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Poor sleep linked to widespread pain
• Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 19 14

Poor sleep linked to widespread pain

Regularly feeling tired and worn out after a night’s sleep was the strongest predictor of also developing widespread pain in a new study of… Poor sleep linked to widespread pain   

 
 

Could restless sleep cause widespread pain in older folks?
• Arthritis • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 13 14

Could restless sleep cause widespread pain in older folks

Researchers in the U.K. report that non-restorative sleep is the strongest, independent predictor of widespread pain onset among adults over the age of 50.… Could restless sleep cause widespread pain in older folks?   

 
 

Sedation before nerve block increases risk, not pain relief
• Neurology • • Pain • Feb 13 14

Sedation before nerve block increases risk, not pain relief

New research suggests that sedating patients before a nerve block needed to diagnose or treat chronic pain increases costs, risks and unnecessary surgeries, and… Sedation before nerve block increases risk, not pain relief   

 
 

Researchers identify innate channel that protects against pain
• Neurology • • Pain • Jan 21 14

Researchers identify innate channel that protects against pain

Scientists have identified a channel present in many pain detecting sensory neurons that acts as a ‘brake’, limiting spontaneous pain. It is hoped that… Researchers identify innate channel that protects against pain   

 
 

Scripps Research Institute Scientists Develop Promising Drug Candidates for Pain, Addiction
• Addiction • • Pain • Jan 13 14

Scripps Research Institute Scientists Develop Promising Drug Candidates for Pain, Addiction

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have described a pair of drug candidates that advance the search for new… Scripps Research Institute Scientists Develop Promising Drug Candidates for Pain, Addiction   

 
 

Self-medicating moms more likely to give kids pain meds
• Children's Health • • Pain • Jan 10 14

Self-medicating moms more likely to give kids pain meds

Mothers who frequently use over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers are more likely to give them to their children too, according to a new Danish… Self-medicating moms more likely to give kids pain meds   

 
 

Drugs related to cannabis have pain-relieving potential for osteoarthritis
• Arthritis • • Pain • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 07 14

Drugs related to cannabis have pain-relieving potential for osteoarthritis

Chemical compounds synthesised in the laboratory, similar to those found in cannabis, could be developed as potential drugs to reduce the pain of osteoarthritis.

… Drugs related to cannabis have pain-relieving potential for osteoarthritis   
 
 

What is Fibromyalgia
• Pain • Dec 29 13

What is Fibromyalgia

The hallmark of fibromyalgia (FM) includes the presence of multiple tender points at specific locations over the body,  combined with the report of widespread… What is Fibromyalgia   

 
 

RI researchers validate tool for pain assessment in patients following cardiac surgery
• Heart • • Pain • • Surgery • Dec 05 13

RI researchers validate tool for pain assessment in patients following cardiac surgery

How do you measure the pain of a patient who can’t communicate? A Rhode Island Hospital researcher studied an observational pain scale in cardiac… RI researchers validate tool for pain assessment in patients following cardiac surgery   

 
 

Dreading pain can be worse than pain itself
• Pain • Nov 21 13

Dreading pain can be worse than pain itself

Faced with inevitable pain, most people choose to “get it out of the way” as soon as possible, according to research published this week… Dreading pain can be worse than pain itself   

 
 

Exercise program in senior centers helps reduce pain and improve mobility of participants
• Aging and Gerontology • • Mortality and Morbidity • • Pain • • Physical activity -exercise • Nov 05 13

Exercise program in senior centers helps reduce pain and improve mobility of participants

Experts say it’s never too late to reap the benefits of exercise, and a program offered in New York City senior centers is improving… Exercise program in senior centers helps reduce pain and improve mobility of participants   

 
 

Pleasure and pain brain signals disrupted in fibromyalgia patients
• Brain • • Pain • Nov 05 13

Pleasure and pain brain signals disrupted in fibromYalgia patients

New research indicates that a disruption of brain signals for reward and punishment contributes to increased pain sensitivity, known as hyperalgesia, in fibromyalgia patients.… Pleasure and pain brain signals disrupted in fibromyalgia patients   

 
 

