Chronic pain impacts an estimated 20% of the world population and persists as a frustrating symptom for innumerable health issues, from sickle-cell disease to arthritis.
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University of Dundee research has revealed that each additional traumatic or stressful event experienced during childhood increases the odds of an individual suffering from multiple chronic conditions later in life by nearly ...
Sep 6, 2024
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Pain is a complex, multifaceted experience shaped by various factors beyond physical sensation, such as a person's mindset and their expectations of pain. The placebo effect, the tendency for a person's symptoms to improve ...
Sep 5, 2024
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A randomized controlled trial found that individualized acupuncture may reduce chronic neck pain for up to 24 weeks when compared to sham acupuncture and a waitlist control group. Although the clinical significance remains ...
Sep 3, 2024
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A deeper understanding of the communication inside the body when someone is going through opioid withdrawal has led to a new clinical trial at the University of Calgary.
Aug 29, 2024
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Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) School of Dentistry have created a first-of-its-kind sleep apnea model for studying chronic pain. A study published in Science ...
Aug 29, 2024
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Pain is a necessary biological signal, but a variety of conditions can cause those signals to go awry. For people with chronic pain, the root is often faulty signals emerging deep within the brain, giving false alarms about ...
Aug 28, 2024
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With the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games just around the corner, the extensive training and the sacrifices athletes make to compete at the games take center stage.
Aug 27, 2024
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Not all pain is the same. Depending on the cause, it requires different therapies. A team led by ETH Zurich has now developed a method that enables physicians to better distinguish between physical and psychosocial pain.
Aug 21, 2024
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Mindfulness-based interventions delivered via telehealth in a scalable format can improve pain and overall well-being among veterans with chronic pain, according to new research published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Aug 19, 2024
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