Seeing is relieving, when it comes to relief from chronic painOctober 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - People who suffer from chronic pain can greatly improve their condition just by looking at the area where the pain is occurring, reveals an Anglo-Italian study. For the study, thirty healthy subjects were invited to look at either their own hand, the experimenter's hand, or an object, while their hand was subjected to laser-induced pain.
Sleep disorder, inflammation linked to heightened pain in arthritis patientsOctober 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has found that inflammation and sleep problems are associated with increased pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Researchers from the Division of Rheumatology and Pain Management Center of Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Center of the University of Michigan Medical School, claim that while inflammation is linked to heightened pain sensitivity at joint sites, increased sleep problems are associated with heightened pain sensitivity at both joint and non-joint sites.
HRW report says India not doing enough on pain treatment frontOctober 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 102-page Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has said that the Indian Government is falling short of providing hundreds of thousands of patients access to pain-related treatment. The HRW report claims that restrictive drug regulations, lack of training of health care workers, and poorly integrated care has resulted in needless suffering for patients because they cannot get inexpensive and effective pain medications.
Botox shot can relieve chronic pain in peopleOctober 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Botox is more than just a solution to beat wrinkles. It can even be used as a pain medication to fight Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), according to a new study.
Ten tips to avoid back painOctober 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Tried and tested everything but back pain still giving you nightmares? Well, worry not, for health expert Dr. Norman Marcus has come to your rescue.
Smoking can cause chronic lower back painOctober 24th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Canadian researchers have linked smoking to chronic lower back pain. In the study, boffins identified a higher rate of chronic lower back pain among people who smoke every day, reports News.com.au.
Exercise therapy the best bet for knee painOctober 21st, 2009 LONDON - Supervised exercise therapy is more effective at reducing pain and improving function than usual care for patients with severe knee pain, according to a new study. The study has been published online in the British Medical Journal.
Drug combo better than individual medications for treating chronic painOctober 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A combination of two commonly prescribed drugs offers a much more effective treatment for people with debilitating neuropathic pain than if they take either of the medications individually, according to a study by Queen's University researchers. When given both an anti-seizure drug (gabapentin) and an antidepressant (nortriptyline), patients suffering from neuropathic pain caused by nerve damage or disease experienced less pain than when they took one or the other individually, reports Dr.
How to make flu shots easier for kidsSeptember 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Kids often cry or scream when they are about to get an injection. Now, experts from Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA have offered certain tips to minimize the pain associated with the needlestick.
Persistent pain in younger people ages them by 20 yearsSeptember 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Persistent pain in younger people ages them by 20 to 30 years in terms of physical abilities, a new study suggests. The study established that people with pain develop functional limitations associated with aging at much earlier ages.
GlaxoSmithKline, Xenoport report positive midstage study results from potential pain drugSeptember 17th, 2009 Glaxo, Xenoport report positive pain drug studyNEW YORK — GlaxoSmithKline and Xenoport Inc. said Thursday their developing neuropathic pain treatment candidate met its key goal of lowering pain intensity in a midstage study.
Exercise beats shockwaves for chronic shoulder painSeptember 16th, 2009 LONDON - Supervised exercise helps ease chronic shoulder pain better than sound shockwave treatment, a new study suggests. In the study, published in the online British Medical Journal, team of researchers based in Oslo, Norway compared the effectiveness of radial extracorporeal shockwave treatment (low to medium energy impulses delivered into the tissue) with supervised exercises in patients with shoulder pain.
Controlling pain can hasten recovery for kids with cancerSeptember 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Controlling pain and discomfort arising from cancer treatment can speed up recovery for children battling the disease, say researchers. Experts at St.
Electrical nerve stimulation may relieve neuropathic pain after spinal cord injurySeptember 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that electrical nerve stimulation can effectively reduce neuropathic pain following a spinal cord injury. Neuropathic pain is often difficult to relieve and usually managed with drugs such as antidepressants or anticonvulsants.
New approach to wrinkles could replace BotoxSeptember 10th, 2009 LONDON - A new approach to treating wrinkles could emerge as an alternative to Botox and cosmetic surgery. The non-invasive technique combines high-intensity light from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a lotion made of green tea extract.
