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Study finds that IV steroids decrease amount of pain medication needed for nerve blocks

Nerve blocks using local anesthetics, or numbing medicines similar to Novocain, are routinely performed by anesthesiologists to provide pain relief for patients undergoing surgery.

15 Mar 2017

New tool under development could identify poor posture of surgeons in operating room

The psychological stress that surgeons face is well-documented. Less understood is the physical stress they endure from spending hours in awkward positions in the operating room.

14 Mar 2017

Researchers discover new way to curb chronic pain

For millions of sufferers, there is nothing more debilitating than chronic back or joint pain. It can feel like a lifetime of misery.

14 Mar 2017

Physicians and patients often differ over priorities of pain treatment, research shows

Disagreements between doctors and patients over the priorities of pain treatment are common during primary care office visits, new research from UC Davis Health shows.

13 Mar 2017

Insurance status linked to morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing total hip replacements

Insurance status is one marker of socioeconomic standing, and research has shown that uninsured and underinsured patients have worse outcomes following medical care.

10 Mar 2017

CRNAs urge patients to learn about risks, benefits of pain relief treatments

The opioid crisis is one of the largest challenges facing today's healthcare professionals and the patients for whom they care.

8 Mar 2017

Neurofeedback shows promise in reducing symptoms of CIPN in cancer survivors

A type of functional brain training known as neurofeedback shows promise in reducing symptoms of chemotherapy-induced nerve damage, or neuropathy, in cancer survivors, according to a study by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

3 Mar 2017

Sex differences in microglia activity affect pain treatment, study finds

A female brain's resident immune cells are more active in regions involved in pain processing relative to males, according to a recent study by Georgia State University researchers.

2 Mar 2017

Shared reading can be useful therapy for chronic pain sufferers, study finds

A study conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool, The Reader and the Royal Liverpool University Hospitals Trust, and funded by the British Academy, has found that shared reading (SR) can be a useful therapy for chronic pain sufferers.

1 Mar 2017

Study explores consequences of poor shoe choice on health of elderly individuals

As people get older, they experience changes in their foot morphology. If they do not change their shoe size along with these transformations, older people - most of whom choose the wrong shoes - suffer, among other things, anxiety, apathy, loss of balance and falls, according to a study by the University of A Coruña.

1 Mar 2017

Novel non-pharmacological approach shows promise to manage chronic pain

Chronic pain afflicts over 100 million people across the United States. It diminishes their productivity and their quality of life and costs hundreds of billions of dollars each year to medically manage. It shatters people's emotional wellbeing, tears apart families and claims lives through suicides and accidental drug overdoses.

1 Mar 2017

Scientists develop in vitro stem cell-based bioassay for detecting biological activity of BoNTs

Scientists at the Institute for Infectious Diseases, University of Bern have developed an in vitro stem cell-based bioassay grown on multi-electrode arrays capable of detecting the biological activity of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins.

28 Feb 2017

High levels of physical activity affects pain perceptions in older adults, study finds

Older adults with higher levels of physical activity have pain modulation patterns that might help lower their risk of developing chronic pain, reports a study in PAIN, the official publication of the International Association for the Study of Pain. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

24 Feb 2017

Johns Hopkins researchers find how itch-detecting neurons manage pain

There are neurons in your skin that are wired for one purpose and one purpose only: to sense itchy things.

22 Feb 2017

Study finds Mediterranean foods as key to reduce pain linked to obesity

Eating a Mediterranean diet could decrease the chances an overweight person will experience regular pain, new research suggests.

21 Feb 2017

Compound from snail's venom may offer alternative to opioids for pain relief

A tiny snail may offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief. Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids.

21 Feb 2017

SLU scientist examines potential biomarkers for pain linked to debilitating health conditions

With new funding from The Mayday Fund, a Saint Louis University researcher will leverage her discovery of a pain pathway to determine if either of two key molecules can be used as biomarkers for pain associated with four debilitating health conditions: chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis and vulvodynia.

16 Feb 2017

Chronic Pain News and Research

Study finds that IV steroids decrease amount of pain medication needed for nerve blocks

New tool under development could identify poor posture of surgeons in operating room

Researchers discover new way to curb chronic pain

Physicians and patients often differ over priorities of pain treatment, research shows

Insurance status linked to morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing total hip replacements

CRNAs urge patients to learn about risks, benefits of pain relief treatments

Neurofeedback shows promise in reducing symptoms of CIPN in cancer survivors

Sex differences in microglia activity affect pain treatment, study finds

Shared reading can be useful therapy for chronic pain sufferers, study finds

Study explores consequences of poor shoe choice on health of elderly individuals

Novel non-pharmacological approach shows promise to manage chronic pain

Scientists develop in vitro stem cell-based bioassay for detecting biological activity of BoNTs

High levels of physical activity affects pain perceptions in older adults, study finds

Johns Hopkins researchers find how itch-detecting neurons manage pain

Study finds Mediterranean foods as key to reduce pain linked to obesity

Compound from snail's venom may offer alternative to opioids for pain relief

SLU scientist examines potential biomarkers for pain linked to debilitating health conditions

Canadian researchers use gene therapy to treat patient with Fabry disease

New report highlights serious health problems faced by spinal cord injury patients

CU Boulder scientists develop brain-based model to predict pain using variables beyond sensory input

Improving healthcare sustainability through carbon data

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