Pain processes in tennis elbow illuminated by PET scanning
• Pain • Oct 28 13

Pain processes in tennis elbow illuminated by PET scanning

Physiological processes in soft tissue pain such as chronic tennis elbow can be explored using diagnostic imaging methods. This is demonstrated by researchers from… Pain processes in tennis elbow illuminated by PET scanning   

 
 

Young Fibromyalgia Patients Report Worse Symptoms Than Older Patients, Mayo Clinic Study Shows
• Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 28 13

Young Fibromyalgia Patients Report Worse Symptoms Than Older Patients

It may seem counterintuitive, but young and middle-aged fibromyalgia patients report worse symptoms and poorer quality of life than older patients, a Mayo Clinic… Young Fibromyalgia Patients Report Worse Symptoms Than Older Patients, Mayo Clinic Study Shows   

 
 

Opioids for chronic pain: Study looks at how patients and their doctors talk about risks
• Pain • Oct 22 13

Opioids for chronic pain

Although the popular press - from entertainment news to the crime blotter - has paid significant attention to the dangers of hydrocodone, oxycodone and… Opioids for chronic pain: Study looks at how patients and their doctors talk about risks   

 
 

Low back pain tied to flat feet: study
• Backache • • Gender: Female • • Pain • Oct 17 13

Low back pain tied to flat feet

Women who walk with flat feet are 50 percent more likely than those with normal or high arches to have low back pain, a… Low back pain tied to flat feet: study   

 
 

Therapy helps relieve stomach aches for some kids
• Children's Health • • Alternative Medicine • • Pain • Oct 14 13

Therapy helps relieve stomach aches for some kids

Talk therapy may help some children with frequent and unexplained stomach pain, a new study suggests.

More than half of kids and teenagers who… Therapy helps relieve stomach aches for some kids   

 
 

Opioid Use Common After Spine Surgery
• Backache • • Pain • Oct 10 13

Opioid Use Common After Spine Surgery

One year after surgery to relieve back pain, about of third of patients still were using narcotic painkillers, according to a study that raised… Opioid Use Common After Spine Surgery   

 
 

Racial and ethnic disparities exist in ER pain management for children with abdominal pain
• Children's Health • • Pain • Sep 24 13

pain management for children with abdominal pain

Pediatric researchers have found race- and ethnicity-based disparities in pain management and length of stay among children who came to hospital emergency departments for… Racial and ethnic disparities exist in ER pain management for children with abdominal pain   

 
 

Codeine could increase users’ sensitivity to pain
• Pain • Sep 12 13

Codeine could increase users' sensitivity to pain

Using large and frequent doses of the pain-killer codeine may actually produce heightened sensitivity to pain, without the same level of relief offered by… Codeine could increase users’ sensitivity to pain   

 
 

Everyday sadists take pleasure in others’ pain
• Brain • • Pain • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 12 13

Everyday sadists take pleasure in others' pain

Most of the time, we try to avoid inflicting pain on others - when we do hurt someone, we typically experience guilt, remorse, or… Everyday sadists take pleasure in others’ pain   

 
 

Faster, simpler diagnosis for fibromyalgia may be on the horizon
• Arthritis • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jul 23 13

Faster, simpler diagnosis for FIbromyalgia may be on the horizon

Researchers have developed a reliable way to use a finger-stick blood sample to detect fibromyalgia syndrome, a complicated pain disorder that often is difficult… Faster, simpler diagnosis for fibromyalgia may be on the horizon   

 
 

Weather conditions do not affect fibromyalgia pain or fatigue
• Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • Jun 04 13

Weather conditions do not affect fibromyalgia pain or fatigue

Dutch researchers report that weather conditions including temperature, sunshine, and precipitation have no impact on fibromyalgia symptoms in female patients. Results published in Arthritis… Weather conditions do not affect fibromyalgia pain or fatigue   

 
 

New Canadian guidelines for treating fibromyalgia
• Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 06 13

Physicians from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the University of Calgary have published a review article in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association… New Canadian guidelines for treating fibromyalgia   

 
 

Regular, moderate exercise does not worsen pain in people with fibromyalgia
• Arthritis • • Pain • • Rheumatic Diseases • May 02 13

For many people who have fibromyalgia, even the thought of exercising is painful.

Yet a new study from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows… Regular, moderate exercise does not worsen pain in people with fibromyalgia   

 
 
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