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Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage
• Food & Nutrition • • Neurology • • Pain • Feb 24 15

Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage

An Indiana University study has revealed that there may be a greater connection between mussels and muscles than previously thought.

The study, by kinesiology… Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage   

 
 

Neck pain can be changed through altered visual feedback
• Neurology • • Pain • Feb 19 15

Neck pain can be changed through altered visual feedback

Using virtual reality to misrepresent how far the neck is turned can actually change pain experiences in individuals who suffer from chronic neck pain,… Neck pain can be changed through altered visual feedback   

 
 

A bodyguard for your ears
• Ear / Nose / Throat • • Pain • Feb 18 15

A bodyguard for your ears

Our hearing has a secret bodyguard, a newly discovered connection from the cochlea to the brain that warns of intense incoming noise that causes… A bodyguard for your ears   

 
 

Pain brain regions also active during female orgasm
• Gender: Female • • Pain • • Sexual Health • Feb 11 15

Pain brain regions also active during female orgasm

What happens in the female brain during an orgasm? It certainly doesn’t lie back and think of England, as the saying goes. In fact… Pain brain regions also active during female orgasm   

 
 

Acute psychological stress reduces ability to withstand physical pain
• Neurology • • Pain • Feb 05 15

Acute psychological stress reduces ability to withstand physical pain

Traffic slows to a crawl, then a stop. You are trapped in a bottleneck nightmare, and late for a meeting. The stress takes a… Acute psychological stress reduces ability to withstand physical pain   

 
 

Opioid and heroin crisis triggered by doctors overprescribing painkillers
• Drug Abuse • • Pain • Feb 04 15

Opioid and heroin crisis triggered by doctors overprescribing painkillers

According to researchers at Brandeis University, the University of North Florida and Johns Hopkins University, policymakers must look beyond painkiller abuse, also called non-medical… Opioid and heroin crisis triggered by doctors overprescribing painkillers   

 
 

In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity
• Brain • • Immunology • • Pain • Jan 26 15

In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity

Infants show distinct, consistent patterns of brain activity in response to painful vaccinations, reports a study in the February issue of PAIN®, the official… In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity   

 
 

Researchers make breakthrough on new anesthetics
• Drug News • • Pain • Jan 20 15

Researchers make breakthrough on new anesthetics

For the first time since the 1970s, researchers are on the verge of developing a new class of anesthetics. According to a study published… Researchers make breakthrough on new anesthetics   

 
 

Comparing analgesic effect of manual vs laser acupuncture for lateral epicondylalgia
• Neurology • • Pain • Dec 29 14

Comparing analgesic effect of manual vs laser acupuncture for lateral epicondylalgia

A team of researchers from China Medical University and Da-Chien General Hospital in Taiwan (R.O.C.) recently compared the analgesic effect of laser acupuncture and… Comparing analgesic effect of manual vs laser acupuncture for lateral epicondylalgia   

 
 

Pain Complaints, Opioid Use Higher With Epilepsy
• Epilepsy • • Pain • Dec 08 14

Pain Complaints, Opioid Use Higher With Epilepsy

Individuals with epilepsy had insurance claims for opioid prescriptions and diagnoses of painful conditions that were substantially more common than in a control group… Pain Complaints, Opioid Use Higher With Epilepsy   

 
 

Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood worsens musculoskeletal pain outcomes after trauma
• Neurology • • Pain • Sep 18 14

Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood worsens musculoskeletal pain outcomes after trauma'

Individuals living in disadvantaged neighborhoods have worse musculoskeletal pain outcomes over time after stressful events such as motor vehicle collision than individuals from… Living in a disadvantaged neighborhood worsens musculoskeletal pain outcomes after trauma   

 
 

Pain tolerance levels between men and women are similar
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Pain • Sep 10 14

Pain tolerance levels between men and women are similar

Resilience, a person’s ability to overcome adverse circumstances, is the main quality associated with pain tolerance among patients and their adjustment to chronic pain.… Pain tolerance levels between men and women are similar   

 
 

Knee surgery shows no benefit for people with mild osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • • Pain • Aug 25 14

