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UrduPain is a mosaic. From a distance, it looks like one big “ouch.” But if you step closer, many types of pain–like tiles of different shades–emerge. A headache doesn’t feel like a papercut. The sting of denim against a sunburn…
Tag: pain
New opioid library unveiled to help address epidemic
Online resource helps weed out bias, conflicts of interest, unproven therapies for anyone affected by opioid use disorder
Chronic opioid therapy can disrupt sleep, increase risk of sleep disorders
Medical providers must be aware of adverse effects of opioid treatment
Yoga and physical therapy as treatment for chronic lower back pain also improves sleep
BOSTON- Yoga and physical therapy (PT) are effective approaches to treating co-occurring sleep disturbance and back pain while reducing the need for medication, according to a new study from Boston Medical Center (BMC). Published in the Journal of General Internal…
Treatment of migraine pain in randomized clinical trial
What The Study Did: Adults experiencing a migraine of moderate or severe severity took the drug ubrogepant or placebo and reported if after two hours they were free of pain and of their most bothersome migraine-associated symptom in this randomized…
Chronic opioid therapy can disrupt sleep, increase risk of sleep disorders
Medical providers must be aware of adverse effects of opioid treatment
Yoga and physical therapy as treatment for chronic lower back pain also improves sleep
BOSTON- Yoga and physical therapy (PT) are effective approaches to treating co-occurring sleep disturbance and back pain while reducing the need for medication, according to a new study from Boston Medical Center (BMC). Published in the Journal of General Internal…
Treatment of migraine pain in randomized clinical trial
What The Study Did: Adults experiencing a migraine of moderate or severe severity took the drug ubrogepant or placebo and reported if after two hours they were free of pain and of their most bothersome migraine-associated symptom in this randomized…
Patients with advanced breast cancer are being denied access to life-prolonging drug
Experts also call for better access to opioid pain relief for patients
Patients with advanced breast cancer are being denied access to life-prolonging drug
Experts also call for better access to opioid pain relief for patients
Older Mexican American adults experiencing pain are at risk of developing frailty
NIH-funded study calls for policy to manage pain-related frailty unique to older Mexican Americans
Study teases out factors associated with postpartum overdose
Over half of women with an opioid overdose following delivery were not diagnosed with opioid use disorder while pregnant
Regular use of prescription drugs for pain and sleep increases frailty risk by 95 percent
ORI, FAU study first to show statistically significant links between regular use of pain and/or sleep prescriptions and frailty risk in older adults
Study teases out factors associated with postpartum overdose
Over half of women with an opioid overdose following delivery were not diagnosed with opioid use disorder while pregnant
Regular use of prescription drugs for pain and sleep increases frailty risk by 95 percent
ORI, FAU study first to show statistically significant links between regular use of pain and/or sleep prescriptions and frailty risk in older adults
Complementary therapies can do more harm than good when breast cancer becomes visible
Lisbon, Portugal: Patients with advanced breast cancer that has spread to the skin are likely to cause more harm than good if they use complementary therapies to treat their skin lesions. Professor Maria João Cardoso, head breast surgeon at the…
Manual Therapy Providers Forge Closer Ties at Interprofessional Collaborative Spine Conference
More than 160 members of the chiropractic, physical therapy and osteopathic professions forged a new spirit of cooperation and understanding during the Interprofessional Collaborative Spine Conference (ICSC), which took place Nov. 8-9 in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Australian women turning to cannabis to treat endometriosis symptoms
AUSTRALIA, Sydney – November 12, 2019 – A new study published today in Journal of Obstetrics Gynaecology Canada has found one in eight Australian women with endometriosis use cannabis to alleviate pain and other symptoms, rating the plant based medicine…
Australian women turning to cannabis to treat endometriosis symptoms
AUSTRALIA, Sydney – November 12, 2019 – A new study published today in Journal of Obstetrics Gynaecology Canada has found one in eight Australian women with endometriosis use cannabis to alleviate pain and other symptoms, rating the plant based medicine…
Injectable, flexible electrode could replace rigid nerve-stimulating implants
MADISON, Wis. — By electrically stimulating nerves, neuromodulation therapies can reduce epileptic seizures, soothe chronic pain, and treat depression and a host of other health conditions without the use of conventional drugs like opioids. Now, University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineers…
Injectable, flexible electrode could replace rigid nerve-stimulating implants
MADISON, Wis. — By electrically stimulating nerves, neuromodulation therapies can reduce epileptic seizures, soothe chronic pain, and treat depression and a host of other health conditions without the use of conventional drugs like opioids. Now, University of Wisconsin-Madison biomedical engineers…
High numbers of youth report using prescription opioids in the past year
Results from national survey on drug use and health for 2015-2016
Immersion in virtual reality scenes of the Arctic helps to ease people’s pain
Watching immersive 360 videos of icy Arctic scenes helps to relieve intense burning pain and could hold hope for treating chronic pain, a small study has found. Scientists from Imperial College London have found that using virtual reality headsets could…
Black, Hispanic women report more pain postpartum but receive less opioid medication
Disparities in pain management affect black and Hispanic women
Black, Hispanic women report more pain postpartum but receive less opioid medication
Disparities in pain management affect black and Hispanic women
Substance use, misuse and dependence: A PLOS Medicine special issue
This week sees publication of the first research papers that will form part of PLOS Medicine ‘s latest Special Issue , which is devoted to understanding the substantial challenges caused by substance use and misuse and seeking to inform responses…
Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Provides Pain Relief and More Effective Opioid Alternative in Animal Study
An international team of researchers has used nanoparticles to deliver a drug—one that previously failed in clinical trials for pain—into specific compartments of nerve cells, dramatically increasing its ability to treat pain in mice and rats. The findings are published Nov. 4 in Nature Nanotechnology.
