Medications
Research finds opioids may help chronic pain, a little
Use of opioids for patients with chronic, non-cancer pain may help, but not a lot.
Dec 18, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Can stimulating the brain treat chronic pain?
For the first time, researchers at the UNC School of Medicine showed they could target one brain region with a weak alternating current of electricity, enhance the naturally occurring brain rhythms of that region, and significantly ...
Nov 8, 2018
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Study finds tennis elbow treatments provide little to no benefit
The painful condition known as "tennis elbow" results from overuse of the tendons in the forearm, typically in a patient's dominant arm. A repetitive stress injury, tennis elbow affects not just athletes, but also tradesmen, ...
Nov 1, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Parent educational tools on pain relief help reduce babies' vaccination distress
Information provided to new parents in hospital about how to alleviate pain for their babies during vaccination resulted in more frequent use of pain interventions at future infant vaccinations, reports a study published ...
Oct 22, 2018
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Medications
Push-button pain meds curb need for opioids after C-section: study
(HealthDay)—Letting women who've had a cesarean section dispense and control pain medication through a catheter reduces their use of addictive oral opioid painkillers, researchers report.
Oct 15, 2018
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Medications
Despite crisis patients perceive opioids as superior and expect them for postsurgical pain
Even with concerns about addiction, side effects and the other risks of opioids dominating headlines, a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2018 annual meeting found people expect to be prescribed opioids and perceive them ...
Oct 13, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New attention to women with painful vertebral compression fractures
Older women who suffer vertebral fractures rarely attract the attention of health care providers. A dissertation at Sahlgrenska Academy, Sweden, throws new light on a group of individuals with chronic pain as a constant companion.
Oct 9, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The soothing effects of strangers
Is pain treatment more helpful if it is provided by a friend, or is the help of a stranger better? A study conducted by researchers from the Universities of Wuerzburg, Amsterdam and Zurich investigated this question and found ...
Sep 26, 2018
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Neuroscience
Common painkiller not effective for chronic pain after traumatic nerve injury
A new study out today in the Journal of Neurology finds that pregabalin is not effective in controlling the chronic pain that sometimes develops following traumatic nerve injury. The results of the international study, which ...
Sep 24, 2018
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Health
Acupuncture: A new look at an ancient remedy
(HealthDay)—Widely practiced in Asia for thousands of years, acupuncture is one of the key components of traditional Chinese medicine. Yet it's still viewed with some skepticism in the Western world.
Sep 19, 2018
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