Archive for the 'Pain' Category
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Cannabinoids and opioids share several pharmacologic properties. They might act synergistically to manage pain, but the safety of the combination isn’t known.
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, undertook a study to answer these questions. (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Pain | Comments Off on Interaction between inhaled cannabinoid and opioids
Sunday, November 27th, 2011
Researchers at the University of Manchester, in the UK, studied the clinical impact of telephone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and exercise alone vs both for patients with chronic widespread pain. (more…)
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Electronic Media, Exercise, Pain | Comments Off on Telephone-delivered CBT and exercise to treat chronic widespread pain
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Researchers at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, reviewed the adverse events associated with needle acupuncture in children. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Bleeding Disorders, Pain | Comments Off on Safety of acupuncture in children
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Prof. Ernst and a colleague critically evaluated the systematic reviews of tai chi for any improvement of medical conditions or clinical symptoms. (more…)
Balance Training, Cancer, Diabetes Mellitus, Elderly, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Pain, Parkinson's, Prof. Ernst, Rheumatoid Diseases, Tai Chi | Comments Off on Reviewing the reviews of tai chi
Thursday, November 10th, 2011
Researchers in Massachusetts and Virginia updated changes in this coping tool between 2002 and 2007. (more…)
Pain, Religion/ Spirituality | Comments Off on Trends in the use of prayer for health concerns
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
In this Cochrane review, researchers in Australia and the UK evaluated the evidence for directly altering brain activity with electrical stimulation to reduce chronic pain. (more…)
Cochrane Library, Magnets, Pain | Comments Off on Noninvasive brain stimulation to treat chronic pain
Monday, October 31st, 2011
Women with endometriosis may complain of chronic pelvic pain, most notably dysmenorrhea.
Researchers at the University of Western Sydney, in Australia, reviewed the evidence for acupuncture. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Pain | Comments Off on Acupuncture to treat endometriosis pain
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Researchers at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, compared acupuncture to nurse-led supportive care in patients with incurable cancer. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Nausea/Vomiting, Pain, Palliative/End of Life | Comments Off on Is there benefit from acupuncture in palliative care?
Thursday, October 20th, 2011
Intermittent claudication is a diagnosis for muscle pain (ache, cramp, numbness, or sense of fatigue) typically in the calf muscle, which occurs during exercise and is relieved by a short period of rest.
Researchers at Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, in Oklahoma City, compared home-based exercise to a supervised exercise program. (more…)
Cramps, Exercise, Fatigue, Pain | Comments Off on Supervised vs home exercise to treat intermittent claudication
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, in Baltimore, Maryland, reviewed the evidence. (more…)
Osteoarthritis, Pain, Rheumatoid Diseases, Yoga | Comments Off on Review: Yoga for arthritis
Monday, October 10th, 2011
Prof. Ernst and a colleague reviewed previous Cochrane reviews. (more…)
Cochrane Library, Headache/Migraine, Migraine, Pain, Pain-Back, Pain-Shoulder, Prof. Ernst, Rheumatoid Diseases | Comments Off on Review: Acupuncture to treat pain
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Researchers at Umea University, in Sweden, report on the experiences of people with chronic pain after Feldenkrais group intervention. (more…)
Feldenkrais, Pain, Pain-Neck, Pain-Shoulder | Comments Off on Feldenkrais as group treatment for chronic pain
Saturday, October 1st, 2011
Acupuncture is commonly used for pain control, but there are doubts about its effectiveness and safety.
Prof. Ernst and colleagues are critical of acupuncture as a treatment of pain. Here, they summarize reports of serious adverse effects published since 2000. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, Pain, Pain-Neck, Prof. Ernst | Comments Off on Punching holes in the claims for acupuncture
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
Researchers at the University of Geneva School of Medicine, in Switzerland, evaluated the response to highly purified chondroitin 4&6 sulfate (CS) in patients with hand osteoarthritis. (more…)
Glucosamine/ Chondroitin, Osteoarthritis, Pain | Comments Off on Symptomatic response to chondroitin in patients with osteoarthritis
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
Researchers at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, collected information from pain physicians and referral physicians who manage the care of patients in pain. (more…)
Acupuncture/ pressure, CAM Cost Effectiveness, CAM Education, CAM Use, Pain | Comments Off on Physicians rate acupuncture for pain management
Sunday, July 17th, 2011
Many women want to avoid pharmacological or invasive methods of pain management during labor, and this may contribute towards the popularity of complementary methods of pain management.
In this Cochrane review, researchers at the University of Western Sydney, in Australia, evaluated the evidence supporting the aromatherapy for pain management in labor. (more…)
Aromatherapy, Cochrane Library, Pain, Pregnancy | Comments Off on Aromatherapy for pain during labor?
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Some are effective, some are promising, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill. (more…)
Biofeedback, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Fibromyalgia, Hypnosis, Pain, Relaxation | Comments Off on Are psychological treatments effective for fibromyalgia pain?
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Researchers at the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, in Bournemouth, UK investigated the immediate effect of electric point stimulation (TENS) in patients with latent upper trapezius trigger points compared to placebo.
Trigger points are discrete, localized, hyperirritable spots located in a taut band of skeletal muscle, which can produce referred pain and tenderness. (more…)
Pain, Pain-Back, Pain-Neck, TENS/FNS/VNS | Comments Off on TENS to treat upper trapeszius trigger points
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Thermal injury can cause severe physical and psychologic trauma. And, these patients commonly have severe itching and pain.
Researchers at Atatürk University, in Erzurum, Turkey, examined the effects of massage therapy on burned adolescents with pain, itching, and anxiety. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Burns, Massage, Pain | Comments Off on Benefits of massage to treat burn patients
Friday, June 10th, 2011
Medical cannabis is associated with a number of adverse medical and psychiatric consequences.
Dr. Gary Reisfield (photo), who is Chief of Pain Management Services at the University of Florida College of Medicine, in Gainesville, has reviewed the risks. (more…)
Marijuana (Cannabinoids), Pain | Comments Off on Risks of driving while on medical cannabis