Surgery
The most common back surgeries, explained
Imagine a life where even the simplest movement becomes a painful endeavor.
Jun 21, 2023
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News tagged with chronic back pain
Addiction
Clinical trial: New treatment helps patients end addictive opioid use in chronic pain
Researchers at the University of Warwick and The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough have led a clinical trial on a new treatment which can help people stop needing to use opioid painkillers to manage chronic pain. ...
May 23, 2023
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Medical research
Study offers fresh hope for people living with chronic back pain
Long-term sufferers of chronic back pain experienced dramatic reductions in pain and related disability that remained at their one-year follow-up after taking part in a new treatment tested by Curtin-Macquarie-Monash University ...
May 2, 2023
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Health
Turning down the volume of pain
For every feeling we experience, there is a lot of complex biology going on underneath our skin.
Apr 17, 2023
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Health
Patients with chronic pain value empathic doctors who validate concerns and communicate clearly
Researchers have conducted a cross-sectional study of patient satisfaction among adult participants with chronic low back pain in a national pain research registry using self-reported measures of physician communication, ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Biomedical technology
Video: Artificial intelligence massage therapy? Meet the robot being studied by Mayo Clinic
Getting a massage from a robot may seem like something out of a science fiction story, but it could be a reality in the not-too-distant future. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is looking into the possibility of robotic ...
Mar 17, 2023
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Medical research
Equine-facilitated therapy found to improve the functioning of patients with low back pain
Patients with chronic low back pain may benefit from equine-facilitated therapy (EFT), a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. During a 12-week intervention, the perceived amount of pain decreased, and the ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Spinal cord stimulation doesn't help with back pain, says new review
Spinal cord stimulation, a medical technology suggested to treat people with chronic back pain, does not provide long-term relief and may cause harm, according to a Cochrane Review released today.
Mar 8, 2023
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Health
Review finds recently popular chronic back pain therapy needs more rigorous study
A systematic review of relatively new treatment for chronic back pain—cognitive functional therapy—has found that it is no better than traditional therapies based on evidence from past studies.
Mar 2, 2023
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Radiology & Imaging
Injectable tissue provides significant, long-term relief for chronic back pain, finds research
A minimally invasive treatment that injects allograft disk tissue into the spine to relieve pain associated with degenerative disk disease provides significant improvement in pain and function over a sustained period, according ...
Mar 1, 2023
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