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Xavant Technology's neuromodulation device receives FDA clearance for treatment of chronic intractable pain

Xavant Technology (Pty) Ltd today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared their Stimpod NMS460. With the U.S. patent awarded on proprietary hybrid pulsed radio frequency (PRF) waveform, this non-invasive neuromodulation device is focused on the symptomatic relief and management of chronic intractable pain, as well as an adjunctive treatment in the management of post-surgical pain, post-traumatic acute pain problems, and an adjunct for pain control due to rehabilitation.

1 Aug 2017

Tricks and illusions help unveil how the brain processes multiple sensory inputs

Tricks and illusions, once the domain of magicians, are helping scientists unveil how the brain works.

1 Aug 2017

Survey explores how Ohio's ED administrators perceive role of state opioid prescribing guidelines

A survey led by a team of researchers at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center reports that the majority of Ohio's emergency department administrators and physicians are in support of the most recent state guidelines for prescribing opioids, but challenges still exist in implementation.

1 Aug 2017

Yoga benefits veterans with chronic low back pain, study shows

In a study including 150 military veterans with chronic low back pain, researcher Dr. Erik J. Groessl and his team from the VA San Diego Healthcare System found that veterans who completed a 12-week yoga program had better scores on a disability questionnaire, improved pain intensity scores, and a decline in opioid use.

25 Jul 2017

Mind-body therapies significantly reduce acute pain experienced by hospital patients

Mindfulness training and hypnotic suggestion significantly reduced acute pain experienced by hospital patients, according to a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

25 Jul 2017

New trial shows ketamine's effectiveness to treat geriatric depression

Australian researchers have completed the world's first randomised control trial (RCT) assessing the efficacy and safety of ketamine as a treatment for depression in elderly patients.

24 Jul 2017

Noninvasive treatment uses cooled radio energy to provide relief from arthritis pain

Pain medicine specialists at Rush have helped develop, and are among the first in the country to provide, a noninvasive treatment for knee arthritis that uses cooled radio energy to target and interrupt pain signals.

21 Jul 2017

Study: Team-based primary care model effective in lowering opioid use among chronic pain patients

A new, team-based, primary care model is decreasing prescription opioid use among patients with chronic pain by 40 percent, according to a new study out of Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine, which is published online ahead of print in JAMA Internal Medicine.

18 Jul 2017

NYU researcher to study biological differences between men and women in oral cancer pain

Nicole Scheff, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Brian L. Schmidt, director of the NYU Bluestone Center for Clinical Research and the NYU Oral Cancer Center, both located at New York University College of Dentistry, has received a two-year, $120,000-plus F32 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

10 Jul 2017

Research could provide new insights into treatment of rare chronic pain condition

People suffering from chronic pain often find their condition distracting and debilitating, but new research reveals that some might, in fact, be paying less, rather than more, attention to the source of their pain.

10 Jul 2017

Opioid prescribing practices update from CDC

According to the latest Vital Signs reports issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of prescriptions containing an opioid was at its highest in 2010 and since then has decreased every year until 2015. The numbers are still high says the report and the variations are also noticeable between counties.

6 Jul 2017

New LA BioMed study offers answers for why acupuncture may help people with chronic pain

The use of acupuncture to treat pain dates back to the earliest recorded history in China. Despite centuries of acupuncture, it's still not clear why this method of applying and stimulating tiny needles at certain points on the body can relieve pain.

30 Jun 2017

Psychological tools help high-risk chronic pain patients to taper opioid use

Psychological support and new coping skills are helping patients at high risk of developing chronic pain and long-term, high-dose opioid use taper their opioids and rebuild their lives with activities that are meaningful and joyful to them.

29 Jun 2017

Patients with mental disorders get half of all opioid prescriptions

Adults with a mental illness receive more than 50 percent of the 115 million opioid prescriptions in the United States annually, according to a study released Monday.

27 Jun 2017

Self-help intervention may be useful as initial treatment to manage symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome

A self-help approach to a graded exercise program, supervised by a specialist physiotherapist, is safe and may reduce fatigue for some people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), according to a new trial of 200 people published in The Lancet.

24 Jun 2017

All-Star Healthcare Physical Medicine: Tailored therapies can decrease pain in neuropathy patients

As summer enters with a bang in South Texas, many have plans to head to the beach with family and friends. Sadly, for many, this idea is not a dream but a nightmare.

22 Jun 2017

Study: DBS shows promise for treating patients with post-stroke pain syndrome

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral striatum/anterior limb of the internal capsule is safe and feasible in addressing the affective component of pain in patients with post-stroke pain syndrome.

20 Jun 2017

International team to set how gene therapies in hemophilia should be measured for effectiveness

An international team involving dozens of stakeholders from patients and policy makers to payers and government agencies are getting together to set how gene therapies in hemophilia should be measured for effectiveness.

20 Jun 2017

Fatal overdose risk increases with daily opioid use among Medicaid patients, study finds

Among Medicaid patients taking opioids for chronic pain, the risk of fatal overdose rises steadily with daily opioid dose, reports a study in the July issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

16 Jun 2017

Female chronic pain sufferers who catastrophize more likely to take prescribed opioids

Female chronic pain sufferers who catastrophize, a psychological condition in which pain is exaggerated or irrationally focused on, not only report greater pain intensity, but are more likely to be taking prescribed opioids than men with the same condition, according to a study published Online First in Anesthesiology, the peer-reviewed medical journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

15 Jun 2017

Chronic Pain News and Research

Xavant Technology's neuromodulation device receives FDA clearance for treatment of chronic intractable pain

Tricks and illusions help unveil how the brain processes multiple sensory inputs

Survey explores how Ohio's ED administrators perceive role of state opioid prescribing guidelines

Yoga benefits veterans with chronic low back pain, study shows

Mind-body therapies significantly reduce acute pain experienced by hospital patients

New trial shows ketamine's effectiveness to treat geriatric depression

Noninvasive treatment uses cooled radio energy to provide relief from arthritis pain

Study: Team-based primary care model effective in lowering opioid use among chronic pain patients

NYU researcher to study biological differences between men and women in oral cancer pain

Research could provide new insights into treatment of rare chronic pain condition

Opioid prescribing practices update from CDC

New LA BioMed study offers answers for why acupuncture may help people with chronic pain

Psychological tools help high-risk chronic pain patients to taper opioid use

Patients with mental disorders get half of all opioid prescriptions

Self-help intervention may be useful as initial treatment to manage symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome

All-Star Healthcare Physical Medicine: Tailored therapies can decrease pain in neuropathy patients

Study: DBS shows promise for treating patients with post-stroke pain syndrome

International team to set how gene therapies in hemophilia should be measured for effectiveness

Fatal overdose risk increases with daily opioid use among Medicaid patients, study finds

Female chronic pain sufferers who catastrophize more likely to take prescribed opioids

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