Stephen H. Butler

Reply to Alcantara Montero: Towards a unified paradigm: chronic pain and functional somatic disorders

Gormsen, Lise K.; Fink, Per; Butler, Stephen H.; Henningsen, Peter et al.

Part of Pain, 2026

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The Ability to Relax Muscles in Chronic Pain Conditions in the General Population: A Cross-Sectional Study (The HUNT Pain Examination Study)

Havstad, Live Forland; Glette, Mari; Landmark, Tormod; Butler, Stephen H. et al.

Part of Physiotherapy Research International, 2025

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Can the pain field learn from the functional somatic disorder field?

Gormsen, Lise; Fink, Per; Butler, Stephen H.; Henningsen, Peter et al.

Part of Pain, p. 2689-2692, 2025

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Neuroinflammation in chronic pain: Myth or reality?

Butler, Stephen H.

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 2025

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Reply to Kajiwara et al.

Myrenget, Martin Elstad; Rustøen, Tone; Myskja, Audun; Småstuen, Milada et al.

Part of Pain, p. 1890-1891, 2024

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Reply to Alcantara Montero: Towards a unified paradigm: chronic pain and functional somatic disorders

Gormsen, Lise K.; Fink, Per; Butler, Stephen H.; Henningsen, Peter et al.

Part of Pain, 2026

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The Ability to Relax Muscles in Chronic Pain Conditions in the General Population: A Cross-Sectional Study (The HUNT Pain Examination Study)

Havstad, Live Forland; Glette, Mari; Landmark, Tormod; Butler, Stephen H. et al.

Part of Physiotherapy Research International, 2025

• DOI for The Ability to Relax Muscles in Chronic Pain Conditions in the General Population: A Cross-Sectional Study (The HUNT Pain Examination Study)

Can the pain field learn from the functional somatic disorder field?

Gormsen, Lise; Fink, Per; Butler, Stephen H.; Henningsen, Peter et al.

Part of Pain, p. 2689-2692, 2025

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Neuroinflammation in chronic pain: Myth or reality?

Butler, Stephen H.

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 2025

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Reply to Kajiwara et al.

Myrenget, Martin Elstad; Rustøen, Tone; Myskja, Audun; Småstuen, Milada et al.

Part of Pain, p. 1890-1891, 2024

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The effect of a music-based caregiving intervention on pain intensity in nursing home patients with dementia: a cluster-randomized controlled study

Myrenget, Martin Elstad; Rustøen, Tone; Myskja, Audun; Småstuen, Milada et al.

Part of Pain, p. 1550-1558, 2024

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Multidisciplinary Pain Management: A Tale of Two Outcomes

Butler, Stephen; Loeser, John D.

Part of Anesthesiology, p. 312-315, 2023

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Chronic pain conditions and use of analgesics among nursing home patients with dementia

Myrenget, Martin Elstad; Borchgrevink, Petter C; Rustøen, Tone; Butler, Stephen et al.

Part of Pain, p. 1002-1011, 2023

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Pain "chronification": what is the problem with this model?

Butler, Stephen H.

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 419-423, 2023

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Association between systemic inflammation and experimental pain sensitivity in subjects with pain and painless neuropathy after traumatic nerve injuries

Miclescu, Adriana Ana; Granlund, Pontus; Butler, Stephen; Gordh, Torsten

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 184-199, 2023

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A Clinical Description of Chronic Pain in a General Population Using ICD-10 and ICD-11 (The HUNT Pain Examination Study)

Borchgrevink, Petter C.; Glette, Mari; Woodhouse, Astrid; Butler, Stephen et al.

Part of Journal of Pain, p. 337-348, 2022

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Sex-related differences in experimental pain sensitivity in subjects with painful or painless neuropathy after surgical repair of traumatic nerve injuries

Miclescu, Adriana; Gkatziani, Panagiota; Granlund, Pontus; Butler, Stephen et al.

Part of Pain Reports, 2022

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Some controversies related to questionable clinical uses of methadone for chronic non-cancer pain and in palliative care

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 421-425, 2021

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Patients with shoulder pain referred to specialist care; treatment, predictors of pain and disability, emotional distress, main symptoms and sick-leave: a cohort study with a 6-months follow-up Comment

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 1-4, 2021

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Prolonged time of after-sensation after experimental pain stimuli despite efficient conditioned pain modulation in patients with chronic neuropathic pain after traumatic nerve injuries in upper extremity

Miclescu, Adriana; Essermark, Marie; Astermark, Mathias; Gkatziani, Panagiota et al.

Part of Pain Reports, 2021

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Revised chronic widespread pain criteria: development from and integration with fibromyalgia criteria

Wolfe, Frederick; Butler, Stephen H; Fitzcharles, MaryAnn; Haeuser, Winfried et al.

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 77-86, 2020

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Chronic neuropathic pain after traumatic peripheral nerve injuries in the upper extremity: prevalence, demographic and surgical determinants, impact on health and on pain medication

Miclescu, Adriana; Straatmann, Antje; Gkatziani, Panagiota; Butler, Stephen et al.

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 95-108, 2020

• DOI for Chronic neuropathic pain after traumatic peripheral nerve injuries in the upper extremity: prevalence, demographic and surgical determinants, impact on health and on pain medication

Laboratory biomarkers of systemic inflammation - what can they tell us about chronic pain?

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 5-7, 2020

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Information, back pain, and radiology

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 427-428, 2019

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The utility/futility of medications for neuropathic pain: an observational study

Butler, Stephen; Eek, Daniel; Ring, Lena; Gordon, Allan et al.

