Holistic Therapy Programs May Help Pain Sufferers Ditch Opioids
Each year, more than 300 patients with chronic pain take part in a three-week program at the Pain Rehabilitation Center at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Their complaints range widely, from specific...
View ArticleStudy: 61% of Opioid-Related Deaths Linked to Chronic Pain Diagnosis
In a study that underscores the need to rethink pain treatment in the US, researchers have found that more than 6 out of 10 individuals who died of an opioid-related cause had received a diagnosis for...
View ArticleTHERE’S ONE SURE WAY TO FIX THE OPIOID CRISIS
Officials nationwide finally appear to be tackling America’s opioid crisis. Last week, President Trump declared the epidemic a public health emergency, which will give states more flexibility in...
View ArticleRocker bottom shoes help reduce chronic low back pain
A new study confirms that rocker bottom shoes helps strengthen back muscles, improving the spine’s curvature and thus reducing low back pain. Researchers of the Sports Physiotherapy master’s degree at...
View ArticleSurprisingly, opioids may increase risk of chronic pain
After surgery, opioids — such as morphine — are routinely used to manage pain. However, according to a new study, the drugs could actually raise the likelihood of experiencing chronic pain. Opioids are...
View ArticleHow to stretch your hands and wrists
Wrist pain can be frustrating and inconvenient. It can also make work or basic day-to-day activities, such as using a computer or cooking a meal, more difficult. Exercises can improve mobility and...
View ArticleWhere Does Chronic Pain Begin? Scientists Close In on Its Origins
A new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, UT Health Science Center at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine has produced evidence of the source of...
View ArticleSystematic review: Medical marijuana shows early promise to lessen opioid use
Medical marijuana shows early promise to lessen opioid use and potential abuse, suggests a systematic review of published studies being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2019 annual meeting. However,...
View ArticleUK military researcher studies ways to prevent chronic pain
Josh Van Wyngaarden grew up in a military family, traveling all over the world during his father’s 22 years in the Air Force. “It’s really all I ever knew,” he said. “And I knew I wanted to serve in...
View ArticleImmersion in virtual reality scenes of the Arctic helps to ease people’s pain
Watching immersive 360 videos of icy Arctic scenes helps to relieve burning pain and could hold hope for treating chronic pain, a study has found. Scientists from Imperial College London have found...
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