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Study Shows Unique Characteristics of Acute vs. Chronic Low Back Pain
• Backache • • Pain • Jul 31 11

By some estimates, up to 85 percent of Americans have experienced low back pain and research reported in The Journal of Pain showed that… Study Shows Unique Characteristics of Acute vs. Chronic Low Back Pain   

 
 

Yoga boosts stress-busting hormone, reduces pain: York U study
• Alternative Medicine • • Pain • Jul 27 11

A new study by York University researchers finds that practicing yoga reduces the physical and psychological symptoms of chronic pain in women with fibromyalgia.

… Yoga boosts stress-busting hormone, reduces pain: York U study   
 
 

Chronic pain in homeless people not managed well: Study
• Pain • Jul 22 11

Chronic pain is not managed well in the general population and it’s an even greater challenge for homeless people, according to new research by… Chronic pain in homeless people not managed well: Study   

 
 

Does Botox help neck pain?
• Pain • Jul 06 11

The ingredient in a Botox injection probably won’t help ease neck pain, nor will it help neck pain sufferers do physical activities any better… Does Botox help neck pain?   

 
 

Sunburn offers clues for pain drug development
• Pain • • Skin Care • Jul 06 11

Scientists have found a molecule in the body which controls sensitivity to pain from UVB irradiation, or sunburn, and say it may help them… Sunburn offers clues for pain drug development   

 
 

Research examines dentists’ role in painkiller abuse
• Dental Health • • Pain • Jul 03 11

In the cover article of this month’s Journal of the American Dental Association, a group of nine dentists, pharmacists, and addiction experts provides new… Research examines dentists’ role in painkiller abuse   

 
 

Music therapy relieves fibromyalgia symptoms and improves patients’ quality of life
• Alternative Medicine • • Depression • • Pain • May 26 11

University of Granada researchers have proven that music therapy combined with other relax techniques based on guided imagery reduces significantly pain, depression and anxiety,… Music therapy relieves fibromyalgia symptoms and improves patients’ quality of life   

 
 

Crossing your arms relieves pain
• Pain • May 22 11

Published in the current issue of the journal PAIN, the research shows that crossing your arms over the midline (an imaginary line running vertically… Crossing your arms relieves pain   

 
 

Pretty Shoes Can Lead to Ugly Foot Problems for Women
• Gender: Female • • Pain • May 22 11

According to a recent study, 39 percent of women say they wear high heels every day, and 75 percent of those women say they… Pretty Shoes Can Lead to Ugly Foot Problems for Women   

 
 

American Pain Society Honors Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Award Recipients
• Pain • • Public Health • May 19 11

The American Pain Society (APS), http://www.ampainsoc.org, today honored the recipients of its fifth annual Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Awards recognizing… American Pain Society Honors Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management Award Recipients   

 
 

Errors put infants, children at risk for overdose of painkillers
• Children's Health • • Pain • May 01 11

Parents who give young children prescription painkillers should take extra care to make sure they give just the right amount. What they may be… Errors put infants, children at risk for overdose of painkillers   

 
 

How can we measure infants’ pain after an operation?
• Children's Health • • Pain • Apr 20 11

It turns out to be difficult to find out exactly how much a child who cannot yet speak suffers after a surgical operation. Researchers… How can we measure infants’ pain after an operation?   

 
 

Managing pain – a family affair
• Children's Health • • Pain • Apr 11 11

Could adult children’s strategies for coping with pain come from watching their parents react to and deal with pain? According to Suzyen Kraljevic, from… Managing pain – a family affair   

 
 

Demystifying Meditation – Brain Imaging Illustrates How Meditation Reduces Pain
• Brain • • Pain • Apr 05 11

Meditation produces powerful pain-relieving effects in the brain, according to new research published in the April 6 edition of the Journal of Neuroscience.

“This… Demystifying Meditation – Brain Imaging Illustrates How Meditation Reduces Pain   

 
 

Children’s pain in hospital undertreated: study
• Children's Health • • Pain • Apr 05 11

A look at Canadian children’s hospitals finds that doctors aren’t documenting pain relief for the majority of painful or uncomfortable procedures kids experience in… Children’s pain in hospital undertreated: study   

 
 

For back, neck pain, artificial disc replacement has cost, outcome advantages over fusion surgery
• Pain • • Surgery • Mar 22 11

When physical therapy and drugs fail to relieve back or neck pain, patients often turn to spinal fusion surgery as a last resort, but… For back, neck pain, artificial disc replacement has cost, outcome advantages over fusion surgery   

 
 

New Perspective Diminishes Racial Bias in Pain Treatment
• Pain • Mar 07 11

Years of research show black patients getting less treatment in the American health care system than their white counterparts, but a new study suggests… New Perspective Diminishes Racial Bias in Pain Treatment   

 
 

Weight Loss Improves Knee Pain From Common Arthritic Condition, Study Says
• Arthritis • • Pain • • Weight Loss • Feb 21 11

Knee pain related to osteoarthritis (OA) is a common complaint among obese individuals and retired professional athletes, especially former NFL players, but researchers presenting… Weight Loss Improves Knee Pain From Common Arthritic Condition, Study Says   

 
 

Injections are less painful if you don’t look away, scientists claim
• Pain • Feb 11 11

Injection are less painful if you resist the natural impulse to look away, scientists have claimed.

The body naturally reduces the pain experienced… Injections are less painful if you don’t look away, scientists claim   

 
 

Look at your body to reduce pain
• Pain • Feb 10 11

Simply looking at your body reduces pain, according to new research by scientists from UCL (University College London) and the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.

… Look at your body to reduce pain   
 
 

Retired NFL players misuse painkillers more than general population
• Pain • Jan 28 11

Retired NFL players use painkillers at a much higher rate than the rest of us, according to new research conducted by investigators at Washington… Retired NFL players misuse painkillers more than general population   

 
 

Study Probes Obesity Link to Fibromyalgia
• Obesity • • Pain • Dec 29 10

Afflicting up to 5 percent of the U.S. population, mostly women, fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread pain and range of function problems. A new… Study Probes Obesity Link to Fibromyalgia   

 
 

Study Assesses How Parents Rate Ear Aches in Preverbal Children
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Pain • Dec 29 10

Levels of pain severity from ear aches observed and reported by parents of preverbal children can be influenced as much by socioeconomic status and… Study Assesses How Parents Rate Ear Aches in Preverbal Children   

 
 

Spinal ‘Botox’ Injection May Have Useful Pain-Reducing Effect
• Pain • Dec 21 10

Botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNT/A) - better known as Botox - reduces responses to an inflammation-related pain stimulus when injected into the spinal canal… Spinal ‘Botox’ Injection May Have Useful Pain-Reducing Effect   

 
 

Ion Channel Responsible for Pain Identified
• Pain • Dec 19 10

University at Buffalo neuroscience researchers conducting basic research on ion channels have demonstrated a process that could have a profound therapeutic impact on pain.

… Ion Channel Responsible for Pain Identified   
 
 
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