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Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases increase the risk of lethal comorbidities

Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) include over 200 diseases that affect over 120 million Europeans of all ages.

1 Jun 2023

Fibromyalgia causes structural brain changes

Pain-processing regions are particularly affected by changes in brain volume. The good news is that these changes may be reversible.

26 May 2023

How to be more inclusive and offer assistance to people with common hidden disabilities

In the UK alone, there are around 14.5 million people who live with a disability.

25 May 2023

New intervention program can help reduce opioid use for chronic pain

Researchers at the University of Warwick and The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough have led a clinical trial, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), on a new treatment which can help people stop needing to use opioid painkillers to manage chronic pain.

23 May 2023

New research highlights the incredible resiliency among adult survivors of childhood physical abuse

New research published online in Children and Youth Services Review found that approximately two thirds (63%) of adult survivors of childhood physical abuse are in complete mental health, also known as psychologically flourishing.

23 May 2023

Modified version of anti-nausea drug can enter into cells and provide long-lasting pain relief

Altering the chemical properties of an anti-nausea drug enables it to enter an interior compartment of the cell and provide long-lasting pain relief, according to a new study led by researchers at NYU College of Dentistry's Pain Research Center.

22 May 2023

Researchers identify brain signatures for chronic pain in a small group of individuals

For the first time, researchers have recorded pain-related data from inside the brain of individuals with chronic pain disorders caused by stroke or amputation (phantom limb pain).

22 May 2023

What are the rates of chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain incidence and persistence in US adults?

Researchers estimated the rates of chronic pain among adults in the United States (US).

19 May 2023

An AI chatbot may be your next therapist. Will it actually help your mental health?

In the past few years, 10,000 to 20,000 apps have stampeded into the mental health space, offering to "disrupt" traditional therapy.

17 May 2023

Study reveals high disease burden of chronic pain among U.S. adults

A study from the National Institutes of Health shows that new cases of chronic pain occur more often among U.S. adults than new cases of several other common conditions, including diabetes, depression, and high blood pressure. Among people who have chronic pain, almost two-thirds still suffer from it a year later.

16 May 2023

Is medical cannabis treatment associated with improvements in health-related quality of life?

Researchers investigated whether cannabis treatment could improve the health-associated quality of life.

11 May 2023

Researchers show the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on somatosensory abnormalities in a hamster model

In a recent article published in the journal Science Immunology, researchers in the United States performed a longitudinal cohort study in a golden hamster model to investigate the sensory-altering mechanisms induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection compared to an influenza A virus (IAV).

11 May 2023

Rising tide of chronic disease can be traced to impaired salugenesis, incomplete healing

In medicine and science, the term "pathogenesis" describes the origin and development of disease. There is not, however, a broadly accepted term to describe the other half of the equation: the process of healing and recovery.

10 May 2023

Multiscale modeling and personalized therapies: tackling the complexities of epilepsy with degeneracy concept

Researchers described novel multiscale and population-level models for epilepsy.

9 May 2023

Can driving status can be considered a proxy for successful aging?

Researchers evaluated the association between the functional, cognitive, and social aspects of car diving and successful aging.

8 May 2023

$New interactive online tool for shared decision-making can help prevent fragility fractures$

New interactive online tool for shared decision-making can help prevent fragility fractures

Should healthy people be screened to help reduce their risk of fragility fractures? A new interactive online Fragility Fracture Decision Aid for shared decision-making can help clinicians and patients visualize their individual risk of fracture and the potential benefits and harms of preventive treatment.

8 May 2023

Clinicians must broaden their duty of care while treating people with deep-seated trauma

Child protection experts are imploring clinicians to broaden their duty of care to ensure that patients’ hidden trauma is not overlooked by more obvious physical symptoms and illnesses.

8 May 2023

Music therapy can relieve suffering in people who live with chronic pain

In Sörmland, Sweden, music therapy is offered as a method of treatment for people living with chronic pain.

5 May 2023

Neuropathic pain study uncovers pathophysiological mechanism and promising therapeutic target

Neuropathic pain -; abnormal hypersensitivity to stimuli -; is associated with impaired quality of life and is often poorly managed. Estimates suggest that 3 percent to 17 percent of adults suffer from neuropathic pain, including a quarter of people with diabetes and a third of people with HIV.

5 May 2023

Cognitive function therapy significantly improves chronic low back pain at a considerably lower societal cost

Researchers determined whether CFT was more effective and economically advantageous.

5 May 2023

Chronic Pain News and Research

Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases increase the risk of lethal comorbidities

Fibromyalgia causes structural brain changes

How to be more inclusive and offer assistance to people with common hidden disabilities

New intervention program can help reduce opioid use for chronic pain

New research highlights the incredible resiliency among adult survivors of childhood physical abuse

Modified version of anti-nausea drug can enter into cells and provide long-lasting pain relief

Researchers identify brain signatures for chronic pain in a small group of individuals

What are the rates of chronic pain and high-impact chronic pain incidence and persistence in US adults?

An AI chatbot may be your next therapist. Will it actually help your mental health?

Study reveals high disease burden of chronic pain among U.S. adults

Is medical cannabis treatment associated with improvements in health-related quality of life?

Researchers show the effect of SARS-CoV-2 infection on somatosensory abnormalities in a hamster model

Rising tide of chronic disease can be traced to impaired salugenesis, incomplete healing

Multiscale modeling and personalized therapies: tackling the complexities of epilepsy with degeneracy concept

Can driving status can be considered a proxy for successful aging?

New interactive online tool for shared decision-making can help prevent fragility fractures

Clinicians must broaden their duty of care while treating people with deep-seated trauma

Music therapy can relieve suffering in people who live with chronic pain

Neuropathic pain study uncovers pathophysiological mechanism and promising therapeutic target

Cognitive function therapy significantly improves chronic low back pain at a considerably lower societal cost

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