‘No pain, no gain’ approach improves walking ability with peripheral artery disease: Journal of the American Heart Association Report
Walking for exercise at a pace that induced pain or discomfort improved walking ability among people with peripheral artery disease, or PAD, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. About 150,000 nontraumatic amputations occur annually, according to the […]
Gene Therapy Makes Inroads Against a Form of Hemophilia
Latest Chronic Pain News FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) People with hemophilia B could find their bleeding risk dramatically reduced with just one injection of an experimental gene therapy, a new study reports. Hemophilia B is a rare and inherited genetic disorder in which people have low levels of the factor IX (FIX) protein, […]
10 Mindless Habits That May Be Causing You Back Pain
Back pain is inconvenient and, unfortunately, incredibly common ― 4 out of 5 adults will have low back pain at some point in their lives, according to the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine. If you are one of the nearly 65 million Americans who report a recent episode of back pain or one […]
Mindfulness meditation reduces pain by separating it from the self: UC San Diego study reveals neural circuitry supporting mindfulness-induced pain relief
For centuries, people have been using mindfulness meditation to try to relieve their pain, but neuroscientists have only recently been able to test if and how this actually works. In the latest of these efforts, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine measured the effects of mindfulness on pain perception and brain […]
Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids
Latest Chronic Pain News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) Hinting at a future alternative to opioid painkillers, scientists have developed a tiny implant designed to ease post-surgery pain and then dissolve once the job is done. So far, the research has been limited to lab animals, and it will […]
Therapeutic Use of Cannabis: Risks, Benefits, Legality
ORLANDO — As more patients seek cannabis products for pain relief and other indications, clinicians’ knowledge of the products, risks, and benefits becomes paramount in guiding safe and effective use, a primary care practitioner in pain management said here. As many as 80% of patients who seek medical cannabis want it for pain, and about […]
Bump in Non-Opioid Pain Prescriptions Following CDC’s 2016 Guidelines
Non-opioid pain medication prescribing increased after the CDC published guidelines on opioids for chronic pain in 2016, according to a cohort study using insurance claims data. Among over 15 million individuals, logistic regression models showed that the odds of non-opioid pain prescriptions were higher following the release of the “Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic […]
Cannabis products demonstrate short-term reduction in chronic pain, little else, review finds: In a systematic review of scientific literature, researchers find thin evidence that cannabis has clinical benefits
Evidence behind the effectiveness of cannabis-related products to treat chronic pain is surprisingly thin, according to a new systematic evidence review by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University. The federally funded review, which will be updated on an ongoing basis, was published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers did find evidence to […]
Coxsackievirus: Rash, Symptoms, Incubation Period & Treatment
Acetaminophen is a drug that reduces fever and relieves pain. It is available alone, or in combination with hundreds of other drugs available both over-the-counter (without a prescription) or that that may require a prescription from your doctor, for example, acetaminophen and hydrocodone (Vicodin, Norco) or acetaminophen and oxycodone (Percocet). Acetaminophen treats a variety of […]
What Works Best for Ruptured Achilles Tendons?
Latest Chronic Pain News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, April 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) A ruptured Achilles tendon can reduce a weekend warrior to a limping one. And there’s no single right way to treat it. People who’ve suffered this common injury may fare just as well with physical therapy as with surgery, a […]