Evaluating mind-body therapies for opioid-treated pain
What The Study Did: Mind-body therapies include things like meditation, hypnosis, relaxation and cognitive behavioral therapy. This study combined results from dozens of other studies to evaluate how mind-body therapies were associated with pain and opioid-related outcomes among adults using…
Evaluating mind-body therapies for opioid-treated pain
What The Study Did: Mind-body therapies include things like meditation, hypnosis, relaxation and cognitive behavioral therapy. This study combined results from dozens of other studies to evaluate how mind-body therapies were associated with pain and opioid-related outcomes among adults using…
Nanoparticle drug delivery provides pain relief and more effective opioid alternative in animal study
Research uses nanoparticles to infuse a non-opioid drug into nerves to provide enhanced pain relief
Nanoparticle drug delivery provides pain relief and more effective opioid alternative in animal study
Research uses nanoparticles to infuse a non-opioid drug into nerves to provide enhanced pain relief
Evaluating mind-body therapies for opioid-treated pain
What The Study Did: Mind-body therapies include things like meditation, hypnosis, relaxation and cognitive behavioral therapy. This study combined results from dozens of other studies to evaluate how mind-body therapies were associated with pain and opioid-related outcomes among adults using…
Nanoparticle drug delivery provides pain relief and more effective opioid alternative in animal study
Research uses nanoparticles to infuse a non-opioid drug into nerves to provide enhanced pain relief
Opioid prescribing and use drop significantly after state imposes regulations
Study results find drastic reduction in the quantity of opioids prescribed and used but no signs of inadequate pain management
Sanford Burnham Prebys gets $3.58 million to advance treatment for opioid misuse
Funding is part of nearly $1 billion awarded by NIH to accelerate scientific solutions to opioid crisis
Young adult women abused as adolescents report higher levels of pain
CINCINNATI — Young adult women with a documented history of being maltreated as children report higher levels of pain than women not maltreated in childhood, according to a new study. As adults, these young women, who averaged nearly 25 years…
Americans’ interest in CBD eclipses nearly all other health products or topics
A new study published in JAMA Network Open led by UC San Diego health scientists finds that every month as many as 6.4 million Americans turn to Google to learn about or buy Cannabidiol (CBD), eclipsing or rivalling interest in…
Simple conversations can reduce opioid prescriptions after hysterectomy
Involving patients in pain management decisions significantly decreased opioid prescriptions without compromising pain control.
Mayo Clinic study: 20% of patients are prescribed opioids after cardiac device implantation surgery
This large US study found that 1 in 5 patients was prescribed opioids after having a pacemaker or similar device implanted and 80 percent had never taken opioids before, report investigators in HeartRhythm
ASA recognizes Judith Hellman, M.D., with its Excellence in Research Award
ORLANDO, Fla. – The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) today presented Judith Hellman, M.D., with its 2019 Excellence in Research Award in recognition of her outstanding research developments regarding sepsis and other forms of inflammatory critical illness. Dr. Hellman’s novel…
American Society of Anesthesiologists names Excellence in Education winner
Jerome M. Klafta, M.D., is honored
If your health care provider is nice, you’ll feel less pain
Study finds courtesy during blood draws provides nearly 400% benefit
Mark A. Warner, M.D. receives the Distinguished Service Award
Presented by the American Society of Anesthesiologists
Women with anemia twice as likely to need transfusion after cesarean delivery
Screening all pregnant women for iron deficiency would enable preventive treatment
City of Hope’s Betty Ferrell, Ph.D., elected to esteemed National Academy of Medicine
Membership into this academy is one of the highest honors in health and medicine
Laughing gas helpful for labor pain, but epidural still top choice
ORLANDO, Fla. – Women report being very satisfied with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) to manage labor pain, experiencing no adverse side effects to the baby, although over half of the women ultimately opted for an epidural or other pain management…
Many women and health care providers assume CBD safe during pregnancy despite lack of research
ORLANDO, Fla. – While most women of childbearing age understand drinking alcohol while pregnant is harmful, they may be less skeptical about the safety of cannabidiol (CBD), even though there is no evidence to support that belief, suggests a study…
Opioids often prescribed after cesarean delivery even when not needed
Studies suggest opioid use should be reduced during hospital stay and after discharge
Preliminary medical marijuana research shows promise in lessening opioid
Needs to be confirmed by more studies
Seun Johnson-Akeju, M.D., awarded 2019 James E. Cottrell Presidential Scholar Award
Presented by the American Society of Anesthesiologists