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 327-335, 2019

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Anatomical landmarks of the intra-pelvic side-wall as sources of pain in women with and without pregnancy-related chronic pelvic pain after childbirth: a descriptive study

Torstensson, Thomas; Butler, Stephen; Lindgren, Anne; Peterson, Magnus et al.

Part of BMC Women's Health, 2018

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Support for mirror therapy for phantom and stump pain in landmine-injured patients

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 561-562, 2018

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Catastrophizing, Solicitous Responses From Significant Others, and Function in Individuals With Neuropathic Pain, Osteoarthritis, or Spinal Pain in the General Population

Glette, Mari; Landmark, Tormod; Jensen, Mark P.; Woodhouse, Astrid et al.

Part of Journal of Pain, p. 983-995, 2018

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Important new insight in pain and pain treatment induced changes in functional connectivity between the Pain Matrix and the Salience, Central Executive, and Sensorimotor networks

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 64-65, 2017

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A glimpse into a neglected population: Emerging adults

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 230-232, 2017

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Sleep, widespread pain and restless legs: What is the connection?

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 174-175, 2017

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Relief of phantom limb pain using mirror therapy: A bit more optimism from retrospective analysis of two studies

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 96-97, 2017

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The triumvirate of co-morbid chronic pain, depression, and cognitive impairment: Attacking this "chicken-and-egg" in novel ways

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 148-149, 2017

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CNS-mechanisms contribute to chronification of pain

Breivik, Harald; Stubhaug, Audun; Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 137-139, 2017

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Qualitative pain research emphasizes that patients need true information and physicians and nurses need more knowledge of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

Breivik, Harald; Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 104-105, 2017

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The changing face of acute pain services

Miclescu, Adriana; Butler, Stephen; Karlsten, Rolf

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 204-210, 2017

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Identifying characteristics of the most severely impaired chronic pain patients treated at a specialized inpatient pain clinic

Hysing, Eva-Britt; Smith, Lena; Eriksson, Måns; Karlsten, Rolf et al.

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 178-185, 2017

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The meaning and consequences of amputation and mastectomy from the perspective of pain and suffering - Lessons to be learned and relearned

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 98-99, 2017

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How widespread should pain be to be defined as widespread?: Reply

Butler, Stephen H.; Landmark, Tormod; Glette, Mari; Borchgrevink, Petter et al.

Part of Pain, p. 1832-1833, 2016

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Is there hope for the most complicated chronic pain patients facing back surgery?

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 130-131, 2016

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Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) are sensitive outcome-variables in patients with chronic pain: Importance of self-efficacy

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 25-26, 2016

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Cortical reorganization of the healthy hand in upper-limb complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS): Is reorganizations of common beliefs about CRPS necessary?

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 136-137, 2016

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An investigation into enlarging and reducing the size of mirror reflections of the hand on experimentally induced cold-pressor pain in healthy volunteers

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 26-27, 2016

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Adverse childhood experiences influence development of pain during pregnancy.

Drevin, Jennifer; Stern, Jenny; Annerbäck, Eva-Maria; Peterson, Magnus et al.

Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 840-846, 2015

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Referred pain patterns provoked on intra-pelvic structures among women with and without chronic pelvic pain: a descriptive study

Torstensson, Thomas; Butler, Stephen; Lindgren, Anne; Peterson, Magnus et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2015

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Qualitative research in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 62-63, 2015

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A randomized controlled trial of eccentric vs. concentric graded exercise in chronic tennis elbow (lateral elbow tendinopathy)

Peterson, Magnus; Butler, Stephen; Eriksson, Margaretha; Svardsudd, Kurt

Part of Clinical Rehabilitation, p. 862-872, 2014

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Donepezil provides positive effects to patients treated with gabapentin for neuropathic pain: an exploratory study

Basnet, A.; Butler, Stephen; Honore, P. H.; Butler, M. et al.

Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, p. 61-73, 2014

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Predictors of severe pain in a cohort of 5271 individuals with self-reported neuropathic pain

Butler, Stephen H.; Jonzon, Bror; Branting-Ekenback, Christina; Wadell, Cecilia et al.

Part of Pain, p. 141-146, 2013

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Neglect-like signs and symptoms in CRPS

Galer, Bradley S.; Jensen, Mark; Butler, Stephen

Part of Pain, p. 961-962, 2013

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The IMMPACT factor or IMMPACT strikes again!

Butler, Stephen

Part of Pain, p. 2243-2244, 2013

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Targeting oxidative injury and citokines activity in the treatment with anti-TNF alpha antibodies against CRPS 1

Miclescu, Adriana; Nordquist, Lena; Hysing, Eva-Britt; Butler, Stephen et al.

Part of Pain Practice, p. 641-648, 2013

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A randomized controlled trial of exercise versus wait list in chronic tennis elbow (lateral epicondylosis)

Peterson, Magnus; Butler, Stephen; Eriksson, Margaretha; Svärdsudd, Kurt

Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 269-279, 2011

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Important knowledge of pain and phantom experiences after breast surgery and leg- or arm-amputation: value of qualitative pain research

Butler, Stephen; Gordh, Torsten

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 8-8, 2010

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The wit and wisdom of Wilbert (Bill) Fordyce (1923 - 2009)

Butler, Stephen

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Pain, p. 160-163, 2017

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Chronic widespread pain - the need for a standard definition

Butler, Stephen; Landmark, Tormod; Glette, Mari; Borchgrevink, Petter et al.

Part of Pain, p. 541-543, 2016

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The changing face of the acute pain

Miclescu, Adriana; Butler, Stephen; Karlsten, Rolf

2016

Provoked pain intensity on intra-pelvic structures in women with and without chronic pelvic pain

Torstensson, Thomas; Butler, Stephen; Lindgren, Anne; Peterson, Magnus et al.