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Migraine Increases Risk of Severe Skin Sensitivity and Pain
• Headaches • • Migraine • • Pain • Apr 21 08
People with migraine are more likely to experience exacerbated skin sensitivity or pain after non-painful daily activities such as rubbing one’s head, combing one’s…
Study Finds Biological Link Between Pain and Fatigue
• Pain • Apr 08 08
A recent University of Iowa study reveals a biological link between pain and fatigue and may help explain why more women than men are…
A Plan to Reduce Fibromyalgia Pain
• Pain • Apr 03 08
Pain all over, fatigue and difficulty sleeping - and no measurable answer for what could be wrong.
That scenario may be familiar for the…
Loyola Uses Virtual-reality Video Game to Help Burn Patients Play Their Way to Pain Relief
• Pain • Mar 19 08
To a patient recovering from severe burns, no place would be more soothing than a polar landscape of gently falling snowflakes, snowmen, penguins, igloos…
Pain in Fibromyalgia Is Linked to Changes in Brain Molecule
• Brain • • Pain • Mar 10 08
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have found a key linkage between pain and a specific brain molecule, a discovery that lends…
Chronic pain should be considered a disease
• Pain • Feb 15 08
The concept that chronic pain is a disease in its own right is leading to new specific treatments aimed at physical, psychological, and environmental…
Pain Patients Should Not be Punished for Opioid Medication Abuse or Addiction
• Pain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 22 08
“Any practitioner prescribing opioids for chronic use should be accountable for having a strategy in place if medication abuse or addiction occurs,” says Peggy…
Massage may help ease pain and anxiety after surgery
• Pain • • Surgery • Dec 18 07
A 20-minute evening back massage may help relieve pain and reduce anxiety following major surgery when given in addition to pain medications, according to…
How stress alleviates pain
• Neurology • • Pain • Dec 05 07
One way to alleviate the pain of banging your shin while on a hike is to encounter a grizzly bear—a well-known phenomenon called stress-induced…
Pain-Reducing Effects of Cannabis Depend on Dose
• Pain • • Surgery • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 24 07
Although smoking “moderate” doses of cannabis helps reduce pain in healthy research volunteers, pain is actually increased at high doses.
The November issue of…
Watching Funny Shows Helps Children Tolerate Pain for Longer Periods
• Children's Health • • Pain • Oct 21 07
Watching comedy shows helped children tolerate pain for longer periods of time, suggesting that humorous distraction could be used in clinical settings to help…
Massage Could Put You at Risk for Nerve Injury
• Neurology • • Pain • Oct 17 07
Massage is commonly regarded as a therapy associated with relieving muscle tension and pain. For some people, a routine massage may actually be the…
Acupuncture Diminishes Acute Postop Pain
• Alternative Medicine • • Pain • Oct 16 07
An analysis of several large research studies found that acupuncture, a traditional form of Chinese medicine, effectively eases postoperative pain without serious side effects.
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How does the opioid system control pain, reward and addictive behavior?
• Pain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Oct 15 07
The opioid system controls pain, reward and addictive behaviors. Opioids exert their pharmacological actions through three opioid receptors, mu, delta and kappa whose genes…
Common Abdominal Pain May be Due to a Potentially Treatable Newly Recognized Inflammatory Reaction
• Pain • Sep 19 07
As many as one in four people in westernized countries experience pain or discomfort in their upper abdomen, and physicians have almost nothing to…
Rating your pain from 0 to 10 might not help your doctor
• Pain • Sep 17 07
The most commonly used measure for pain screening may only be modestly accurate, according to researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine and…
Methadone and systematic follow-up: the best solution for managing chronic pain
• Pain • Sep 12 07
Approximately 30% of Canadians suffer daily from chronic pain. Patients may be affected differently depending on the intensity, but all chronic pain is debilitating…
Take the Itch and Burn Out of Hemorrhoids
• Pain • • Surgery • Aug 21 07
Are you tired of the itch and burn of hemorrhoids? While it’s a fairly common condition, many patients may be too embarrassed to talk…
Acupuncture doesn’t reduce arthritis pain
• Alternative Medicine • • Arthritis • • Pain • Aug 16 07
New research suggests that the reduction in arthritis pain as a result of exercise-based physical therapy is not enhanced by the addition of acupuncture.
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Whiplash May Produce Delayed Jaw Pain
• Pain • • Trauma & Injuries • Aug 16 07
One in three people exposed to whiplash trauma is at risk of developing delayed TMJ symptoms that may require treatment, according to research published…
How pain distracts the brain
• Brain • • Pain • Jul 05 07
Anybody who’s tried to concentrate on work while suffering a headache knows that pain compellingly commands attention—which is how evolution helped ensure survival…
Adequate Pain Control Is A Human Right
• Pain • Jun 27 07
A growing international consensus urges change in several areas—including increased availability of controlled medications such as opioids—toward the goal of recognizing effective treatment for…
Fibromyalgia: the Misunderstood Disease
• Pain • Jun 04 07
Fourteen years ago, Josephine* began to experience severe pain throughout her body. As her symptoms became worse, she sought help from a variety of…
Use Caution with All Pain Medications
• Drug News • • Pain • • Stroke • May 31 07
Not long ago, choosing a pain reliever meant finding one that eased your pain without being too hard on the stomach. Now, research suggests…
Chronic pain may impair your memory
• Pain • May 22 07
Chronic pain doesn’t just cause physical discomfort, it can also impair your memory and concentration.
Researchers at the University of Alberta’s Multidisciplinary Pain Centre…