Psychology & Psychiatry
Virtual avatars want you to tell them about your pain. Is that the future of health care?
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News tagged with physical pain
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental health crisis highlights access challenges, finds survey
The ongoing mental health crisis is causing significant challenges for many psychologists as they grapple with demand fueled by patients presenting with increasingly severe symptoms year after year, according to APA's 2023 ...
Dec 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds 6+ hours/day of sedentary leisure time linked to doubling in uterine fibroids risk
Clocking up 6 or more hours of sedentary leisure time every day may double a woman's risk of uterine fibroids before she's gone through the menopause, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Open.
Nov 28, 2023
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Pediatrics
Pain expert calls on clinicians to stop needle pain for kids
One of the world's leading experts in pediatric pain management is calling upon clinicians nationwide to join an "Ouchless Jab Challenge," to eliminate the pain, trauma and anxiety of needle jabs for young children.
Nov 18, 2023
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Medical research
Men experience less pain when a woman is in charge, researcher finds
A man who is exposed to physical pain feels less severe pain if he is subjected to pain by a woman compared with a man, according to new research from Lund University in Sweden. In addition, men experience less pain after ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New evidence that heightened pain sensitivity is linked to sympathy for opposing political views
The next time your friend displays remarkable openness to their opposite political camp's ideas, you might try pinching them.
Nov 9, 2023
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Health
Stacking your exercise over the weekend as effective as spreading activity out
Researchers have found that condensing exercise into a few days is as effective as spreading activity out across a week. Dr. Wes Troyer, a Mayo Clinic physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, explains how people who ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Surgery
Advanced treatments target advanced shoulder issues
Shoulder pain, weakness and range of motion loss can keep you from the activities you need and love to do, whether it's lifting boxes on the job, putting away dishes in the kitchen or hitting that powerful tennis serve.
Nov 6, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Endometriosis afflicts millions of women, but few people feel comfortable talking about it
Endometriosis causes physical, sexual and emotional pain. About 190 million people around the globe have endometriosis, including one in 10 American women, but there has historically been a deafening silence about the disease ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Health
Different pain types in multiple sclerosis can cause difficulty staying active
For patients with multiple sclerosis, a regular exercise routine is important for managing symptoms. But due to different causes of chronic pain, physical exercise can be more difficult for some.
Nov 1, 2023
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