic effect of magnesium sulfate and ketamine in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy 45    Hilal Ayoglu; Ümit Karadeniz; Zuhal Kunduracilar; Ferruh Niyazi Ayoglu; ÖZcan Erdemli Transcatheter thoracic epidural neurolysis using ethyl alcohol 55    Madhuri A. Bhade; Priti R. Sanghvi; Bhavana C. Shah; Bipin M. Patel An innovative electromyographic test for use in the early diagnosis of scoliosis in school-age children 61    B. Valentino; I. Ferrara; T. Valentino; E. Paparo; S. di Giacinto; R. Valentino Early electromyographic diagnosis of scoliosis: First findings of a screening test involving two thousand 10-year-old children 64    B. Valentino; I. Ferrara; T. Valentino; S. di Giacinto; R. Valentino; E. Paparo Functional correlations between scoliosis and interdental occlusal disharmony 69    B. Valentino; A. Guidetti; R. Valentino; E. Farina; T. Valentino; S. di Giacinto Antibacterial effect of bupivacaine and ropivacaine; effect of adjuvant drugs 73    Lütfiye Pirbudak; Tekin Karsligil; Yasemin Zer; Ünsal Öner; Iclal Balci Comparison of different absorbable suture materials in skin closure: An experimental study in rats 81    Muzaffer Aslan; M. Cemil Büyükkurt; Ü Yildirim Investigation of the relationship between perceived pain intensity and stress symptoms, tendency to stress, and coping styles in migraineur women 89    Fatma Yildirim; Mintaze Kerem Günel; Türkan Akbayrak Effect of gabapentin on postoperative pain: A randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study 95    Sema Tuncer; Hulagu Bariskaner; Ruhiye Reisli; Gamze Sarkilar; Faruk Çicekci; Seref Otelcioglu Coexistence of venous insufficiency and knee osteoarthritis in postmenopausal women and its effect on pain and function 101    Selda Bagis; Meltem Nas Duche; Gunsah Sahin; Caner Ozer; Mehmet Karabiber; Canan Erdogan The effects of closed kinetic chain exercise on pain and functional performance of patients with knee osteoarthritis 107    Arzu Razak Özdinçler; Ipek Yeldan; Pembe Kinali Two different back pain scales and their relation to pain intensity in women 117    Tülin Düger; Öznur Yilmaz; Esra Aki; Erdem Karabulut; Hülya Kayihan; Aye Karaduman Book reviews 121