Knee surgery shows no benefit for people with mild osteoarthritis

A new study indicates that there is no apparent benefit to arthroscopic knee surgery for age-related tears of the meniscus in comparison with nonsurgical… Knee surgery shows no benefit for people with mild osteoarthritis   

 
 

From happiness to pain: Understanding serotonin’s function
• Neurology • • Pain • Aug 23 14

From happiness to pain: Understanding serotonin's function

In a study published today (August 22nd), in the scientific journal PLoS One, researchers at the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme establish the effect of serotonin… From happiness to pain: Understanding serotonin’s function   

 
 

Vegan Diet Eases Diabetic Neuropathy Pain
• Dieting • • Pain • Aug 22 14

Vegan Diet Eases Diabetic Neuropathy Pain

A plant-based diet may help relieve diabetic nerve pain, according to a randomized trial presented here.

In the 15-patient DINE study, patients with… Vegan Diet Eases Diabetic Neuropathy Pain   

 
 

Paracetamol no better than placebo for low back pain, study finds
• Backache • • Pain • Jul 24 14

Paracetamol no better than placebo for low back pain

Paracetamol, a painkiller universally recommended to treat people with acute low back pain, does not speed recovery or reduce pain from the condition,… Paracetamol no better than placebo for low back pain, study finds   

 
 

Controlling childbirth pain tied to lower depression risk
• Childbirth • • Depression • • Pain • Jul 23 14

Controlling childbirth pain tied to lower depRession risk

Controlling pain during childbirth and post delivery may reduce the risk of postpartum depression, writes Katherine Wisner, M.D., a Northwestern Medicine® perinatal psychiatrist, in… Controlling childbirth pain tied to lower depression risk   

 
 

Low back pain? Don’t blame the weather
• Backache • • Pain • Jul 10 14

Low back Pain Don't blame the weather

Australian researchers reveal that sudden, acute episodes of low back pain are not linked to weather conditions such as temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind… Low back pain? Don’t blame the weather   

 
 

Discovery of a new means to erase pain
• Pain • Jul 09 14

Discovery of a new means to erase pain

A study published in the scientific journal Nature Neuroscience by Yves De Koninck and Robert Bonin, two researchers at Université Laval, reveals that… Discovery of a new means to erase pain   

 
 

Causes of serious pain syndrome closer to discovery
• Pain • Jul 02 14

Causes of serious pain syndrome closer to discovery

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have taken a major step forward in understanding the causes of a disorder which causes chronic pain in… Causes of serious pain syndrome closer to discovery   

 
 

Patients report high satisfaction with pain treatment
• Pain • Apr 27 14

Patients report high satisfaction with pain treatment

An international research group with members from the University of Basel, several EU countries, Israel and the USA, analyzed patient satisfaction with pain treatment… Patients report high satisfaction with pain treatment   

 
 

Low tolerance for pain? The reason may be in your genes
• Pain • Apr 21 14

Low tolerance for pain? The reason may be in your genes

Researchers may have identified key genes linked to why some people have a higher tolerance for pain than others, according to a study released… Low tolerance for pain? The reason may be in your genes   

 
 

U.S. OKs overdose treatment to fight spike in painkiller deaths
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Pain • Apr 03 14

U.S. OKs overdose treatment to fight spike in painkiller deaths

U.S. regulators on Thursday approved a painkiller overdose treatment in a portable device that will allow people without medical training to use in emergency… U.S. OKs overdose treatment to fight spike in painkiller deaths   

 
 

FDA chief defends new pain drug despite worries about abuse
• Drug News • • Pain • Mar 13 14

FDA chief defends new pain drug despite worries about abuse

The head of the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday defended the agency’s approval of Zohydro, a powerful prescription opioid made by Zogenix Inc,… FDA chief defends new pain drug despite worries about abuse   

 
 

At-Home Exercise Helps After Hip Break: study
• Backache • • Pain • Feb 20 14

At-Home Exercise Helps After Hip Break

Simple at-home exercises could help seniors regain mobility and independence after recovering from a broken hip, according to a new study.

Participants who followed… At-Home Exercise Helps After Hip Break: study   

 
 
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